They used the best Indian and even Western instruments to record music to make their creations the best in quality. It is wonderful to notice how flour ishing the band, Moheener Ghoraguli, was in the decade of 1980s. The lyrics of the songs of Moheener Ghoraguli are relevant even today. Still, the band became the pioneer of a new genre called Jeebonmukhi Gaan, which was later carried forward by Kabir Suman, Nachiketa, Anjan Dutt and others. Since strong attachment with tradition has always been a typical character of Bengalis, it was normal for them to face hindrances in the way of wide social acceptance. It took nearly 20-long-years for the people to realise the unparalleled potential of Moheener Ghoraguli.
However, the sad demise of Gautam Chattopadhyay, in 1999 finally put a stop to the band’sfurther proceeding. This resuming journey was a gigantic hit indeed. In 1995, the album Aabar Bochhor Kuri Porey (Again, 20 years later) was released at the Kolkata Book-fair. In 1994, he was awarded with an assignment from Kolkata Doordarshan to make the first ever Bengali music-video. With the immense mental support of Subrata Ghosh and others, Gautam created a music revolution. Many new-generation music lovers who wanted a neoteric tide in Bengali music, gathered at the small drawing room of Monida’s house. In 1981, Subrata Ghosh, a zealous music lover and student of Presidency College, Kolkata, afetr listening the song “Bhalo Lagay Jyothsnay Kaash Boney Chhuttey” came to know about Gautam Chattopadhyay.
Nonetheless, Moheener Ghoraguli, through their robust ‘voice’ left a strong impact upon the youths which helped the band to win the hearts of the numerous people. Even though the band had every element of uniqueness– in stage-decoration, in ticket-making (which at times looked just like a telegram or had the fingerprints of the band members), in the lyrics - the stubborn Bengali hearts refused to switch over to this music style they were use to listening to. Probably because of the fusion of baul, folk and jazz music that they composed, a whole new style, and which Bengalis listened to for the first time was not accepted well and they had to pay for being so iconoclastic. Despite composing some spectacular music, Moheener Ghoraguli could not manage to win the hearts of the then orthodox Bengali listeners who preferred tracks from films.
The initial albums of the band were Songbigno Pakhikul O Kolkata Bishoyok (1977), Ajaana Udonto Bostu ba Aw-Oo-Baw (1978) and Dreeshyomaan Moheener Ghoraguli (1979).
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