small correction in red ink...
Hi Vij and Rano.......
may be this so called 'generation gap' is a mere 'generation continuum' and
different members are at different parts/sections/ length of this continuum... .
neena kochhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Vij and Rano.......
may this so called 'generation gap' is a mere 'generation continuum' and
different members are at different parts/sections/length of this continuum....
Vijay Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey Rano, i definitely do agree to the 'generation' gap
here........whoa !! and to think the only generation gap was between elders who
used to listen to MSV and others and us lot who rediscovered film music with A
R R......a lot of people who have tuned in to A R R s music should go back and
listen to ALL his stuff between 92 and 97........
I tried hard to replay all the songs in my mind and came up with these 3 for
now......PAROTA PAROTA from Vandi Cholai Chinrasu, YEDUKU PONDATI from Keezaku
Cheemayile and KOKU SAIDE KOKU from Muthu.........all 3 are very very
situational but very very 'different'......there was a phase where moviemakers
and lyricists tried to overdo the jeans pant baggy pant bit (started from
gentleman and then hit the pits with the track onu rendu moona da.......from
pudhiya manargal...notice the 1st stanza where the words jeans and baggy are
used and the tune seems so completely in contrast !) and also overdose of
elderly voices (again started from roja and then the track in muthu which ive
mentioned above....).....
On a different note, i ve been literally humming IN LAMHON KE DAMAN......from
jodhaa and accidentally slipped into the interlude of SITIRA NILAVU from Vandi
Cholai......if someone could mix and match and cut and paste, id love to hear
how it would sound...me thinks it would fit perfectly atleast before the stanza
where Madhushree starts off........
-Vijay
On Jan 27, 2008 11:12 AM, Ranojoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Let me try to explain. For the first 5 years, between 1992 and 1996,
almost none of the people here or ANYWHERE will be able to find 5 A R
songs that they didn't like. Out of 25-30 albums. That's a high
standard. Every phrase, every intro, every verse is astounding from
that period. In Guru, the first interlude from Barso Re is phenomenal
and no other composer is capable of that kind of music, and many fans
think that A R is capable of sustaining that sort of quality over the
length of the entire album, which may or may not happen because the
songs are extremely situational nowadays.
It is RIDICULOUS for anyone here to say that one cannot criticize this
aspect of Rahman's music or that, because there are many many fans who
have been there since the first song of A R R ever aired and before,
and have a right to express their feelings.
I am curious to know how old some of you are, because there seems to
be a generational gap developing in this group :)
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Chord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I hear this phrase over and over and over in reviews. What does that
> mean exactly? Is it purely subjective or are there elements of
> Rahman's best works that can be operationalized? If ARR is a
> progressive artist who doesn't stick to formulas, what exactly are his
> standards that people expect him to adhere to album after album?
>
> I think it's the same dilemma for all suuccessful artists. You take
> rock bands from the west, you hear so many comments about how their
> earlier works outshine later works. "Oh, this group's music back in
> the 70s was so much better than their work now". Their own success
> haunts them down the road, if they let it.
>
> Let's take JA. If you want to compare elements of JA to his most
> highly rated soundtracks of the past, there is good melody, amazing
> musicianship, crystal clear sound, beautiful ornamentation and
> attention to musical detail, haunting chords ahd harmonies, catchy
> rhythms, and innovativeness.
>
> So, what's the problem? I get the feeling that no matter how
> objectively good an ARR soundtrack will be, there will ALWAYS be folks
> who say the phrase above. And I guarantee you that these same folks
> would say he is repetitive if Rahman were indeed to go back to the Dil
> Se or Taal mode or whatever mode they wish for.
>
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