how come 6/10??? and "fiqrana fails to impress"???? I doubt whether this reviewer has really listened to songs!! If yes,then what to say of such websitewallahs' music review??
Regards Yogesh --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@...> wrote: > > http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/article/sid596-blue__music_review/ > > An action flick with hot men and sexy ladies, Blue is not only about Akshay > Kumar or Katrina Kaif, but also about A R Rahman. So, for you all Rahmaniacs, > the maestro is back with the music album of âBlueâ. > > Billed as Indiaâs first underwater film, âBlueâ is one of the most > expensive movies to come from Bollywood. High on style quotient and > oomph, the movie required tangy, zippy tunes. So debutant director > Anthony DâSouza wisely chose Rahman as the composer, the one who has > almost stopped churning music for hard-core commercial movies. However, > the onus for writing lyrics was on Abbas Tyrewala, Mayur Puri and Raqeeb > Alam. So, what has Rahman for us in this collection? > > âBlueâ takes off with an Ooh la la, the Chiggy Wiggy song. Australian pop > star Kylie Minogue makes a rocking debut in Bollywood by crooning with verve > and style this western yet desi track along with Sonu Nigam and Suzzane. The > sensuous number is already ruling the charts, thanks to Kylieâs sexy moves > and Akshayâs bhangra. > > Aaj dil gustakh hai is good to hear with its very catchy tune but reminds of > another hit number O Bhanware from the film Daud. Coincidentally, that song > also featured Sanjay Dutt. Anyway, Shreya Ghosal surprises you with her > sensuous vocals while Sukhwinder Singh is at his usual best. > > Once Rahman said he admires Pritam among the new-age composers. Yaar Mila Tha > is the track where Rahman meets Pritam but in spite of its catchy rhythm the > song falls flat. > > High on metal, Blue theme is a remarkable track. The > experimenting Rahman also tries to incorporate the lounge effect in the > song. The energetic team of Blaze, Raqueeb Alam, Sonu Kakkar and > Jaspreet Singh get to sing this terrific track. Just apt for the theme > song of a film. > > Another high velocity track, Fiqrana fails to impress you > with its tune. However, the spunk in the song is because of its > versatile singers Vijay Prakash and Shreya. > > Rahman uses symphony to start the song Bhula Tujhe and gets > his favourite Rashid Ali to sing this track. âBhula Tujheâ will take > time to grow, as the melody lingers as well as haunts. > > A slow romantic number, Rehnuma sounds very similar to âYuvaâ track, > Anjana Anjani. > Again, credit goes to singers for the way they have rendered the song; > Shreya and Sonu are superb with their quivery intonations. > > May be Rahman did not give his 100 percent to the music score of âBlueâ > In the collection of seven, only Chiggy Wiggy and Blue Theme track wins you > over. The other compositions are not exactly ear sores, but may take time to > catch your fancy. > > Rating : 6/10 >
