Yes.. its easy to digest a simple rhymes song ! for eg.. Ding Dong Bell ;-) But ARR has succeeded in deprogramming our brains of the patters that are ingrained from listening to a lot of filmy music. It might be difficult to comprehend in the beginning, but then thats the whole point of living - to grow musically , as a fan or as a musician.
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:33 PM, manisha madhavan < manisha_madha...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Chord, you are soo right about the unconventional melodic structure of this > song. Which infact draws you to listen to it several times to understand it. > Its almost like looking at an abstract painting or reading an obscure novel, > where only with constant revisitation it registers in your mind and you are > able to understand the true message and value behind it, and each > revisitation you discover something new, which makes you want to come > back to it again. > > Oh the raw emotion behind this song is just remarkable!! > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ichord <purev...@yahoo.com> > *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Wed, January 13, 2010 11:21:58 AM > *Subject:* [arr] A focus on the song "Manipaya" > > > > I am very pleased to see this song being highly rated here in this group, > coming in at number 2 in terms of favorite songs in my poll of fav VTV > songs. > > The high ratings are a bit surprising in a way because the song's melodic > structure is very unconventional and drawn out, hard to follow compared to > most film song melodies, and appears to meander without direction, even > though it doesn't (a criticism noted in many reviews). There are also not > too many catchy hooks in the melody, even though the melody itself is quite > beautiful... very much akin to a Western theatrical play song you might hear > on stage. > > On the other side, the high ratings here in this group are not surprising > since I feel most of us are more open minded about different melodic > variations and song structures than the average person out there; we being > passionate Rahman fans, are perhaps more receptive to such experimentations > and give it a chance. > > Actually, this song requires a lot of patience and time...it requires you > to slow down your listening pace and be more in the musical moment at any > given time...demanding that you pay closer attention to the direction and > tone of the melody and its accompanying, subtle harmonic structures. As I > alluded to in my review, this song falls more in line with an "artistic" > oriented composition and less in line with an "entertaining" oriented > composition with higher values of aestheticism and abstractness. > > But the above mentioned points may not be received by a lot of people, thus > many brushing off the song as being too bland and directionless, lacking > spark, energy, intensity. But, really, the true beauty is in the subtlety, > under the surface, if you're willing, patient, and open enough to experience > it. It is truly a "growing" song that requires multiple exposures to > appreciate it. > > It definitely took time to grow on me and I'm still discovering more of its > beauty with each listen, uncovering subtle instruments here and there, a > chord progression that I first missed, etc. etc. > > I'm so glad and grateful that AR likes to experiment like this...giving us > something new and fresh each time, at the risk of initial resistance and > hesitation due to the time needed to accomodate to such novelty and > originality. That quality to me is a the hallmark of a true genius, one who > is daring enough to push the envelope and defy traditional forms, yet being > very confident in its execution. It's what keeps AR so successful, relevant, > and vibrant as he moves further in his career. > > Check out the ending with Shreya's soft voice and AR's delicate piano > touches..... .just class, PURE CLASS!!! > > A truly special song full of feeling, innocence, sincerity that I will > cherish forever.... > > > ------------------------------ > Looking for the perfect gift?* Give the gift of > Flickr!*<http://www.flickr.com/gift/> > > > -- "All you need to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to you" - Gandalf the Gray.
