Musical Style
Vital Signs were most heavily influenced by Pink Floyd. Musically and lyrically, they have also cited bands such as a-ha, Rush, Scorpions, Duran Duran, Radiohead, The Police and Led Zeppelin as their major influences. The band were one of the first bands in Pakistan to insist on playing live music where most music was sampled and programmed synthpop. They were the widely also known as Pakistan's first and most successful pop band and were given the title of "pioneers of pop music".
Their music has been one major force which has truly kept the national spirits high amidst the prevailing social woes which have surely worsened in the last three decades, such music included songs like "Dil Dil Pakistan" and many more.
Several bands and artists have cited Vital Signs as an influence or inspiration, including Abbas Ali Khan, Atif Aslam, Jal, Kaavish, Aaroh, SYMT and Fuzön.
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