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Faraz Anwar - Abstract Point of ViewOnline Album Releaseby Rameez Asif (rameez@raw.com.pk)“Abstract Point Of View” was Faraz Anwar’s debut Instrumental album. It wasreleased in 2001 by Gnarly Geezer records owned by Allan Holdsworth. This albumgave Faraz international recognition. Abstract Point of View generated outstandingalbum reviews and this album was reviewed not only in English but also in French,German, Spanish and Russian. Everyone who reviewed the album praised the musicof Faraz Anwar and mentioned his name with the best guitar players like AllanHoldsworth, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, John Petrucci etc.

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Through the passage of time

“The best painted picture I can possibly give you is something along the lines oftaking Jason Becker, Alan Holdsworth, Steve Vai, Dave Uhrich, Ronnie Montrose andJohn Petrucci, put all their songwriting and musicianship skills into one person andyou have this Faraz Anwar entity” (www.guitar9.com)A lot of critics were surprised to know that Pakistan has got such a great guitarist whois as good if not better than any other guitarist around the world.“This may be a mistaken assumption, but one imagines that the yellow pages inPakistan do not contain a huge selection of guitar teachers specializing in rock, metal,fusion and jazz. Apparently influenced by an early Malmsteen video, a young FarazAnwar honed his craft from the Paul Gilbert tutorials – and has emerged as a guitarvirtuoso with a standard of musicianship and classical sensibility that stands shoulderto shoulder with the Satriani / Vai / McAlpine / Johnson set” (Sea Of Tranquility)This is just a small example and you can read countless such reviews of AbstractPoint of View on different Jazz, Rock and Metal websites. The album was firstreleased in 2001. In 2003 it was re-released by Lion Music Records and now it isavailable on www.guitar9.com this is the same label which had released albums ofSteve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert and different other well knownguitar players.“My biggest achievement so far is this album” Faraz Anwar.The album contains six different Rock, Metal and Jazz fusion instrumentals. ‘ThroughThe Passage of Time and Why?’ is the longest track done so far by any artist/ guitaristin Pakistan.“The album is all about me. It’s basically like a journey, sometimes it takes you to anunknown place, sometimes it’s like a labyrinth, sometimes it tells you not to stop tryingif you fail in succeeding something, sometimes it talks about the religion andsometimes it asks you an unanswered question “WHY?”: Faraz Anwar

Allan Holdsworth who is considered to the most renowned and technical guitar playerin the world appreciated Faraz Anwar’s work and called him the “King of Guitars inPakistan”.“Faraz Anwar has surprised me by his unorthodox playing. I am glad to know aguitar player like him” Allan Holdsworth (2001 on Gnarly Geezer’s website)Faraz Anwar has never performed this album live in Pakistan nor internationally. In2001 Faraz Anwar was invited by Allan Holdsworth to come and perform his albumbut due to the 9/11 incident Faraz Anwar did not get the chance to go and play in theU.S.“I want to perform this album live but I need members who can play every trackexactly like it has been recorded in the studios” Faraz AnwarRaw is honoured to be the first site to release the whole album. I would like to thankFaraz Anwar for his time and for believing in me. Thank you Faraz bhai you are nodoubt the best musician and the best human being I’ll ever know.Track Length

Through the passage of time 12:44Maze 4:53Prophet 6:56Don't let your spirit die 5:30Last Summer 4:46Why? 10:28

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