Some confusion here.. I was the one who put up the first post... Peace!
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ganesh.. thanks for the info.. welcome to the group > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 5:43 AM, Ganesh Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Mr.Thulasi Ram, > > Agree there are new people who have begun to voice their opinion. Well > > i joined the yahoo groups on upon the requests of Vithur and Kalyan. I used > > to post regularly on the orkut ARR community, after which vithur had > > requested me to post to the yahoo groups too. I was contemplating of joining > > the discussions from a long time and it so hapenned that the day i decided > > to do so, there was this question of whether Bass guitar is "unique" to > > ARR....so i jus felt that certain facts had to be cleared. If it had been > > abt ARR's Bass works, i wldnt have brought IR into the discussion at all. > > Newayz it felt nice to see a lot of active members participating in a > > lot of sensible and thought provoking discussions. I do hope to join with > > some of my posts soon. Just a bit held up this week with lots of office > > work. Also yahoo blocked in my office, so Jus modified my settings so tht i > > cld reply from Gmail. > > > > Jus to introduce myself to u'll, i'm Ganesh from Mumbai. > > > > Regards, > > Ganesh > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I think we should restrict discussions only to ARR > > > > > > On 3/25/08, mbthuglak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Not trying to push a point here - just pointing out to have a wider > > > > perspective! > > > > > > > > Quoting verbatim from what Guitar Prasanna said in > > > > http://www.raaja.com/guitarprasanna/ > > > > > > > > I have never heard a guitar even remotely out of tune in Raaja's > > > > songs for example (believe me, that's very rare in general). I have > > > > to make a special mention of Raaja's use of the electric bass > > > > guitar. I have never heard such meticulous written bass parts (its > > > > clearly written carefully), as it is in Raaja's - song after song > > > > after song > > > > > > > > Example are at! > > > > http://www.geocities.com/violinvicky/BossOfBass.html > > > > > > > > Best > > > > Ganesh > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > "Thulasi Ram" <karokelip@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Raghu! din expect this from u!!! any examples of that MD using an > > > > electric > > > > > guitar??? i've hardly heard his songs have any traces of guitar.. > > > > and it is > > > > > really surprising to hear that he used every possible version of > > > > guitar.. > > > > > oops!~! > > > > > > > > > > i dont know abt RDB but i think that one should agree that ARR > > > > uses ever > > > > > version of guitar or any other instrument in the best possible way > > > > it could > > > > > be handled.. > > > > > > > > > > ARR handles the sound even from a dolak in a more "professional" > > > > manner.. > > > > > that's his amazing musical trait.. > > > > > > > > > > the song that immediately strikes my mind is "kannodu > > > > kanbedhellam".. the > > > > > melam percussion was handled in a serene way and it added so much > > > > beauty to > > > > > the song.. there is only one reason for that: it is ARRs magic! > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 8:25 PM, arr_raghu <arr_raghu@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Illaya Raja must have used every possible version of guitar. > > > > > > > > > > > > arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > Prasad > > > > > > Varma <svspvarma@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am afraid not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think RDB first used it way back in 1970 in the song Gulabi > > > > Ankhen > > > > > > from The Train. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4e3hQDsEJQ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RDB had a trademark sound characterized by a unique rhythm and > > > > the > > > > > > bass guitar in the back ground which made most of his songs > > > > instantly > > > > > > recognizable. > > > > > > > dont have th > > > > > > > Here's another example from Yeh Vaada Raha which came out in > > > > the > > > > > > early 80s: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svsh7ayHRak. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Of course I also love the way ARR weaves the bass guitar > > > > around his > > > > > > melodies sometimes building the entire song around the bass loop > > > > > > itself. Perfect example - The title song from Dil Se: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qbbXBnVTuw > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > > > > From: Chord <purevibz@> > > > > > > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com<arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans% > > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:56:25 AM > > > > > > > Subject: [arr] Is using bass guitar unique to ARR? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think ARR using bass guitar in his songs is just > > > > > > brilliant. It adds > > > > > > > a sonic dimension that makes a song sound more complete and > > > > > > > fulfilling. Latest case in point is Khwaja Mere Khwaja. 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