Nice review. I agree with a lot of what you wrote. This album is timeless. It would have been enjoyed in the 195s and it will be enjoyed 50 years from now.
Only Rahman........ --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Md. Prince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Water: A Heart of Gold > > An artist, at some stage of his career strives to weld his lifework that > will remain for all times and all ages. All his other works may get > erased by the new tide of time, except one piece of work, graced with all > his talent and technique that will remain as a masterpiece forever. > > A. R. Rahman is on the verge of making a masterpiece that will stand tall > on the music shelves and will never hide in the dust of time. > > Rahman's lifework reflects on his new score for Water, the last elemental > trilogy by Deepa Mehta. Water is an album that I could only define as "a > heart of gold," bringing the rare classics of music. And at the same > time, each track of this album is adorned by some of the golden voices of > our times. > > Rahman has given it his full marks and merits, as an album that has no > flashy beats or catchy tunes, but simply adorned it with soft and soulful > music and mostly the human voices that dominate all the tracks. May be, > it is the first time that ARR has extensively used the voices alone, and > experimented with them to go deep into the song, without the aid of much > music to express each of the classy notes composed by him. And Rahman > proves it majestically that there is no better instrument than a pure > human voice. > > With that spirit, comes the first track titled "Piya Ho," a soulful > ballad with an awe-inspiring melody that will get you moving. Raqueeb > Alam is the bard of the song, who penned the heartfelt lyrics. The voice > talents of Sadhana Sargam, Ganga and Sukhwinder Singh render their best > to one of the finest tracks scored by the melody maker A. R. Rahman. > > The second track "Aayo Re Sakhi" is enough to prove A. R. Rahman as a > musician beyond compare. The words of the song are an example of > beautiful lyric poetry by Raqueeb Alam. Together, it's a total classic > that cast a spell. The music arrangement is superb. The blend of harp and > super-swift drum is foot tapping and the voice talents, once again, shine > up. > > Press the play button for the next track "Bhangari Marori" for another > classy piece of work by Rahman. The lead singer Sukhwinder Singh sings > with a voice that comes right from the heart. The voice work alone is the > soul of the song. > > There is no end to the number of tunes his genius can invent and track > no. 4 "Sham Rang Bhar Do" is just one more feather to his cap. The music > is baked with a lot of folk spices and array of voices to prove Rahman's > ability to do anything, even scratch the bottom of pacific to bring > perfection to his handwork. > > Next track "Naina Neer" is the name of another masterwork by ARR with the > lead female singer rendering the sweet voice of a songbird. The > background music seems to echo from distant miles. The flute snippets > simply add more beauty to the track. > > A. R. Rahman, finally signs off by refashioning the last track of the > album "Vaishnava Janato," an old devotional song. It's rather a classic > remake of an old gold with a pair of classy voices that give the final > stroke of finishing touch to the album. > > A heart of gold means "something regarded as having great value or > goodness" and the Water album is sure one of the rare marvels of music > that deserve to keep the title. And it sure can keep the true music fans > wait for centuries to have these tracks played and replayed, time after > time. In terms of earning a lot of dollars and cents, this album may not > get a huge commercial success, as it's not for the lay audience, but for > those diehards of music who listen between the notes. > > Praising Rahman's musical miracles, Water is a masterpiece and a > maestro-piece that will stand tall on the music shelves and will never > hide in the dust of time. > > Md. Raihan Kabir Prince. > (A diehard A. R. Rahman fan from Bangladesh). > > -- > ___________________________________________________ > Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
