Don't see anything wrong in expressing passion for ARR and his music, but I agree that this group could use some more in depth discussions of his music and to accept criticism better. I think this group has become progressively younger over time, hence the differences.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 7/18/2008 8:26 PM India Time, _Vinayakam Murugan_ wrote: > > > Is it a prerequisite that members here should be ARR fans only. I am > > proud to say that I am a fan of ARR, RD Burman, OP Nayyar, SD Burman, > > Ilayaraja, MS Vishwanathan, MadanMohan, Vishal Bharadwaj, Shankar / > > Ehsaan / Loy , Colonial Cousins, Kailasa, etc etc. > > > > > Same here. > > how this list has lost its character in last 10 years. Now, it has > become mandatory to just praise ARR. > > Information is mostly being exchanged about ARR's trivia, whom he met, > where he went, what he did, what he said about someone, what someone > said about him. > > Apart from that, you are free to praise ARR endlessly. > > There is no real analysis of his music. reviews of music and movies are > picked from the sites in dozens and hundreds and posted here. Any > reviewer having said the slightest negative thing about the music is > painted "he is always like that". > > Members are posting not that many review and nowhere in that depth as > members were posting 10 years ago. members reviews give 8+ or 9+ out of > 10 rating to each and every song. Any member saying a negative thing > about music is terms a Yuvan or Deva or IR's spy who came to destroy > this forum. > > Anybody who has read Animal Farm by George Orwell might identify the > changes in the nature of this list. Thank God that things have not > reached George Orwell's 1984 level. > > Seems more fresh air is needed here or there is no fun in remaining here. > > -- > V >
