Chord... You are filled with thoughts abt ARR. Great... Keep sharing... On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 1:37 AM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My parents, who are music lovers and very knowledgeable about > classical music, have always admired Rahman's music. However, there > was always a "BUT" whenever they would talk about Rahman, or if I was > praising Rahman's music in front of them. That "BUT" was followed by, > "Rahman is a genius, has different music, but he's more into rhythm > and his songs are very difficult to sing....". Even on music reality > shows like SaReGaMaPa, previously, when someone would sing a Rahman > song, at least one of the judges would say, "Yeh Gaana Bohut Mushkil > hai", or "This song is very difficult". > > Granted, my parents and others from that generation have not heard > Rahman's music in total or to the extent that we have, so they are not > as aware of many of the timeless melodies in both Hindi and Tamil by him. > > Since, Guru, however, and esp this year, however, I have noticed a big > change in not only my parents' attitudes towards Rahman, but from > others' from that generation, who revere the timeless mmelodies from > their time. Whenever I bring up Rahman now, they are all praise and > have no more "BUT" or "HOWEVER" in their descriptions. They are > listening to his CDs more and even revisiting old classics from > Rahman, which they previously would label as too rhythmic or too > difficult to sing. Maybe they are getting used to his style, but I > have a feeling they are recognizing a shift in emphasis as described > below. > > I too have noticed that Rahman has been emphasizing melody much more > of late and creating tunes that are much easier to follow and digest, > yet not compromising his signture or brilliance. There may be changes > in his arrangements, sound, etc., but I really do think that Rahman's > sense of melodic composition has been more emphasized with better > contours and form. Since Roja, Rahman has always been a melody king, > but I feel that he is letting the melody and the singer take on a more > important role in his compositions than sound, some arrangements, and > rhythm. For the elders, it's a welcome change. For some of us > youngsters, and Rahman fans, it's not as welcomed. > > As far as I'm concerned, Rahman is THE only torch bearer from the > evergreen era of bollywood music which had timeless melodies that are > enjoyed even today. Just goes to show how Rahman's music is > appreciated by all regions and all ages. > > > -- regards, Vithur
