Man... you dont know how happy I am after reading this. Excellent writeup! Thanks a lot!!! :)
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Anil Nair <rhythmca...@...> wrote: > > Truly captures the essence of a Rahmaniac. > Gopal - one more to forward to ARR ...nothing better than this as a Thank > you note :-) > > -A > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM, ichord <purev...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > So beautifully written, Vinod, and this so much expresses what we all feel! > > Three cheers for you!!!! Fantastic writeup!!!!!!! > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Vinod R Iyer <vinod.ramamoorthy@> wrote: > > > > > > Couldn't help but write this .. I know this is nothing new for everyone > > out > > > here .. But after CR , I just couldn't hold on to my fingers. It is not a > > > review of CR. I have given up reviewing Rahman's music! > > > http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/musings-of-a-rahmaniac/ > > > > > > > > > Musings of a Rahmaniac > > > > > > I don't know where to start. And I am sure there would be no ending. > > People > > > follow music religiously. And there are others who take up music as a > > > profession and/or as a hobby. They learn music in different forms. > > Perform > > > in various stages. Make a living out of it. And there are others who just > > > listen to music. People have different tastes when it comes to music. > > Some > > > like classical, some like rock, some like reggae and some like jazz. But > > > there are a set of people who would listen to anything that comes their > > way. > > > But when it comes to listening to a man's composition, they would leave > > > aside everything else. These people would dedicate their lives for one > > cause > > > being a Rahmaniac. There is only one religion that they follow > > Rahman's > > > music. They call him "Boss". And no points for guessing who their God is. > > I > > > know, it is crazy calling a human being God. But craziness comes to them > > > naturally. > > > > > > The amount of pride these people take in being a Rahmaniac is > > bewildering. > > > They would have first hand information of his compositions. What movies > > he > > > has signed, what song is coming next, researching deep into each one of > > his > > > compositions they take all this up as their duty. Following Rahman in > > his > > > concerts, buying original CDs on the first day of music release, posting > > > their thoughts in various groups are all part of their duties. They do it > > > blindly. Once you are a Rahmaniac, there is no looking back. You have to > > > catch up with every composition of his'. And defending every composition > > of > > > his too when people accuse that the songs are not up to Rahman's > > standard. > > > It is mighty hard for them to accept that any Rahman composition can be > > > "ordinary". Ask them what the one thing is that you want to do in life". > > The > > > answer would be simple Meet the Boss! > > > > > > One of the things you would notice about rahmaniacs is all of them would > > > have their status message reflecting his song names/movie names etc. It > > is > > > not to show off their craziness. They do not know any other way in which > > > they can express the happiness, bliss, eternal piece they feel while > > > listening to a his album. And the pleasure you get when you play the CD > > for > > > the first time, is unmatched. The CD would be played in loop. And on each > > > round of listening, the music grows on you. Slow nectar, they call it. > > There > > > are other songs/compositions too which would be like cocaine would > > shoot > > > up to the brain straight. These people need no drugs to follow the music. > > > His music in itself would take the effect. > > > > > > So what is bringing out this huge outpour of emotions into words. The > > > Oscars ? The Golden Globe? I guess not. Something better has happened in > > the > > > year 2009. It started with a certain song called Arziyan. Life had a new > > > meaning to it. People say you have to die to go to heaven. I tell them I > > > have been their atleast a thousand times each time I hear Arziyan. I > > > thought that had to be the best composition of the year. But along came > > > Passage. The moment I heard Tango, I was paralyzed. I could not > > understand > > > the emotion that I was going through. From happiness to fear to anger to > > > sorrow, I felt them all together at a single point. And by the time the > > > harmonica, violin and the keyboard had stopped playing, I was > > transported. I > > > did not want to open my eyes. I did not want to come back to the real > > world. > > > But then I had to. Since I knew that more was coming my way. A (re)treat > > was > > > coming my way. And today, the day on which "Couples Retreat" is unveiled, > > I > > > thank God, the real one, for having had me live in this era The era in > > > which A.R.Rahman lived. > > > > > > And to Boss all I can say is > > > > > > "Un isai mattum illayendral, naan endro endro irandiruppen" > > > > > > Signed > > > > > > A Rahmaniac > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > Have Fun, > > > Vinod R Iyer > > > > > > http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com > > > http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -A > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com >
