Call is a Pakistani rock band which needs to be appreciated for moving away from the Pakistani mainstream music scene. They were among one of the bands that introduced hard rock in Pakistan. Their songs like Shayad, Jilawatan and Kaash are still a part of our playlist today. The band stayed true to their hard rock genre with the release of their first album Jilawatan in 2005.
The band regardless of its popularity was forced to go through the mainstream route. It was in 2007, when Pakistan’s music industry was going through a downfall. Call, like other Pakistani musicians were struggling to survive. Luckily for them the same year they performed the hit single Laree Chotee for the Bollywood film Ek Chalis Ki Last Local. It brought the band international fame.
Call’s entry to Bollywood did not end at here at all. 2009 was perhaps their biggest year in Bollywood. The band performed Dharkay Jiya for the film Aloo Chat and Yeh Pal for the film Aasma- The Sky is the Limit. The band also did the songs Kuch Aisa and Reh Jaane Do for the film Aao Wish Karein.
It was in 2011 when the band decided to release their second album titled Dhoom. It was released through Fire Records in Pakistan and independently internationally. It was a different sound for the band. The band had moved from hard rock to the more mainstream Pakistani pop rock. It was expected for them to the pop rock road with songs like Ho Jaane De and Hum Sey Hai Ye Zamana but many old fans were disappointed for them for moving away from their original hard rock genre.
The track list of the album begins with Dhoom. The songs is a combination of both hard rock and pop rock and the lyrics can be better but the music makes up for it and it’s a good but not great song. Next on the list is forgettable Mein Aisa He Hoon so it is pointless to go into details and is a track that can be easily skipped. Rung Do and Yeh Pal are wonderful songs and does actually show that Call’s move to pop rock is a good sign. Ho Jaane De and Dharkay Jiya prove that Call was just made for pop rock.
The 7th song on the list is the average cricket anthem Hum Sey Hai Yeh Zamana. You can also skip Kyun and Abhi Dair Hai in the album. Teri Haar Hum comes up next and would be a treat for hard rock listeners which is the band’s original sound. Laree Chotee is obviously a classic. The album ends with the soft Yeh Pal which is a sweet treat to listen to.
Overall, Dhoom is an average but decent album. It is not bad but not good either and is just something in between. Jilawatan was a way better album than this.
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