When liking a music depends on one's taste and interest, who are we to judge
what is mediocre and what is not?
--- On Sun, 8/29/10, kishore parayath <kishore.paray...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: kishore parayath <kishore.paray...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [arr] I truly do not believe most people endorse the following
statement:
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 9:25 PM
Well... Where did this image come from?? His current image is only
because of the terrific pathbreaking works of his past. It did not suddenly
come up, one fine morning. It is not justice to say that Rahman's image made
ppl like his works.
Infact, the present situation is similar to that. Due to Rahman's pathbreaking
accomplishments of the past, today, there are people to praise any mediocre or
below average work from him (Eg: Ghajini), and bash other sincere Rahmaniacs
who dislike the same.
Anyway, what ARR today, is ONLY because of his hardwork and pathbreaking
accomplishments.
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:03 AM, AJ <purev...@yahoo.com> wrote:
This statement is coming from that "Weaka Weaka" article, which to me sounded
extremely biased.
"Avid music buffs too felt that it was Rahman's image that made people like
whatever he composed rather than the music."
A minority may think this, but I truly do not think the majority of true music
lovers out there think this is true. Yes, Rahman has an image and a brand name,
but people can discern quality too and are not that dumb to just go by
someone's name when it comes to appreciating good music. Because Rahman's music
is often so original and unconventional, it does take time for the music to
sink in, th
This is scientifically proven in psychology that when a complex, unfamiliar,
and unknown stimulus is encountered, the mind has to accommodate (change)
rather than assimilate (easily absorb)...which is why repeated exposure is
necessary for Rahman's music, which is often complex, unfamiliar, and unknown
due to the high originality and innovativeness factors.
Brand Rahman exists, yes, but Quality Rahman is still there and still strong
according to most. How do I know? A in my family , who have been skeptical of
Rahman's music in the past, are head over heels with Raavan's music. They are
not the type to just like something just because it has Rahman attached to it.
They are critical music lovers who are skeptical of today's music. If they like
a Rahman album or song and which validates my opinion (my opinion is not
dependent on anyone's by the way), I know Rahman has scored big time.
