[ STRINGS ARTICLE - BACK IN 1992 ]
Back in 1992, the then teenybopper band,- The Strings, suddenly took everyone by surprise by releasing “Sar Keeay Yeh Pahar” (the opening track of their second album). Soon this song was a sleeping hit, and interestingly this is also the nature of this rather charismatic composition. It does not play at all like a likeable little conventional pop song. Instead, its melody is brilliantly understated, elusive and subtle and this is exactly what saves it from being just another successful but disposable pop dittie. And even though The Strings’ return ever since 2000 has been an equally successful affair, their knack for turning in charmingly subtle but highly likeable pop music has been marred by certain loud and ubiqutious projects pushed down their throats (And ours) by their sponsors, (Pepsi, Walls, etc.) The point being, this sort of acrobatic corporate fanfare totally betrays the nature of the band’s music and image.