Oh, that's what it's called- SNARE. Yes, I agree with you although I didn't analyze the song the way you did. I had to go listen to it the way you described it to find out what you are talking about. Good observation, it does feel like someone is hammering on my head, during some portions of the song or I should say snaring on my head. Thanks.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tere Bina is divine.. > > On 4/28/07, kaissiom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello Rahmaniacs, > > > > I was listening to Guru again, just like every other day. I know, I > > know, most people have moved on to Sivaji. I still have the hangover > > from Guru as I'm trying to absorb Sivaji. Wow, every song in Sivaji > > is so unique and like always "slow poison". Well, going back to Guru, > > Tere Bina in particular. > > > > It's definitely one of the best ARR songs, plus him singing it puts it > > in another league completely. But if there is one thing I wish was > > different about the song is the snare beat. Although the use of snare > > itself is great, I find the pitch and volume of the snare a bit out > > of place. I'm not critisizing Rahman, because as a fan I have come to > > realize many a times that some of the unusual "sounds" in his songs > > are intentional. Only the master knows his work and all we could do > > is try to understand it. So, whether the snare bit there is > > intentional? I don't know. May be it was Rahman's decision, may be it > > was the work of the sound engineers. I'll never know. But I do know > > that I would have appreciated the song a tab bit more, if the snare > > hadn't been that loud. > > > > The song itself has a very hindustani/sufi elements to it, as it is > > inspired by "Sajna tera bina" by NFAK. The singing and instruments > > for the most part are also along the same lines, if there is one thing > > different about the mood of the song is the snare beat. The snare > > sounds like it is out of a pop/rock/english song. Again, that is > > intentional, I'm not surprised by that, it is Rahman after all, and in > > fact I feel it's great fusion. But I can't ignore the sharpness and > > volume of the snare that it sometimes sounds like some kind of timer > > ticking. And its volume level varies throughout the song. I feel as > > if it was added "on top" of the song after the whole song was done. > > > > >It sounds great when it starts at 00:20 > > >All of a sudden there's a sharpness/volume increase at 00:39 > > >It goes through minor changes in between and gets completely dropped > > at 02:06 - The song sounds great without it. > > >It re-enters at a moderate level again at 02:47 > > >It is well-blended with the background beat between 03:00 and 03:58 > > >Then you can hear it in varying degrees until the song ends. > > > > I'm not sure about anyone else, but I've had to turn the volume down > > during certain parts of the song due to the snare. I know what you > > are thinking, "What is he doing complaining about the little things?" > > > > Well, I'm a Rahman fan, and by definition it means that I do pay > > attention to and care about minute details in Rahman's songs. > > > > But another thing I know about myself is that I have very sensitive > > ears, I sometimes pick up sounds that most people in the room do not. > > And that could just be a contributing factor to the whole situation. > > So I was just wondering if anyone else felt the same way about the > > snare being loud or is it just me after all? > > > > Regards, > > Wasim. > > > > > > >
