''Peeli Patti Aur Raja Jani Ki Gol Dunya'' (

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: پیلی پتی اور راجہ جانی کی گول دنیا) is the second album released by Pakistani

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band

Noori Noori () is a Pakistani rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, formed in 1996. The group was formed by songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist, Ali Noor, along with his younger brother Ali Hamza, who were soon joined by bassist Muhammad Ali ...

. The album was released on 10 September 2005. Noori's singles from this album were "Nishaan", "Meray Log" and "Kuttay Te Tho Uttay". Singles like "Kuttay Te tho Uttay" and "Nishaan" did well at music charts.

Concept

This second album by

was a follow-up on where ''

Suno Ke Main Hun Jawan ''Suno Ke Main Hun Jawan'' (Urdu: سنو کے میں ہو جوان) was the debut studio album of the Pakistani pop/rock band Noori. The album was released on 25 October 2003 and was a commercial success. Singles from this album were "Suno Ke Mai ...

'' left off. It talks about what happens when the ever so energetic and hopeful youth grows up and faces the realities of the world. The discontentment and suffering which arises in this growing up, creates an indifferent and self-centered individual, who finds escape routes in things like drugs and other short-lived pleasures. ''Peeli Patti Aur Raja Jani Ki Gol Dunya'' is a call against such indifference. It depicts reality as it exists in our society today, and begs for a reconsideration of the direction people are carving out for themselves in these times of turmoil. Musically, the album brought out a darker and maturer side of the band – something they carried well with their new, don't-give-a-damn image of long hair and beards. Apart from popularity, it brought a newfound respect for the band – not just as musicians but as individuals who cared for society and genuinely wanted to make a difference.Noori World
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Retrieved on July 12, 2009 Their track, ''Kuttay'' received widespread criticism, and the music video was also banned from the local television channels. So a second video was made for the track. However, this track has given a new concept, by mixing

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Track listing

All music composed & arranged by Ali Noor except for Jo Meray. Jo Meray composed by Ali Hamza.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD. ;Noori: * Ali Noor:

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lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

* John "Gumby" Louis Pinto:

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

* Ali Hamza:

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vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* Muhammad Ali Jafri:

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;Additional musicians * Backing vocals on "Ooncha" by:

Ali Azmat Ali Azmat Pacha (born 20 April 1966) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the influential Sufi rock band Junoon and for his subsequent solo career later followed by a career as an act ...

* Backing Vox on "Peeli Patti Aur Raja Jani": Mandana Zaidi * Backing Vox on "Ooncha": Sasha Zaidi ;Production *Produced by Ali Noor *Recorded & Mixed at Digital Fidelity Studios,

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*Guitar sound engineer: Mekaal Hasan, Muhammad Ali Jafri *Assisted by Mekaal Hasan *Photography: Mandana Zaidi *Art direction & design: Atif Ghauri *Album art: Atif Ghauri

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control 2005 albums Noori albums Urdu-language albums