the 3 tracks i ve listed are in reference to the 5 u said are difficult to LIKE
On Jan 28, 2008 2:42 AM, 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 <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.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. > > > > > > > > > > >
