The boys were last seen performing in Risalpur on the 25th of May, 2012. Now, after a gap of exactly 3 years and 3 months, Call returns to the forefront of a musical landscape which needed them more than ever before.
With massive rock hits such as ‘Pukaar’, ‘Jilawatan’, ‘Sab Bhula K’, ‘Laaree Chotti’, ‘Hum Sa Hai Yeh Zamana’, ‘Shayad’ and ‘Ho Jaane De’, Call had been one of the best rock bands in the country for the past decade. It has been a long journey for ‘Call’ to get to where they are right now. The band took an indefinite hiatus in 2012. While Junaid was seen in several drama series and fashion shows, Xulfi took steps towards the production of music in films and nurturing his own music show by the name of Nescafe Basement.
For the most part, everything was very hush-hush for the past few years until the new announcement revealing Call’s reunion was made. Last night, the eagerly-anticipated comeback-concert took place in Lahore.
Speaking after the event, excited Junaid said: “Ever since the day I parted from the band, our fans continuously used to ask me why were we not performing and making music together? It is the love from all CALL fans that convinced us to get on with making some great music and after the show, I realized that without a doubt music has been and always will be my first love”.
Xulfi was equally thrilled and cited the devotion of their fans as the main reason for the band’s decision to reunite: “Yes, we are back to make music again, to perform for you again, to follow our dreams and to make you a part of our journey, once again. Nothing beats the excitement and the rush that comes with performing live on stage and we haven’t forgotten every single moment you sang with us, and even head-banged with us. You guys are the reason we are together again! Ever since CALL took a break, the fans kept on telling us to come back. Well, we have finally bowed down to your pressure and we are glad we did”.
Sultan, the band member who was abroad and was unable to make it back in time for the comeback performance said: “It’s been a while and it feels like an even longer time but we are back. I am super excited to be back with the boys. The adrenaline of performing live has already started pumping. Watch out for some really interesting music to come your way”.
As Call took to the stage, the enthralled and over-excited crowd took to the floor. From the very first drum roll till the very last strum of the guitar, the crowd remained fully charged and pumped.
Call performed all its old rocking tunes like Jilawatan, Shayad, Ho Jaane De, Sab Bhula K, Hum Se Hai Yeh Zamana, Laaree Chotti and Pukaar. Adding to the list of its own tunes, Call performed an upbeat rock version of ‘We Will Rock You’ and paid tribute to Michael Jackson with a head banging version of ‘They Don’t Really Care About Us’.
The list of wonders from last night’s performance does not end here. The live performance of their song ‘Dhoom’ from Call’s second album enthralled everybody in the audience and the super-charged crowd responded by singing alongside the band.
Call made their comeback in an event arranged and organized by PMR (PakMediaRevolution – www.pakmediarevolution.net)
So while we all keep our fingers crossed and wait for the next interesting to happen, let us all spread the word about the exciting news of CALL’s reunion/comeback using the hashtag #reCALL. Please share the link of your publication/blog once you share this particular piece and Team CALL shall be happy to retweet/reshare/regram the link on CALL’s own social media networks.
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