Rock & Roll Jihad
Rock & Roll Jihad is the first soundtrack album and the eighteenth overall album of the Pakistani band, Junoon. The soundtrack is based on Salman Ahmad and Junoon's musical journey. The album features five new studio recordings along with five live tracks from "The concert for Pakistan" and the album was officially released on June 1, 2010 under the record label Nameless Sufi Music on all major online stores. Salman Ahmad, lead guitarist & vocalist, also published a book named, Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution, regarding his time with Junoon and all the struggle he faced to become a rockstar.[1]
Rock & Roll Jihad | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | June 1, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009-2010 Grandview Studios in New York City, United States | |||
Genre | Sufi rock, Classical rock, Psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 54:44 | |||
Label | Nameless Sufi Music | |||
Producer | Salman Ahmad | |||
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Singles from Rock & Roll Jihad | ||||
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On November 30, 2009, Junoon announced that the first single off the album would be the song "Love Can You Take Me Back".[2] On March 14, 2010, Junoon released the video of their first single.[3]
Track listing
All music written & composed by Salman Ahmad and Andrew McCord, those which are not are mentioned below.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Allah Hu (Live at The Concert of Pakistan)" | 7:29 | |
2. | "Why" | 5:00 | |
3. | "National Anthem (Live at The Concert of Pakistan)" | 4:01 | |
4. | "Bulleya/Lonely Heart" | Bulleh Shah, Salman Ahmad | 3:58 |
5. | "Dum Mustt Qalandar (Live at The Concert of Pakistan)" | 6:53 | |
6. | "Sayonee (Live at The Concert of Pakistan)" | Sabir Zafar, Salman Ahmad | 7:38 |
7. | "Love Can You Take Me Back" | 4:33 | |
8. | "Saeein (Live at The Concert of Pakistan)" | Sabir Zafar, Salman Ahmad | 5:00 |
9. | "Time" | 4:51 | |
10. | "I Am Because U R" | 5:21 |
Personnel
All information is taken from the CD.
- Junoon
- Additional musicians
- Drums played by Sunny Jain
- Bass guitar played by Chris Tarry & John Alec
- Tablas by Samir Chatterjee
- Dholaks by Didyarka Chatterjee
- Violin by Yale Strom
- Vocals on "Dum Mustt Qalandar" by Waqas Ali Qadri & Sussan Deyhim
- Production
- Produced by Salman Ahmad
- Recorded & Mixed at by John Alec & David Cole
- Recorded & Mixed at Grandview Studios, Grandview, New York
- Recording engineering by Josh Kessler
- Photography by Chris Ramirez
References
- Simon & Schuster Rock & Roll Jihad A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution, Retrieved on 14 March 2010.
- Salman Ahmad's new single 'Love Can' and Book 'Rock & Roll Jihad', Retrieved on 14 March 2010.
- Salman Ahmad on Good Day LA Archived 2010-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 25, 2010.