and its better... On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Chord <purev...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Good point Prasad. These things somehow only work one way! > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Prasad Varma <svspva...@...> wrote: > > > > I am sure Karthik will not be criticized this time for writing a > "flippant" review based on " a single hasty online listen" :-) :-) :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> > > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:01:18 AM > > Subject: [arr] Milliblog reviews Delhi-6: Awe-inspiring > > > > > > http://itwofs. com/milliblog/ 2009/01/15/ music-review- > delhi-6-hindi- a-r-rahman/ > > > > Music review: Delhi 6 (Hindi - A R Rahman) > > > > Posted by: Karthik In: Hindi OST > > > > New to Milliblog? If you like what you read here, may I suggest > subscribing to Milliblog's RSS > > feed or e-mail alerts?. Thanks for visiting! > > > > Aarti is piously serene while Arziyan pulls off the same thing with > aplomb, just in another > > religion. Shreya Ghosal compliments Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan > amazingly well in the > > classically inclined, Bhor Bhaye, even as Rahman treats this song > with the respect and > > austerity it deserves. The title song is über cool - superb vocals > by Blaaze, Benny, Vivienne, > > Tanvi and Claire - all blend in a way that only Rahman can > accomplish. Ash King and Rahman's > > backgrounds - in that order - are in rocking form in Dil gira > dafatan…the way Rahman adds and > > builds on the orchestration is nothing short of enchanting! > > > > In a spectacular Vishal Bharadwaj'esque twist, Genda phool not only > utilizes Rekha Bharadwaj's > > rustic vocals beautifully, but also seems to emulate and goes one > step over Vishal's usual > > music style, with a brusque rhythm et all! Prasoon Joshi's lyrics > stand out in the pop'ily > > catchy Hey kaala bandar that digs some shine off the director's last > outing. Ditto with Noor, > > where Amitabh's narration is heard in an ethereal set-up. > > > > Above all these incredible goodies, the soundtrack belongs to Mohit > Chauhan's Masakali and > > Rahman's own Rehna tu! While Masakali is a pitch-perfect, perfectly > in sync melody dipping into > > the choicest exotic world music styles, complete with a jaw-dropping > orchestration and > > magnificent singing by Mohit, Rehna tu sees the composer creating > pure sensory delight. > > Prasoon's lyrics again speak for themselves beyond the already > brilliant tune while Rahman, > > along with Benny and Tanvi evoke a reaction that can best be > described by the > > after-effects… weak in my knees! And boy…that strange and bizarre, > extended carnatic > > ending…unbelievable! > > > > Rakeysh Mehra is one blessed director, to have inspired such an > awe-inspiring assortment of > > songs marked by its collective dramatic diversity. Delhi 6 is one of > the best ever soundtracks > > I've heard in ages. > > > > Keywords: A.R.Rahman, A R Rahman, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, > Atul Kulkarni, Divya Dutta, > > Om Puri, Rishi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Delhi-6 > > > > Note: This is THE first soundtrack to have evoked a 300 word review > in Milliblog. Its just that > > good and is a must-buy…multiple CD copies, if possible. > > > > >