I am not against constructive criticism. My remarks were directly at these words of yours.
*Ask anyone to name an Aadesh Srivatsava and he'd give you a blank stare. Oh worse, he must not have not even heard of him.* On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Sriram Iyer <sriramiye...@yahoo.co.in>wrote: > > > I think you completely missed the point. People have criticized AR earlier > and would still do so in the future. My only point was that it'd be only > fair if the criticisms were constructed and not just because of an > ego-issue. I still remember when AR had won the Oscars and some Hindi news > channel asked Aadesh Srivastava for a byte, he had said 'Jai Ho' were his > words and that he used to mutter it all the time and that he had composed > many songs which were better than Jai Ho. Rather than congratulating AR, he > went on a baseless spree of kiddish behaviour. The same went with Bappi > Lahiri who compared the song to his 'Ramba Ho' song. > > Lots of people critique AR, hell, we, fans do it more than anyone. But to > say something totally irrelevant is another thing. Aadesh says AR must have > made 5 different versions of the song. On some news channel, he said, Senior > musicians- the classical ones should have been approached to do the CWG > Theme. These are not criticisms, they are just ego- talk. > > If he had said, AR should have not sung, like how many others have opined. > It would still have made some sense, but this guy doesn't make much sense. > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > > > Yes. how does backlashing him serve the purpose? why cant we just ignore > > him. I mean telling shakira ripped waka waka from an old african tribal > song > > makes us look like losers. > > here is something for you to ponder. The na nare na nare from barso re is > > ditto as rang dini rang dini composed by Adesh Srivastav :) > > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Sriram Iyer <sriramiye...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Like how? you mean my lashing out at Aadesh Srivastava? > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > > > <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upadhye@> wrote: > > > > > > > > you are doing the same too Sri. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Sriram Iyer <sriramiyer15@>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is best article I have read on the CWG Theme fiasco. Very well > > > > > written. > > > > > > > > > > Especially the Aadesh Srivastava comment -that dude has not many > ANY > > > song > > > > > of noteworthy quality. Ask anyone to name an Aadesh Srivatsava and > he'd > > > give > > > > > you a blank stare. Oh worse, he must not have not even heard of > him. > > > > > > > > > > Constructive criticism was what was needed. Unfortunately, in a > country > > > > > like our, constructive criticism doesn't mean a thing. > > > > > > > > > > --- In > > > > > arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com<arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans% > 40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans% > > > > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > > > > > Thulasi Ram <karokelip@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Seeking honor by dishonoring the musical legend > > > > > > Published on Sep 6 2010 > > > > > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > http://www.cinefundas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/A-R-Rahman-CWG-2010.jpg > > > > > >Creative > > > > > > pieces of works are always open to criticisms. But certain > > > fame-mongers > > > > > try > > > > > > grabbing public cynosures with their cheap publicities. Needless > to > > > > > mention, > > > > > > A.R. Rahman's theme song for Commonwealth Games 2010 Khelo Jeeyo, > > > Hey-O, > > > > > > Let's Go has gained more publicity for gimcracks. To put it in > right > > > > > terms, > > > > > > the goosey feedbacks by few jugheads have got their names > published > > > in > > > > > > newspapers and media channels. Of course, it's all they wanted – > make > > > > > > unsound judgments and seek the fame. > > > > > > > > > > > > Starting off with BJP Leader and Commonwealth Games Organizing > > > Committee > > > > > > Executive Board Member V.K. Malhotra, his statements pertaining > to > > > the > > > > > theme > > > > > > song is completely rubbish. He has uttered that theme songs > > > completely > > > > > lack > > > > > > soul and this wasn't something they expected from A.R. Rahman, > who > > > > > churned > > > > > > out some of the evergreen songs like `Maa Tuje Salaam'. > > > > > > > > > > > > If V.K. Malhotra wanted same-fangled song, he could have better > > > recorded > > > > > > this song's lyrics with same tune of `Vande Mataram'. Will that > make > > > > > sense? > > > > > > So are his reasoning abilities. > > > > > > > > > > > > A.R. Rahman holds special mention for redefining the New Line of > > > Indian > > > > > > Music at global standards. Even his earliest works delivered in > 90s > > > holds > > > > > > great prominence in World famous charts of Billboard. He holds > great > > > > > mention > > > > > > for accomplishing with Next-Gen music from time to time. > > > > > > > > > > > > And about V.K. Malhotra commenting a hefty fee 0f 5.5 Crores > reveals > > > of > > > > > his > > > > > > gaudy gesture. For Rahman, it's not about money, but a great > passion > > > for > > > > > the > > > > > > work he does. If money was interesting him, he wouldn't have > refused > > > more > > > > > > than dozen of Hollywood and international offers in the past one > year > > > > > that > > > > > > could have doubtlessly spanned him bigger sum. > > > > > > > > > > > > Rahman's songs cannot be judged at the first time. It's because > of > > > his > > > > > > detailing factors he adds to his each number. Say for instance, > the > > > CWG > > > > > > 2010 theme song has such innumerable panoramas emblazoning the > simple > > > > > > lyrics. It starts off on metal guitars with Santoor and Sitar > played > > > on > > > > > > fastest notes. Studded with a wonderful synchronized chorus, the > song > > > > > ends > > > > > > on a different octave with fiestas of Bhangra. > > > > > > > > > > > > Rahman has reached a level of far behind criticisms and such > > > amateurish > > > > > > claims wouldn't affect him. > > > > > > > > > > > > Playback Singer Ila Arun has openly admitted – it's obvious that > > > Rahman's > > > > > > showpieces are bounded to mixed responses in the initial stages, > but > > > > > rightly > > > > > > reaches its epitome of success as the time grows in. It was all > > > > > illustrious > > > > > > with his `Jai Ho' song in `Slumdog Millionaire' that didn't gain > > > > > publicity > > > > > > during the time of music release, but later stunned the whole > world. > > > Even > > > > > a > > > > > > year after `Oscar' and `Grammy' triumphs, the `Slumdog > Millionaire' > > > > > stands > > > > > > out at Top 10, in almost all the countries. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to Bollywood music director Pritham, who make a distinct > > > statement > > > > > > saying, "It's not just about the song, Rahman's Super Brand will > turn > > > > > entire > > > > > > globe not alone towards the song, but on the complete event of > CWG > > > 2010 > > > > > as > > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > > > > > If music director Aadesh Shrivastava cannot understand the lyrics > and > > > > > music > > > > > > of CWG 2010, it's just revealing that he hasn't been wizardry in > > > musical > > > > > > phase. In his statement, he has commented insisting A.R. Rahman > to > > > score > > > > > 5 > > > > > > different versions of the same song. This poor musician has > traveled > > > a > > > > > long > > > > > > journey of more than a decade in Bollywood and hasn't been able > to > > > > > captivate > > > > > > the music lovers with his tunes. Starting from `KHATRA' in 1991 > till > > > his > > > > > > recent release, none of the songs have been acclaimed at least as > an > > > > > average > > > > > > fare. > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the point in comparing this song with FIFA Songs of > Shakira's > > > > > `Waka > > > > > > Waka' and Ricky Martin's `The Cup of Life'. Well for those, who > > > commented > > > > > on > > > > > > music and lyrics, would they be able to easily grasp the lyrics > of > > > `Waka > > > > > > Waka' and `Cup of Life'. > > > > > > > > > > > > Music breaks the barrier of language and nativity and it's an > > > universal > > > > > > feel. Or else our own Tamil albums wouldn't be holding such > important > > > > > places > > > > > > across the World. > > > > > > > > > > > > If at all, Shakira and Ricky Martin were the best ones to compose > > > theme > > > > > song > > > > > > for `CWG 2010 Theme Song', Mr. V.K. Malhotra could have signed > them > > > for > > > > > > same-patterned song. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark our words! A.R. Rahman's `CWG 2010 Theme Song' will > undoubtedly > > > > > carry > > > > > > its success across the globe and no such unwanted buzzes would > > > trivialize > > > > > > its prodigiously surpassing fame. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cinefundas.com/2010/09/06/seeking-honor-by-dishonoring-the-musical-legend > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > www.gomzyphotography.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > www.gomzyphotography.com > > > > > -- www.gomzyphotography.com
