I assert that they are from a similar genre/style/feel...nothing more. To the
others, my comments do not imply that ARR was not original in this song....he
took a broad template and took off from there...that's it.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ram Motipally <mramvina...@...> wrote:
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> I did not feel any similarity. But, I can understand your american friend who
> has grown up with that music will find it very easy to identify. We all try
> to identify new things with something we already know. At the most, they are
> similar genre.
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> In one of the comments in youtube, they say it has a very brazilian feel to
> the music. So, I guess the search will always be on.
>
> Ram
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> ________________________________
> From: Roshan <c.pix...@...>
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, July 1, 2010 9:03:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [arr] VTV Title song and Emmerson Lake and Palmer
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> You guys totally missed the point of AJ's question :)
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> AJ, and thanks for letting us know about ELP.. i just head few tracks of them
> in YouTube. The Endless Enigma 1 and 2 are really awesome. also the Sheriff
> song :) I just discovered some great music.
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> The guitar strumming in VTV song is somewhat reminiscent of "From the
> beginning". Just the feel though.. not the tune. That too is classy stuff.
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> Gotta get some of their songs.
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> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Taimur Nadeem <taimur.nad...@...> wrote:
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> >Kishore this time i agree with you 200% . the most fascinating thing about A
> >R RAHMAN is his sheer originality . thats the thing i love the most in him.
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> >and i humbly wanted to ask a question from you kishore long before , you
> >listed Dil se very low in ARR-MANI combo , didnt the world dominating music
> >of DIL SE impressed you , i would really like to know the reason . we both
> >share similar thoughts in almost every sphere of A R RAHMAN music , but
> >want to know your opinion on it because i feel dil se is an extra ordinary ,
> >will be waiting for your answer.
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> >regards,
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> >taimur
> >--- On Thu, 7/1/10, kishore parayath <kishore.paray...@...> wrote:
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> >>From: kishore parayath
> >> <kishore.paray...@...>
> >>Subject: Re: [arr] VTV Title song and Emmerson Lake and Palmer
> >>To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> >>>>Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 3:42 AM
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> >>The speciality of Rahman unlike other artists is that, he maintains 100%
> >>originality! There is never a compromise on that!
> >>In his 18 year long career, he had always maintained that. Oflately, Rahman
> >>has been very busy with lots of projects, and did not have time to
> >>concentrate on some films. Even then, he never took this as an excuse and
> >>copied tunes, like even, many legends had done in the past. Maybe, some of
> >>his tunes were criticized for not reaching his standards... But eventhen,
> >>all of them were completely original.
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> >>On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 7:44 AM, AJ <purev...@yahoo. com> wrote:
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> >>>Does anyone think that the VTV title song sung by Karthik is reminiscent
> >>>of some of the music by the 1970s era rock group Emmerson, Lake, and
> >>>Palmer? An American friend of mine heard VTV title song and "Emmerson Lake
> >>>and Palmer" just came out of him. There's a song or 2 by ELP that is kind
> >>>of in the same mould ("From the Beginning" is the name I think) as the VTV
> >>>title song...nothing copied at all, just along the same lines in terms of
> >>>ambiance and acoustic flavor and style, perhaps similar to how Aaromale
> >>>takes a page out of Pink Floyd. I think there are other songs too kind of
> >>>like this one.
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> >>>>>>I love Rahman that he takes us back to classic stuff from the 70s and
> >>>>>>80s so tastefully, but never at all lifting material, but using similar
> >>>>>>sound and style templates from that era of great music (Kabhi Aditi is
> >>>>>>another example of a late 1970s and early 80s Western pop sound).
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> >>>>>>VTV title song always reminded me of a classic, soft rock acoustic
> >>>>>>number from the 70s, but I could never figure out who until my friend
> >>>>>>heard it and reminded me of ELP's music.
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