Excellent Write Up Gayatri. Keep writing.
Thanks. On 8/6/10, Gayathri Chandrakasan <gayathri_c...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks Madhavan. I enjoy writing, especially about ARR and his music. Wish I > had more time to do so. But if you think that these kind of write-ups are > the fuel to the group, then I must say that the positive vibrations I get to > see from most members of this group (especially when an ARR's album is > released) is what makes me to produce the little fuel that I'm able to. > > --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Madhavan Rajan <rsamadhu2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Madhavan Rajan <rsamadhu2...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 4:13 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for sharing your experiences here!!!...Enjoyed reading the > whole > thing...Please write more and more...These kind of write-ups are like fuel > to > this group that drives this group continuously. .. > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Gayathri <gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With the heavy workload for the > past 1 month, I hardly had any time to spend on myself…no movies, no > hangouts > with friends, no chatting and/or interacting on the net, and no music :( So, > when the last of > my assignments were sent in last Friday, my mind was all set to embrace the > activities that I've missed thus far. > > Call it fate, but Endhiran's > audio release was set at a time when I desired the much-needed emancipation > from the maddening world…and boy, what a relief it brought to my life. > > Honestly speaking, I wasn't expecting > much from Endhiran soundtracks. Western, particularly techno music has never > been my favorite. Why, even when the whole world went ga-ga over the funky > Hello > Doctor and Kalloori Salai (when Kadhal Desam was released), I've been more > moved > by the blissful Thendrale and Anbe Anbe from the same film. And with the > kind > of film Enthiran was anticipated to be, I was very sure that there weren't > going to be any soulful melodies in the tracks. Nevertheless, Enthiran is > definitely an album which stands tall among others, even as it continues to > create > a delightful impact on the listeners. > > Leaving the musical aspect of the > album to the experts, I'm merely here to share my experience with the album. > The album starts out with Puthiya Manidha, which also happens to be my > favourite track. The prelude music, coupled the chanting of "Puthiya > Manidha" > in sci-fi tune (who is this guy?) and Kathijah's soulful voice creates a > certain > anticipation in yourself. Well, if you know ARR's music, then you'll > definitely > know that this number is just going to get bigger! And before you could stop > thinking, the song hits you like a bang! SPB pushes into the front lane and > with > the occasional support from ARR, delivers a splendid performance. And yes, > the > whole song has a techno feel to it, but it's far from being loud and noisy. > There's a life in this song, a soul waiting to embrace the world…and by the > end > of the song, you know that Enthiran has born to rule the world. > > Kadhal Anukkal didn't create an > impact on the first listen as Puthiya Manidha did to me. To begin with, it > took > me some time to realize that it's Vijay Prakash who delivering the number. > Is > he the same guy who sang Hossanna? He definitely sounds different. At times, > I even > felt that he was imitating Udit Narayan's way of singing. Maybe he's not but > I > certainly wasn't taken by his singing nor the song….at first. With repeated > hearing, you realize what you've missed at the first listen. Sounds you've > never heard before, the cheekiness in Vijay's voice, the joy in Shreya's and > a positive > vibrancy in the whole number. The song sound fresher after numerous hearing. > It's > my fault for dismissing Vijay too soon. He was amazing. Shreya was at her > usual > best, and leaves a distinguished mark with the way she loops around the > notes > at the end of the song. Wish she had continued singing the notes a little > longer. I still don't listen to this > number as much as I enjoyed listening to Puthiya Manidha, but yes, this is > definitely > a track to look out for. > > > > ARR switches back to techno with Irumbile > oru Idhayam. The song exudes sci-fi and techno music at its best. Was I > thinking that this would be soulful? A definite no, but surprisingly and > funnily, it is. The whole idea about this number is to project a man who > feels love > blossoming from his heart of steel. ARR uses the right techno sounds to > present > the number. The high technology, sci-fi tune depicts the robot's inflexion, > while the lyrics, regardless of how funny or techno centric they are, > illustrate > his feelings towards his lover. > > In fact, I would group Irumbile > Oru Idhayam in the same category of Chitti Dance Showcase and Boom Boom Robo > Da. They are definitely exciting; with amazing, crisp, clear, sci-fi sounds > nevertheless, I failed to strike a chord with any of them. With the right > visuals though, these songs would definitely create a rage in future, but > for > the time being, they stay at the bottom of my favorite track list. > > Arima Arima on the other hand > belongs to a different genre. I must admit that the number has yet to grow > on > me but I'm starting to have a fondness on the grandiose that the number > exudes. > After a long time, Hariharan is back to ARR's camp…and as usual, he deals > the > high notes with élan. Sadhana Sargam on the other hand, is someone I prefer > to > hear in softer melodies. For some reasons, I always found her voice to be a > little > annoying when sung in the higher notes. Then again, the arrangement of music > in > this number takes the front line as compared to the vocals. Such high-flying > orchestration, such perfect crafting. The song belongs to neither Hariharan > nor > Sadhna Sargam…this one belongs to the one and only ARR! > > Kilimanjaro is a surprise package > in this album. It's a result of tribal music meeting modern melody. Both > Javed > Ali and Chinmayi seem to have loads of fun with this track. They sure sound > different from their other numbers, Chinmayi especially. In fact, I must > confess that I always had difficulties recognizing Chinmayi's voice. This > could > serve as both advantage and disadvantage to her. Advantage in which she > keeps > proving that she's good in presenting various style in her singing. And > disadvantage in the sense of losing her > identity. I mean, each singer have their distinctive styles and voice > modulations. This difference is what sets them apart from one another. Of > course, failing to bring upon your own distinctive style is hardly seen as a > negative > aspect, nevertheless, failing to stamp your voice in the minds of listeners > will definitely be a disadvantage. Chinmayi should start focusing on > bringing > upon different styles in her natural voice instead of changing her voice to > make it sound to something it's not. > > Coming back to the song, I was > mighty impressed with the vocal and music arrangement. They have been done > tastefully and radiate a blooming presentation to the track. > > As an album, Endhiran is > definitely not of my taste of music but it's also not an album with mere > sounds and technology. There's something > about the album which sparks a positive vibrations. There's no "Style Style" > of > Sivaji or "No Problem" from Love Birds here. In fact, Endhiran's music > arrangement is something which is not only enriching but inspiring as well. > And > it's only made possible by ARR. With Endhiran, ARR has once again proven why > he's > the epitome of music virtuoso- he has practically revolutionize the current > music > scene, escalating it to such greater heights, that it will be highly > impossible > for other musicians to climb, let alone touch the peak the music is brought > to. > Endhiran may not be my most favorite albums but I'm certainly glad to have > lived to hear them. > Gayathri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Cheers, > Madhavan.R > Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- regards, Vithur ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. 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