Re: [arr] Re: What characteristics of a new ARR album are most important to you?
1) *Broad Emotional Connection* 2) Melody 3) Arrangements/Instrumentation 4) Mood/Ambiance 5) Originality/Inventiveness 6) Sound Quality 7) Genre Variety 8) Singing 9) Rhythm 10) Lyrics Kalyan K. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Karthik Subramaniam < karthiksubbus...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think the beauty of ARR's music has been that in general we did not have > to sacrifice any one of these characteristics. They were all of high quality > and put together formed a heady concoction of soulful music. Straight from > the heart ! :) > > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Pravinder > wrote: > >> >> >> I love it when music is really hard and takes a thousand hearings to >> understand. >> >> 1. Arrangements/Instrumentation >> 2. Genre Variety >> 3. Originality/Inventiveness >> 4. Melody >> 5. Sound Quality >> 6. Rhythm >> 7. Broad Emotional Connection >> 8. Mood/Ambiance >> 9. Singing Quality >> 10. Lyrics >> >> Pravinder. >> >> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , >> "AJ" wrote: >> > >> > As we're reacting to and discussing about Raavan/Raavanan, I want to >> gauge how we judge a new ARR album based on certain characteristics of his >> music. I may have asked this a long time back, but I'm interested in this >> topic again. >> > >> > Here are some broad descriptors when thinking about a new ARR album (or >> any new album) >> > >> > Originality/Inventiveness >> > Melody >> > Rhythm >> > Mood/Ambiance >> > Sound Quality >> > Genre Variety >> > Arrangements/Instrumentation >> > Broad Emotional Connection >> > Lyrics >> > Singing Quality >> > >> > How would you rank order these broad descriptors as far as what's most >> important to you when you judge a new ARR album? Some of these >> characteristics are tied to each other too: >> > >> > Here's my ranking: >> > >> > 1) Broad Emotional Connection >> > 2) Melody >> > 3) Arrangements/Instrumentation >> > 4) Mood/Ambiance >> > 5) Originality/Inventiveness >> > 6) Sound Quality >> > 7) Genre Variety >> > 8) Singing >> > 9) Rhythm >> > 10) Lyrics >> > >> > It doesn't mean that what's at 7,8,9 is not important to mejust >> relatively less important compared to what's ranked at top. >> > >> >> > >
Re: [arr] Re: What characteristics of a new ARR album are most important to you?
I think the beauty of ARR's music has been that in general we did not have to sacrifice any one of these characteristics. They were all of high quality and put together formed a heady concoction of soulful music. Straight from the heart ! :) On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Pravinder wrote: > > > I love it when music is really hard and takes a thousand hearings to > understand. > > 1. Arrangements/Instrumentation > 2. Genre Variety > 3. Originality/Inventiveness > 4. Melody > 5. Sound Quality > 6. Rhythm > 7. Broad Emotional Connection > 8. Mood/Ambiance > 9. Singing Quality > 10. Lyrics > > Pravinder. > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , "AJ" > wrote: > > > > As we're reacting to and discussing about Raavan/Raavanan, I want to > gauge how we judge a new ARR album based on certain characteristics of his > music. I may have asked this a long time back, but I'm interested in this > topic again. > > > > Here are some broad descriptors when thinking about a new ARR album (or > any new album) > > > > Originality/Inventiveness > > Melody > > Rhythm > > Mood/Ambiance > > Sound Quality > > Genre Variety > > Arrangements/Instrumentation > > Broad Emotional Connection > > Lyrics > > Singing Quality > > > > How would you rank order these broad descriptors as far as what's most > important to you when you judge a new ARR album? Some of these > characteristics are tied to each other too: > > > > Here's my ranking: > > > > 1) Broad Emotional Connection > > 2) Melody > > 3) Arrangements/Instrumentation > > 4) Mood/Ambiance > > 5) Originality/Inventiveness > > 6) Sound Quality > > 7) Genre Variety > > 8) Singing > > 9) Rhythm > > 10) Lyrics > > > > It doesn't mean that what's at 7,8,9 is not important to mejust > relatively less important compared to what's ranked at top. > > > > >
[arr] Re: What characteristics of a new ARR album are most important to you?
I love it when music is really hard and takes a thousand hearings to understand. 1. Arrangements/Instrumentation 2. Genre Variety 3. Originality/Inventiveness 4. Melody 5. Sound Quality 6. Rhythm 7. Broad Emotional Connection 8. Mood/Ambiance 9. Singing Quality 10. Lyrics Pravinder. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "AJ" wrote: > > As we're reacting to and discussing about Raavan/Raavanan, I want to gauge > how we judge a new ARR album based on certain characteristics of his music. > I may have asked this a long time back, but I'm interested in this topic > again. > > Here are some broad descriptors when thinking about a new ARR album (or any > new album) > > Originality/Inventiveness > Melody > Rhythm > Mood/Ambiance > Sound Quality > Genre Variety > Arrangements/Instrumentation > Broad Emotional Connection > Lyrics > Singing Quality > > How would you rank order these broad descriptors as far as what's most > important to you when you judge a new ARR album? Some of these > characteristics are tied to each other too: > > Here's my ranking: > > 1) Broad Emotional Connection > 2) Melody > 3) Arrangements/Instrumentation > 4) Mood/Ambiance > 5) Originality/Inventiveness > 6) Sound Quality > 7) Genre Variety > 8) Singing > 9) Rhythm > 10) Lyrics > > It doesn't mean that what's at 7,8,9 is not important to mejust > relatively less important compared to what's ranked at top. >
