Re: [arr]: Annd Milnd Lftd dirctly frm Rhmn's aal&& COPYCAT rahman

[Anand Bharathan]

Rohith,   I think this group has gone through this rigmarole many times before.  Lemme give my views here. According to me a genius like ARR can never blatantly lift or copy because once your mind is thinking at such a creative level you just can't think of copying someone else's work. Having said that I am not saying his music may not be inspired. Just think, is there anything in this world which can be truly original, especially something like music which is from the time of creation itself. There are so many forms and genres and so many musicians that music is bound to overlap.  I am happy even if ARR is 95% original and 5% inspired (not copied or lifted). To me if the music touches your heart it is original. And sure his music has touched millions. I don't care what others say. I don't see why you should be ashamed when someone says ARR copied.  I think the way we project him to people really matters. If you tell people that he is the only 100% original composer, defenitely you will be challenged as everyone interprets music in a different way.  And one can never be a complete authority in all types of music. I never get into arguments about things like copying and lifting because I lack musical knowledge. Instead I tell people to compare his music with the output from other musicians and even an idiot can say that ARR is way ahead without considering factors like hits or flops, box office, popularity etc. So just leave out the very very few instances when he might have been inspired and look at his whole body of work. Defenitely you judgment cannot get clouded by that small % of inspiration that you don't have time to appreciate the other part of his music.  To me ARR still continues to give great music, as good as his earlier days but probably lacks popular appeal because the standard of the masses have fallen and not his music. We Indians are always fond of the numbers game so naturally there is bound to be more criticism when he may not be topping the popularity charts.  To me geniuses like ARR never falter, they may have their low periods but will always be remembered. Common man, let us enjoy his creativity and not argue about songs from history.   anand   ----- Original Message ----- From: rohith ravi To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [arr]: Annd Milnd Lftd dirctly frm Rhmn's aal&& COPYCAT rahman in the beginin of raaga dance rahman used a loop which is there in sample loops which almost all musicians occupy( i guess its the same with anand milind).i once told in the group about some songs which rahman copied/lifted/inspired/ etc..and i got mixed responses,like some teaching me meaning of the word "copy" ,one going deep into my character( he shud be a phycologist)and even it was recommended that i should be thrown out of this group.but only one guy replied properly and explained about beats and drums available with MDs.i had given a list of songs in which rahman had used music that doesnt belong him. and none was able to explain them properly and completely.it was from this group itself i reached at the site IESPANA and found many such cases.   a true fan of rahman shud not encourage him using others' music.we shud not be blind of rahman craze but shud be right kind of fans.he is ofcrse the king and i fell he is far beyond better than any other musician india has ever seen.he is really havin the potential to go international.but we shudnt mislead him by blindly praising such false sides of his music.just consider songs jumbalika ,parkathe etc. they were mere direct lifts.     i dont care being out of the group for this mail.bcoz i beleve im a true fan and i will criticize him. the "lifted" cases were told to me by my friends.i was well known in my school for being an ARR fan but these cases made me ashamed and i had no explanation to give them.             ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.