http://www.berginroy.com/2009/02/why-others-couldnt-do-what-arr-did.html
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From: arr_raghu <arr_ra...@yahoo.com>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 2, 2009 11:32:19 PM
Subject: [arr] Re: If classic composers were around today.........
Chord.. the sentence
"..or even Illayaraja etc. had been alive today with.."
is not sitting right..
IR has reduced but he is pretty much composing even now.
Coming to the point..
Lemme us think this other way around.
"If ARR is not allowed to use any Technology.. will he be a failure?"
My opinion is that ARR will still manage to be a humble legend.
-R
--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Chord" <purev...@.. .> wrote:
>
> I don't like to compare composers of different times using blanket
> statements. The Indian film industry has a rich history of brilliant
> composers, each with their own unique strengths and contributions.
> ARR is another in a series of brilliant composers. Is he THE best
> ever? I can't really answer that. Is he THE best to me? Sure!
>
> What if RD Burman, Madan Mohan, Naushaad, or even Illayaraja etc. had
> been alive today with their same talents but with the luxury of sound
> technology and computers. Would their music also reach across globally?
> Would love to hear your thoughts. As far as I'm concerned, nobody has
> EVER combined different genres of world music more beautifully than
> our ARR. How does ARR compare to other composers in the past just in
> terms of pure melody? Originality?
>
> Please please please do not turn this discussion into a "Illayaraja is
> way better than Rahman" or "RD Burman is nothing compared to AR
> Rahman" type of warfare. I'm just curious to know your thoughts about
> the above.
>
