[arr] Re: 'That's not the way to sing Vande Mataram'
*Sigh*...wont this subject ever go away. So sick and tired of reading that Jai Ho is not even amongst ARR's best songs! If it were true, so be it.but thats not going to change anything ARR rulez --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sriram S srirams_pa...@... wrote:  LUCKNOW: For true lovers of Indian music, he has been a paragon or purity for over 70 years. So, trust Prabodh Chandra Dey â Manna Dey to the world â to praise nothing short of perfect. And then it doesnât matter whether one is talking about AR Rahmanâs world-conquering âJai Hoâ feat, or his redefinition of âVande Mataramâ. If a composition doesnât appeal to him, the 91-year-old doyen wonât mince a word. âWhatâs this âVandey Matramâ that he (Rahman) sang?,â he asks as he almost breaks into mimicking the âMozart from Madrasâ. âThis is not the way one wishes oneâs mother,â he says, explaining âPranaam karne ka bhi ek tarika hota hai bhai... tarike se gao.â And âJai hoâ may have helped AR Rehman scale new heights, but the song isnât even among his best numbers in the eyes of Manna Dey. âWhatâs there in âJai Hoâ?â he asks  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Thats-not-the-way-to-sing-Vande-Mataram/articleshow/5783355.cms Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php
[arr] Re: Best Singer award
...i remember some reviewer posing the question Does a sing become very good because ARR sings it or does he sing the best song in the album!!! : Either ways, it is really a pity he hasnt been nominated much for the best male singer, particularly because songs like Dil Se and Rehna Tu are nothing short of modern day classics!! I guess it will take a Grammy award for the best male English singer to get the Indian awards jury to start recognising his vocal talents!!! But then...if ARR does get a grammy for singing, you bet the entire chorus in India would be - but it is not his best, he has song far better songs in Hindi/Tamil! Cheers, Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Jesheem Mohamed mjesh...@... wrote: Nope to my understanding he's never won a Best Singer's award. He rarely gets nominated too for the same.. And that's an irony as most of the songs he has sung has arguably been amongst the best tracks in that particular album. Therefore it always has been an irony when he does not get nominated but some1 else does from the same album!! Its happened b4.. and its happening again.. -Jesheem To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com From: musimax2...@... Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:55:55 -0500 Subject: Re: [arr] Best Singer award Well...I honestly dont remember Rahman getting the awardbut if ever he had to win it..it should have been for Dil se ...and even Yeh Jo Des Hai tera from Swades!!..these 2 come instantly to my mind...maybe some others... On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:16 PM, shanmughanathan Gurunathan shanster...@... wrote: Hi all, Just want to know whether ARR has won any award for Best singer for any of his songs. Please clarify. Thanks. Shan The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
[arr] We are the world - ARR
Guys - If ARR indeed is involved in the We are the world project for the Haiti victims, it is, very very good and surprisingly not much of discussion seems to be on this! It means ARR has not just arrived but has been accepted by the main stream American Music industry and that for an Indian musician is like not just scaling Mt Everest but actually landing on the moon!!! Cheers, Balaji
[arr] Special show on ARR on Vasanth TV - Coming soon
The other day while aimlessly browsing the tamil channels, I chanced upon an ad on Vasanth TV (dont ask me but yes, there is a channel by this name!!) in which ARR's sister was talking about the new show on ARR that was coming up soon. It also had Rashid Ali crooning Aditi. Sounded fresh and interesting. Hope this show comes up soon Cheers, Balaji
[arr] Blue - worth a watch!
Hi - Caught up on Blue yday. Went there with zero expectations, given the rash of adverse reviews on the Net. But I must say I was pleasantly surprised. While it surely wasnt a great movie, it surely wasnt the pits that the reviews were saying and most definitely not a 1 1/2 star that Rajeev Masand had given it. And yes..i surely loved the BG score. I mean...in an action movie, the BG had to be loud and fast. It cudnt be poignant and soft!! And the movie was not boring, the stunts were decent and the photography/sound effects were top class. Guys - Those of you who havent yet watched the movie, do check it out. It surely is no worse that some of the hits of recent times!! Cheers, Balaji
[arr] Re: ARR is very weak in selecting projects! What u think?
My personal view is that this is a very convenient and unfair comment to make. Comeon, how many of you sincerely thought that JTYJN would be a monster hit or that Delhi 6 would be disaster - and that too when the movie was being made? It is all a question of how a director visualises the movie, storyline etc when he talks to ARR. ARR must obviously have had some faith in the Director/storyline/Producer when he signed those movies. He cannot be faulted that they failed. Yes...one thing that ARR could look at is signing the big banners. Having said that even a Yashraj films had a series of bloopers last year. So, what does he do? He cannot be insisting that Aamir khan signs him for every film or that Shankar or Mani Rathinam make a movie every 6 months (And yes...pls do not forget that notwithstanding of its excellent music, Dil Se, Thiruda Thiruda or even Iruvar were big flops!! My request - Pls do a movie with Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra and Farhan Akhtar. If not nothing else, at least the chances of the movie being a hit is higher than for the other directors!!! Cheers, Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, mohammed sajin mnsa...@... wrote: Blue the last disaster in Boss's account! It is very much painful to see all these superior works gone ruin. How many time this happens!!! Except with some established directors(or Ameer Khan), AR movies could not manage success in both quality-wise and in box-office. Certainly there is lot of new talented directors in both Hindi and Tamil. Unfortunately ARR would not opt them, or viceversa. We don't want anymore movies like BLUE, Yuvvraaj, Sakkarakatti, ATM,Kangalal Kaidhu Sei, E20 U18, Godfather, Parasuraam, Anbe aaruyire, SOK, etc etc
[arr] Re: Blue and some recent albums of ARR lacking soul
Hi Sriram - Do us a favour...stop listening to the soul-less albums of ARR!! Comeon...gimme a break...what do u expect ARR to do in a movie like Blue...compose hindustani classical or carnatic raaga based songs? Cheers, Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: What are the other albums which u feel are lacking soul On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:11 PM, sriramvr_in sriramvr...@... wrote: must be due to less time available to him. -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Lesser number of reviews than normal??
While going through the posts, I couldnt help but notice that we have had very few reviews of Blue, as compared to the number that used to be there in the past whenever there was an ARR release. Wonder what the reason could be. While on the same subject, am yet to see the review by our good friend Joginder Tuteja of Indiafm...wonder when that is gonna come out! Cheers, Balaji
[arr] Re: Review - Karthik (Milliblog) reviews Blue
Hi Guys - As someone who visits the milliblog the itwofs site of Karthik very frequency, I can vouch for the fact that while his reviews may be based on a single listen, it is always well rounded and not baised. This brings me to another point - why are u guys worked up with what ppl write? Each one is entitled to his or her own views and it is not fair to expect everyone to have the same viewpoint! Just relax..enjoy Blue's music and have a nice day! Simple as that..and yes, pls do buy the original cds'cassettes! Cheers, Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Thulasi Ram karoke...@... wrote: well said.. that's what he exactly does for each and every album. its unfair to judge any music album will just few hearings. agreed some songs are instantly catchy but there are plenty of examples where songs grow on you. so be ur own judge, allow ARRs songs settle in you and never care about anyone has to say about the album (esp. if its -ve). btw, blue ROCKS.. yaar mila tha sayyan is the pick for the album so far. great tune, arrangement and vocals are just brilliant! signature ARR track. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Gomzy gomtesh.upad...@... wrote: oh never mind himhe usually wants to post the review before anyone doeseven if it means to listen to a track only once... On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Anil Nair rhythmca...@... wrote: http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2009/09/09/music-review-blue-hindi-a-r-rahman/ http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2009/09/09/music-review-blue-hindi-a-r-rahman/Blue sees Rahman offering his massiest sound in quite some time, but as always with enough cues that denote his going the extra step, even within the commercial limitations. Rehnuma is perhaps the best example starting with a compelling bluesy base, it takes on a dazzling James Bond theme tone soon! Aaj dil and Fiqrana are instantly likeable the ones that expose a surprising layer every day; they tread conventional patterns, but still hold free-flowing phrases that one unravels rather reluctantly, given our need for symmetry! Bhoola tujhe is sedentary and routine, despite the neat orchestral nuances that Rahman adds thoughtfully. Yaar mila tha is Rahman doing a full-on masala track; but he does deviate, remarkably, in the antara! As for Chiggy Wiggy, this could have been any recent composer in Hindi and from that perspective it is rather distracting but the track, particularly Sonu Nigam's vivacious taming-of-Kylie bhangra portion, is addictive! The unexpected winner of this soundtrack is the hyper-energetic Punjabi blast in the Blue Theme, complete with a bouncy orchestration, incredible vocals by 6 singers and that minor, but startling `Bi-loo' call! Blue is not path-breaking; but it is a thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully orchestrated soundtrack. -- -A http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
[arr] We are ARR's biggest detractors
Hi guys - After going through the plethora of postings of last month, I couldnt help but think that more than anyone else, we as the so called die hard fans of ARR are possibly his biggest detractors. And why do I say so? Read on... 1) If ARR composes a massy kind of music, we immediately slaughter it saying...the music is too Pritam-ish or Himesh-ish or even VS-ish and not befitting ARR 2) If ARR composes a very classy kind of music, the other set of yahoo group members start berating him saying, it is too classy to be appreciated. 3) If ARR composes very good music for a flop film, we say he shouldnt be composing for new directors but only established ones...if he composes for established directors, we say he should be more open to working with new directors! 4) If ARR uses established singers like Alka Yagnik, we say he should be using the new talent. And if he uses new talent, we immediately start feeling concerned that the likes of Hariharan, Udit N, Sonu N are being ignored! 5) If ARR doesnt win an award, we rip the judges apart. If he wins the award, we immediately say he should have won the award for some other movie and not the current one which is way below his standards!! 6) Till the teaser trailers of an ARR release comes, we keep talking about the album. Once the trailers come, we start moaning the music (that too even without hearing the full song on good acoustics) saying it is crap and not ARR standard. And then what do we do? Immediately start talking of his next release!! Comeon guys...what should the poor guy do? Should he stop composing? Cheers, Balaji
[arr] Re: Chiggy Wiggy | Blue | Kylie | ARR Song preview
Hi - One thing I find so very disappointing (and may irritating as well!) amongst a lot of members in this group is that for months before an ARR release everyone talks about it and the minute the promos come, the general comment is It is disappointing and thenthey start talking about the forthcoming releases..And the cycle continues. Grr --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: Why are you all analysing a song by just seeing the promos and small bits.. These sort of reviews and immediate conclusions are all disasters. This not only disappoints others, but also ARR. Thats what made him say once You people listen to some promos in some cheap laptop headphones and start reviewing the songs as bad. There is so much of hard work which goes behind a song. Lets pls wait for the full album to get released. Lets listen to it for a week and if you still dont like it, then you can share whatever you want to in a palatable manner. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Farzad Khaleel farsad...@... wrote: http://soundcloud.com/farsad666/chiggy-wiggy-promo-blue-a-r-rahman http://soundcloud.com/farsad666/chiggy-wiggy-promo-blue-a-r-rahmanThank you :) http://soundcloud.com/farsad666/chiggy-wiggy-promo-blue-a-r-rahman -- Farzad Khaleel www.rahmaniac.com -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music......but.....
Guys - At least look at the brighter side of things ie no one seems to be having any huge expectations from the music!! So, when the music comes out, everyone will probably be raving about it :)) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ashok Kumar arr_asho...@... wrote: I too agree with you guys. I felt dissapoined with this trailer music but lets see what happens... i am still hoping for the BEST coz our BOSS said in that interview, that he never compramised while composing music for this movie and Rasool pookutty is also added to him so i guess this combination is gonna rock again. --- On Wed, 19/8/09, vinu thiagu vinuthi...@... wrote: From: vinu thiagu vinuthi...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 2009, 2:31 PM yogesh you are right dude..but they are expressing thier first thoughts after hearing the trailer music..even iam not impressed..i wud say and i felt nothing new...note this..everyone in this group are more of a possesive fan of rahman ji...but that doesnt mean we should express our views..there is no rule you can assign..the trailer bgm sounded bit outdated.as todays teens watch and see a lotta hiphop and rap songs...they are expecting new...as below everyone mentioned..they are really looking forward for the music release..lets wait ...but its a long wait man!! --- On Wed, 19/8/09, yogesh2783 yogesh2...@yahoo. in wrote: From: yogesh2783 yogesh2...@yahoo. in Subject: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 2009, 6:16 PM I think we should restrain ourselves from making positive or negative comments about music; since music is not released yet. Regards Yogesh --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, chelva kumar chelva1006@ ... wrote: Yeah, the trailer music nt impressive --- On Wed, 19/8/09, Velan the Great velan@ wrote: From: Velan the Great velan@ Subject: Re: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. . To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 2009, 3:14 PM I agreed. Velan From: rayrai2k ravis...@gmail. com To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Friday, 14 August, 2009 12:10:00 PM Subject: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. Theres a saying.. Never judge a book by its cover. The trailer of Angels Demon was superb. In the movie I didnt find the greatness as much as I had expected be it the BGM or the movie itself. But still I would love to hear Hans Zimmer's next venture. This movie category might not be the one AR has worked much, but I had wished that he would venture out for an action packed thriller. I remember Thiruda Thiruda also didnt make its mark. But the music was a bench mark... The music was so futuristic that in 2007 Delhi concert when chandralekha was being played there were plenty of ppl who had asked is this from the yet to beleased movie? a 15 yr old movie sound track sounded like just new. Thats what is him and his music. I dont keep much expectations in Bollywood Action/thriller just bcs they are either inspired/copied and utter failure inits adaptation (going by the trailer I feel its adapted from Into the blue). What I just care for is his music. AND nothing Else other than that. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, kishore parayath kishore.parayath@ ... wrote: I did NOT like the Music played in the theatrical trailer!! I dont find any originality in it. (Iam not saying that Rahman copied, coz, Iam the ONLY person, who get furious and angry, and abuse the person who brings copy accusations against Rahman. I mean to say that I have heard NOTHING new in the tune, which I havent heard before) Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer 8. Try cool new skins, plus more space for friends.. Download Singapore Yahoo! Messenger now! http://sg.messenger .yahoo.com See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! Buzz. Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/
[arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music......but.....
Guys - At least look at the brighter side of things ie no one seems to be having any huge expectations from the music!! So, when the music comes out, everyone will probably be raving about it :)) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ashok Kumar arr_asho...@... wrote: I too agree with you guys. I felt dissapoined with this trailer music but lets see what happens... i am still hoping for the BEST coz our BOSS said in that interview, that he never compramised while composing music for this movie and Rasool pookutty is also added to him so i guess this combination is gonna rock again. --- On Wed, 19/8/09, vinu thiagu vinuthi...@... wrote: From: vinu thiagu vinuthi...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 2009, 2:31 PM yogesh you are right dude..but they are expressing thier first thoughts after hearing the trailer music..even iam not impressed..i wud say and i felt nothing new...note this..everyone in this group are more of a possesive fan of rahman ji...but that doesnt mean we should express our views..there is no rule you can assign..the trailer bgm sounded bit outdated.as todays teens watch and see a lotta hiphop and rap songs...they are expecting new...as below everyone mentioned..they are really looking forward for the music release..lets wait ...but its a long wait man!! --- On Wed, 19/8/09, yogesh2783 yogesh2...@yahoo. in wrote: From: yogesh2783 yogesh2...@yahoo. in Subject: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 2009, 6:16 PM I think we should restrain ourselves from making positive or negative comments about music; since music is not released yet. Regards Yogesh --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, chelva kumar chelva1006@ ... wrote: Yeah, the trailer music nt impressive --- On Wed, 19/8/09, Velan the Great velan@ wrote: From: Velan the Great velan@ Subject: Re: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. . To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 2009, 3:14 PM I agreed. Velan From: rayrai2k ravis...@gmail. com To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Friday, 14 August, 2009 12:10:00 PM Subject: [arr] Re: I'm looking forward to Blue's music..but. Theres a saying.. Never judge a book by its cover. The trailer of Angels Demon was superb. In the movie I didnt find the greatness as much as I had expected be it the BGM or the movie itself. But still I would love to hear Hans Zimmer's next venture. This movie category might not be the one AR has worked much, but I had wished that he would venture out for an action packed thriller. I remember Thiruda Thiruda also didnt make its mark. But the music was a bench mark... The music was so futuristic that in 2007 Delhi concert when chandralekha was being played there were plenty of ppl who had asked is this from the yet to beleased movie? a 15 yr old movie sound track sounded like just new. Thats what is him and his music. I dont keep much expectations in Bollywood Action/thriller just bcs they are either inspired/copied and utter failure inits adaptation (going by the trailer I feel its adapted from Into the blue). What I just care for is his music. AND nothing Else other than that. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, kishore parayath kishore.parayath@ ... wrote: I did NOT like the Music played in the theatrical trailer!! I dont find any originality in it. (Iam not saying that Rahman copied, coz, Iam the ONLY person, who get furious and angry, and abuse the person who brings copy accusations against Rahman. I mean to say that I have heard NOTHING new in the tune, which I havent heard before) Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer 8. Try cool new skins, plus more space for friends.. Download Singapore Yahoo! Messenger now! http://sg.messenger .yahoo.com See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! Buzz. Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/
[arr] Re: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehraâs next : Paanch Kaurav
so, will the kauravas too battle it out on the streets of Delhi??? Frankly, I feel ROM feels his biggest claim to fame is his having studied at DU!! The earlier he comes out of his Delhi fixation, the better for him --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@... wrote: âI donât get the point of intervalsâ | Article on ROPM Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra was in the city for just a few hours. But he didnât take much time to get nostalgic. âChennai is not new to me. I have literally lived here for the last five years. I came here to meet AR Rahman to discuss music for my films. I was also present in the city when Rang De Basanti (RDB) and Delhi-6 were screened,â he says. Rakeysh is upbeat about the cityâs Mozart. âI have worked with AR Rahman in two of my films and I feel at home with him. After he won the Oscars, we talked for half an hour! I also met him as soon as he returned to the country. I heard that a huge crowd gathered at the airport to receive him. Guess I missed that scene,â he chuckles. He is equally effusive about our Ulaga Nayagan, âI saw Dashavathar with Kamal Haasan. He has the most expressive face,â but adds, âI was disappointed I couldnât see âactorâ Kamal in it.â His recent movie, Delhi-6, received a mixed response at the box office. And, Rakeysh accepts that with a smile. âIâm both happy and heart broken with the results of Delhi-6. Certain aspects of the story worked well. The songs have almost become anthems. But, I wasnât able to tell what was running on my mind and transcribe the thoughts on to the screen. Well, itâs all a part of life. Iâm a story teller. There is no excitement in telling the same story again and again. A filmmaker learns the most while heâs making a film. After making RDB and Delhi-6, I have gained more knowledge. I discovered why I make a film,â he says. Though his movies are commercial (read song and dance) in nature, Rakeysh is tired of them. âIt will look idiotic if a cop bursts into a song in between the story. So, I weaved songs with the script in RDB and Delhi-6. But, I donât get the point of having intervals. I was forced to have an interval in my films for economic reasons. I donât think attention spans are decreasing, at least, not in the entertainment business,â he says. Rakeysh believes that the market will expand only if a filmmaker tries out new things. âAudiences are humans. Itâs ok to make them feel uncomfortable because their sensitivity will make us experiment. Unless we give them things on a new platter, they wonât know which they like the most,â he says. Rakeysh reveals that he is currently working on a few scripts. âMy next film, Paanch Kaurav, will be an adventure film, based on mythology. The film will be set 100 years ago and Iâm sure it will be better than Lord of the Rings or any other film in that genre. It will be a fantastical film,â he says. And, it doesnât stop with that. âIâm writing the script for Bhairavi,â he says and adds that he plans to make a film on the romance between Mirza and Sahibaan, which is likely to have his Delhi-6 pair, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor, in the lead. But heâs more excited about producing films for young directors. âIâm planning to produce movies with young talents. My first movie will go on the floors this September,â he says and adds, âI want to work with newcomers. You never thought you would get a captain from Ranchi!â Rakeysh is also quite clear about his formula for making his films. âWhen I make movies, itâs more like a personal experience. It has to challenge me, excite me. Slumdog Millionaire is one of my favourite. How do we expand our cinema? Thatâs the challenge Slumdog... throws at us. If I can achieve that, Iâm a perfect filmmaker. After all, I have just arrived,â he signs off. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/I-dont-get-the-point-of-intervals/articleshow/4624981.cms Krish.. His Music ~ My Mother Tongue Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with Yahoo! India Travel http://in.travel.yahoo.com/
[arr] Mirchi Awards
In all this din, very surprising that not a single post was on the 1st Mirchi awards that was telecast last Sunday on Star Plus. It was almost like an ARR awards show what with almost all the awards going to our man :))
[arr] JAI HO @ NO 5 In British Charts
Good news...Jai ho by ARR/PCD is one of the highest climbers this week in the British Singles charts. It has climbed an incredible 15 places up from No 20 last week to reach No 5 this week. Let's see whether there is enough momentum to carry it further up the charts. Keeping fingers crossed. Cheers, Balaji
[arr] ARR on Top of the Pops....
Okay..the subject matter was more to get your attention :)See the attached link, ARR feat PCD version of Jai Ho has zoomed in at # 20 in the UK Top of the pops. In the good old days when Top of the Pops used to be televised, this would mean a canned live performancebut still, I guess it is a first for ARR as he makes his entry into the UK charts! Way to go ARR...lets see how much further up the song travels in the charts... http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Re: Do u want any change in A R 's music- Ur suggestions
Well...here goes my 2 cents but not just his music but also his projects... 1) While even big banners like Karan Johar/Yashraj etc do give big duds, at least the marketing of the music is done full throttle (unlike some of ARR's best compositions which have bitten the dust due to lack of publicity (Ada) or atrocious scripts (Sakarrakati). So, ARR must score music at least for 2 big projects a year (minus the Mani Rathnam and Shankar which he will anyways be doing) 2) Not sure whether you guys will agree with me but I see a big difference in the new singers introduced by ARR in say...the early 1990s and now. While singers like Sujatha, Hariharan, Shankar M and others have gone on to achieve great laurels, the current bunch of singers (with the major exception of Karthik) like Madhushree, Naresh Iyer, Javed Ali etc have somehow been able to do well only under ARR ie they hardly have any big songs from the other MDs. Can one venture out to say that perhaps ARR should be more careful when he gives chances to the new singers? 3) Would luv to see ARR collaborate more with artistes like Bryan Adams, Youssou N Dour (like someone already suggested), Elton John etc. How about a compilation of English songs with different artistes on one album? A sure shot winner! 4) Again as someone said, ARR pls do a bit more of Rock music. I really cudnt help but think how Rock on would have been under ARR's baton! 5) Notwithstanding whatever others say and I am sure I am gonna be absolutely crucified here, I still feel that ARR's songs are definitely a lot lot better than his BGM. He probably will have to look a lot more deeply into his BGM programming 6) ARR Sir - Udit can just not pronounce tamil words. Why are u still giving him chances in tamil? Pls ensure that pronounciation is given paramount importance in your compositions (along with the lyrics which at times seem to be drowned in the music) 7) I know this sounds crazy...but I would luv to hear ARR sing songs for other MDs also. More than anything, I am sure it will be different experience for him as well. Lets say...a ARR singing for Vishal Shekhar or a SEL. I am sure this will encourage the other MDs to up their ante too as they will know ARR is not going to sing unless the song is absolutely fantastic.. Anyways...just my thoughts Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/6/2009 7:00 PM India Time, _aneeshksasi_ wrote: Hai all, I just want to know what all are the changes needed for Rahman's new age music in future. It doesn't mean that now he is doing bad music. My would be, He has to drastically improve the clarity and pronunciation of the words in his songs. Several words are getting bogged down in louder music in several of his songs. In several of his songs, the beauty of lyrics doesn't get highlighted because of this problem. In several songs, I couldn't understand till now what is being spoken. And some of his singers end up making wrong pronunciations altogether. -- That brings me to a 60 year old story. Lata ji had a humble upbringing in a traditional Marathi family where they spoke Marathi, not even Hindi, though he learned Hindi. But she was quite poor in Urdu pronunciation. The producer/ Director Mehboob Khan (Mother India) was very particular about language usage in his films and some small bit person filled him wrong information that Lata's pronunciation is very poor, urdu even worse or nil. Mehboob Khan told MD Naushad saab not to get Lata sing for his films. They were doing probably Andaz (Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Dileep Kumar) then (1949). Naushad saab knew Lata a little by that time and could sense her melodious potential. So, Naushad saab retorted that music is his department and producer/ director must not interfere in it. The tussle went worsening and entire crew soon got divided in two sides fueling the fued. Anyway. Naushad was also a force to reckon with at that Mehboob Khan realized that he couldn't just kick Naushad out on this point, so he told naushad to go ahead with her for one song and if he finds any single mistake in her pronunciation in that song, then Naushad wouldn't use her ever after for his films. Naushad took the challenge. He taught and taught and taught Lata ji. Not just him but several other MDs are known to have helped in her development. Everybody was apprehensive, and the first song was recorded. There was not a single mistake in her pronunciation in that song, Mehboob Khan also liked the song and her voice and that founded a lasting association beneficial for all. -- If you hear the songs of 40-60, you would find such a clear pronunciation of each word, each letter, each sound that just can't be heard nowadays. ARR is known to give a lot of freedom to his singers, but it seems that he needs to invest Naushad saab like
[arr] SdM Soundtrack - Billboard Top 200
Guys - Last week, the SdM soundtrack had bounced back in the Charts from 48 to 22. This week, thanks to the Oscar bounty, it has become the highest gainer on the charts and moved from 22 to an incredible 4th on the Charts. Remember - Billboard Top 200 charts is directly sourced from the Retail charts which means the SdM soundtrack is a huge commercial success in the US! Jai ho!
[arr] Danny Boyle to direct James Bond movie??
This is very interestingjust imagine ARR as the MD of a Bond movie!!! I know we shouldnt let our thoughts run wild but surely there is scope for it if Danny directs the movie??? http://sify.com/movies/hollywood/fullstory.php?id=14864899?vsv=HP4 Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Filmfare awards ??
Traditionally, werent the FF technical awards including the BGM awards announced a week in advance? This time around, this doesnt seem to have happened.
[arr] SdM - Billboard top 200 album charts
Thanks to the Oscar craze, the chart position of SdM has moved up an impressive 26 places from last week's 48 to 22! Remember, the highest chart position for this album was 16. Lets see whether this gets overtaken next week
[arr] Re: Delhi-6 - Thumbs Down by Taran Adarsh
Guys - Lets be clear about one thing. Taran;s reviews are all based more from the Box office perspective while Rajeev Masand's reviews are based on a more holistic picture. Either ways, 8 out of 10 times, Taran has got it right in terms of the the possible box office performance of the movie. I dont like some of the comments Taran makes but that doesnt mean his box office performance reviews are thrash. Anyways.lets hope Rajeev's review is better. Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, rayrai2k ravis...@... wrote: I always read this guys name as Trash. But I now have no regrets calling him so. His review was expected and what more can be since theres no Yash / Karan / SRK. That alone is the reason for him to review so badly. Either he was all along drowned in his phone not paying interest to dialogs. What made him give 3.5 to Billu if D6 is 1.5. Teri oonchi shaan hai maula Meri arzi maan le maula Tu hai sab kuch jaanne waala Main hoon tera maanne waala Kaise kaison ko diya hai Aise vaison ko diya hai D6 is definitely a very good movie after RDB. Just like the feel after watching the RDB first time, I walked with a thought would this sell. later every scene I recall is forcing me to watch it again. AB is not as great as seen in Yuva but is far better than any of his other work including Sarkar. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, rivjot rivjot@ wrote: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12980/index.html Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra thinks out of the box and it's more than evident now. First AKS, then RANG DE BASANTI, now DELHI 6. A two- liner of the story may give you an impression that it's similar to UTV's earlier outing SWADES, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker: An American of Indian origin returns to his roots and decides to stay back in India. But DELHI 6 bites more than it can chew. Set in old Delhi, the screenplay [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Prasoon Joshi, Kamlesh Pandey] takes its own sweet time to come to the point. In fact, the entire first half is dedicated to the sundry characters in the bylanes of old Delhi, where several stories run parallel with the main plot... The two warring brothers [Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra] and the wall that divides the two; the daughter of the house [Sonam Kapoor] aspires to be an 'Indian Idol' contestant; a moneylender's [Prem Chopra] wife has an illicit relationship with one of his lecherous debtors [Cyrus Sahukar]; an 'untouchable' [Divya Dutta] makes more sense than the so-called thekedaars of samaj; a friend of the family [Rishi Kapoor] has still not forgotten his first love [Tanvi Azmi]. Oh yes, there's also a 'Kaala Bandar' who spreads havoc in the locality. Really, Rakeysh tries to pack in multiple stories in those 2.18 hours. But, alas, the problem is that barring a few individualistic sequences, you don't carry the film home. The film is engaging in bits and spurts. Worse, it tends to get monotonous, preachy and boring and the end is so bizarre, you actually want to ask the writers, 'Hey guys, you okay?' Let's cut a long story short: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra misses the bus this time. DELHI 6 tells the story of a young American boy Roshan [Abhishek Bachchan] of Indian origin, who comes to India for the first time, to drop his ailing grandmother [Waheeda Rehman]. She wants to retire and spend the last leg of her life back home; dissolving into the soil she was born in. In America, having led a very western lifestyle, Roshan is not familiar with the sites and smells, the food and culture, the religion and beliefs, this huge melting pot that India is. He believes that Dadi had left her family and loved ones back in America, only to realize that how wrong he was. The warmth and affection of the neighbourhood embraces him with open arms. Amidst all this he meets the beautiful Bittu [Sonam Kapoor], who wants to break free from the typical Indian social structure, to whom Roshan is destined to lose his heart. That Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an accomplished storyteller is evident in several individualistic scenes. Note the scene when Vijay Raaz slaps Abhishek and Abhishek slaps him back. Also, portions in the second hour, when a Baba [Akhilendra Mishra] triggers off the Mandir-Masjid talk and divides the two communities, is very well structured. The sequences are disturbing and the writers and director succeed in exposing the fickle-minded people residing in the locality. But the screenplay isn't foolproof. The romantic track is the weakest link in the enterprise. The love story falls flat. Also, the ending is so abstract that an average moviegoer would find it difficult to comprehend what the actual culmination is. The sequence in the end, when Amitabh and Abhishek have a conversation, looks weird. In fact,
[arr] Re: Triple Filmfare nomination
Hi Bergin - If I am not mistaken, FF do not have the habit of having a final set of nominees for the best BGM. Instead, a week before the awards, the technical awards winners are announced and best BGM is one of the awards in this list. As for the best playback male, ARR is not in the final list of nominees, which is Farhan Aktha - Socha Hai (Rock on) KK - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno) KK - Zara si dil mein (Jannat) Rashid Ali - Kabhi Kabhi Aditi (JTYJN) Sonu Nigam - Inn Lamhon ke (JA) Sukhwinder Singh - Haule Haule (Rab ne bana di jodi) Cheers! Balaji P.S--- Full list of the various nomination categories with the nominees is given in today's Times of India (The Bangalore edition had it and I guess the other editions will have it as well!) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Bergin Roy ber...@... wrote: I'm little disappointed that Yuvraaj couldnt get a place there. As AR often says, the film has to do good, for the music to recognition. Good music sometimes go unnoticed like this :( But anyways happy to get 3 nominations. - Bergin On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@... wrote: Congrats ARR... ARR deserves it and he rules... On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@...wrote: Best Music A.R.Rahman Ghajini A.R.Rahman Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na A.R.Rahman Jodhaa Akbar Pritam Chakraborty Race Shankar Ehsaan Loy Rock On Vishal Shekar Dostana I can hear the sniggers Filmfare, what's that? -- www.berginroy.com
[arr] Re: Interesting News...I would like to share with everyone
Was checking the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts. For the week ending Jan 31st, the soundtrack of SdM was one of the bigger risers and moved up 39 spots from No 55 to No 16. This, unfortunately, was as high as the soundtrack could get and two weeks later is howevering in the low 20s now. Hopefully, once ARR wins the Oscars for the best soundtrack (I really do hope he does win!), the soundtrack will once again go up the charts. Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, dreamworks80 dreamwork...@... wrote: I work in a firm based in Northern England and it is out out an English firm with me being the only Indian / Asian! Just would like to mention about the popularity about Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack here.. Everyone who has watched the movie have gone and bought the soundtrack the very next day...Yesterday was a birthday of my colleague and guess what her boyfriend presented her...SDM soundtrack, because she longed for it soo much after seeing the movie :) One of my assistant is leaving and I already ordered her a copy of SDM soundtrack as her leaving gift! I was casually whistling Latika's theme in the staff room and my director from behind me goes..Aah Slumdog Millionare..what an amazing soundtrack! All of them wanted to listen to more of ARR and luckily I could point them to iTunes..where they could get a decent collection of our boss's tunes Actually the great thing would be to start a website that would sell all ARR's tunes / BGscore / Soundtracks in one place and you can download them in MP3 format..Imagine how wonderful that would be..Soundtracks of ARR directly releasing in that online store and people like me [who live in Middle Earth :))] can buy the soundtrack directly online without having to wait for the UK based websites that sell Indian music to dispatch the CDs in their own leisure time!! Wow..this would be really great..could this be a possibility???Who knows..lets see what the future holds!! People here knew nothing about ARR until SDM..Even though Bombay Dreams ran houseful for like 2 years the show was only in London..So people outside London couldn't get to see or listen. SDM has provided a great exposure for ARR and everyone here are dying to listen to more of him!! Fingers crossed for the Oscars!!! Jai Ho, Ravi.
[arr] Re: Priyadarshan pans Slumdog
Guys - Dont you think it is time we cut the chain of mails on how so and so perceived SdM and whether it was right or wrong? Personally, I found SdM absolutely over rated. But that is not the question since whether I like it or you like it is not what gets a movie an oscar nomination. There are so many things going into it including (and this is most important) how the critics sitting in Hollywood look at the movie. For instance ARR has indeniably done scores for movies far far better than SdM (if someone is objecting to that, all I can say isu must be living under a rock!) but this (SdM) is the movie that has showcased ARR to a western audience like no other movie before. Priyan has given his views on the movie. If you agree to him, well and good...if you dont,even better. This is a free world where everyone has a right to a view. You can have a different view from others but to expect others too to echo your own views is, at least according to me, absolutely jeuvenile and immature! Comeon this is a ARR fan group not a SdM fan group!! Sorry if I have hurt anyone of you. Lets talk about the music of D6 which is awesome and in a class of its own instead of bothering about whether IR wished ARR or whether Priyan is correct in his views about SdM!! Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Roshan roshan.r...@... wrote: because its priyadarshan who said it. he is the kind of guy who'd blatantly rip off a mallu movie without even giving credit to the original writer/director. and when he was making movies in Kerala, he used to copy hollywood movies. and now he suddenly started giving authentic-expert-opinions on other movies ? that sounds really funny. oh btw, the two movies which earned him critical acclaim few years back - Virasat and Gardish - where ditto copies of Mani Ratnam's Tevar Makan and Mallu Movie Kireedam respectively. sorry.. this is supposed to be an arr forum and looks like the discussion is going elsewhere :) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: I really dont know why you guys are attacking him and his opinions? What if it is really his opinion? Hes wrong cuz he has a difference in opinion?! Nice. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Bergin Roy berginroy@ wrote: When you look at the response reviews of Slumdog Millionaire from all over US UK. It's been overwhelmingly received by the audience critics in the region, thats the fact. Even if these people blast on the film as its a usual thing here, the people in the west have liked it and accepted it. I've heard almost all my colleagues who watched the film (all americans) saying Its one of the best film i've ever watched. So, its these people's (Priyadarshan etc) inability to take something to the world audience. The kind of reaction they show now clearly indicates, they now realize that they missed to do it and someone from the west have taken a native thing to the west and succeeded in it. It's not Danny's fault or the people who liked the movie. It's the fault of these so called creative people as they think themselves they only give good films in the world. According to Priyadarshan, if its a good old and known story / plot that has been an usual in India, why didnt they take it and win this with something they are used to already? It's a pity these people cannot tolerate the success of a foreign man winning so many awards. And they'd never go and win such awards or recognition until they have this attitude of pulling the fellow frog's leg. Better try to achieve than blaming. - Bergin -- *From:* V S Rawat vsrawat@ *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:13:07 PM *Subject:* Re: [arr] Priyadarshan pans Slumdog On 1/31/2009 9:05 PM India Time, _Chord_ wrote: I've read Vikas Swarup's novel Q A. It should have been made by Mani Ratnam. Then you'd have seen what he would have done with Mumbai. Mani has already made Bombay and has shown organized riots in there. Why does P think Mani would hesitate from showing what Danny has shown. The angry director wonders why there isn't a single shot in Slumdog that shows the more aesthetic side of Mumbai? Why has Danny Boyle not taken one shot of Marine Drive? Do his slum dwellers exist only within their slums? It is the director's prerogative to show what his vision is. We can comment on or criticize that vision after seeing the film, but if we expect director to make film as per our vision, then that would be our film and not director's film. There is no rule that good side has to be shown along with bad side. And look at the absurdities A boy becomes a national hero on a game show. People have indeed become
[arr] Re: Endhiran Music Launch
Hi Aditya...Chill mate! It is just hte start of the year. Given Shankar's track record, do not expect the audio release till the end of the year!! Enjoy the music of Delhi 6, Blue and other films till then!!! Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Adithya Sairam cool.a...@... wrote: Anyone know approx. when endhiran music will be launched? i cant wait i read that one song is sung by yogi b, blaaze and ember. And another is sung by himesh reshimmiya. I hate him but hopefully, the music will make up for it! Hail RAHMAN! Adithya
[arr] Another Gautham Menon - ARR combo?
http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/02012009-4.shtml
[arr] Re: Rahman's musical fiestas in 2008
.once again no mention of Blue which is going to end as one of the most expensive Bollywood films ever. Wasnt this also the movie where ARR was doing a song with Kylie Minogue? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, viswa bharathy piotheit...@... wrote: 2008 has been a groovy year for 'Modern Day Mozart' with his stupendous musicals of quirky genres. Yeah, set at the historic backdrops of Ancient India, Rahman spelled his trenchant score for 'Jodha Akbar' directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. Everyone had a penchant for his assorted tunes of high-toned orchestral voices and percussions for 'Azeem â O- Shaan- Shehanshah' and a mesmerizing Sufi-type number 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja'. Musical tune for 'Jashn-E- Bahaara' would never fade from anyone's sensesâ¦. Perhaps, hop-skipping on a contrastive grounds for 'Jaane Ya Tu Jaanena' with cool peppy numbers, all the songs happened to be ducky ones for young lads and missies. In fact 'Pappu Can't Dance Saala' has been used for a promo song by Indian Electoral Commission as 'Pappu can't vote Saala'. Poignant melodies of 'Tu Hi Meri Dosth' and 'Dil Ka Rishta' from Subash Ghai's Yuvvraaj have been rendered with top-notching feats. Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini' fetched more expectations with Rahman's tunes turning to be chartbusters. 'Guzarish', 'Bekha' and what not, the entire album has been swaying across far-flung corners of the globe. Finally, his Big Year ends with Hollywood's 'Slumdog Millionaire' directed by Danny Boyle. Fetching best accolades, A.R Rahman won Satellite Awards by International Press Academy. Also he has been nominated for 'Golden Globe Awards' for the category of original score. Well 2009, it's gonna be a great exciting year for Rahman as he gears up to spin with his magnum opus' of Mani Rathnam's bilingual 'Raavana' and 'Ashokavanam', Rajnikanth-Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Endhiran â The Robot', Kamal Haasan's untitled project and his Hollywood movie titled '19 Steps', Pawan Kalyan's Telugu movie 'Puli' directed by SJ Suryah. Of course, he has more plans for his Music School of 'KM Music Conservatory' that he launched in March 2009. IndiaGlitz conveys its heartiest wishes for a bright, happy and colorful New Year that he may spin with his splendiferous tunes in forthcoming 365days. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/43940.html
[arr] Re: Sonu Nigam Interview on Rediff
I think the answer is in the interview itself where Sonu says he had recorded the song first with dummy lyrics and later when the actual song was to be recorded, he wasnt available. As a matter of showing respect to him, ARR retained the original humming of Sonu! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 12/27/2008 12:47 PM India Time, _rivjot_ wrote: Video link to Sonu Nigam's interview - http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Interviews/qZIOpI63/3/ Sonu-Nigam-s-Interview.html He says he got more applause from audience for his humming in Guzarish than he usually gets for a normal song. I think those audience are saying that just to keep his morals high. Multitude of Indians might not even recognize that it is Sonu's humming. I wonder why ARR used the humming by someone else? Can't that singer (Javen Ali?) humm? -- Rawat
Re: [arr]Has anyone noticed?
Not sure about this but someone was mentioning that the starting lines of Guzarish was very similar to the Reliance Mobile advt music. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, kishore parayath kishore.paray...@... wrote: GUZARISH main TUNE including the humming... is similar to PACHAI NIRAME...
[arr] Interview of ARR in Mail Today
There was an interview with ARR in today's Mail Today magazine (Delhi edition). Hadnt even heard of this paper before!!! It was a full two page interview by someone named Sharin Bhatti. As always, some of inclusions in the interview/writing was factually incorrect like saying ARR next year is doing RKS's London Dreams MR's remake of Lajjo with Aamir and Kareena. And suprisingly no mention of Blue (which according to me will be the JTYJN ie a darkhorse of 2009). I am too lazy to sit and write the whole interview, however some of the few vignettes of the interview were (All the below is according to ARR) 1) Worst song - Que Sera Sera ie he thought he could have done more justice to the song and that it became a hit due to Madhuri Dixit and Prabhu Deva 2) Favourite song - Khwaja Mere Khwaja 3) Favourite instrument - Guitar 4) Favourite singer - Hariharan 5) Like to be reborn as - ARR. Also, he very clealry said he chose to convert to Islam out of choice and not because he was ashamed to being a Hindu There was a para on how he bonded well with Aamir who apart from Mani Rathnam (suprisingly no mention of Shankar here but I dare say to a North Indian, Shankar is just another South Indian director!), the only other person ARR is willing to trust is Aamir Khan. He also talked about how he enjoys bonding with Rakesysh Mehra and Aashutosh Gowariker. And very surprisingly, he considers Deepa Mehta's trilogy of Earth, Fire and Water as the biggest visual accompaniments to his score. The interview also has a bit of dope on the season's current flavour ie SdM. There are a couple of nice pics - one with Nelson Mandela and the other with his wife. There was a short para by Mani Rathnam and Shekhar Kapur on ARR. A very interesting remark made by Mani Rathnam in this column was that ARR always keeps his prayer beads near the keys of his piano whenever he is composing. If someone can scan the interview and put it up, it will be great! But on the whole, it was one of those usual interviews without anything pathbreaking... Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Music Charts
...was wondering it has been quite some time since we saw the Planet Bollywood (Indiafm.com) audio music charts. Wondering how Yuvvraaj and Ghajini are faring. Any one who can post them here? Cheers! RB
[arr] Re: Sonu Nigam feels he was 'unused' in Yuvvraj
I second Rawat here. I honestly see nothing wrong in whatever Sonu Nigam had said. He was only voicing his opinion (rightly or wrongly). I dont think he actually said anything about ARR. In any case, this is not a website for ARR ego massaging but rather a forum of ARR fans to exchange views!! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/16/2008 6:54 PM India Time, _Chord_ wrote: If what is said was actually true, it's only an ego issue, nothing more. If it is ego, it is not his ego but your ego that makes you deaf to any comment on ARR that is not even adverse. And such type of attitude here I find sickening. Sonu is a polite person, he doesn't make odd comments. ARR has used him wisely and brilliantly in several great songs (qismat se tum...). Sonu is capable and hardworking, and he has every right to say if he wanted to give better. I think it is a great comment of him that when we are all finding shano and mastam great songs, even then sonu himself feel that he could have done better. It is not an adverse comment on ARR. -- Rawat
[arr] Re: Didn#39;t JOGINDAR or TARAN ADARSH know about the release of YUVRAAJ???
So am I. I dare say Mr. Tuteja is listening to the songs more than once to make sure he doesnt goof up on his review!! Having said that, one thing that strikes me is the lack of reviews of Yuvvraaj's music. Normally, when an ARR audio hits the market, we are inundated with reviews by know alls and not so know alls! But looks like this time around, all of them have gone into hibernation. Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Abdul Manaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iam waiting for theirs review. And also Subhash.K. Jha. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[arr] Re: I can give breaks, I can't make careers
...as were the lines relating to his excitement tone and his words to the effect that he needs to book the tickets. Also, HR singing for ARR??? Not sure whether it is a true interview --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for posting this Gopal. The tone and language do not sound like Rahman at all at times. Says that the song Taxi reminds him of his wife and that he can't remember the movie name To say things like it will rock sounds out of character. I'm very suspicious of this article. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2950111547/
[arr] Re: Rahman snubs Yash Chopra
Yeah, I guess so : --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Pravinder Sheoran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Balaji, I think you will have to wait forever because it is highly unlikely that ARR will compose for Johar/Yahs/Bhansali camp. Simply because they are gonna pressurize him to give Funky/Chaaloo music which ARR is never gonna do. Pravinder. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, balajirajagopal balajirajagopal@ wrote: If this story is true, it would really be a pity coz I really feel that while the quality of their recent films may be questionable, what is not questionable is the ability of the Yash Raj films banner to publicize the audio - something that a lot of ARR's releases suffer from! Having said that, if ARR feels he shouldnt be composing the music, we will have to respect his sentiments As a fan, I really am waiting for the day when ARR scores music for a Karan Johar / Yash Raj / Bhansali movie... Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, adnanakkm4u adnanakkm4u@ wrote: Rahman snubs Yash Chopra (BMC) 11 October 2008 Music maestro turns down opportunity to work with the legenadary Chopra due to money matters Going by the recent fate of YashRaj Films at the box-office since his retirement, Yash Chopra decided to make a comeback for one last time. However, Yashji's plans of pulling a grand casting coup failed thanks to music maestro A R Rahman. Due to his friendship with the Bachchan family, Yashji signed Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and even convinced them to work in the film with Shah Rukh Khan. But it wasn't the cast that Yashji was worried about; it was getting his dream music director, A R Rahman that he was more concerned with. Says a YashRaj source, ìYashji is a big fan of Rehman but he never got to work with him because Aditya isn't too fond of Rehman's brand of music. Since this is Yashji's last directorial film he was adamant on fulfilling his dream by getting Rehman to score the music of his romantic musical drama.î Yashji personally called Rahman for a meeting. Rahman was equally excited to receive a call from the legend, but what followed later was something that Rahman never expected. Reportedly, Yashji put a list of demands on Rahman which upset him so much that he walked out of the meeting. A source close to Rahman reveals, ìRahman works only at night and Yashji was informed about this before the meeting. Despite knowing this, Yashji demanded that Rahman should work in the day because Yashji owing to his health could only work in the day. He also insisted that Rahman should record only at the YashRaj studios and even stay in the studios during the recording.î Apparently, Rahman agreed to all this but what transpired after this is what angered Rahman. When it came to Rahman's fee, Yashji offered him an extremely paltry sum and when Rahman protested Yashji reportedly said, ìYou should consider yourself lucky that you are getting to compose music for a Yash Chopra film. This is a privilege and not all music directors get this chance.î This angered Rahman, who is a legend himself. He excused himself from the meeting and never returned. Later Rahman asked his office to tell Yashji that Rahman wasn't interested in his project. Yashji tried getting in touch with Rahman but the latter has been avoiding him. With little choice left, one last heard that Yashji is in talks with the trio of Shankar-Ehsaan and Loy to compose music for this film. source:http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp? xfile=/data/citytimes/2008/October/citytimes_October77.xmlsection=ci tytimes
[arr] Re: Rahman snubs Yash Chopra
If this story is true, it would really be a pity coz I really feel that while the quality of their recent films may be questionable, what is not questionable is the ability of the Yash Raj films banner to publicize the audio - something that a lot of ARR's releases suffer from! Having said that, if ARR feels he shouldnt be composing the music, we will have to respect his sentiments As a fan, I really am waiting for the day when ARR scores music for a Karan Johar / Yash Raj / Bhansali movie... Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, adnanakkm4u [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rahman snubs Yash Chopra (BMC) 11 October 2008 Music maestro turns down opportunity to work with the legenadary Chopra due to money matters Going by the recent fate of YashRaj Films at the box-office since his retirement, Yash Chopra decided to make a comeback for one last time. However, Yashji's plans of pulling a grand casting coup failed thanks to music maestro A R Rahman. Due to his friendship with the Bachchan family, Yashji signed Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and even convinced them to work in the film with Shah Rukh Khan. But it wasn't the cast that Yashji was worried about; it was getting his dream music director, A R Rahman that he was more concerned with. Says a YashRaj source, ìYashji is a big fan of Rehman but he never got to work with him because Aditya isn't too fond of Rehman's brand of music. Since this is Yashji's last directorial film he was adamant on fulfilling his dream by getting Rehman to score the music of his romantic musical drama.î Yashji personally called Rahman for a meeting. Rahman was equally excited to receive a call from the legend, but what followed later was something that Rahman never expected. Reportedly, Yashji put a list of demands on Rahman which upset him so much that he walked out of the meeting. A source close to Rahman reveals, ìRahman works only at night and Yashji was informed about this before the meeting. Despite knowing this, Yashji demanded that Rahman should work in the day because Yashji owing to his health could only work in the day. He also insisted that Rahman should record only at the YashRaj studios and even stay in the studios during the recording.î Apparently, Rahman agreed to all this but what transpired after this is what angered Rahman. When it came to Rahman's fee, Yashji offered him an extremely paltry sum and when Rahman protested Yashji reportedly said, ìYou should consider yourself lucky that you are getting to compose music for a Yash Chopra film. This is a privilege and not all music directors get this chance.î This angered Rahman, who is a legend himself. He excused himself from the meeting and never returned. Later Rahman asked his office to tell Yashji that Rahman wasn't interested in his project. Yashji tried getting in touch with Rahman but the latter has been avoiding him. With little choice left, one last heard that Yashji is in talks with the trio of Shankar-Ehsaan and Loy to compose music for this film. source:http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp? xfile=/data/citytimes/2008/October/citytimes_October77.xmlsection=ci tytimes
[arr] Re: ARR Delhi Concert 2007
Hi Jafar - Not sure whether the official DVD has come out. However, I did see a few DVDs (obviously pirated!) of the concert amongst those being hawked on the platforms of Bangalore!! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Jafar K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, Can anybody say where can I get ARR's Delhi concert 2008. Is the DVD available in the market? If anybody has this, plz upload it... Vithur.. help me buddy. I saw a clip from youtube Hariharan sings aye hairathe beautifully and it's really amazing... http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=kLtPOIuY1PQfeature=related Jafar Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
[arr] Re: ARR Interview to Sun Tv ( Transcript ) - AWESOME AND RELEVANT INTERVIEW
Hi Vithur - Who was the interviewer? Thanks Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All, ( A must watch video also... ) ARR Interview to Sun TV on Sakkarakatti ( Absolutely rocking one ) My heartfelt thanks to Sun TV for organizing this wonderful interview, and also for deputing a logical and a reasonable interviewer to interview the Meastro. He asked logical questions and it was a great treat. INTRODUCTION The Interviewer starts off by saying this When some one went and asked Swami Vivekanada, as to who is the person who is always successful in life ?. for which he replied, Whenever some one demeans you, be true to yourself. When some one praises you, don get swayed. That is the hall mark of a true successful man. I keep remembering one man 's name always, when I remember these words from Vivenakanda. A man with lot of awards, achievement, rising number of success figures, and surrounded by praises always, but still unchanged by the same smile, the same simple laugh, and sweet speech. The man whom I have been referring to, is not an alien born in some corner of the world. He is our own native, a person born on the soils of Tamil Nadu, a person who is bringing fame to each and every Tamilian across the globe, a wonderful brother and is none other than the Musical Storm A.R. Rahman. Come , lets go and meet him. Q :- There are so many Film Directors waiting for you, to make films, only if you compose music for them. In your success endeavours so far, Sakkarakatti has also been listed now. What do you feel about the success of this film music ? How did you accept this project and accepted the film ? AR :- I have earlier worked with Kalaipuli Dhanu with Kizhakku Cheemayile. He was the person, who introduced the Director Krishna of Jillenu Oru Kaadhal to me. At that time, he was telling me that his son would be doing a film, and asked if I could do the music for the film. I was busy at that time. He told, he is ready to wait for any amount of time. Usually, people say like that, but after three months, they would come and ask for a tune saying that the heroine is leaving somewhere etc . But they waited for 1.5 years with patience. Whenever I used to get time, I used to give them a song. So, its not my success, but its their success that they waited patiently. It's a success to the trust that they had in me. Prabhu is also a very patient guy, and he has religuosly spent time for making the song good, with all graphics. ( A new version of Taxi Taxi was shown . Just AWESOME .) Q :- You were talking about working with Dhanu Sir. And this is your third film with him. What would you like to say about the human being Dhanu ? Ar :- Everyone has his own quality, and the quality in Dhanu Sir, is that he uses his talent to the utmost extent. Its only certain producers, who spend so much of energy in highlighting their films to such extent. Q :- Normally, when people remember the word ' Taxi, they think of a means of conveyance. But now, people are associating it with the song from Sakkarakatti. Has this been specially or purposefully laid for attracting the youngsters, or is it comes natural to you ? AR :- Every three years, there is a change in the trend. The trend has been changing since the 90s. 92 it was different; 95 was different and 98 was different .. Now the trend is towards reggae style, Spanish, etc So, we thought of getting all those styles in the song. Actually, this was a last thought that we got. This song was composed in the fag end. Originally, the song was of a different tune , like a bhangra type. We had to modify the same, and in the last moment, a magic happened. We wanted a song like an engine. Na. Muthukumar speaks In Sakkarakatti, I have written three songs. Elay, Taxi taxi , I Miss U da. . Today, the CDs of Sakkarakatti have been a great hit amongst the public. Specifically, the song Taxi Taxi has got the rank No. 1 amongst the previous 20 years of Tamil Cinema. Rahman Sir wanted friendship to be described not in a negative manner, but still highlighting the negativity in a positive manner, and gave us the initial lyrics as Taxi taxi, nanbaa Nee oru Ilavasa taxi. If you write like this, it would be of great fun also. Kalaprabu speaks The Hero of the film SK is Shantanu Bhagyaraj. Vedika and Ishitha are the two heroines. As I had told before in many interviews, Rahman Sir has given us six boons and not merely six songs . Blazeee speaks It was really a blessing to be part of this song, when Mr. Rahman gave the idea about this song. Everyone would feel like dancing when you listen the groove. That itself is a magic, in the way, the song was started and all. When I wrote the English lyrics for this, Kalaprabhu
[arr] Re: Ghatam Karthik Talks in Rahmania - PART 2
It became so popular, that everyone started coming home and enquiring about me ( even girls from the college also started coming ) .Ghatam Karthik was a couple of years my senior at Vivekananda College. At that time, it was an out and out guy's college (not sure about it now as I no longer live in Chennai). So, wonder from where the girls from the college started coming!!! :))) Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ghatam Karthik Talks Part 2 Do you play only the Ghatam ? GK :- I specialize only the Ghatam. I also do the Konnakol ( Sort of a dyeing art). Very tight in your rhythm, and very fast in your lips.. I did one special thing for one song for Rahman. I played the chalangai. The song Innisai Alapadaye from Varalaaru. The song if full of complicated rhythms. Myself and Mr. D.A. Srinivas ( Mridangam Seenu), played . After we played , Rahman decided and said, I cant ask any timing player to put a chalangai for this. You have to do it by yourself. He was very very correct. It was wonderful of him to think that lines. Not only as a musician, but also from the dancer 's angle, the footwork has to gel with the mridangam. It was a very tough song, and we had north Indian bols in that. South Indian variety, and we really freaked out. Rahman told, us to do whatver we thought of doing. He gave us so much of freedom, and we played it cut loose. It came out very well, and that was one of the very popular songs in that film. Actually, for percussionists, Rahman is a very favorite person. What is the reason behind it ? GK :- Basically, he enjoys rhythm. He is a very good fan of rhythm. Leave alone the capabilities, ( as a lot has to be spoken about that aspect). He is able to enjoy a Carnatic rhythm, a folk rhythm, African beat. He is able to take out the best out of the rhythm. He is able to bring out the best in every artist. That is his basic trick. He knows what to get from whom. As he is able to enjoy the rhythms himself, he is able to find out , what would satisfy the people 's taste. He knows, which rhythm to put to be put to which song, to suit the correct situation, and that's why all percussionists have lot of respect and adoration for Rahman. *Most Liked Concert of GK * Each concert, we try to give our best. It was a Sivarathri day, and we played our Heartbeat Concert in Kashi. The stage was put on the Ganges, on the topsy side of two boats. Litreally, Ganges is flowing under us. It was a fear mixed happiness sort of a situation. Thanks to Lord Shiva, that we could play better. Re- Recording Experience I have played for Re- recording also. In the film Boys, in all the scenes, when Actor Sendhil appears and says, Information is wealth, the comedy track was played with the Ghatam. It was a wonderful experience, and I loved playing it. Sivaji was an all time hit of Rahman. As a musician, I liked the Background Score in the scene, when the fight happens in the Music Shop ( Vaada vaada Vayil beeda piece). The usage of all Musical instruments for a fight sequence is Rahman's creativity. The usage of a Musical Shop for the fight was may be Dir Shankar 's idea. But the way in which a song was thought of at that time, and in a way to suit Rajnikanth for that fight was really creative. I have a Ph D in Sanskrit and MA. In Music, and am still learning. *An incident of GK singing in front of Rahman and Rahman laughing for 2 hrs ( as said by GK)* When Roja was a super- duper hit, and a grand explosion of Rahman 's entry. I was a student of Vivekanda College . Monday morning , there used to be a prayer. All major singers of today are from that college. If none are present, I would be the substitute singer and would come and sing. I thought of singing something new at that time. Sang a song on Goddess Saraswathi with Kadhal Rojave tune ( Uploaded as Mp3 and attached herewith) Vaani Sarswathi Vidya Roopini Gayatri Hamsini Devi Veena vadini Swetha kamala Vasini Brindha kaarini Everyone is breaking their heads. They are able to feel the tune which is familiar to them, but not able to find the song. It became so popular, that everyone started coming home and enquiring about me ( even girls from the college also started coming ) Fav Songs of AR - 1. Thenali Swasame Beautiful melodic number suiting Kamalhassan and SPB 2. Oh Kick Yerudha 3. Uyirum Neeye Pavithra - Lyrics by Vairamuthu Sir. Beautiful rendition, ; The song would have become a super hit if it would have come in the film also 4. Sakthi Kodu 5. Jana Gana Mana Ayidha Ezhthu 6. Chale Chalo 7. yedho Yedho Beautiful picturisation song 8. Kadhal Rojave The song which he sang and which made Rahman laugh is attached
[arr] ARR Interview with Cyrus on MTV
Any posting on how the interview with Cyrus on MTV went? I only happened to catch the last 5 mts of the programme and must say ARR was quite sportive and relaxed! Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Re: Abbas Wants to do #39; Boys #39; in Hindi ... Is it true ??
I feel Abbas definitely did justice to the way the songs were positioned in the movie ie just because all the songs didnt find a place in the movie doesnt mean they were badly picturised. And the end of the day, people want to see is a well made movie and not a Chitrahaar. Having said that, I feel if Abbas did remake Boys it will be great and my choice for Sidharth's role would be Shahid Kapur! Such great songs Boys had and in my view most of the songs of Boys had a Pan India feel to it. So, I dont think much of tweaking is required. And pls no dubbing of Boys movie into Hindi. If done, it will suffer the same fate as most of the other dubbed movies ie no patronage! Cheers ! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Abdul Manaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If Abbas treat the songs like JTYJN , it will be another big disappointment for us. I wish that if the producer A.M.RATNAM dubbed this movie to hindi.. This is the best time for him. Look at this, now the heroine is very femiliar to bollywood. rahuldavidbeckham wrote: Hi! Guys Just read it in some interview that Abbas Tyrewala And Guru Will be doing Boys in Hindi. Is it true ? If it is r they gonna remake the tamil movie or are they just talking bout the songs ? Gopal , Vijay Vithur Bhais if u hav any info then pls do tell. Really eager to know ! Regards Rahul.
[arr] Re: One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks
Guys - Dont know how many will agree with me but my take on this is that compared to ARR's strike rate of good music, the other MD's are much lower (my figure would be that easily 80% of ARR's releases would fall under the good music category. The exceptions would be one off like Parasuram etc). It's just that due to either non or low publicity of the audios, the sales figures dont come up. All MDs fall a victim to this but in ARR's case, it seems to be much higher. A recent case in point would be Ada - wat a CD but unfortunately extremely bad publicity!! Considering all this, according to me some of ARR's most under rated tracks would be 1) Tehzeeb - just did not get the praise it deserved particularly for ARR's efforts in giving Ghazals a different twist! 2) Kabhie na Kabhie - Awesome music - lousy movie and even more pathetic publicity for the audio/movie 3) Bose - Probably his best in the millenium Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Rajeev Gandhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To Me: - Meenaxi - Bose --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, vimaljk vimaljk@ wrote: Kabhi Na Kabhi!..anyone else agree?
[arr] My take on JTYJN
Since practically everyone is posting a review of JTYJN, I thought of posting one myself...just kidding...not a review but just my view on the album CD Packaging - Looks neat and quite youthful. All the fonts were of the correct size and the colour combo was also quite adequate Songs - Honestly, I liked all the songs and as someone wrote in one of the reviews, this is one ARR album that doesnt require multiple listens to get hooked on. I practically fell in luv with the album the minute the guitar strings started for kabhi kabhi aditi. In terms of my order of preference, the best 3 in the album wud be No 1 - kabhi kabhi aditi - Need one say more? This is an absolute gem of a song :) No 2 - Kahin to...- Copy or no copy, this is a brilliant song wit amazingly catchy loops chorus No 3 - Pappu cant dance - This is an absolute wonder coz this was one song that I just didnt like on the promos. Infact, I was telling Swapnil just this evening that this was a lousy song. But two listens on my CD Player and I cudnt help but hit the rewind button repeatedly! All in all - a great album - a must buy! Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Re: Two in a week
One more to your list ie Tajmahal Mudhalvan! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i still remember every a r r release i have bought and thus here is a list of 2 movies that i ve bought almost within no time of each other and most of the times togheter..remember, it may notbe within a week but certainly very very very close gentleman and thiruda thiruda (july - august 1993) keezaku cheemayile and uzhavan (october 1993) vandhicholai chinrasu and duet (april - may 1993) superpolice and gangmaster (may - june 1994) kaadhalan and maymaadham (july - august 1994) there were no releases in the first half of 1995.till rangeela and muthu (june - july 1995) iruvar and minsara kanavu (december 1996) en swase katre and padayappa (jan - feb 1999) - first release after joining the group sangamam and taal (may 1999) will continue later.maybe someone else can On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 9:42 AM, prabhu_ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay! But I meant after MP and Ah Aah. They got released between July 19 and 21st in 2005 if am not wrong! So we have 1. Pudhiya Mugam and Thiruda Thiruda 2. AP and KK 3. Minsara Kanavu and Iruvar 4. Mangal Pandey and Ah Aah Maybe the closest two hindi releases? :) -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Here also, we dont have it on the same week. JTYJN is getting released on May 20th ( Music Launch) meaning, the CDs will get released after 2 weeks from there. I think the last time was Kandukondein Kandukondein and alaipayudhey getting released On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Prabhu prabhu.ferrari@ wrote: When was the last time, we had 2 releases of boss in same week? Was it 'Mangal Pandey' and 'Ah Aah'? -- -Prabhu http://prabhukrish.net -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
[arr] Re: Times of India writes about us!
...Another thing that seems to have been missed out in the article is how to join the Yahoo groups. We had given the link too to the reporter but looks like this too has been left out :( Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CONGRATS! Great job guys --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer vijay.mohan.iyer@ wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari prabhu.ferrari@ wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts
[arr] Re: Exclusive
Vithur - I believe the programme is gonna be telecast on 2nd March and not today Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Watch the program in Sony Entertainment Channel tonight at 8 PM onwards. I believe ARR was present on the show. On 2/23/08, arr_raghu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wonderful!! Congrats to ARR. what happened to singing category??? :-/ Raghu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Hats off to the BOSSS... Lots more in store for him. Thanks Gopal Vijay On 2/23/08, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: Arr wins his 20th and 21st Filmfare Awards with Best Music and Best BGM for Guru This is the most number of Filmfare awards for anyone Thanks Vijay for the news -- regards, Vithur AIMING TO BE A TRUE RAHMANIAC -- regards, Vithur AIMING TO BE A TRUE RAHMANIAC
[arr] Economic Times dated 9th February
All - Today's Economic Times had Aamir khan as it's guest editor. There was an interesting discussion on the importance of scripts in movies. One of the participants Abbas Tyrewala (dialogues Munnabhai MBBS) made a very pertinent remark on the dearth of good scriptwriters in the Indian (hindi) movie scene and said just like ARR arrived and gave a different dimension to music and made ppl go back into the theatres and listen to the songs, in the similar way one needed a genius script writer to arrive at the scene (or something like this) Whoever has read it, pls post the discussion. Made for very interesting reading Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Re: Blogger : Delhi concert is ARR 1st concert in India :-)
I think the first concert was at Kolkata and not Hyderabad? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Divyatha B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The blogger is getting it wrong. This was ARR's 1st concert in New Delhi, the capital, and not his first one in India ! A concert that he gave in Hyderabad was about 3 years ago. And he surely has performed in other cities too within the country. And needless to say he performs worldwide! Divya Note: forwarded message attached. - Sent from Yahoo! #45; a smarter inbox. any one know about arr very first live show? where it happened? when it happened? who was the others in crew? how was it? and others..
[arr] Re: Fw: Ndtv 24x7 - 10:30pM
Gops - I think it is 11.30 pm?? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Forwarded Message From: Ravi d [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:23:54 PM Subject: Ndtv 24x7 - 10:30pM Mughal -e-azam Vs Jodha Akbar. Please publish on the group if somebody can get more info. Thanks
[arr] Re: Indiafm Joginder tuteja suck. Read JA review
All along I thought Joginder Tuteja was a mild guy who normally do
such reviews. In fact, while reading it, I got the impression it was
ghost written by you-know-whom Anyway, fact of the matter is the
album is gr8!! But having said that, it is undeniable that India fm
reviews are relied on by a lot of ppl (I hv my own friends who swear
by them)
Cheers!
Balaji
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
And that holds true for the entire IndiaFM crowd starting with a
certain superstar trade analyst downwards
But then, can you blame then when a preposterous abomination like
Welcome becomes the largest grosser of the year?
- Original Message
From: Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 1:22:39 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] Indiafm Joginder tuteja suck. Read JA review
The adage 'Casting pearls before swine' has never held more true.
- Original Message
From: Raghu B P [EMAIL PROTECTED] com
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 12:56:56 PM
Subject: [arr] Indiafm Joginder tuteja suck. Read JA review
http://indiafm. com/movies/ musicreview/ 12618/index.
html
Joginder seems to have been inspired by Taran Aadarsh here, Cant
believe his comments. He sucks big time.
Love ARR
Raghu
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[arr] India FM - Check this out
Guys - Thought I will share a very interesting info - culled out from the very site where Mr. Joginder Tuteja has deemed it fit to castigate JA amongst the also ran albums of the year. There is a reader response site within indiafm.com and all the guys who have posted their comments and I repeat - ALL the guys have given fantastic ratings to JA and some of them have criticized Tuteja to the core. Just check out the link below and you will know what I mean : (Just cut and paste the URL on your browser) http://www.indiafm.com/movies/usermusicreviews/12618/index1.html Thanks Balaji
[arr] CNN IBM's Song of the Year - Tere Bina
Just caught ARR winning the CNN IBM's song of the year for Tere Bina. At the end, he thanked all those who voted for him and also played a small part of the song on his piano - so divine it sounded! Thanks to all in this group for their votes that went a long way in ensuring ARR won the award for the second time in a row! Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Re: Are u happy - tere bina at 60%
Spot on Vijay. I guess the very concept of multiple voting is to enable ppl to vote more than once and I see no reason why we should not do the same (whether by choice or because someone told us!!). Keep voting guys - Let ARR win --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i dont understand what the fuss is all about ?? The site allows multiple votings..whether i vote once or i vote everytime i log on to the internet hwo does it matter or how is it anyones business..how do you think filmfare awards are given out ? or how do you think the SMS based voting on reality shows happen ? just chill and focus on more positive things and stop dragging a r r's name into everything. Cheers Vijay On Dec 11, 2007 9:20 AM, || V i s h w e s h || [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You guys are just unbelievable!! Did you guys even once thought that do ARR would ever want to win something *this way*??? *Yuva [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: I tried my best to bring from 34.79% to 60% by using Autokeyboard software its about 1.4MB If we all try it then we can bring tere bina to 90% Results Tere Bina - Guru 60% Chak De India - Chak De India 32.7% Dard-e-Disco - Om Shanti Om 2.54% Do You Wanna Partner - Partner 2.05% In Dino - Metro 0.7% Maula Mere - Anwar 0.49% Hare Ram - Bhool Bhulaiyaa 0.46% Sajanaji - Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd 0.29% Saawariya - Saawariya 0.26% Mauja Hi Mauja - Jab We met 0.19% Jhoom Barabar - Jhoom Barabar Jhoom 0.16% Salaam-e-ishq - Salaam-e-ishq 0.14% It's Rocking - Kya love story hai 0.03% vote here http://features.ibnlive.com/features/2007/soty2007/ see current results http://features.ibnlive.com/features/2007/soty2007/display.php [EMAIL PROTECTED] . * *The *search* is more important than the destination - a r rahman - -- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[arr] Re: HT Brunch cover story on ARR
Real nice interview. Only mistake I could find is that Minnale was also credited to ARR instead of HJ :) Cheers! Balaji Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a must-read, features an interview with his wife too And catch him doing a 'I am the king of the world' pose on the terrace of his house http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/sets/72157602749667444/ With Best Regards, Nithin Sujathan __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[arr] Re: South Filmfare Awards - ARR
Unlike the regular hindi FF awards, the South FF awards dont have the kind of 5 final nominations and 1 winner from the same. Just the winner's name is announed. And no...ARR didnt perform any song at the awards. Thanks Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Dinesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yo brother... can u tell me the other nominees for BEST MD [Tamil] ??? and can u also tell us the songs of ARR that was perfomed during the awards ??? thanks :D!!
[arr] South Filmfare Awards - ARR
All - I had the privilege of attending the South Filmfare awards held on Saturday, 4th August at Hyderabad. Imagine my pleasure when I found that I was in the same row as ARR - the only difference being I was in what was called the Silver class while ARR was in the Gold class and there was a sort of a barricade between the two classes. Nevertheless, I had a clear glimpse of him. He was in a black suit and accompanied by his wife. Actor Vijay was throughout sitting next to him and in fact, was the one to hand over the best Tamil MD award to ARR. A couple of ARR related stuff during the awards :- a) When Shreya Ghoshal won the award for Munbe va, the compere asked her to sing a couple of lines. You should see her feeling very nervous and more than once telling on the mike - ARR Sir, I am trying to sing the song. She then hummed a couple of lines - brilliantly done, I must say!. No wonder when the giant screen panned to ARR, he was giving a smile and gently clapping appreciatively once Shreya finished her two line singing! b) One of the biggest cheers during the evening (of course, the biggest cheer was reserved for Chiranjeevi) was when Vijay announed ARR's name for the award. ARR, surprisingly, made a small speech in tamil thanking both Krishna (Director SOK) and KS Ravikumar (Director Varalaaru) for the award, saying the tunes were selected by them). Considering the venue was Hyderabad, I thought ARR would make his speech in Tamil. c) When Devisri Prasad got the award for the best MD in Telugu for Bommirulu, in his thankyou speech, he made mention of all the Jambavans like SPB, Yesudas, Susheela etc and finally rounded off by screaming not to forget the Isaipuyal AR Rahman!! d) Adhiradee of Sivaji was one of the songs which was danced tobut must confess it was not a patch on the original choreographed song! e) ARR was throughout were calm, composed and with Vijay (were they discussing something about ATM???). Very dignified was the word that comes to be immediately. f) When ARR went to collect his award, the song that was played on the big screen was New York Nagaram and I must say, with the lovely sound effects, the song was sounding even more brilliant! However, actor Vijay while announcing the award was so morose that one felt he was doing an unwilling chore rather than announcing a popular award. The awards will be telecast on Suntv. Not sure when though! My take on the awards - it was boring, utterly unprofessional and not a patch on the regular FF awards (however, if one considers how ARR's live rendering during the regular awards was botched up, I guess the South awards were par for the ocassion!!) Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Re: Bangalore Active members!
Count me in too. Regds Balaji 9900588744 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Anandan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Count me in too. Whats the plan anyway? Gopal - do you have a db of the members - can we create one in the yahoogroup itself where everyone can update her/his details - name and location. ciao / Gopal naztitude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys! Let's hope to do something for ar rahman in bangalore.So here's calling for a count of active members in this group. I'm counting myself as 1 - Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.
[arr] Pogo Award
Hi all - I was just surfing the TV channels on Saturday when I suddenly saw an award ceremony on Pogo TV. The award was for the best song of the year - as polled by the kids and the award went to (who else!!) ARR for Masti ki Paathshaala from RDB. You then saw a beaming ARR having the award in his hand (offline of course!) and saying that he was glad that the kids thought this was the song of the year but then mischievously said that he hoped that the kids dont take the meaning of the song literally but rather think of Paathshaala more seriously!!! After the speech was broadcast, the whole audience clapped very loudly for a few secs... Cheers! Balaji
[arr] Re: New York Nagaram being accused as a lift on itwofs.com - really absurd
Tell you wotto me, New York Nagaram reminded me a lot of the old Rock band Kiss' superhit I was made for loving you more than any other song!! Particularly, the opening stanza when ARR goes New York Nagaram.is almost the same tune as the Kiss song... Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, shyam gottipati [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, Found this while browsing thro Karthik's site. http://itwofs.com/forum/index.php?topic=161.0 I listened to the song...IMO the mood and style seem to be similar, but the song is pretty original. There are a few guys that jump at ARR for no reason Anyways what do you guys think? I think its absurd... Regards. - Sponsored Link Want a degree but can't afford to quit? Online degrees from top schools - in as fast as 1 year
[arr] Re: guru music expectations??
Vijay - Everyone seems to be guessing...so here I go --- after all the interviews etc proclaiming that he would sing only for ARR, is Himesh R actually gonna sing a song for ARR in Guru? :) Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, jprasanna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Vijay Is Big B singing a song for ARR for the first time? Bye J Prasanna (A 'read all but silent' member) Vijay Iyer wrote: expect the unexpected !!! HUGE surprise in store on a track :) Vij */krishna [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: hi all, based on rajiv menon's interview in a tamil weekly and arr's own assertions in SJK interview the movi-guru spans 4 decades from 50's to 80's..now this is a real treat rather i wud say a blessing from god.. rahman doing it in hindi what he did for mani's iruvar in tamil..capture the essence of period music(film music of the 60's and 70's in the cae of iruvar ) with a contemperory feel..iruvar was a magnificient effort with rahman's genius at its very best.. i hope wish and pray that guru shud surpass iruvar in grandeur and majesty.. jus imagine what would arr would come up with when he attempts to bring to us the soundscapes of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's in his own inimitable way.. may god bless arr as always to come up with his very best for all future ventures.. thanks for reading a long mail.. kk - --- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http://us.rd.yahoo .com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. - --- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. 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://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo .com/evt=39663/*http://voice.yahoo.comhttp://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS New country music artists http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? t=msk=New+country+music+artistsw1=New+country+music+artistsw2=Coun try+music+artistsw3=New+music+artistsw4=Christian+music+artistsw5= Unsigned+music+artistc=5s=137.sig=QrZKMBd4zYkkxE5OPuPO2Q Country music artists http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? t=msk=Country+music+artistsw1=New+country+music+artistsw2=Country+ music+artistsw3=New+music+artistsw4=Christian+music+artistsw5=Unsi gned+music+artistc=5s=137.sig=cO5KgPodOou6XSSFui2eWw New music artists http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? t=msk=New+music+artistsw1=New+country+music+artistsw2=Country+musi c+artistsw3=New+music+artistsw4=Christian+music+artistsw5=Unsigned +music+artistc=5s=137.sig=xYut2hbqO-gYAsFwhrbSFw Christian music artists http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? t=msk=Christian+music+artistsw1=New+country+music+artistsw2=Countr y+music+artistsw3=New+music+artistsw4=Christian+music+artistsw5=Un signed+music+artistc=5s=137.sig=dhLYO8p9Cgoh6XT6IezFpQ Unsigned music artist http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? t=msk=Unsigned+music+artistw1=New+country+music+artistsw2=Country+ music+artistsw3=New+music+artistsw4=Christian+music+artistsw5=Unsi gned+music+artistc=5s=137.sig=qmS2g_koRDxQM-rlJNXKJQ - --- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group arrahmanfans http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] subject=Unsubscribe * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/. - --- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS New music artists New country music artists Christian music artists Country music artists Unsigned music artist YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[arr] Re: Times of India article on ARR
Ajit - In continuation to your message, I was under the impression that Woh Kisna from SG's dud movie Kisna was composed by Ismail Darbar and not Rahman!!! Nevertheless, what matters is the intent behind the article and I must say it was well written --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ajit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These people need to get the facts right. ARR is not turning 40, he's turning 39, and his birthday is not Dec 6, but Jan 6. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1360574.cms 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[arr] Re: RAHMAN HYDERABAD FANS MEET
Hey Vivek. Count me in. Just drop a mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will be there :) Cheers Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vivek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We can meet at Eat Street near the IMAX complex, all others in Hyderabad please respond lonelyboy106 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: guyzz nice to knw tht there is a meet i am in! lemme knw d venue n time 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS New music artists Music artists Country music artists Christian music artists New country music artists Unsigned music artist - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group arrahmanfans on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Wiredbeats.com - Download Attitude for free Forums I Home I Blog Who is the enternal one? The one without a second...? It matters little whether we call him Ram,Allah,Buddha,Christ or Jehovah. He belongs equally to us all. Also at : - Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Life without art music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rG9bLB/dnQLAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[arr] Re: RAHMAN HYERABAD FANS MEET
Hi Vivek - Am game for it! Do mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with more details. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vivek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any one game for Hyderabad fans meet? We can talk about T shirts and ofcourse his music!! Wiredbeats.com - Download Attitude for free Forums I Home I Blog Who is the enternal one? The one without a second...? It matters little whether we call him Ram,Allah,Buddha,Christ or Jehovah. He belongs equally to us all. Also at : - Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Life without art music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rG9bLB/dnQLAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[arr] Fans in UK??
Hi Guys I will be coming to UK next month. Any of you who are there in UK...maybe we can meet up. Just drop in a mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers Balaji 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS Country music artists New country music artists Christian music artists Music artists New music artists Unsigned music artist - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group arrahmanfans on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. - Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/iyUplB/TM ~- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[arr] India FM reviews The Rising......my view...
The other day I saw the audio review of The Rising by Joginder Tuteja of India FM. Apparently, the reviewer was invited for the audio launch of The Rising and at this launch, visual clips of the songs were being played, based on which the review was done!!! Can you beat it? I mean.when do you review an audio album? After listening to the songs on a good music system for at least a couple of times, analyse the nuances of all the songs, lyrics etc. And instead of doing thishere we have a reviewer who has already passed his verdict by listening/watching the audio visual clips at the audio launch!! Ridiculous it sounds to me!! All along I thought only Taran Adarsh was capable of ludicrous analysis but looks like his brethren at India FM are all capable of doing the same!! While I do not argue with the right of the reviewer to criticize the album...still to review and criticize the album just by a single listen and that too on the big screen at the audio launch is a bit too much for me to digest!! Cheers Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I havent heard The Rising yet. I will go and get my copy today and its only been 2 or 3 days since its released so im sure more than half or atleast half of the listeners on this group or worldwide would not have had a chance to get the album yet - now with the weekend yes ! a lot more albums will be bought. The other half who have already had a chance to listen to the album, I'm sure have not savoured it enough and 2 days is too less a time to give a verdict on the semantics of the album. But what disappoints me - and this is a trend im seeing over the last few years is that the listeners keep harping and harping and flooding mails with queries about the next release and when it does happen, a whole flood of emails with ridiculous topics start to bombard your inbox. Sample this how would harris have done the rising? how would a r r have done anniyan? the rising is not good hes lost it, he produces shit tracks.while im not denying anyone the right to criticise, all im saying is why wont you guys give it time ? An artiste like Michael Cretu (Enigma) releases an album every 4 yearsto a layman most of his tracks might sound alike but if you give it time, you start realising the finer aspects and after years you still keep rediscovering something new - just like a r r's songs..Im sure most of the group has not even been done with Bose - there are just too many finer aspects in that album and 2 days is all it takes to 'complete' the last rites of 1857 and look forward to AAh AAh... The funniest part is when he does commercial tracks, people want him to focus on something different and now when he does something different, they want AAh AAh commercial tracks !! Give me a break folks !! Lastly, if all of you as just listeners know so much about music - as claimed and can give a verdict on the songs, arrangments, singers, lyrics etc, surely a r r with all his knowledge and genius and experience would know better. You think he would have worked day and night sitting at his console (siping Redbull !!!) to produce what you call 'CRAP' ?? You need to ponder.. Cheers Vij Apologies for the long mail ! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
