Metro, the Band

What happens when film director Anurag Basu tells music director Pritam that he requires a ‘band’ for his film, Life…In a Metro? Well, a one-time band is formed.

And what happens when this one-time band gets instant accolades and appreciation? Well, it decides to stay.

So has India finally got a rock band for its masses? We’ll surely have to wait to comment on that. But what we can comment on, at the moment, is Pritam’s music and Metro Band’s performance in the film Life…In a Metro.

Contemporary music, haunting melodies, and heart-warming renditions, is what Metro Band gives us in Life…In a Metro. Pritam, for a change, drops the techno, dance, rap, and sufi sounds in favour of guitar driven stadium rock.

The fact that Metro Band comprises of 3 members (Pritam, James, Sohail) who are all singers, adds a lot of freshness and variety to their sound. While Suhail’s “Baatein Kuch Ankahi Si” has a romantic and peppy feel to it, “Rishtey”, with James’ touching voice has a soft rock feel with highly charged emotions. “Kar Saalaam”, on the other hand, sung by all three band members is a high tempo rock song which celebrates life.

And when we’re talking about the music of Metro Band, the lyrics of their songs need a special mention. In a time when most song lyrics are clichéd and frivolous, the lyrics of the songs sung by this band are brilliantly realistic and meaningful.

Metro Band, with music for Life…In a Metro definitely leaves us wanting for more. Let’s hope we get to hear their next album really soon.