My only comment in this whole matter is, "Its the small imperfections that make an album perfact".
Cheer up. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gayathri Chandrakasan <gayathri_c...@...> wrote: > > Gopal ji, I'm not trying to give much importance to the debate of new vs > seasoned singers myself. In any event, my previous post was specifically > drawn to answer Mr. Rawat's contention that younger female singers are at par > with the veteran singers. > > Without further diverting from the topic, I would like to reiterate that > Karthik has done a marvelous job both in Behne de and Usure Pogadhe and he > deserves all the accolades and credits for a job well done here. > > Correct me if I'm wrong but your argument was that Sonu and Sukhwinder are > more deserving singers as compared to Karthik and you believe that they would > done a better job in Behne De. I, for one find it futile to bring Sonu or > Sukhwinder into this picture. Don't get me wrong for I've nothing against > these two great singers but if ARR decided to have Karthik's voice in Behne > De then I'm very sure he has very good reasons for the well-made decision. > > For one, there is something very unique about Karthik's voice which makes him > stand far apart from his contemporaries. He has a deep voice which he uses > with great effectiveness. They touch you soul when sung in the low notes and > they give you goose bumps when sung in the high notes. And these qualities > are very much apparent and (judging from the lyrics) essential to Behne De > and Usure Pogathe. > > Quote - "My only submission was that perhaps ARR is being overloaded with too > many projects (national and international, collabs etc.) and hence the > effort to give a song to the most deserving singer (one who is > conversant with the genre and language) - is somewhere getting diluted." > Perhaps you're giving ARR less credit than he deserves. I don't believe ARR > would compromise on the quality of any of his projects in favour for another. > Then again, I don't understand how ARR being overloaded with work has > anything to do with the selection of singers. In any event, Sonu and > Sukhwinder did sing a song each for Raavan. (It was most unfortunate that > Sonu's song got axed but that's not the issue here.) My contention is that if > ARR had wanted Sonu or Sukhwinder or any other singers to sing Behne De, then > he would most certainly have got them to do so. But clearly he wanted to > credit Karthik with this number and it's my humble opinion that ARR has made > an apt choice here. > > --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Gopal Anandan <agop...@...> wrote: > > From: Gopal Anandan <agop...@...> > Subject: Re: [arr] I feel Behne de singing didn't keep up with its music > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 5:06 AM > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > Gayathri ji - the debate is not so much about comparing new vs. > seasoned singers. We are trying to understand why one version sounds better > than the other. One of the reason is also the choice of singers for that > genre or type of song and for that particular language. > > My only submission was that perhaps ARR is being overloaded with too many > projects (national and international, collabs etc.) and hence the effort to > give a song to the most deserving singer (one who is conversant with the > genre and language) - is somewhere getting diluted. > > ciao / Gopal > > > > --- On Thu, 27/5/10, Gayathri Chandrakasan <gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: Gayathri Chandrakasan <gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [arr] I > feel Behne de singing didn't keep up with its music > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Thursday, 27 May, 2010, 3:00 PM > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > Quote "But, Gayatri, if you compare among females, you wouldn't find > younger > > lot of them lacking in any manner from the veterans. ARR has introduced so > many female singers,you can name any female singer and find that her first > ARR song is great and doesn't give any slightest indications that it could be > her first song." > > > > To begin with, the number of female singers introduced by ARR is relatively > smaller as compared to the male singers. Nevertheless to answer you question, > yes, I do feel that singers like Harini, Chinmayee, Reena Bharadwaj etc would > take years before they can be compared with the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, > Asha, S.Janaki, Chitra, Kavitha Krishnamurthy or Swarnalatha. I'm not saying > they're bad, but they still have not captured the versatility nor do they > possess the talent that is evident in the latter group of singers. I'm not > going to bring Shreya Ghosal or Sadhana Sargam into this argument as they > were clearly introduced by other MDs and it took them some time (esp in the > case of Sadhana) before they got the oppurtunity to sing under > ARR..nevertheless among the list of new singers we have today, I don't think > many of them could be called trend-setters or amazing as was the case with > the veterans. > > On further note, how many of the younger lot of > singers have sustained in the industry til date? Singers like Anupama and > Vasundhra Das did woo the whole world through their debut numbers but frankly > speaking, where are they now? Caroline was a one-time wonder, and she was > gone before we could determine is she's really Chinese as claimed. > Nithyashree is clearly very comfortable with her carnatic numbers while > Grammy award winner Thanvi Shah and Sunitha Sarathy have hardly made any > impact outside ARR's camp. Need I say more? > > Again, I reiterate, the new set of singers are definitely promising, > nevertheless, it's futile to compare them with the veteran singers. Clearly, > talents are there in everyone but it definitely would take years of hard work > and determination to reach the standards set by the latter. > > > > --- On Wed, 5/26/10, V S Rawat <vsra...@gmail. com> wrote: > > From: V S Rawat > <vsra...@gmail. com> > Subject: Re: [arr] I feel Behne de singing didn't keep up with its music > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 8:55 PM > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > On 5/27/2010 7:40 AM India Time, _Gayathri Chandrakasan_ wrote: > > > > > I beg to differ here. I really felt Karthik has done a wonderful job in > > > Behne De. The song clearly speaks of the protagonist' s passion and > > > longing...and Karthik managed to voice out these feelings with such > > > great intensity through his powerful singing. And the way his voice > > > travels from the low notes to the higher notes with ease...well, I don't > > > know about you guys, but I can't help feeling mesmerised by his > > > versatility here. > > > > > > On the other hand, I agree that many of the young singers today are no > > > match to SPB, Hariharan, Udit or Sonu, but then again, how is it fair to > > > compare the new breed of singers with those of 20-40 years experience in > > > the field? > > > > But, Gayatri, if you compare among females, you wouldn't find younger > > lot of them lacking in any manner from the veterans. > > > > ARR has introduced so many female singers,you can name any female > > singer and find that her first ARR song is great and doesn't give any > > slightest indications that it could be her first song. > > > > Then, why are male singers not comparable to veteran male singers. > > > > > With all due respect, Dr. SPB started of his career through a > > > rather adequate singing himself. It's only because of his determination, > > > passion, hardwork and years of training that finally saw him coming up > > > with such spectacular vocals. And Hariharan was already a trained ghazal > > > singer and has cut many ghazal albums before he entered the film world. > > > > > On the other hand, singers like Benny, Naresh and Javed had nothing > > > behind their name when they were introduced. Thus, it's still too early > > > to judge their ability as singers when they are still in the learning > > > stage. I'm very sure, as time goes by, these singers would be able to > > > express their true talents to the world. > > > > -- > > Rawat >
