I think this is true....RDB did have a raw sense of humour and wit in his compositions; that was his gift. ARR on the other hand has a supreme sense of spirituality, which is his gift; Both are different states of mind, thus the different qualities in their music. I still think ARR's songs are more technically perfect and covers a broader scope of the musical spectrum. I love RDB...I can dance all day to Bach Ke Rehna, Tum Saath Ho Jab, Jaha Teri Ye Nazar...etc. These are qunitessentially witty RDB at his best. ARR can't have that sense of wit because that is not who he is.
But, a song like Radha Kaise Na Jale is very witty, in a totally different way that is intelectually stimulating, may not tickle your funny bone that much. <BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #A0C6E5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'><font style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr color=#A0C6E5 size=1> From: <i>"slsreeni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></i><br>Reply-To: <i>arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com</i><br>To: <i>arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com</i><br>Subject: <i>[arr] Peter Culshaw on Rahman</i><br>Date: <i>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:33:42 -0000</i><br> <br><html><body> <tt> <br> Writing on the new Asha Bhosle CD with the Kronos Quartet:<br> <br> "All of which is reflected in the Kronos arrangements, which <br> highlight [RD] Burman's innate gift for melody. His only <br> contemporary Bollywood rival would be AR Rahman, but Rahman is <br> really the Indian Lloyd Webber; with a melodic talent, certainly, <br> but lacking Burman's wit and panache."<br> <br> Will this trigger a Burman versus Rahman controversy here? Not that <br> I mind, as long as a modicum of decency and a healthy appreciation <br> of other points of view is maintained, not to mention a sense of <br> humor.<br> <br> <a href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,12102,1527845,00";>http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,12102,1527845,00</a><br> .html<br> <br> Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle, You've Stolen My Heart: Songs From <br> RD Burman's Bollywood <br> <br> Peter Culshaw hears a Bollywood legend treated with the reverence <br> his work deserves <br> <br> Sunday July 17, 2005 <br> <br> Of all the musicians I have ever met, RD Burman and David Harrington <br> demonstrated the most enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge. After <br> they talked to you, you felt your mind had been expanded - possibly <br> warped for ever.<br> Harrington is the leader of the esteemed Kronos Quartet, who have <br> been producing extraordinary recordings for 25 years, successfully <br> negotiating the tricky world music/classical crossover (their Nuevo <br> album was truly ground-breaking). The late RD Burman's arena, <br> meanwhile, was the wild world of Bollywood soundtracks - and in his <br> Sixties heyday, he threw everything into the musical mix, from gypsy <br> music to Mexican mariachi, via can-can, psychedelia and swinging <br> jazz.<br> <br> This disc contains Kronos reworkings of some of Burman's best-loved <br> tunes, from 'If People Come' to 'In Dhanno's Eyes'. The Quartet are <br> pushed into rethinking their usual modus operandi, augmenting their <br> quartet with massive overdubs, tabla guru Zakir Hussain and Chinese <br> lute player Wu Man. Burman once said the only music he had no time <br> for was Chinese, so I'm not sure he'd approve. But the only possible <br> singer for the project was his muse and wife Asha Bhosle, who <br> reprises some of his greatest hits here - the collaboration marks a <br> real coup for the Kronos. Now in her sixties, she still has the <br> sweetness and fluidity that made her such a massive Playback star in <br> the first place. (Bhosle was even responsible for introducing <br> rock'n'roll to India, with her hit 'Ek Do Teen'.)<br> <br> Bollywood's image these days tends towards the trashy, and, <br> fittingly, that element is present, though underneath the music <br> packs an emotional punch. For many of us, these songs are from the <br> glory days of Indian cinema, when playfulness was mixed up with <br> serious social issues and many films were epic, Shakespearean <br> stories of family feuds, mistaken identity and forbidden love. 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