Please spread this article as much as possible...This article should make people realize why CWG song for no reason is targeted and how media is going overboard on this..
________________________________ From: dinesh.theboss <dinesh.sca...@hotmail.com> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 5:50:08 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Top 10 duds from Rahman - IBN Live This is the limit! what on earth is this???? One bad review and these websites comes up with a Top 10 duds... just to make their website even more popular? and the worse is that VTV is a flop? and Jeans? and Kadhal Dhesam?????? My god... my head is spinning..... Guys, please take the appropriate action towards this article... this is the limit! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> wrote: > > I guess this article says it all - you write a list of Top 10 duds and > you actually struggle to come up with 10. Beyond Parasuram, nothing in > that list is a dud. VTV would rank among his biggest hits. As would > Jeans. Has the person even listened to the score of Water? Since when > did the fact that the music was not released a criterion for judging > it's success? > > I am reminded of this recent exchange between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and > Valleywag Editor Ryan Tate, following the iPhone 4 death-grip issue, > in which Jobs asked Tate, "Why are you so bitter over a technical > issue," and, "what have you done that's so great? Do you create > anything, or just criticize others' work and belittle their > motivations?" > > That's all that journalism has come to today. Every two-bit 14-yr old > with a computer and an internet connection can write any trash and > reach a million people. Except, we are not talking about 14-year olds > but 40-yr old imbeciles. > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 03:29, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Never expected such a stupid article from TV18 group..anyways..have fun >reading it guys.... > > Please..take it easy..read, laugh and delete... > > ------------------------ > > >http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swagatham-fiasco-rahmans-top-10-duds/130209-3.html?from=tn > > > > > Swagatham fiasco: Rahman's top 10 duds > > > > ibnlive.com > > Posted on Sep 03, 2010 at 11:24 | Updated Sep 03, 2010 at 11:52 > > > > The verdict is in. 'Swagatham', A R Rahman's anthem for the Commonwealth >Games, has received anything but rapturous welcome. > > > > People who have heard it are cool, downloads are flat, music professionals >are looking away – even politicians are denouncing the song. > > > > The slow-paced number, sung by Rahman himself, has got everyone wondering >whether this is what the Games deserves. > > > > Poll > > > > Why does the CWG anthem Swagatham not work for you? > > Slow-paced > > Lacks punch > > Style of Rahman is missing > > > > While everyone may wonder what went wrong, it's worth remembering that >Rahman, for all his apparent Midas touch with melody, has had his share of >duds. >Unfortunately, the tune that the nation was looking forward to has turned out >to >be one of them. > > > > Some of the songs Rahman composed in his early years for Malayalam and > > Telugu >films have remained unpopular. > > > > Fans who have grown used to the trademark Rahman style over the years have >also complained the composer is repeating himself. > > > > Towering expectations of the man dubbed "Mozart of Madras" of repeating the >legendary success of `Roja' in every film may have also led to a slump in >quality in some soundtracks. > > > > "I've heard better from Rahman," was the common sentiment on the streets > > when >"Jai Ho" received international acclaim. > > > > Here, then, are Rahman's top 10 dud soundtracks from a musical career >spanning almost 20 years – songs that have either bombed at the charts or >simply >faded from memory for lack of fizz: > > > > 1. 'Swagatham': A nation, eagerly awaiting its own `Waka Waka' from its >trusted composer, is bitterly disappointed at the outcome of the Commonwealth >Games anthem. Critics call it a "cacophony" while fans find the punch missing. > > > > 2. 'Raavan': The music of Raavan is dark and appeals to specific audiences. >One of the most anticipated films of 2010, Rahman brings in contemporary >techno >and marries it off to Punjabi folk creating tracks like `Thok de killi' that >lack the hummability of `Behne de' or its staying power. > > > > 3. 'Fire': Rahman composed the background score for Deepa Mehta's Fire. It >had the appeal of any Rahman classic but failed to leave a mark in India as >the >soundtrack was available only through mail order from a German company. > > > > 4. 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya': Rahman's Tamil album comes after a hiatus of > > two >years and disappointed fans say the songs lack character. > > > > 5. 'Parasuram': Rahman tries to experiment with lyrics in `Jack and Jill' > > and >the effect is disastrous. Fans trash the music of this 2003 starrer and `Dolna >Dolna' is the only song that leaves a mark in an album that has songs sung by >Hariharan. > > > > 6. 'Jeans': After a decade, `Ajooba' sang by Hariharan is the only Jeans >soundtrack that sticks with audiences. Beautiful lyrics by Javed Akhtar and >Hariharan's lilting vocals failed to move traditional Rahman fans looking for >more than just instrumental fusions and contemporary background score. > > > > 7. 'Mr. Romeo': This Prabhu Deva starrer had songs such as "Mona Lisa" >composed by Rahman that faded with the film. > > > > 8. 'Yodha': An off beat Malyalam film that had Buddhist music in it, > > shifting >away from the usual Rahman style. > > > > 9. 'Lovebirds': `No Problem' – perhaps the only song that has outstayed the >film's shelf life – is part of a collection put together by Rahman that is >mostly forgettable. > > > > 10. 'Kadhal Desam': Rahman sang some of the tracks of the 1996 Tabbu > > starrer. >While Mustafa Mustafa went on to become a hit with several versions being >replicated on the internet by budding artists, numbers such as 'Hello Doctor' >never caught on. > > > > >
