What is a ghost composer?
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote:
>
> *Album Review
> **Delectable potpourri
> By Usha Lakra
>
> *Another great album by A R Rahman, 'Delhi-6', with right blend of
Indian
> and Western music, is unlike Rahman's any other previous work. We
are still
> spellbound by 'Ghajini' and 'Yuvvraaj' tracks. And kids haven't stopped
> dancing to 'Pappu can't dance, sala'. Now it's 'Masakalli' everywhere.
>
> Who else can deliver so consistently than A R Rahman, the one who
believes
> in experimentation and knows how to explore new realms of music!
'Delhi-6'
> tracks prove that, as none of the songs fall into the same genre.
All ten
> tracks are vibrant in sounds. Lyrics by Prasoon Joshi are poetic and yet
> contemporary.
>
> A song like *Masakalli* is a rare one. It was last addition to the
album and
> is rocking the nation with its unconventional style and lyrics. It's
been
> ages since a song picturised on a dove came. The number also personifies
> Sonam's character in the film. Prasoon Joshi has come a long way
since 'Rang
> De Basanti', as the song lyrics seem to be written by somebody like
Gulzar.
> But what makes the song unique and catchy is Mohit Chauhan's stylish and
> frisky rendition.
>
> Then you have a song like *Arziyan*, a simple qawwali style track
which is
> slightly reminiscent of 'Jodhaa Akbar' song 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja',
vocalized
> by Rahman's favorite Javed Ali, and adding the sufiana touch to the
song is
> expert Kailash Kher. Kailash sings such song with aplomb and you can
feel
> spirituality running through your veins while listening to him.
"*Arziyan
> main sari chehre pe likh ke laya hoon*".
>
> Soft numbers like *Dil Gira Dafatan* will win you over instantly. Here,
> Rahman digs into his own domain. 'Anjana' song from 'Yuva' is very
near to
> this track in term of music and treatment. Rahman repeats Chinamaye
after a
> long time and she has done a remarkable job again. Sharing the mike
with her
> is a new singer Ash King.
>
> Listeners will be shocked with a song like *Hey Kaala Bandar* , it
appears a
> mismatch. With a touch of rap, this track is not that remarkable,
sung by
> the trio of Naresh Iyer, Boney Chakravarthy and Karthik Sgr.
>
> Adding variety to the album is a marriage song in rustic style,
*Genda Phool
> *, in a husky voice of Rekha Bharadwaj and giving her company over
mike are
> singers Shraddha Pandit and Sujata Mazumdar. The song marks the
merging of
> ghost composer Rajat Dholakia and A R Rahman.
>
> *Bhor Bhaye* is a typical Indian classical number, bringing out Shreya
> Ghosal's best. As an artist she has evolved and gets her due with
this song.
> The track with Hindi classical music exponents Gujri Todi and Ustad Bade
> Ghulam Ali is a sheer pleasure to hear during morning hours. Devotional
> songs like *Aarti - Tumhare Bhavan Mein* makes this album worthy for
> collection and also sets this music album apart from other contemporary
> albums.
>
> *Rehna Tu* is nothing exceptional but very much a Rahman song like
'Rang De
> Basanti' tracks in the voice of Benny Dayal, A R Rahman and Tanvi
Shah. The
> title track *Delhi 6* is a zappy number with stress on music
supported by
> vocals by a bunch of singers that include Benny Dayal, Blaze, Vivinenne
> Pocha, Claire and Tanvi Shah.
>
> And finally there is a spiritual poem like a Kabir couplet, *Noor*, with
> thought-provoking lines like "*ishq hai usse, to sab se ishq kar*" in an
> Amitabh Bachchan baritone.
>
> A R Rahman gives a hattrick with this album after 'Slumdog' and
'Ghajini'.
> The team of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rahman and Prasoon Joshi again has
> given a fantastic album after 'Rang De Basanti'. The songs like
'Arziyan',
> 'Genda Phool' or 'Aarti' or say 'Bhor Bhaye' add to the rich variety of
> songs comprising the entire album. But others are a bit
disappointment as at
> various notes the tracks sound very similar to Rahman's previous tunes.
>
> But with fabulous scores like 'Masakalli', you can expect
metamorphosis of
> Bollywood music. And we know there is a lot to come from Rahman, the
wizard
> of music.
>
> Rating: ***1/2
> *Album Songs*
>
> http://www.apunkachoice.com/music/alb161/
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
