As per his music taste its mediocre. Would you be coming up with 'Who are we to say......' had he said all his works are path breaking and music redefining?
Btw, I liked Ghajini. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gayathri Chandrakasan <gayathri_c...@...> wrote: > > 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...@...> wrote: > > From: kishore parayath <kishore.paray...@...> > 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...@...> 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. >
