Vinod, 

Wonderful work. It is also certainly one of the best descriptions of Rahmaniac 
I have read anywhere. We are proud to be Rahmaniacs. Superb work. Keep it up.


-
Jahanzeb


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vinod R Iyer <vinod.ramamoor...@...> 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
>


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