On 10/16/2009 7:22 PM India Time, _Jahanzeb_ wrote: > same is true for me too. though I liked the album a lot but somehow I > am not listening to it as much as I normally do for ARR albums after > their release. it was on repeat on my playlist for like 2 weeks after > its release but now it is seldom there. this of course is a downside > of a commercial (yet rocking) album like Blue; though it is instant > hit but not long-lasting. > > > - Jahanzeb
Till, songs used to grow on listeners, we now get a category of songs that grow-down on listeners. I think that initial response to an album depends on past experiences people have had with the same brand (be it MD, production house, director, etc.). People who had liked earlier creations by someone expect that person's new creations also to be likeable. But, when they experience what actually is in the new creation, it reinforces or contradicts their expectations and they might change their opinion for better or for worse. That is why Blue got an initial response on the high tide of ARR having got so many awards. But, after listening to it, and after seeing the movie, people seem to modifying their opinions about Blue and about ARR as described above. Yuvvraj movie was bad and it flopped, but its music was good. D6 movie was bad and it flopped, but its music was excellent. I wonder what people now feel about blue movie and blue music. It is still first day of the movie and box office has unpredictable ways of unfolding. I don't know whether the movie is going to flop very badly, and I will be utterly surprised if blue movie becomes a hit. For sure, blue movie is not going to help people find blue music better. The sad part is: blue music has a lot of experimentation by our man. A richness of music, it is lavish, complex, multifaceted. All that has a lot of possibilities which ARR might have thought to explore and add in the future albums. But if blue music is not rated good enough, people and even ARR himself might think that all these experimentations have no takers and ARR might decide to stop/ reduce all experimenting and to stop/ reduce further exploring this line of experimentation. If it happens it will be sad because experimentation is essential part of variety and innovation. ARR should continue experimenting as always. If at all any lesson needs to be learnt by ARR by blue fiasco, it is: Choose the films carefully. work with directors who give more/ complete freedom to him to compose music, even if they are new and even if their films are not big budgets. Avoid high flying names. None of this conclusion is new. We all know these, we all have said it many times, but it does get reinforced by blue. -- Rawat
