[arr] A New song Composed by ARR for Swarnim Gujarat
http://www.swarnimgujarat.org/index.aspx -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Found this comment........anyone agree??
I agree with his observation about deja vu. Yup, I also note that feeling of I have heard it somewhere, and, for me, that adds another plus point to the songs and the album that it is giving us glimpses of ARR's so many earlier compositions also. He is absolutely write that such deja vu is In content, not in form. No song is an outright copy obviously, it could be use of same instruments or something that some music techy might explain. I would like ARR to use same effect in future songs also that his new song do carry something from his older songs so that we revive our sweet memories of those earlier songs and get re-explore them. -- And I fully DISAGREE with his comments whether this is one of ARR's best and whether it would receive the same acclaim if it wasn't an ARR score My view is: This one has all the ingredients and potential of turning out to be ARR's best. We all 18 years fans of ARR are loving it from the depth of our hearts. It is just that ARR has given so many great albums earlier that had stayed in our heart for a decade or more, that we fans are a tad cautious of replacing those favs by Raavan numbers in such a hurry, but I can feel that once we get more confident about raavan, that is what is going to happen. 2. And on his whether it would receive the same acclaim if it wasn't an ARR score. That must be his personal joke because no one else has capability to come up with such a score, so the point drops dud. :-) -- ARR has done his deal in coming up with an stirring album. Now, the ball is in Mani's court to come up with a movie that measures up to the music. Hope it doesn't turn out like a D6 movie that didn't match up with the divine music by our man. -- Rawat On 5/1/2010 10:26 PM India Time, _AJ_ wrote: Here's a comment I found on the net about Raavan's music: Guys, without getting into the argument of whether this is one of ARR's best and whether it would receive the same acclaim if it wasn't an ARR score – didn't anyone else feel deja vu when listening to this album – every song I felt like `This one's like Kala Bandar', this one's like `Barso Re', this one's like `Rukmini' (in content, not in form) – of course ARR has a distinct sound and so some of it is to be expected but still, its getting a bit repetitive, me thinks I completely don't know where this guy is coming from. Huh? To me, the music of Raavan is completely original and fresh, sounding nothing (content wise) like his previous works. Yes, his strong signatures are there and certain raagas have been used before as always, but does anyone else feel deja vu when listening to Raavan? None of the melodies in Raavan bear resemblance to previous ARR songs and the song architecture and sound in each track is very unique and distinct..something very new and fresh. It does not sound repetitive at all to me.WHATSOEVER!!!
Re: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
Now our friends will start criticizing Bharadwaj Rangan. The SAME people who praised him for VINNAI THAANDI VARUVAYA review!!
[arr] Hope ARR gives a longer Khili Rey in Tamil version
The only fault of Khili Rey is: it is too short. And that single fault has ruined the song for almost all fans. the point is: ARR has given many-many similar great sweet lovely songs earlier across the decades, and those songs are etched in our memories. Had KHili Rey been longer, we would have enjoyed the feeling more and then we would have dared to call it as sweet as or even sweeter than ARR's earlier such song. But when Khili Rey is so short, it leaves us unsatisfied, and we fans why bother listening to it when it is so short and will not fulfil our needs, and thus we undermine the song. Otherwise, Khili Rey is in the league of ARR's sweetest songs. It makes me sad that ARR puts so much efforts in coming up with such great music, tune and arrangement, and gives such a short song. this way, this tune gets locked in this song and ARR is not going to repeat it again and we miss a great song with such contents. Hope ARR gives a longer Khili Rey in Tamil version so at to satisfy the full appetite of his fans, even if longer song is not accomodated in the film. This way ARR gets to experiment on the different lengths of songs having different effect on its acceptability and popularity. -- Rawat
[arr] ARRs Gujarat song available for download
sounds like a nice feel good song. vocals of the lead singer is quite good as well. http://www.narendramodi.in/
Re: [arr] Re: Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
I wonder why ARR bothers to take pains to create raavan/ D6 when his fans can be satisfied with blue. I wonder why some people bother to feel that his fans are satisfied with blue. His fans are never satisfied. They just want more ! Some of neither have the time nor the energy to imbibe in a few adamant souls in the group that they need to stop messing with what others like/ hate. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:54 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/1/2010 11:20 AM India Time, _Gomzy™_ wrote: When a composer can compose 2 different genres of music i fail to understand why cant the listener listen to various genres. I wonder why ARR bothers to take pains to create raavan/ D6 when his fans can be satisfied with blue. :-) Blue was peanut, Raavan is cashewnut. :-) Peanuts drive some species go nuts, cashewnuts drive some other species go nuts. :-) Humans love to eat cashewnuts more than peanuts but all can't afford to buy cashewnuts so most of us end up eating peanuts. That was the situation in 70s and 80s when ARR was not there to provide cashewnuts so we all were eating Anu malik's peanuts thinking they were the tastiest edibles in the world for our ears. Then ARR happened and he gave the first taste of cashewnuts to our ears. And we couldn't get satisfied with anything less ever since. :-) ARR did have provided peanuts instead of cashewnuts in some rare occasions. We love ARR so we will even eat poison if he gives us, let alone eating peanuts instead of cashewnuts if he provides them sometimes. The point is: When ARR is providing peanuts, real ARR fans would realize that it is peanuts and would still eat those peanuts saying that ARR provided us peanuts and we are eating peanuts. but, if any fan starts saying that those peanuts provided by ARR are not peanuts but are cashewnuts, such fans are just creating a hype. :-) -- Rawat -- www.gomzyphotography.com
Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
Dude, Please reread all of Rawat's mails. Nobody has issues with anyone disliking ARRs albums. Problem arises when he says that when he doesnt like an album, and if someone does, its hype ! Please hate blue with all your heart ! Some of us dont care. Atleast let us few souls who were able to understand the music with our pea sized brains enjoy ! peace out. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 7:48 AM, raj arr_naga...@yahoo.com wrote: If someone doesn't like an album whats the problem in expressing about it. Someone raving about an album endlessly is acceptable and someone saying 'this album doesn't work for me for so and so reasons' is unacceptable. Weird. Rest need to introspect as well why people are so sensitive in hearing why blue doesn't work for someone. Is Raving about an album the only accepted message out here? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, AJ purev...@... wrote: Good point, Gomzy. Couldn't have said it better! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The problem with certain people is that if they dont like an album, they believe no one else should. Not even for a second do they think, that maybe this is not my cup of tea. Maybe they need to interospect themselves first. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified album. There is a underlying common theme in all songs that suggests it could be a single song running for 30 minutes in raavan. Raavan is earthly. Raavan has given us our ARR of 10-15 years ago back to us. Raavan has generated a long thread on thiruda thiruda and all movies of ARR-Mani got discussed. Raavan is launching people on a rendezvous, down memory lane, old is gold, back to the basics. Raavan is making people rediscover and re-explore ARR. What else was discussed with blue? Nothing at all, except that it was a technically great album having new types of sounds. I think all those great and novel sounds are still there in raavan, but hardly anybody is talking about greatness and novelty of sounds in raavan - because there are so many things in raavan to be talked about that its technical supremacy seems to have taken a back seat low down in the list of priorities of things that we love to discuss about music, about ARR's music. Nobody has so far asked where is ARR's signature in Raavan, the way we had asked where ARR's signatures were in Pappu. Why so? Because we all see ARR's signatures in each and every millisecond of Raavan. At the time of release of Blue, ARR had given a message about people's high expectations after his oscars. I had written then here that if ARR is thinking of people expectations and about oscar, it is a wrong step. I had said that ARR should forget people and forget oscars when he enters his studio and he should create what his heart says. Oscars didn't make ARR creative, ARR's creativity brought Oscars to him. Compare that to Raavan release. No statement by ARR, no mention of people's expectations, no mention of oscar (and even grammy) now. Raavan got released without a word from ARR. And Raavan has stirred the ARR-fandom like none of his albums had stirred in last 10 years, may be after Dil Se. I think, with Raavan, ARR has forgotten about people's expectations and he has put his awardee status in a corner. He is back to become pre-oscar ARR. And his creativity is evident in every beat of Raavan. A creativity that has a soul, unlike the sheer technical creativity of blue. Why should ARR explain his music the way he did in Blue? His music explains itself to us fans and we understand by listening his music when our souls are in touch with ARR's souls and when we are not in touch. Blue was a album composed by an Oscar winner whereas Raavan is an album composed by a humble human being who is a music lover. It can be said that ARR experimented a lot with Blue. And, an experiment never fails. It just gives feedback about our theories, confirming some, disproving some other. Seems ARR has taken that
Re: [arr] Usurae Pogudhey - Behene De Gujarat Day song
OMG! more and more i hear this song, it rejuvenates me. karthik's vocals is brilliant. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Srini Santhanam saint.si...@gmail.comwrote: Sung by Karthik - Preview now available on AR's Facebook page. Here's his message on Gujarat Day Song: It gives me immense pleasure to be commissioned by the Govt. of Gujarat to compose a song for the Gujarat Day celebrations. The song is called 'Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat' and has been written by noted writer Kavi Narmad. Other Gujarati writers on this song are Dilip Rawal, Ankit Trivedi, Sairam Dave Chiragh Tripathi. The Hindi version has been written by Prasoon Joshi.The people of Gujarat are some of the nicest that I've come across whether in India or across the globe. Also, the fact that my wife is from Kutch, gave me additional impetus to compose this song. I sincerely hope this song helps people celebrate and come together as one. The film is being directed by my long term associate Bharatbala who has demonstrated his unique vision and I'm looking forward to the video.
Re: [arr] Re: Sonu singing for Rahman new movie?
he talks about 2 diff things here. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:36 AM, Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@yahoo.com wrote: But Rajneeti is not composed by ARR, I think it is Pritam, Shantanu and this guy Sharpe. but then what does he mean by the last sentence Still in the hangover.. Off to Rehman/Chennai!, anyone?? /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, riyazeth riyaz...@... wrote: Sonu Tweets Recorded a divine song for Wayne Sharpe for Prakash Jha's Rajneeti.. Still in the hangover.. Off to Rehman/Chennai! what movie is this for? RyAaZ -- www.gomzyphotography.com
[arr] Re: Found this comment........anyone agree??
Same here, these comments seems very weird as to me too Raavan music is completely original, no deja vu feelings, no resemblances. perhaps this guy is talking about contents/theme only and not music/composition, but still cannot agree. /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, AJ purev...@... wrote: Here's a comment I found on the net about Raavan's music: Guys, without getting into the argument of whether this is one of ARR's best and whether it would receive the same acclaim if it wasn't an ARR score didn't anyone else feel deja vu when listening to this album every song I felt like `This one's like Kala Bandar', this one's like `Barso Re', this one's like `Rukmini' (in content, not in form) of course ARR has a distinct sound and so some of it is to be expected but still, its getting a bit repetitive, me thinks I completely don't know where this guy is coming from. Huh? To me, the music of Raavan is completely original and fresh, sounding nothing (content wise) like his previous works. Yes, his strong signatures are there and certain raagas have been used before as always, but does anyone else feel deja vu when listening to Raavan? None of the melodies in Raavan bear resemblance to previous ARR songs and the song architecture and sound in each track is very unique and distinct..something very new and fresh. It does not sound repetitive at all to me.WHATSOEVER!!!
Re: [arr] Re: Sonu singing for Rahman new movie?
well, he did mention he was still at hangover.. :D i THINK he is talking abt goin to ARR's AM Studio at Chennai coz may be Wayne is recording the songs there... (it's completely just a prediction..) From: Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@yahoo.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, May 2, 2010 2:06:13 AM Subject: [arr] Re: Sonu singing for Rahman new movie? But Rajneeti is not composed by ARR, I think it is Pritam, Shantanu and this guy Sharpe. but then what does he mean by the last sentence Still in the hangover.. Off to Rehman/Chennai! , anyone?? /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, riyazeth riyaz...@.. . wrote: Sonu Tweets Recorded a divine song for Wayne Sharpe for Prakash Jha's Rajneeti.. Still in the hangover.. Off to Rehman/Chennai! what movie is this for? RyAaZ
Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
make yourself clear that we would have had the same respect if one would comment that himself did not like and album and would give it to the choice. But whats not appealing is the question why posed why somebody like both Raavan and Blue. Whats so wrong in Blue that those who liked both are been challenged? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, raj arr_naga...@... wrote: If someone doesn't like an album whats the problem in expressing about it. Someone raving about an album endlessly is acceptable and someone saying 'this album doesn't work for me for so and so reasons' is unacceptable. Weird. Rest need to introspect as well why people are so sensitive in hearing why blue doesn't work for someone. Is Raving about an album the only accepted message out here? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, AJ purevibz@ wrote: Good point, Gomzy. Couldn't have said it better! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The problem with certain people is that if they dont like an album, they believe no one else should. Not even for a second do they think, that maybe this is not my cup of tea. Maybe they need to interospect themselves first. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified album. There is a underlying common theme in all songs that suggests it could be a single song running for 30 minutes in raavan. Raavan is earthly. Raavan has given us our ARR of 10-15 years ago back to us. Raavan has generated a long thread on thiruda thiruda and all movies of ARR-Mani got discussed. Raavan is launching people on a rendezvous, down memory lane, old is gold, back to the basics. Raavan is making people rediscover and re-explore ARR. What else was discussed with blue? Nothing at all, except that it was a technically great album having new types of sounds. I think all those great and novel sounds are still there in raavan, but hardly anybody is talking about greatness and novelty of sounds in raavan - because there are so many things in raavan to be talked about that its technical supremacy seems to have taken a back seat low down in the list of priorities of things that we love to discuss about music, about ARR's music. Nobody has so far asked where is ARR's signature in Raavan, the way we had asked where ARR's signatures were in Pappu. Why so? Because we all see ARR's signatures in each and every millisecond of Raavan. At the time of release of Blue, ARR had given a message about people's high expectations after his oscars. I had written then here that if ARR is thinking of people expectations and about oscar, it is a wrong step. I had said that ARR should forget people and forget oscars when he enters his studio and he should create what his heart says. Oscars didn't make ARR creative, ARR's creativity brought Oscars to him. Compare that to Raavan release. No statement by ARR, no mention of people's expectations, no mention of oscar (and even grammy) now. Raavan got released without a word from ARR. And Raavan has stirred the ARR-fandom like none of his albums had stirred in last 10 years, may be after Dil Se. I think, with Raavan, ARR has forgotten about people's expectations and he has put his awardee status in a corner. He is back to become pre-oscar ARR. And his creativity is evident in every beat of Raavan. A creativity that has a soul, unlike the sheer technical creativity of blue. Why should ARR explain his music the way he did in Blue? His music explains itself to us fans and we understand by listening his music when our souls are in touch with ARR's souls and when we are not in touch. Blue was a album composed by an Oscar winner whereas Raavan is an album composed by a humble human being who is a music lover. It can be said that ARR experimented a lot with Blue. And, an experiment never fails. It just gives feedback about our theories, confirming some, disproving some other. Seems ARR has taken that feedback of blue and has incorporated it in his style of composition (not the blue style, but the
Re: [arr] Re: 17 years on, Thiruda Thiruda is still the one to beat
Dil se for me too ... but the Tamil Version Uyire ..may be a mix between both version ..Like dil se satrangi in tamil was better :-) On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@yahoo.com wrote: for me too, no album could and can ever top Dil Se. /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@... wrote: for me Dil Se tops everything :) On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:02 PM, AJ purev...@... wrote: For me, Dil Se tops Thiruda. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, jamshid TC jamshid_tc@ wrote: Nice one :-) --- On Tue, 4/27/10, Gomzyâ„¢ gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: From: Gomzyâ„¢ gomtesh.upadhye@ Subject: Re: [arr] 17 years on, Thiruda Thiruda is still the one to beat To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 6:33 AM  THIRUDA THIRUDA CANNOT BE COMPARED WITH ANY ALBUM On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Taimur Nadeem taimur.nadeem@ yahoo.com wrote:  Ah! take that , thiruda thiruda is  forever , not a single day passes when i dont listen atleast a song from it and well thee thee is must every day. waiting for kishore words on the post.  regards,  Taimur --- On Tue, 4/27/10, Sam samsing...@yahoo. com wrote: From: Sam samsing...@yahoo. com Subject: [arr] 17 years on, Thiruda Thiruda is still the one to beat To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 8:12 AM  Amazing album that still remains fresh and gives me the goose bumps every time I hear. Magical! -- www.gomzyphotograph y.com -- www.gomzyphotography.com Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? b Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
[arr] Usure Pogude (Behene De) Tamil promo
Akkarai cheemayil nee irunthum, ai viral theendida nenekuthadi Vairamuthu!!! http://www.facebook.com/arrahman#!/arrahman?v=wallstory_fbid=389510951719
Re: [arr] Re: Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
wow..! nice explanations.. :) and i agree fully with the peanut and cashewnut argument and that i will sip in even poison if ARR provides... :) From: V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, May 2, 2010 12:24:29 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration On 5/1/2010 11:20 AM India Time, _Gomzy™_ wrote: When a composer can compose 2 different genres of music i fail to understand why cant the listener listen to various genres. I wonder why ARR bothers to take pains to create raavan/ D6 when his fans can be satisfied with blue. :-) Blue was peanut, Raavan is cashewnut. :-) Peanuts drive some species go nuts, cashewnuts drive some other species go nuts. :-) Humans love to eat cashewnuts more than peanuts but all can't afford to buy cashewnuts so most of us end up eating peanuts. That was the situation in 70s and 80s when ARR was not there to provide cashewnuts so we all were eating Anu malik's peanuts thinking they were the tastiest edibles in the world for our ears. Then ARR happened and he gave the first taste of cashewnuts to our ears. And we couldn't get satisfied with anything less ever since. :-) ARR did have provided peanuts instead of cashewnuts in some rare occasions. We love ARR so we will even eat poison if he gives us, let alone eating peanuts instead of cashewnuts if he provides them sometimes. The point is: When ARR is providing peanuts, real ARR fans would realize that it is peanuts and would still eat those peanuts saying that ARR provided us peanuts and we are eating peanuts. but, if any fan starts saying that those peanuts provided by ARR are not peanuts but are cashewnuts, such fans are just creating a hype. :-) -- Rawat
[arr] Re: Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
I also disagree with this statement: With Raavan, I couldn't shake off the disappointment that, despite all the evident effort, there is no solitary dazzler, no Aaromale, no Rehna tu, no Rehnuma (and that was un film de Anthony D'Souza, for crying out loud). Behene De is that dazzler! Are you kidding me??? If you don't think Behene De is a dazzler, what more do you want??? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: http://www.desipundit.com/baradwajrangan/2010/05/01/between-reviews-head-games/
Re: [arr] Found this comment........anyone agree??
the author talks about distinct sounds and i think he/she has totally got it wrong. behne de initial 50 secs will partially prove his claim wrong as the sound is totally unique. beera has plenty of unique sounds. ranjha ranjha anuradha's humming is quite unique i believe, kata kata interlude beats are abundantly unique, khilii re interlude flute and beats with varying pace is quite unique as well. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:56 PM, AJ purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Here's a comment I found on the net about Raavan's music: Guys, without getting into the argument of whether this is one of ARR's best and whether it would receive the same acclaim if it wasn't an ARR score – didn't anyone else feel deja vu when listening to this album – every song I felt like `This one's like Kala Bandar', this one's like `Barso Re', this one's like `Rukmini' (in content, not in form) – of course ARR has a distinct sound and so some of it is to be expected but still, its getting a bit repetitive, me thinks I completely don't know where this guy is coming from. Huh? To me, the music of Raavan is completely original and fresh, sounding nothing (content wise) like his previous works. Yes, his strong signatures are there and certain raagas have been used before as always, but does anyone else feel deja vu when listening to Raavan? None of the melodies in Raavan bear resemblance to previous ARR songs and the song architecture and sound in each track is very unique and distinct..something very new and fresh. It does not sound repetitive at all to me.WHATSOEVER!!!
[arr] Re: Food Distribution this Sunday - Celebration for Our brothers
Food Packets along with Gulab Jamun were distributed today to celebrate the bdays. Jai Ho On 5/1/10, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: This Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 FD will be a dedication to our Brothers Gomzy and Chord , who are celebrating their bdays. Lets wish them a Very Happy Bday on Sunday May God Bless them always.. Jai Ho -- regards, Vithur -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: Why is it that there are no instrumentals in Raavan?
ARR always gives amazing instrumentals to Ashutosh Gowarikar's films, but yes, I do miss his instrumentals a lot in other films. Raavan badly needed a theme instrumental tracknot there. It was disappointing for me too. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@... wrote: Yeah me too feel the same. I was really expecting some instrumentals this time. A Beera Theme or for the other two lead characters would have been perfect. It seems ARR is not interested in instrumentals these days, perhaps due to his busy schedule. Missing those good old days. /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Aakarsh aakarsh_vk@ wrote: Hi! I recently watched this interview: http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/Astaad-Deboo-on-choreographing-Ash-and-Abhishek-in-Ravan/676103 Astad Deboo choreographed a dance sequence that isnt a song as such. I think it could be an instrumental. And I still wonder.. why are instrumentals (or Theme Music) missing in this album, which appears to be having lot of room for a Theme. Something like Theme for each character (especially Raavan's character Aishwarya Rai's character). Aishwarya Rai, i heard, plays a classical singer by the way. Regards Aakarsh
[arr] Re: Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
A fair and thorough review. Because the album is so short and very situational in nature and having musical genres that are unusual for a bollywood album, I do agree that the album as a whole may have a hard time appealing universally, limiting its popularity only to refined music lovers and ARR fans. But, I have an issue with what he said below: There is, also, a lot of déjà vu. If Behne de comes off like a cross between Mera yaar mila de and Satrangi re, the prelude portions of Khili re bring to mind Kehne ko jashn-e-bahara hai, Kata kata (with its frenzied chorus and pounding percussion) is a reworking of the Azeem-o-shaan shahenshah template, and Beera is flavoured like the incantatory title track of Omkara. Again, I see no similarities when it comes to melody. Yes, perhaps the mood and feel of the songs he mentioned are similar, but then again, how many songs out there have similar moods and feels between various composers? Lots! Having a similar base sound and mood template or sharing the same raaga is NOT grounds for accusing Rahman of being repetitive! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: http://www.desipundit.com/baradwajrangan/2010/05/01/between-reviews-head-games/
[arr] Raavan-My review
*Raavan* Hi guys!. I have been inactive in this group over the last few weeks , mainly due to my studies. It was only a couple of days ago, (I guess Wednesday), that I finally started to listen to the songs, and also reading about the album on this group, as well as other reviews etc. Needless to say, my expectations were paramount, and also after reading some articles and listener reviews, they only rose higher. So, now that I have heard the album enough and completely (there are only 6 songs after all), I think now is the time to finally put forth my views. The African style chorus and the vintage beat structure which welcome the listener at the intro of ‘Beera’ are indeed worth a listen. The song soon transcends into a well arranged, beaty piece with ringing vocals and a catchy tune. The singers do their job effectively. In a song which tends to grow on the listener with each hearing, Rahman excels at his arrangements, but the average/poor lyrics and the restricted length prevent the song from creating a permanent place in one’s mind (at least in my mind). Ranjha Ranjha is one of my favorite songs of the album. The real winners here are the singers Javed Ali and Reena Bharadwaj. The guitar at the beginning and the scintillating, rusty vocals set up the mood for this awesome number. The lyrics are a marked improvement from the opening track. The intricately arranged beats, quite complex in style, together with the Santoor and various other instruments are definitely impressive, but I personally wished they were tuned slightly better. The interludes are pretty short, and I wish there was more melody and more substance in them. Anuradha sriram’s programmed vocals def suit the ambience of the song, but are not really a pleasure to listen to, especially after a few listenings. Rahman could have really made this into a path breaking track.The end result is definitely a song worth savoring, but in spite of the longish length , left me just a tad unsatisfied to say the least. Khili Re is currently my favorite song of the album. Rahman is in real form here, and creates a gem of a number. Once again, it takes a few listens to fully appreciate how beautiful this song is. Reena Bharadwaj’s mesmerizing vocals, though not perfect, and the apt lyrics, do full justice to the playful composition, and she quite easily manages to croon the convoluted *antara. *The interlude is astonishing, the amalgamation of instruments is pure bliss, and one can actually feel the underlying layers and sounds exuding from this piece. Rahman effectively shows off his supremacy over Indian classical instruments here, which is great pleasure to hear as always. I really hoped there would be a second stanza here, but unfortunately the song ends after just the 1 verse. The song may not cater to a wide audience due to its strong classical base, and lack of appeal value. Behne De..as most people have described is yet another masterpiece. Karthik’s rendition is so powerful that one can actually feel the power and rawness of the emotions coming through. The songs starts off brilliantly, picking up pace in the middle sections. Rahman uses his trademark signature style beats, programmed with drums and several other sounds to create a dramatic composition. However, the song failed to sustain my continued interest, largely due to the draggy second interlude and the voiceless, over dramatic climax which only consists of sound. Also, I could cite several similarities with Rahman’s Satrangi Re. The lyrics are soul stirring as is the singing, but the song as a whole did not really shake me up as much. A good song, though a tad overdone. Well my friends, the soundtrack suddenly and without warning, spiraled downwards from here on, with the last 2 songs being the weakest of the album for me . Kata Kata is a complete mess. The fusion of the north Indian instruments and Ila Aruns harsh vocals did not work for me at all. Rahman in my opinion lost his plot somewhat , trying to bring in too many elements into one song. I do realize that this is a situational song, and may fit well in the movie, but on plain hearing , this is just a chaotic and directionless piece of music. (ppl are comparing with azeem-o-shahenshah from JA…what??...are u kidding me?? Lol)….In fact, if I may be so harsh,,,by the time the song ends I was starting to get a headache…with that loud shehnai type instrument!!..god…Thok de kalli..once again a pretty average piece of work. Rahman is capable of doing so much better. The song just didn’t tsick in my head at all. Save for some decent music and loads of drums, the song really didn’t impress me at all. I suspect this is again a situational track. Raavan in my opinion is a soundtrack which failed to live up to my expectations (As if that matters…ha)..but I just feel that there is so much more which Rahman/Ratnam could have done with this album. Esp with Ranjha Ranjha and Khilli re. With 2 truly outstanding tracks and 2 really poor
Re: [arr] Raavanan - First Tamil Promo
Dai!!! - Chill da! Ganesha... what is an impure native of tamil nadu? Man.. some of you are hilarious, I must say. --- On Sat, 1/5/10, Ganesh Subramanian ganesh_cs...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Ganesh Subramanian ganesh_cs...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Raavanan - First Tamil Promo To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 1 May, 2010, 9:11 PM woow bt its nt nice to see d same trailer of as we a saw in hindi version.. i wish dey cud have released some new trailer for d tamil version n for d tamil audience... really eagerly waiting to hear d songs of tamil version of d film since rahman's music in tamil will always give a very special ,traditional n native feel wen compared to his music in other hindi or english films..since he is a pure native of tamil nadu! --- On Sat, 1/5/10, mmparthi2003 mmparthi2003@ yahoo.co. uk wrote: From: mmparthi2003 mmparthi2003@ yahoo.co. uk Subject: [arr] Raavanan - First Tamil Promo To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, 1 May, 2010, 3:10 PM http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=jv-eV6jR3Qw enjoy guys
Re: [arr] Re: Sonu singing for Rahman new movie?
according to recent chain of tweets from shekhar kapoor, sonu and shreya, it could be possibly for paani. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@yahoo.com wrote: But Rajneeti is not composed by ARR, I think it is Pritam, Shantanu and this guy Sharpe. but then what does he mean by the last sentence Still in the hangover.. Off to Rehman/Chennai!, anyone?? /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, riyazeth riyaz...@... wrote: Sonu Tweets Recorded a divine song for Wayne Sharpe for Prakash Jha's Rajneeti.. Still in the hangover.. Off to Rehman/Chennai! what movie is this for? RyAaZ
[arr] stop comparing a.r.r-mani combo albums.
Guys pls stop this topic.each album has its own rahman stamp.our boss makes music which suits to the story of the film.hw can u compare thiruda thiruda n raavan,both are different in every aspect n this difference makes d difference.both album are superb.raavan s music is not a slow poison its an instant hitting poison.my earphone is tired by playing raavan.so guys stop comparing.if ur taking each film of mani ratna music wil b perfect with the film,so raavan wil be in the same league,so stop this unnecesary topic.every child will be special for a mother so.
[arr] Re: Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
not writing an essay means I just dont wish to impose and trying to scratch my brains to convince. It doesnt require any courage to key in whatever the mind thinks it only requires a simple thought of what its audience would feel. You must read the feedbacks for those essays by Arundati Roy. A free internet and space doesnt mean you have to fill garbage. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 5/1/2010 4:28 PM India Time, _ravi_ wrote: I dont write to like an essay, that needs to think over a lot of things to collect thoughts and then to feel confident about your conclusion to gather courage to say iit in words and then to share it with the world. Not many can do that in today's rush world of instant pleasures. but I simply understand Blue was Blue and Raavn is Raavan. right, just like Himesh's music is himesh's music and anu malik's music is anu malik's music, and pritam's music is pritam's music and so on. And like Dil Se was Dil Se, and Bombay was Bombay, and so on. You are saying that you are treating all films and music and songs individually and don't group them by commanalties or differences. Ar gave appropriate music and those who appreciated both the music just loved its music and they just did not hate Blue just bcs the lyrics wasnt from the Urdu Poet. We loved the music and just thats it. not many bother about the philosophy or concept behind a song or an album or a movie. We tend to like them isolating that from the rest of the world, but that is not really correct as everything has its consequences and implications. Understaning those brings some purpose in life and makes us mature and wiser. -- Rawat --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawatvsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified album. There is a underlying common theme in all songs that suggests it could be a single song running for 30 minutes in raavan. Raavan is earthly. Raavan has given us our ARR of 10-15 years ago back to us. Raavan has generated a long thread on thiruda thiruda and all movies of ARR-Mani got discussed. Raavan is launching people on a rendezvous, down memory lane, old is gold, back to the basics. Raavan is making people rediscover and re-explore ARR. What else was discussed with blue? Nothing at all, except that it was a technically great album having new types of sounds. I think all those great and novel sounds are still there in raavan, but hardly anybody is talking about greatness and novelty of sounds in raavan - because there are so many things in raavan to be talked about that its technical supremacy seems to have taken a back seat low down in the list of priorities of things that we love to discuss about music, about ARR's music. Nobody has so far asked where is ARR's signature in Raavan, the way we had asked where ARR's signatures were in Pappu. Why so? Because we all see ARR's signatures in each and every millisecond of Raavan. At the time of release of Blue, ARR had given a message about people's high expectations after his oscars. I had written then here that if ARR is thinking of people expectations and about oscar, it is a wrong step. I had said that ARR should forget people and forget oscars when he enters his studio and he should create what his heart says. Oscars didn't make ARR creative, ARR's creativity brought Oscars to him. Compare that to Raavan release. No statement by ARR, no mention of people's expectations, no mention of oscar (and even grammy) now. Raavan got released without a word from ARR. And Raavan has stirred the ARR-fandom like none of his albums had stirred in last 10 years, may be after Dil Se. I think, with Raavan, ARR has forgotten about people's expectations and he has put his awardee status in a corner. He is back to become pre-oscar ARR. And his creativity is evident in every beat of Raavan. A creativity that has a soul, unlike the sheer technical creativity of blue. Why should ARR explain his music the way he did in Blue? His music explains itself to us fans and we understand by listening his music when our souls are in touch with ARR's souls and when we are not in touch. Blue was a album composed by an Oscar winner whereas Raavan is an album
Re: [ARR] VTV is just unstoppable
I would say, after long time ARR has got a pure script based on love and every thing was perfect in that movie. So it all came out good and this made the album a Big hit. So me too put VTV in Loop evrytime I travle to office and back home ! On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Arijit Debnath arijit...@gmail.com wrote: For me it's both true and untrue... When listening to VTV sometimes getting so impatient thinking when it will be finished and I should jump on Raavan... Again... listening to Raavan in the midway...I start Aromale or sometimes Dil Gira Dafatan (delhi 6)... Raavan, VTV and Delhi 6.. long way to go long time needed to digest the scores... Arijit On 1 May 2010 13:17, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: I do not know which ARR album was so addictive. Not even Ravan is stopping me from listening to VTV. Dont remember doing that ever ! -- www.gomzyphotography.com -- Farzad Khaleel www.rahmaniac.com
[arr] Mediocre/Average score by ARR for Raavan
I have been listening to Raavan for the last 2 weeks since its release. Initially i liked only Beera, rest all were very normal and i thought i will like all the songs after hearing more. I am disappointed to say after about 100 times of hearings, I am still unable to absorb Raavan's songs. This is the 1st time i am stuck like this with AR. I am very depressed regarding this. All the albums of ARR take time to grow but this Album is not getting into my heart and mind and the push to hear the songs again is not happening. Ranja, Thokde, Kata Kata - all are very average tracks and the Soul is missing in these songs. Sorry to say this, but i couldn't avoid saying this also. I am surprised, amazed that this is a score for a MANIRATNAM film who introduced ARR and he has given the best for Mani. Again this is only my opinion and i'm not thrusting it upon you. Overall, average effort by ARR and waiting to hear the next time they both join hands. Come on ARR, you are the best, you will always deliver the best !
[arr] VTV Raavan @ Cannes Festival on May 14
Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavanan’ is releasing on June 18 worldwide. Post production works are being done to perfection and A R Rahman is busy completing the re-recording work.Meanwhile Mani is also preparing to screen ‘Raavan’ at the Cannes Festival on May 14. Another Tamil film that will accompany ‘Raavan’ at the Cannes is Gautham Menon’s ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’. We hear a list of people associated with these two films are attending the festival. Mani Ratnam. Gautham Menon, Cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa are joined by the cast of ‘Raavan’ Abhishek, Aishwarya and Vikram.Another important thing that is running in the mind of Mani Ratnam is the promotional tour for ‘Raavanan’. His decision hangs in balance because he in two minds whether to take his film to IIFA Festival happening in Colombo in the first week of June. If Mani decides to skip the Sri Lanka program then he will start the promo tour as early as in the last week of May itself.http://rahman360.com/?p=1398Regards, Ram.. ~ Rαнмαη αddicт™ ~
[arr] Re: Usurae Pogudhey - Behene De Gujarat Day song
the song by Karthik sounds very good. The lyrics sounds very good. its been so long since we heard such raw yet classy Tamil lyrics. ARR-VM combo never fails. The tune sounds very folkish too. Im glad i skiped Ravan songs for Ravanan. No disappointment what so ever... Waiting for the audio cd now... --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Srini Santhanam saint.si...@... wrote: Sung by Karthik - Preview now available on AR's Facebook page. Here's his message on Gujarat Day Song: It gives me immense pleasure to be commissioned by the Govt. of Gujarat to compose a song for the Gujarat Day celebrations. The song is called 'Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat' and has been written by noted writer Kavi Narmad. Other Gujarati writers on this song are Dilip Rawal, Ankit Trivedi, Sairam Dave Chiragh Tripathi. The Hindi version has been written by Prasoon Joshi.The people of Gujarat are some of the nicest that I've come across whether in India or across the globe. Also, the fact that my wife is from Kutch, gave me additional impetus to compose this song. I sincerely hope this song helps people celebrate and come together as one. The film is being directed by my long term associate Bharatbala who has demonstrated his unique vision and I'm looking forward to the video.
Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
Mr.Rawat, you said you love to hate two ARR songs - 'no problem' and 'chiggy wiggy'...what i say is you can even hate 'roja'...no one can force you to love anything...its a conscience thing... if you expect another kadal rojave (roja jaaneman) in blue...sorry ARR is not your cup of tea..you can't even fit 'tere bina' in blue else ARR could 've done that by your wish (looks like the listeners are more talented than the creator himself). blue is not an album that is musically demanding...its a film score and it needed music that can enhance the subject within certain limitations... ARR did just what it needed , he did just what roja needed and he is just doing what every film is demanding...i don't think he has ever done music for the people,its just that we are fortunate enough to grasp some brilliance at least ,from his compositions all these years...i believe, at least you know that the man himself knows better than what we all know ,what he has to deliver ,looking at what he has done all these years... And Mr.Nagraj...no one asked you to rave an ARR composition...we all know what his music is...if you din't like it, its just that you lack an ear...simply because i don't think you are as big creator as ARR...its just like- the man who stepped onto the moon knows better about the conditions there than the ones reading the same news in the newspaper... give some respect to this 'upcoming' musician, he 'll learn from us...lol wake up brother(s)... --- On Sun, 5/2/10, raj arr_naga...@yahoo.com wrote: From: raj arr_naga...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 7:48 AM If someone doesn't like an album whats the problem in expressing about it. Someone raving about an album endlessly is acceptable and someone saying 'this album doesn't work for me for so and so reasons' is unacceptable. Weird. Rest need to introspect as well why people are so sensitive in hearing why blue doesn't work for someone. Is Raving about an album the only accepted message out here? --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, AJ purev...@.. . wrote: Good point, Gomzy. Couldn't have said it better! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The problem with certain people is that if they dont like an album, they believe no one else should. Not even for a second do they think, that maybe this is not my cup of tea. Maybe they need to interospect themselves first. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified album. There is a underlying common theme in all songs that suggests it could be a single song running for 30 minutes in raavan. Raavan is earthly. Raavan has given us our ARR of 10-15 years ago back to us. Raavan has generated a long thread on thiruda thiruda and all movies of ARR-Mani got discussed. Raavan is launching people on a rendezvous, down memory lane, old is gold, back to the basics. Raavan is making people rediscover and re-explore ARR. What else was discussed with blue? Nothing at all, except that it was a technically great album having new types of sounds. I think all those great and novel sounds are still there in raavan, but hardly anybody is talking about greatness and novelty of sounds in raavan - because there are so many things in raavan to be talked about that its technical supremacy seems to have taken a back seat low down in the list of priorities of things that we love to discuss about music, about ARR's music. Nobody has so far asked where is ARR's signature in Raavan, the way we had asked where ARR's signatures were in Pappu. Why so? Because we all see ARR's signatures in each and every millisecond of Raavan. At the time of release of Blue, ARR had given a message about people's high expectations after his oscars. I had written then here that if ARR is thinking of people expectations and about oscar, it is a wrong step. I had said that ARR should forget people and forget oscars when he enters his studio and he should create what his heart says. Oscars didn't make ARR
[arr] Re: Mediocre/Average score by ARR for Raavan
hello nanba... some songs will sound good only after watching the visuals. im very sure ARR composed the songs keeping the visuals in mind. ARR is a person who works more on the script, rather than the song appealing as it self. so just put it to rest, and enjoy VTV or any other ARR-Mani combo instead. Im hooked to Alaipayuthey songs for now... :) :) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, live for arr Live livefor...@... wrote: I have been listening to Raavan for the last 2 weeks since its release. Initially i liked only Beera, rest all were very normal and i thought i will like all the songs after hearing more. I am disappointed to say after about 100 times of hearings, I am still unable to absorb Raavan's songs. This is the 1st time i am stuck like this with AR. I am very depressed regarding this. All the albums of ARR take time to grow but this Album is not getting into my heart and mind and the push to hear the songs again is not happening. Ranja, Thokde, Kata Kata - all are very average tracks and the Soul is missing in these songs. Sorry to say this, but i couldn't avoid saying this also. I am surprised, amazed that this is a score for a MANIRATNAM film who introduced ARR and he has given the best for Mani. Again this is only my opinion and i'm not thrusting it upon you. Overall, average effort by ARR and waiting to hear the next time they both join hands. Come on ARR, you are the best, you will always deliver the best !
Re: [arr] ARRs Gujarat song available for download
Starts off in a soothing manner and transforms into a anthem-like progression. Any idea, who's the lead singer? Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: sounds like a nice feel good song. vocals of the lead singer is quite good as well. http://www.narendramodi.in/
[arr] Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat
Gives me immense pleasure n pride that ARR's composed this wonderful song for Gujarat Day...its quite refreshing n melodious as compared 2 the original tune..(which is in Raga Bhairavi)...mostly its sung by Keerti Sagathia (son of legendary Guj. folk singer Karsan Sagathia, who also sang Kesariya Balam from movie 'DORR)beautiful composition n arngmnts Jai Ho!!!Jai Swarnim Gujarat...swaps
[arr] Re: Mediocre/Average score by ARR for Raavan
I respect your opinion, though don't aqree with it. I think Raavan is a short, but sweet masterpiece! Yes, the songs are situational, yes, they're unconventional, but there's so much amazing musical detail packed in each track, it's amazing to me. Who knows, maybe you'll like the songs more after the film or over time. If not, better luck next time! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, live for arr Live livefor...@... wrote: I have been listening to Raavan for the last 2 weeks since its release. Initially i liked only Beera, rest all were very normal and i thought i will like all the songs after hearing more. I am disappointed to say after about 100 times of hearings, I am still unable to absorb Raavan's songs. This is the 1st time i am stuck like this with AR. I am very depressed regarding this. All the albums of ARR take time to grow but this Album is not getting into my heart and mind and the push to hear the songs again is not happening. Ranja, Thokde, Kata Kata - all are very average tracks and the Soul is missing in these songs. Sorry to say this, but i couldn't avoid saying this also. I am surprised, amazed that this is a score for a MANIRATNAM film who introduced ARR and he has given the best for Mani. Again this is only my opinion and i'm not thrusting it upon you. Overall, average effort by ARR and waiting to hear the next time they both join hands. Come on ARR, you are the best, you will always deliver the best !
[arr] Re: Raavan-My review
Some of the songs being very unconventional and not having a specific direction or structure that we're used to hearing is not going well with a lot of people. Oh well, another ARR experiment that's obviously not going to satisfy everyone. It is kind of disheartening to hear people being disappointed with this soundtrack, which had so much expectation. I say this again..they should have included more tracks and some of the tracks should have been longerI think those 2 things alone would have helped to buffer the unconventional and experimental nature of the soundtrack. When you have such limited music time on a CD, anything experimental and grossly unconventional will not have a large margin of error as far as acceptability with many listeners. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2...@... wrote: *Raavan* Hi guys!. I have been inactive in this group over the last few weeks , mainly due to my studies. It was only a couple of days ago, (I guess Wednesday), that I finally started to listen to the songs, and also reading about the album on this group, as well as other reviews etc. Needless to say, my expectations were paramount, and also after reading some articles and listener reviews, they only rose higher. So, now that I have heard the album enough and completely (there are only 6 songs after all), I think now is the time to finally put forth my views. The African style chorus and the vintage beat structure which welcome the listener at the intro of `Beera' are indeed worth a listen. The song soon transcends into a well arranged, beaty piece with ringing vocals and a catchy tune. The singers do their job effectively. In a song which tends to grow on the listener with each hearing, Rahman excels at his arrangements, but the average/poor lyrics and the restricted length prevent the song from creating a permanent place in one's mind (at least in my mind). Ranjha Ranjha is one of my favorite songs of the album. The real winners here are the singers Javed Ali and Reena Bharadwaj. The guitar at the beginning and the scintillating, rusty vocals set up the mood for this awesome number. The lyrics are a marked improvement from the opening track. The intricately arranged beats, quite complex in style, together with the Santoor and various other instruments are definitely impressive, but I personally wished they were tuned slightly better. The interludes are pretty short, and I wish there was more melody and more substance in them. Anuradha sriram's programmed vocals def suit the ambience of the song, but are not really a pleasure to listen to, especially after a few listenings. Rahman could have really made this into a path breaking track.The end result is definitely a song worth savoring, but in spite of the longish length , left me just a tad unsatisfied to say the least. Khili Re is currently my favorite song of the album. Rahman is in real form here, and creates a gem of a number. Once again, it takes a few listens to fully appreciate how beautiful this song is. Reena Bharadwaj's mesmerizing vocals, though not perfect, and the apt lyrics, do full justice to the playful composition, and she quite easily manages to croon the convoluted *antara. *The interlude is astonishing, the amalgamation of instruments is pure bliss, and one can actually feel the underlying layers and sounds exuding from this piece. Rahman effectively shows off his supremacy over Indian classical instruments here, which is great pleasure to hear as always. I really hoped there would be a second stanza here, but unfortunately the song ends after just the 1 verse. The song may not cater to a wide audience due to its strong classical base, and lack of appeal value. Behne De..as most people have described is yet another masterpiece. Karthik's rendition is so powerful that one can actually feel the power and rawness of the emotions coming through. The songs starts off brilliantly, picking up pace in the middle sections. Rahman uses his trademark signature style beats, programmed with drums and several other sounds to create a dramatic composition. However, the song failed to sustain my continued interest, largely due to the draggy second interlude and the voiceless, over dramatic climax which only consists of sound. Also, I could cite several similarities with Rahman's Satrangi Re. The lyrics are soul stirring as is the singing, but the song as a whole did not really shake me up as much. A good song, though a tad overdone. Well my friends, the soundtrack suddenly and without warning, spiraled downwards from here on, with the last 2 songs being the weakest of the album for me . Kata Kata is a complete mess. The fusion of the north Indian instruments and Ila Aruns harsh vocals did not work for me at all. Rahman in my opinion lost his plot somewhat , trying to bring in too many elements into one song. I do realize that this is a
[arr] Re: Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
In his next review of ARR album, we shall read there is no Behne De Policy of most of reviewers - bash whatever you are reviewing, compare it with past work.. say how great piece of art others were. Then in next album, say good things about same album/movie that you bashed. have noticed this patter a number of times.. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, AJ purev...@... wrote: I also disagree with this statement: With Raavan, I couldn't shake off the disappointment that, despite all the evident effort, there is no solitary dazzler, no Aaromale, no Rehna tu, no Rehnuma (and that was un film de Anthony D'Souza, for crying out loud). Behene De is that dazzler! Are you kidding me??? If you don't think Behene De is a dazzler, what more do you want??? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: http://www.desipundit.com/baradwajrangan/2010/05/01/between-reviews-head-games/
Re: [arr] Usure Pogude (Behene De) Tamil promo
d song is really fantastic n d simple lyrics without much complicated words by Vairamuthu is also very nice to hear...so surely d songs of Ravanan will be far more better n excellent than d songs of hindi version just two days more for d songs! count down begins! --- On Sun, 2/5/10, Indmov Buff indmovb...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Indmov Buff indmovb...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] Usure Pogude (Behene De) Tamil promo To: A R arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 2 May, 2010, 10:11 AM Akkarai cheemayil nee irunthum, ai viral theendida nenekuthadi Vairamuthu!! ! http://www.facebook .com/arrahman# !/arrahman? v=wallstory_fbid=38951095 1719
Re: [arr] ARRs Gujarat song available for download
Hey i am not from India, can anyone explain me why this song was composed? and what is Gujarat day? It seems to be a nice song :D On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: sounds like a nice feel good song. vocals of the lead singer is quite good as well. http://www.narendramodi.in/
Re: [arr] Mediocre/Average score by ARR for Raavan
Give your name, buddy, at least, so that we can address you. I concede that if it has not grown you on 100 hearings, probably it is not meant for you, as I can't request to spend more hearings on it. Which of the previous ARR albums/songs and ARR-Mani Albums songs you had liked and disliked? I am still surprised that you didn't like it so strongly and you want ARR not to give such type of songs. If you have known ARR's style so well as you are saying, you must be finding that Ravaan is 100% pure style of ARR and all his friends can find ARR signatures in almost every where in Raavan. I can't say Amen to your wish that ARR doesn't give this type of music again. I am in love in this album, especially behne de and kata kata. -- Rawat On 5/2/2010 4:33 PM India Time, _live for arr Live_ wrote: I have been listening to Raavan for the last 2 weeks since its release. Initially i liked only Beera, rest all were very normal and i thought i will like all the songs after hearing more. I am disappointed to say after about 100 times of hearings, I am still unable to absorb Raavan's songs. This is the 1st time i am stuck like this with AR. I am very depressed regarding this. All the albums of ARR take time to grow but this Album is not getting into my heart and mind and the push to hear the songs again is not happening. Ranja, Thokde, Kata Kata - all are very average tracks and the Soul is missing in these songs. Sorry to say this, but i couldn't avoid saying this also. I am surprised, amazed that this is a score for a MANIRATNAM film who introduced ARR and he has given the best for Mani. Again this is only my opinion and i'm not thrusting it upon you. Overall, average effort by ARR and waiting to hear the next time they both join hands. Come on ARR, you are the best, you will always deliver the best !
Re: [ARR] VTV is just unstoppable
But I dont say have overcome of it instead added playlist with full of BGMs. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Farzad Khaleel farsad...@gmail.com wrote: I would say, after long time ARR has got a pure script based on love and every thing was perfect in that movie. So it all came out good and this made the album a Big hit. So me too put VTV in Loop evrytime I travle to office and back home ! On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Arijit Debnath arijit...@gmail.comwrote: For me it's both true and untrue... When listening to VTV sometimes getting so impatient thinking when it will be finished and I should jump on Raavan... Again... listening to Raavan in the midway...I start Aromale or sometimes Dil Gira Dafatan (delhi 6)... Raavan, VTV and Delhi 6.. long way to go long time needed to digest the scores... Arijit On 1 May 2010 13:17, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: I do not know which ARR album was so addictive. Not even Ravan is stopping me from listening to VTV. Dont remember doing that ever ! -- www.gomzyphotography.com -- Farzad Khaleel www.rahmaniac.com
Re: [arr] Re: Raavan-My review
I know...But Im hoping the BGM will be excellent as Rahman always excels in that category...Also...Im wondering how come ARR did not sing a proper full song here..he does so in most of the big films he does.. Ive been listening to some of Rahman's tamil songs..old ones.. i read a lot abt Thiruda Thiruda ..ppl commenting on the greatness of that...well i heard a couple of songs..OMG..the drumming structure and rhythm in those songs was outstanding..i m loving that!!!...:D.. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:03 AM, AJ purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Some of the songs being very unconventional and not having a specific direction or structure that we're used to hearing is not going well with a lot of people. Oh well, another ARR experiment that's obviously not going to satisfy everyone. It is kind of disheartening to hear people being disappointed with this soundtrack, which had so much expectation. I say this again..they should have included more tracks and some of the tracks should have been longerI think those 2 things alone would have helped to buffer the unconventional and experimental nature of the soundtrack. When you have such limited music time on a CD, anything experimental and grossly unconventional will not have a large margin of error as far as acceptability with many listeners. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Anish Gupte musimax2...@... wrote: *Raavan* Hi guys!. I have been inactive in this group over the last few weeks , mainly due to my studies. It was only a couple of days ago, (I guess Wednesday), that I finally started to listen to the songs, and also reading about the album on this group, as well as other reviews etc. Needless to say, my expectations were paramount, and also after reading some articles and listener reviews, they only rose higher. So, now that I have heard the album enough and completely (there are only 6 songs after all), I think now is the time to finally put forth my views. The African style chorus and the vintage beat structure which welcome the listener at the intro of `Beera' are indeed worth a listen. The song soon transcends into a well arranged, beaty piece with ringing vocals and a catchy tune. The singers do their job effectively. In a song which tends to grow on the listener with each hearing, Rahman excels at his arrangements, but the average/poor lyrics and the restricted length prevent the song from creating a permanent place in one's mind (at least in my mind). Ranjha Ranjha is one of my favorite songs of the album. The real winners here are the singers Javed Ali and Reena Bharadwaj. The guitar at the beginning and the scintillating, rusty vocals set up the mood for this awesome number. The lyrics are a marked improvement from the opening track. The intricately arranged beats, quite complex in style, together with the Santoor and various other instruments are definitely impressive, but I personally wished they were tuned slightly better. The interludes are pretty short, and I wish there was more melody and more substance in them. Anuradha sriram's programmed vocals def suit the ambience of the song, but are not really a pleasure to listen to, especially after a few listenings. Rahman could have really made this into a path breaking track.The end result is definitely a song worth savoring, but in spite of the longish length , left me just a tad unsatisfied to say the least. Khili Re is currently my favorite song of the album. Rahman is in real form here, and creates a gem of a number. Once again, it takes a few listens to fully appreciate how beautiful this song is. Reena Bharadwaj's mesmerizing vocals, though not perfect, and the apt lyrics, do full justice to the playful composition, and she quite easily manages to croon the convoluted *antara. *The interlude is astonishing, the amalgamation of instruments is pure bliss, and one can actually feel the underlying layers and sounds exuding from this piece. Rahman effectively shows off his supremacy over Indian classical instruments here, which is great pleasure to hear as always. I really hoped there would be a second stanza here, but unfortunately the song ends after just the 1 verse. The song may not cater to a wide audience due to its strong classical base, and lack of appeal value. Behne De..as most people have described is yet another masterpiece. Karthik's rendition is so powerful that one can actually feel the power and rawness of the emotions coming through. The songs starts off brilliantly, picking up pace in the middle sections. Rahman uses his trademark signature style beats, programmed with drums and several other sounds to create a dramatic composition. However, the song failed to sustain my continued interest, largely due to the draggy second interlude and the voiceless, over dramatic climax which only
[arr] Thok De Killi - jet-set speed and unclear symbolism are deterrents
Conflict, and its resolution, is the main purpose why a film is being made in the first place. The spectators identify with the conflict as the one affecting their very own life and that's what pulls them to the theatres, and they love to see the hero living their life on screen, facing their problems, and would like to learn how the hero/ heroine resolves those problems. In Raavan, though one might think Beera as the theme song, on hearing the lyrics, it comes out that beera beera is only listing (boasting) the qualities of Beera, that is it. It is Thok De Killi that is setting the conflict of the story. So, I think the theme song of Raavan is not Beera-Berra, rather Thok De Killi. And I am finding two oddities (not really flaws, may be ARR-Mani have something in mind that is not yet clear to me) in this theme song: 1. It has such cryptic lyrics and such a fast pace. 2. It has jet-set speed. Lack of clarity of pronunciation is also not helping. And then its fast pace, in the stanzas, hardly any line, any word is repeated, and is rendered very fast to bring some effect, but that effect is missing me and has rather confused me. Compare thok de killi to baar baar ha of Lagaan, that was the theme song of the film, and had similar conflict, and was motivating and prompting and tempting. That had pace kept much slower than thok de killi and that pace went quite well in helping people absorb the song. -- Beera song has just one hint about it -Janam na pooche, jaat na pooche, meaning either he is orphan so his lineage is not known, or more likely his social background has nothing great to be proud of, so he doesn't want it to be discussed. but Thok De Killi is full of real issues. That reference of Delhi is also probably for assuming political power, and that gilli danda is suggesting usurping such political power by use of brute force. It all made me think what it could be all about. -- The film is said to be on a village goon, and there might be maoist-leninist-naxalite leanings in his character, I am not sure, just my guess, but if Raavan is about Naxalite-maoists' insurgencies, I am sure that entire India is now deadly against Naxalites after they killed so many military guys in a recent ambush. So, if Raavan shows eulogizing naxalites, or justifying their causes and methods, I fear that it is going to have a severe backlash on the film and it is going to be utterly criticized and will flop and Mani personally will earn a bad reputation. Given that Mani doesn't know how to end a film will a realistic solution, if he raises the issue sincerely and then suddenly ends like bombay showing people making human chain, then also the film will be described as instilling the fear of naxalites among the hearts of people, and that will lead to same back lash. I don't know anything about the film, it is just the impression got from the music that I am saying. I am just worried seeing so many ARR films with great music flopping on account of poor scripts. -- Anyway. coming back to thok de killi. Hardly any figures of speech they are using are making consistent sense, but the nachaiya (dancer) could be politics impersonified. Mujre ka nazrana maange, heeray panne nakdi zevar (the show the politicians are putting in parliament and assembly are to be paid dearly by masses in the form of heavy taxes.) Jhoothi hai makkaar nachaiya, na koi maai na koi baiya Boondh boondh ke kapat bara, (politicians don't have any relative except money and power. they are full of falsehood). If that is the symbolism, that is the clear part of the lyrics so far. Raat ka maal, raaton ne lutaa Chaand taaron ke guchche churaye Din nikalna tha, apna bhi nikla Kisme dum hai ke suraj bujaye All this chand taaro ko churaye, suraj bujhaye are typical gulzarish phrases that he has often used, and these bring an unwelcome emotionality here where real life issues are involved. Aaja milke baithe, haal sunawe dil ka kelon ko khaate gaye, ham ko pehnke chilka chilka (this might mean the leader are gulping the cream and are giving the janta just crumbs) Bichde bichde keh ke humko khoob udaye gilli dilli Sehte sehte ab to gardan ghar tak tar jaate hain Choti ho gayi kabarein, bin mundi bhi marr jaate hain Sadiyon se chalta aaya hai ooch neech ka lambha kissa Ab ki baar hisaab chuka le, cheen ke le le apna hissa The above two lines almost assured me in getting the above described progression of the script, and than worries me. Apna khoon bhi laal hi hoga, khol ke dekh le khaal ke jhilli the above last line is so misfit because it is not conveying anything concrete, and the song abruptly ends, it would have been better if this last line be shifted anywhere earlier, and the song had ended with the previous two lines which are crystal clear. With due respect to gulzar saab, let's realize that handling social issues was never his forte, he made machis just because he is punjabi, otherwise the
Re: [arr] A New song Composed by ARR for Swarnim Gujarat
ya d song is really nice n melodious to hear...bt i heard tat it is also recorded in hindi with with d lyrics of Prasoon Joshi...so can anyone tell where d hindi version of dis Swarnim Gujarat song is available??? --- On Sun, 2/5/10, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vithur vith...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] A New song Composed by ARR for Swarnim Gujarat To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 2 May, 2010, 5:33 AM http://www.swarnimg ujarat.org/ index.aspx -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Re: Food Distribution this Sunday - Celebration for Our brothers
Happy B'day Chord and Gomzy! Well done Vithur co for the continuous commitment. From: Vithur vith...@gmail.com To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 2 May, 2010 11:59:45 Subject: [arr] Re: Food Distribution this Sunday - Celebration for Our brothers Food Packets along with Gulab Jamun were distributed today to celebrate the bdays. Jai Ho On 5/1/10, Vithur vith...@gmail. com wrote: This Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 FD will be a dedication to our Brothers Gomzy and Chord , who are celebrating their bdays. Lets wish them a Very Happy Bday on Sunday May God Bless them always.. Jai Ho -- regards, Vithur -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Raavanan - First Tamil Promo
The Other Gopal, LOL! :) I also wonder! I am not expecting Raavanan to be any different from Raavan after the track list got confirmed. Looking fwd to what Vairamuthu has in store for us. And hopefully Ja re made it to Raavanan. From: Gopal Anandan agop...@yahoo.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 2 May, 2010 9:10:51 Subject: Re: [arr] Raavanan - First Tamil Promo Dai!!! - Chill da! Ganesha... what is an impure native of tamil nadu? Man.. some of you are hilarious, I must say. --- On Sat, 1/5/10, Ganesh Subramanian ganesh_cse06@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Ganesh Subramanian ganesh_cse06@ yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Raavanan - First Tamil Promo To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, 1 May, 2010, 9:11 PM woow bt its nt nice to see d same trailer of as we a saw in hindi version.. i wish dey cud have released some new trailer for d tamil version n for d tamil audience... really eagerly waiting to hear d songs of tamil version of d film since rahman's music in tamil will always give a very special ,traditional n native feel wen compared to his music in other hindi or english films..since he is a pure native of tamil nadu! --- On Sat, 1/5/10, mmparthi2003 mmparthi2003@ yahoo.co. uk wrote: From: mmparthi2003 mmparthi2003@ yahoo.co. uk Subject: [arr] Raavanan - First Tamil Promo To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, 1 May, 2010, 3:10 PM http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=jv-eV6jR3Qw enjoy guys
[arr] Want to share an incident
Hi all, Want to share something with you. I was at Atlanta recently and on my way from the Airport to the hotel, the Senegal based cab driver started playing a song...it took a while to sink in. But after a few moments I realized that the song was indeed Omana Penne. He was playing the CD of VTV and said he loves all Rahman's music. Was raving about how he has achieved so much at such a young age. Here's to the universal appeal of the maestro. There's nothing new about Rahman's appeal cutting across language and geographical distinctions, but to have experienced such a thing in first person was truly memorable!
Re: [arr] A New song Composed by ARR for Swarnim Gujarat
It's an awesome song by ARR sir.. being a Gujarati I felt in Love with the song in very first time. Can't stop my self humming it. Anand --- On Sun, 5/2/10, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: From: Vithur vith...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] A New song Composed by ARR for Swarnim Gujarat To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 11:03 AM http://www.swarnimg ujarat.org/ index.aspx -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
Just felt we are better off just answering his question Why someone likes blue and Ravan instead of getting personal about it. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, ravi ravis...@... wrote: make yourself clear that we would have had the same respect if one would comment that himself did not like and album and would give it to the choice. But whats not appealing is the question why posed why somebody like both Raavan and Blue. Whats so wrong in Blue that those who liked both are been challenged? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, raj arr_nagaraj@ wrote: If someone doesn't like an album whats the problem in expressing about it. Someone raving about an album endlessly is acceptable and someone saying 'this album doesn't work for me for so and so reasons' is unacceptable. Weird. Rest need to introspect as well why people are so sensitive in hearing why blue doesn't work for someone. Is Raving about an album the only accepted message out here? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, AJ purevibz@ wrote: Good point, Gomzy. Couldn't have said it better! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The problem with certain people is that if they dont like an album, they believe no one else should. Not even for a second do they think, that maybe this is not my cup of tea. Maybe they need to interospect themselves first. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified album. There is a underlying common theme in all songs that suggests it could be a single song running for 30 minutes in raavan. Raavan is earthly. Raavan has given us our ARR of 10-15 years ago back to us. Raavan has generated a long thread on thiruda thiruda and all movies of ARR-Mani got discussed. Raavan is launching people on a rendezvous, down memory lane, old is gold, back to the basics. Raavan is making people rediscover and re-explore ARR. What else was discussed with blue? Nothing at all, except that it was a technically great album having new types of sounds. I think all those great and novel sounds are still there in raavan, but hardly anybody is talking about greatness and novelty of sounds in raavan - because there are so many things in raavan to be talked about that its technical supremacy seems to have taken a back seat low down in the list of priorities of things that we love to discuss about music, about ARR's music. Nobody has so far asked where is ARR's signature in Raavan, the way we had asked where ARR's signatures were in Pappu. Why so? Because we all see ARR's signatures in each and every millisecond of Raavan. At the time of release of Blue, ARR had given a message about people's high expectations after his oscars. I had written then here that if ARR is thinking of people expectations and about oscar, it is a wrong step. I had said that ARR should forget people and forget oscars when he enters his studio and he should create what his heart says. Oscars didn't make ARR creative, ARR's creativity brought Oscars to him. Compare that to Raavan release. No statement by ARR, no mention of people's expectations, no mention of oscar (and even grammy) now. Raavan got released without a word from ARR. And Raavan has stirred the ARR-fandom like none of his albums had stirred in last 10 years, may be after Dil Se. I think, with Raavan, ARR has forgotten about people's expectations and he has put his awardee status in a corner. He is back to become pre-oscar ARR. And his creativity is evident in every beat of Raavan. A creativity that has a soul, unlike the sheer technical creativity of blue. Why should ARR explain his music the way he did in Blue? His music explains itself to us fans and we understand by listening his music when our souls are in touch with ARR's souls and when we are not in touch. Blue was a album composed by an Oscar winner whereas Raavan is an album composed by a humble human being who is a music lover. It can
Re: [arr] Any interchangeability of Raavan and Blue songs?
Why would they because they are completely different genres. From: V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com To: arrf arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 1 May, 2010 9:17:03 Subject: [arr] Any interchangeability of Raavan and Blue songs? Let me tax your brain a bit: Are there any Raavan songs that, if they had been in Blue instead of in raavan, would still gel pretty well with Blue album? Are there any Blue songs that, if they had been in Raavan instead of in Blue, would still gel pretty well with Raavan album? :-) -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
Mr. Kishore ,Sachin Tendulker might have scored an 200 , that doesnt mean he cant get out on without scoring !!! Wake up !! Be a mature music listener !! I dont understand from where all these Deja Vu coming from ...when you are listening to Khwja and u r thinking this is sounding like satrangi re,then this will definitely sound like Satrangi re to YOU !! I found no similarities whatsoever !! And he saw Vishal vardwaj's presence in Raavan/Rahman !! What a joke !! On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 12:08 PM, kishore parayath kishore.paray...@gmail.com wrote: Now our friends will start criticizing Bharadwaj Rangan. The SAME people who praised him for VINNAI THAANDI VARUVAYA review!! -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
[arr] Again comparison!!!
Again idiotic comparison,this is d reply to the guy who have compared tokde gilli with jai ho n ranjha ranjha with ringa ringa.hw can u compare these songs all are entirely different.dnt post rubbish things.new guys r posting such things,pls stop these idiotic comparisons. jai ho raavan
Re: [arr] Ranking of Mani-ARR albums
1-Alaipayuthe (Saathiya) (all songs are of great quality) 2-Yuva (novelty) 3- Dil Se - very very catchy. 4-Bombay - biggest hit i guess 5-Thiruda Thiruda (Chor Chor) - experiment taht was critisized and now loved 6-Guru - very much situational 7-Roja - best given that its his first movie 8-Raavan - stil growing 9-Iruver- new music forms Regards, Ashok Singh Purohit --- On Sat, 1/5/10, Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Jahanzeb jahanzebti...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Ranking of Mani-ARR albums To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 1 May, 2010, 8:10 PM mine: 1-Dil Se.. 2-Bombay 3-Alaipayuthe (Saathiya) 4-Thiruda Thiruda (Chor Chor) 5-Roja 6-Kannathil Muthamittal 7-Raavan 8-Guru 9-Iruver 10-Yuva /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, kishore parayath kishore.paray...@... wrote: 1- THIRUDA THIRUDA 2- IRUVAR 3- ROJA 4- BOMBAY 5- KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAAL 6- ALAIPAYUTHE 7- DIL SE 8- GURU 9- YUVA 10- RAAVAN Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? b Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links
[arr] Raavan now avail in US on nehaflix
Raavan CD at nehaflix http://store.nehaflix.com/raavan-cd.html
[arr] lyrics Jay Jay garvi gujarat LYRICS
Hi guys i have tried to translate the lyrics in english for those who do not understand gujarati. The ending is still pending. Hope u guys like it... Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat Transalation:- The flow is mine .. The sea and its waves are mine . This field is very dear to me Farms are my respect and goodwill I am very priviledged that I am born here.. (chorus) Jay jay jay garvi Gujarat (jay jay the pride of Gujarat) Gujarat beats in my heart It has doors to welcome the world And u will always find love in here I bow down a million times to you ohh my motherland Jay jay garvi Gujarat (beats starts picking up pace) Today you have made my dreams true.. I am a gujrati I love the flowers of my motherland.. I am a gujrati My nerves are filled with sympathy love service.. I am a gujrati Within evry voice there is an echo I am a gujarati Jay jay garvi gujrat (FLUTE PIECE) In this boiling heat the sky is telling me to burst out The target is awaiting me and is telling me to speak out There are so many doors which are closed, there are so many jharokhas which are yet to opened which we have to open Jay jay garvi Gujarat, the pride of my nation gujarat (scale change part where Indian traditional sound comes in ) I have one thread, u pull one Lets churn these thread together and make one river . Further the lyrics at the end are very tough and the wordings are such where I don't understand the meaning. Hope u guys like it
Re: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
A perspective, well conveyedThough profoundly debatable :) --- On Sun, 2/5/10, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 2 May, 2010, 10:53 AM http://www.desipund it.com/baradwajr angan/2010/ 05/01/between- reviews-head- games/
[arr] Re: Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
Guys, You are over-reacting. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, harsha vardhan harshaa_vard...@... wrote: Mr.Rawat, you said you love to hate two ARR songs - 'no problem' and 'chiggy wiggy'...what i say is you can even hate 'roja'...no one can force you to love anything...its a conscience thing... if you expect another kadal rojave (roja jaaneman) in blue...sorry ARR is not your cup of tea..you can't even fit 'tere bina' in blue else ARR could 've done that by your wish (looks like the listeners are more talented than the creator himself). blue is not an album that is musically demanding...its a film score and it needed music that can enhance the subject within certain limitations... ARR did just what it needed , he did just what roja needed and he is just doing what every film is demanding...i don't think he has ever done music for the people,its just that we are fortunate enough to grasp some brilliance at least ,from his compositions all these years...i believe, at least you know that the man himself knows better than what we all know ,what he has to deliver ,looking at what he has done all these years... And Mr.Nagraj...no one asked you to rave an ARR composition...we all know what his music is...if you din't like it, its just that you lack an ear...simply because i don't think you are as big creator as ARR...its just like- the man who stepped onto the moon knows better about the conditions there than the ones reading the same news in the newspaper... give some respect to this 'upcoming' musician, he 'll learn from us...lol wake up brother(s)... --- On Sun, 5/2/10, raj arr_naga...@... wrote: From: raj arr_naga...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 7:48 AM  If someone doesn't like an album whats the problem in expressing about it. Someone raving about an album endlessly is acceptable and someone saying 'this album doesn't work for me for so and so reasons' is unacceptable. Weird. Rest need to introspect as well why people are so sensitive in hearing why blue doesn't work for someone. Is Raving about an album the only accepted message out here? --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, AJ purevibz@ . wrote: Good point, Gomzy. Couldn't have said it better! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gomzy⢠gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The problem with certain people is that if they dont like an album, they believe no one else should. Not even for a second do they think, that maybe this is not my cup of tea. Maybe they need to interospect themselves first. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified album. There is a underlying common theme in all songs that suggests it could be a single song running for 30 minutes in raavan. Raavan is earthly. Raavan has given us our ARR of 10-15 years ago back to us. Raavan has generated a long thread on thiruda thiruda and all movies of ARR-Mani got discussed. Raavan is launching people on a rendezvous, down memory lane, old is gold, back to the basics. Raavan is making people rediscover and re-explore ARR. What else was discussed with blue? Nothing at all, except that it was a technically great album having new types of sounds. I think all those great and novel sounds are still there in raavan, but hardly anybody is talking about greatness and novelty of sounds in raavan - because there are so many things in raavan to be talked about that its technical supremacy seems to have taken a back seat low down in the list of priorities of things that we love to discuss about music, about ARR's music. Nobody has so far asked where is ARR's signature in Raavan, the way we had asked where ARR's signatures were in Pappu. Why so? Because we all see ARR's signatures in each and every millisecond of Raavan. At the time of release of Blue, ARR had given a message about people's high expectations after his
Re: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
Kishore, please don't dismiss us like that! :) I respect Baradwaj Rangan's review. He is entitled to his opinion and I find this a fair review (despite me not agreeing to his overall take on the album) because I feel he has given it the right amount of time before reviewing it unlike some other reputed music review bloggers who want to churn out a review within an hour of the audio release just because they want to be the first to review an album. Respect, Baradwaj Rangan. Looking forward to your take on Raavanan! :) From: kishore parayath kishore.paray...@gmail.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 2 May, 2010 7:08:05 Subject: Re: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music Now our friends will start criticizing Bharadwaj Rangan. The SAME people who praised him for VINNAI THAANDI VARUVAYA review!!
Re: [arr] Behne de's music is in the league of Enigma
Don't think its the first time Rahman give such music. In the legue of Enigma, Rahman has already given En Swasa Katre way back (tubular bells?) Thanks, Ashok at, 1/5/10, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: From: Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Behne de's music is in the league of Enigma To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 1 May, 2010, 9:57 AM this song caught my attention very slowly; so did all songs in this album. but, m addicted to behne de now. particularly, the last 40 secs chrous and score is extremely seductive. very well done ARR! u r genius! On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:10 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: I wrote previously also, and I wish to repeat a thousand time that the music of behne is something that ARR has never done before. The music is all encompassing, it seems to fill entire space around me. I fail to recognize what is music from the song and what is normal routine sounds of my surroundings. Some high treble instruments do come to notice, but the high bass ones are superbly used and sound so soothing. I feel that this song never ends and the music continues endlessly. I am a lyrics man basically, and I can't hear to a song without noticing its lyrics, and lyrics are good in this song also, but it is a song in which I want to hear only music and not to lyrics. Enigma had earlier given songs having such type of effect on me. I wish to have a karaoke version of Behne De so as not to get distracted by lyrics and get immersed in pure music. Thanks. -- Rawat
[arr] Raavan - Mp3 Ringtones
Here is some Mp3 ringtones of Raavan http://liku-likant.blogspot.com/2010/05/arrahman-raavan-mp3-ringtones.html regards Liku
[arr] Re: Would Kata Kata's rural hindi belt ethnicity fit the Tamil version
Hey Rawat... I have been thinking about this from the first time I listened to Kata Kata. The song bleeds North Indian folksy flavor from all sides..so it will absolutely be alien (audio by itself) to the Tamil or the Telugu audience. But Mani is capable of doing his magic through his visuals and presenting 2 different sets of marriage ceremonies/cultural nuances for the same tune with different lyrics.. Or better if Rahman indeed comes up with mild variations for the South Indian version...! Better only because the song by itself may have a farther reach than the Hindi version. -Ganpy. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: Kata Kata has not just lyrics but the entire tune of especially Ila Arun's part in pure rural hindi belt ethnicity. I wonder how it would fit in the Tamil version, or would ARR change the tune also along with lyrics to make it reflect the marriages in Tamil culture. Vairamuthu is also going to have tough time finding Tamil words for such chaste rural hindi terms like bohari (broom) and dand-wund pelo (do push ups). I request in advance to you to give the tamil lyrics and english translation of this particular song as soon as possible. If ARR retains the same tune in Tamil as it is in Hindi version, Tamil listeners would get a glimpse of Hindi culture. At the same time, I personally think that ARR should change the tune from hindi belt specific things to Tamil belt ethnicity things for the reasons that 1. that will be a different song thus another treat to us. 2. I think a Tamil speaking person might not even realize that it is the traditions and ethnicity of Hindi belt, and he might consider it another music and like or not like (not possible though) it. It is the way meenakshi's chinnaka rakkamma song that was south india specific in opening, and I have heard that there was a play of words how the same names are called in Tamil and Telugu, thus some meaning there, but I couldn't get it at all and these remained just different independent names for me, and so for other non tamil-telugu guys, I guess. So, changing the lyrics to incorporate things that happen in tamil marriages would be recommended, though that would again bring the problem of continuity as the characters in the film would be either south indian or north indian, and also as per the song shooting location, it would be odd to show tamil marriage taking place in a hindi belt setting. I am confused about this. let's see how ARR resolves all this. Thanks. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
I think the reviewer is bang on target when he mentions about raavan music for head and not the music for heart. Deep review. A nice one. rukumani/azeemoshah/kata kata all can be made as a medley. Sundar. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, nilanjan mukherjee fun2feelf...@... wrote: A perspective, well conveyedThough profoundly debatable :) --- On Sun, 2/5/10, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... Subject: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 2 May, 2010, 10:53 AM Â http://www.desipund it.com/baradwajr angan/2010/ 05/01/between- reviews-head- games/
[arr] Re: Food Distribution this Sunday - Celebration for Our brothers
THanks, Indmov! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Indmov Buff indmovb...@... wrote: Happy B'day Chord and Gomzy! Well done Vithur co for the continuous commitment. From: Vithur vith...@... To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 2 May, 2010 11:59:45 Subject: [arr] Re: Food Distribution this Sunday - Celebration for Our brothers Food Packets along with Gulab Jamun were distributed today to celebrate the bdays. Jai Ho On 5/1/10, Vithur vith...@gmail. com wrote: This Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 FD will be a dedication to our Brothers Gomzy and Chord , who are celebrating their bdays. Lets wish them a Very Happy Bday on Sunday May God Bless them always.. Jai Ho -- regards, Vithur -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: Want to share an incident
Excellent! Great to hear how Rahman's music has had such a broad reach! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, diya ganguly_d...@... wrote: Hi all, Want to share something with you. I was at Atlanta recently and on my way from the Airport to the hotel, the Senegal based cab driver started playing a song...it took a while to sink in. But after a few moments I realized that the song was indeed Omana Penne. He was playing the CD of VTV and said he loves all Rahman's music. Was raving about how he has achieved so much at such a young age. Here's to the universal appeal of the maestro. There's nothing new about Rahman's appeal cutting across language and geographical distinctions, but to have experienced such a thing in first person was truly memorable!
Re: [arr] Raavan does not appeal to the heart - Baradwaj Rangan reviews the music
Rajib, Great post. Completely agree with you. I want to emphasize the word mature.. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, A.R.Rajib a.r.ra...@... wrote: Mr. Kishore ,Sachin Tendulker might have scored an 200 , that doesnt mean he cant get out on without scoring !!! Wake up !! Be a mature music listener !! I dont understand from where all these Deja Vu coming from ...when you are listening to Khwja and u r thinking this is sounding like satrangi re,then this will definitely sound like Satrangi re to YOU !! I found no similarities whatsoever !! And he saw Vishal vardwaj's presence in Raavan/Rahman !! What a joke !! On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 12:08 PM, kishore parayath kishore.paray...@... wrote: Now our friends will start criticizing Bharadwaj Rangan. The SAME people who praised him for VINNAI THAANDI VARUVAYA review!! -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
[arr] Re: Would Kata Kata's rural hindi belt ethnicity fit the Tamil version
well..to be fair..we don't know which was composed first.. also...remember how Rahman made Yaro yarodi into Chalka re...same tune..but minor variations made it so different...imo Rahman improved yaro yarodi with chalka re..same goes for all the Saathiya soundtrack...rare soundtrack where remake beat the originalanother example is how the Jodi songs sounded better then Doli Saja Ke Rakna...changing singers and minor variations make a big difference! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ganpy ga...@... wrote: Hey Rawat... I have been thinking about this from the first time I listened to Kata Kata. The song bleeds North Indian folksy flavor from all sides..so it will absolutely be alien (audio by itself) to the Tamil or the Telugu audience. But Mani is capable of doing his magic through his visuals and presenting 2 different sets of marriage ceremonies/cultural nuances for the same tune with different lyrics.. Or better if Rahman indeed comes up with mild variations for the South Indian version...! Better only because the song by itself may have a farther reach than the Hindi version. -Ganpy. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Kata Kata has not just lyrics but the entire tune of especially Ila Arun's part in pure rural hindi belt ethnicity. I wonder how it would fit in the Tamil version, or would ARR change the tune also along with lyrics to make it reflect the marriages in Tamil culture. Vairamuthu is also going to have tough time finding Tamil words for such chaste rural hindi terms like bohari (broom) and dand-wund pelo (do push ups). I request in advance to you to give the tamil lyrics and english translation of this particular song as soon as possible. If ARR retains the same tune in Tamil as it is in Hindi version, Tamil listeners would get a glimpse of Hindi culture. At the same time, I personally think that ARR should change the tune from hindi belt specific things to Tamil belt ethnicity things for the reasons that 1. that will be a different song thus another treat to us. 2. I think a Tamil speaking person might not even realize that it is the traditions and ethnicity of Hindi belt, and he might consider it another music and like or not like (not possible though) it. It is the way meenakshi's chinnaka rakkamma song that was south india specific in opening, and I have heard that there was a play of words how the same names are called in Tamil and Telugu, thus some meaning there, but I couldn't get it at all and these remained just different independent names for me, and so for other non tamil-telugu guys, I guess. So, changing the lyrics to incorporate things that happen in tamil marriages would be recommended, though that would again bring the problem of continuity as the characters in the film would be either south indian or north indian, and also as per the song shooting location, it would be odd to show tamil marriage taking place in a hindi belt setting. I am confused about this. let's see how ARR resolves all this. Thanks. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
/* And Mr.Nagraj... no one asked you to rave an ARR composition. ..we all know what his music is...if you din't like it, its just that you lack an ear...simply because i don't think you are as big creator as ARR...its just like- the man who stepped onto the moon knows better about the conditions there than the ones reading the same news in the newspaper... give some respect to this 'upcoming' musician, he 'll learn from us...lol wake up brother(s).. . */ My point is this. Raving/bashing should addressed and treated in the same way. And your point me not liking an album is out of topic as I am not discussing my liking/disliking. Why get personal( my ear,my creative abilities) on a public forum for expressing a opinion about an album/product? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, harsha vardhan harshaa_vard...@... wrote: Mr.Rawat, you said you love to hate two ARR songs - 'no problem' and 'chiggy wiggy'...what i say is you can even hate 'roja'...no one can force you to love anything...its a conscience thing... if you expect another kadal rojave (roja jaaneman) in blue...sorry ARR is not your cup of tea..you can't even fit 'tere bina' in blue else ARR could 've done that by your wish (looks like the listeners are more talented than the creator himself). blue is not an album that is musically demanding...its a film score and it needed music that can enhance the subject within certain limitations... ARR did just what it needed , he did just what roja needed and he is just doing what every film is demanding...i don't think he has ever done music for the people,its just that we are fortunate enough to grasp some brilliance at least ,from his compositions all these years...i believe, at least you know that the man himself knows better than what we all know ,what he has to deliver ,looking at what he has done all these years... And Mr.Nagraj...no one asked you to rave an ARR composition...we all know what his music is...if you din't like it, its just that you lack an ear...simply because i don't think you are as big creator as ARR...its just like- the man who stepped onto the moon knows better about the conditions there than the ones reading the same news in the newspaper... give some respect to this 'upcoming' musician, he 'll learn from us...lol wake up brother(s)... --- On Sun, 5/2/10, raj arr_naga...@... wrote: From: raj arr_naga...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 7:48 AM  If someone doesn't like an album whats the problem in expressing about it. Someone raving about an album endlessly is acceptable and someone saying 'this album doesn't work for me for so and so reasons' is unacceptable. Weird. Rest need to introspect as well why people are so sensitive in hearing why blue doesn't work for someone. Is Raving about an album the only accepted message out here? --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, AJ purevibz@ . wrote: Good point, Gomzy. Couldn't have said it better! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gomzy⢠gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The problem with certain people is that if they dont like an album, they believe no one else should. Not even for a second do they think, that maybe this is not my cup of tea. Maybe they need to interospect themselves first. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified album. There is a underlying common theme in all songs that suggests it could be a single song running for 30 minutes in raavan. Raavan is earthly. Raavan has given us our ARR of 10-15 years ago back to us. Raavan has generated a long thread on thiruda thiruda and all movies of ARR-Mani got discussed. Raavan is launching people on a rendezvous, down memory lane, old is gold, back to the basics. Raavan is making people rediscover and re-explore ARR. What else was discussed with blue? Nothing at all, except that it was a technically great album having new types of sounds. I think all those
[arr] is this genuine?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXzrLdhki5Afeature=player_embedded#! I am not sure its by AR? havent heard any news about it...i doubt it..
[arr] Preview of Kodu Poatta (Thok De)
http://www.facebook.com/arrahman Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/
Re: [arr] Again comparison!!!
On 5/2/2010 11:44 PM India Time, _aneesh ani_ wrote: Again idiotic comparison,this is d reply to the guy who have compared tokde gilli with jai ho n ranjha ranjha with ringa ringa.hw can u compare these songs all are entirely different.dnt post rubbish things.new guys r posting such things,pls stop these idiotic comparisons. jai ho raavan Buddy, I think use of such terms as idiotic, rubbish things etc. is totally uncalled for. A person gets some thoughts and he spends times and effort to collect to them, to write them down and to post to share with us, he deserves some respect and a protection of his freedom of speech even if we don't agree to the content. I don't even remember which post that was you are mentioning, but if he has given specific points for comparison or differences, then it was up to us to consider and analyze his arguments instead of just censoring that comparison is not possible. Whoever that original poster was, I apologize to him on behalf of this group. Please do keep writing. Thanks. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration
Ultimately, the perception and judgment of music is subjective. Here, we share our thoughts and opinions, agree and disagree. That's it. For ARR, whether an album fails or not, he moves on. We should move on too.enjoy what we enjoy, celebrate an album, otherwise leave the rest and wait for the next one. Keep the larger picture in mind..ARR's magical creativity still continues strong today and we still love his music overall, whether we like a particular album or not. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, raj arr_naga...@... wrote: /* And Mr.Nagraj... no one asked you to rave an ARR composition. ..we all know what his music is...if you din't like it, its just that you lack an ear...simply because i don't think you are as big creator as ARR...its just like- the man who stepped onto the moon knows better about the conditions there than the ones reading the same news in the newspaper... give some respect to this 'upcoming' musician, he 'll learn from us...lol wake up brother(s).. . */ My point is this. Raving/bashing should addressed and treated in the same way. And your point me not liking an album is out of topic as I am not discussing my liking/disliking. Why get personal( my ear,my creative abilities) on a public forum for expressing a opinion about an album/product? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, harsha vardhan harshaa_vardhan@ wrote: Mr.Rawat, you said you love to hate two ARR songs - 'no problem' and 'chiggy wiggy'...what i say is you can even hate 'roja'...no one can force you to love anything...its a conscience thing... if you expect another kadal rojave (roja jaaneman) in blue...sorry ARR is not your cup of tea..you can't even fit 'tere bina' in blue else ARR could 've done that by your wish (looks like the listeners are more talented than the creator himself). blue is not an album that is musically demanding...its a film score and it needed music that can enhance the subject within certain limitations... ARR did just what it needed , he did just what roja needed and he is just doing what every film is demanding...i don't think he has ever done music for the people,its just that we are fortunate enough to grasp some brilliance at least ,from his compositions all these years...i believe, at least you know that the man himself knows better than what we all know ,what he has to deliver ,looking at what he has done all these years... And Mr.Nagraj...no one asked you to rave an ARR composition...we all know what his music is...if you din't like it, its just that you lack an ear...simply because i don't think you are as big creator as ARR...its just like- the man who stepped onto the moon knows better about the conditions there than the ones reading the same news in the newspaper... give some respect to this 'upcoming' musician, he 'll learn from us...lol wake up brother(s)... --- On Sun, 5/2/10, raj arr_nagaraj@ wrote: From: raj arr_nagaraj@ Subject: Re: [arr] Blue vs Raavan: curing the oscar aberration To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 7:48 AM  If someone doesn't like an album whats the problem in expressing about it. Someone raving about an album endlessly is acceptable and someone saying 'this album doesn't work for me for so and so reasons' is unacceptable. Weird. Rest need to introspect as well why people are so sensitive in hearing why blue doesn't work for someone. Is Raving about an album the only accepted message out here? --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, AJ purevibz@ . wrote: Good point, Gomzy. Couldn't have said it better! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gomzy⢠gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The problem with certain people is that if they dont like an album, they believe no one else should. Not even for a second do they think, that maybe this is not my cup of tea. Maybe they need to interospect themselves first. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: Several members had appreciated Blue music. And now, the same members are immersed in Raavan and praising it. I wonder what exactly one sees/ listens in an album to appreciate it? Blue and Raavan are quite different. And the difference in them is not just technical difference like a difference in classical or bolly songs that one can like some of both categories. There are deeper differences. I think the difference in blue and RAavan is that Blue was technically great without a soul, there was no inherent unity in those songs to weave the songs as a single fabric On the opposite extreme, Raavan is a unified
[arr] Non ARR: general software query
I have winamp 2.8, that repeats entire playlist. Sometimes I would like to repeat only a single song instead of 5-6 songs of an ARR album that I had put in the playlist, but winamp doesn't allow me to do so. I have to delete all other songs from the playlist and again load them when i want them all to get played. Any free music player software you know about, that allows me to repeat the entire playment sometime as well allow to repeat a single song in a playlist. I have GOM player also as someone had suggested in this group, and vlc also, but haven't explored whether they have this feature that I need. Thanks. -- Rawatt
[arr] (SemiARR) RAHMANIA show in Jim Corbett National Park !
Happy to inform you that The Wandering Souls is performing RAHMANIA show in Jim Corbett National Park on May 09. The group had 3 days of 7 hour each practice sessions in Pune recently and from the look of it, this programme is going to be a great one !!! TWS has added following new songs in this programme apart from the regular ones which they perform, 1. Jai HO - SDM 2. Dreams on Fire - SDM 3. Pappu can't dance - JTYJN 4. Chinamma Chilkamma - Meenaxi 5. Aye Bachhoo - Ghajani The group, led by double National award winner Anmol Bhave and comprising of 3 male singers / 3 female singers / 3 keyboardist / 3 percussionist / 2 guitarist + one mendolin player / one flautist / 2 sound engineers will leave for Delhi and onwards to National park on 7'th May. Wishing THE WANDERING SOULS Jai HO from all RAHMANIACS ! Best regards Dinesh Vaidya Pune
[arr] Re: Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat
Can we know the credits of this song, as the singers, song composer, recording studio, sound programmers etc ? Swapnil ki Jai HO ! Was he one of the singer ? best regards Dinesh Vaidya Pune --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, ~ s...@... ~ swaps15...@... wrote: Gives me immense pleasure n pride that ARR's composed this wonderful song for Gujarat Day...its quite refreshing n melodious as compared 2 the original tune..(which is in Raga Bhairavi)...mostly its sung by Keerti Sagathia (son of legendary Guj. folk singer Karsan Sagathia, who also sang Kesariya Balam from movie 'DORR)beautiful composition n arngmnts Jai Ho!!!Jai Swarnim Gujarat...swaps
Re: [arr] Mediocre/Average score by ARR for Raavan
Also keep in mind that the appeal or lack of it of music also depends to a certain extent on your frame of mind. If there is somethign bothering you and you aren't opening up to the music, you might not like it much. Happend to me with Yuvvraaj. There was too much stuff going on at work at the time Yuvvraaj released. The music sounded bad. But then, once the issue was sorted out, I was more relaxed, the music hit me like a breath of fresh air. Give it some time. If you still don't like it, like AJ says, better luck next time :) On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM, live for arr Live livefor...@yahoo.comwrote: I have been listening to Raavan for the last 2 weeks since its release. Initially i liked only Beera, rest all were very normal and i thought i will like all the songs after hearing more. I am disappointed to say after about 100 times of hearings, I am still unable to absorb Raavan's songs. This is the 1st time i am stuck like this with AR. I am very depressed regarding this. All the albums of ARR take time to grow but this Album is not getting into my heart and mind and the push to hear the songs again is not happening. Ranja, Thokde, Kata Kata - all are very average tracks and the Soul is missing in these songs. Sorry to say this, but i couldn't avoid saying this also. I am surprised, amazed that this is a score for a MANIRATNAM film who introduced ARR and he has given the best for Mani. Again this is only my opinion and i'm not thrusting it upon you. Overall, average effort by ARR and waiting to hear the next time they both join hands. Come on ARR, you are the best, you will always deliver the best !
Re: [arr] ARRs Gujarat song available for download
Hi Imthaz Gujarat is one of the 28 states of India and it was a part of Maharashtra. Gujarat was founded on May 1st,1960, So it was Gujarat State's 50th birthday so this song was composed by ARR sir to celebrate the occasion Anand. --- On Sun, 5/2/10, Imthaz Ahamed imthazaha...@gmail.com wrote: From: Imthaz Ahamed imthazaha...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] ARRs Gujarat song available for download To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 9:55 PM Hey i am not from India, can anyone explain me why this song was composed? and what is Gujarat day?It seems to be a nice song :D On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail. com wrote: sounds like a nice feel good song. vocals of the lead singer is quite good as well. http://www.narendra modi.in/
Re: [arr] Non ARR: general software query
http://www.foobar2000.org Best audio player ever! ;) The search is more important than the destination - a r rahman - From: V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com To: arrf arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 3 May, 2010 9:45:03 AM Subject: [arr] Non ARR: general software query I have winamp 2.8, that repeats entire playlist. Sometimes I would like to repeat only a single song instead of 5-6 songs of an ARR album that I had put in the playlist, but winamp doesn't allow me to do so. I have to delete all other songs from the playlist and again load them when i want them all to get played. Any free music player software you know about, that allows me to repeat the entire playment sometime as well allow to repeat a single song in a playlist. I have GOM player also as someone had suggested in this group, and vlc also, but haven't explored whether they have this feature that I need. Thanks. -- Rawatt
[arr] Usurae Pogudhey...
Will Usurae Pogudhey be this decades's Kadhal Rojave as i can feel both songs having same feeling...
[arr] Re: Non ARR: general software query
Hi Rawat, You should be able to do this in winamp. There is a button which toggles song or playlist repeating and you have to click this button twice to repeat just a single song. Hope this helps. Satish --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: I have winamp 2.8, that repeats entire playlist. Sometimes I would like to repeat only a single song instead of 5-6 songs of an ARR album that I had put in the playlist, but winamp doesn't allow me to do so. I have to delete all other songs from the playlist and again load them when i want them all to get played. Any free music player software you know about, that allows me to repeat the entire playment sometime as well allow to repeat a single song in a playlist. I have GOM player also as someone had suggested in this group, and vlc also, but haven't explored whether they have this feature that I need. Thanks. -- Rawatt
