In this down-turned economy, this reviewer has probably taken a job of writing 'unique' reviews on a subject that he has no idea about.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > *Delhi-6:* After bagging awards and accolades for *Slumdog > Millionaire's*music, AR Rahman's > *Delhi-6* is good, but is it good enough to live up to his current star > status? > > Supporters of the maestro defend the album, citing unrealistic expectations > from the musical genius which he undoubtedly is but many greats have > been victims of their own fame and it appears Rahman may be adding himself > to the tally. > > *Delhi-6* almost seems like an amalgamation of tracks that Rahman has > handpicked from his previous albums, remastered them and clubbed it all > together for this film. > > *Masakali* is a perfect example a signature Rahman tune that merges two > distinct melodies into a single composition and teams it with Prasoon > Joshi's lyrics that probably feature no where in any language dictionary. > > The sufiesque *Arziyaan*, picturised in Delhi's famed Jama Masjid, sees > Rahman attempting to pull-off another *Khwaja Mere Khwaja *(*Jodha Akbar*), > but doesn't quite reach the same richness. > > The title track and *Hey Kaala Bandar *may remind you of the earlier > collaboration of Rahman, Joshi and director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in *Rang > De Basanti*, and you wouldn't be too far off the mark if *Masti Ki Paatshala > *pops in your head. > > At this stage in his career Rahman needs to experiment with his sound. > Thankfully, ballads *Rehna Tu *and* Dil Gira Dafatan *come as a breath of > fresh air. Rahman lends his voice to the former, teaming up with blue-eyed > boy Benny Dayal for a soothing romantic rendition. Other tracks include the > traditional sounding *Bhor Bayae, Aarti *and *Genda Phool*. > > > http://www.business24-7.ae/articles/2009/2/pages/02142009_38a96b5907c74fb5af082ac9a0e3c3b1.aspx > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
