Re: [arr] Gulzar gets unique gift from Mani Ratnan, Raavan gets new song in return

2010-05-21 Thread Leslie D
Call me cynical but wasnt he singing praises of of Yuvraaj aswell. Having said that Raavan music is special. Loving it. Gulzar is a legend. On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:20 AM, satish_srini wrote: > > > Mani Ratnam's Raavan has just been given a new song, thanks to that poet > par excellence Gulzar w

Re: [arr] 'That's not the way to sing Vande Mataram'

2010-04-12 Thread Leslie D
Why do you keep posting such negative messages in the forum. Media looks for such news to spread malice and you are just helping them. After all he is 90+ now and he comes from a different era. So expecting him to be in sync with our thoughts is wrong. Manna Dey is one of the living legends in our

Re: [arr] 'Rahman will collect Oscars like Filmfare trophies' - Resul Pookutty

2010-01-21 Thread Leslie D
It hasnt been nominated yet. It is only short-listed. Wonder when these journalists get it right. On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 2:41 PM, A.R.Rajib wrote: > > > 'Rahman will collect Oscars like Filmfare trophies' - Resul Pookutty > By: Chirag Sutar21 Jan 10 11:59 IST > > [image: > image]

Re: [arr] Sivaji - The Boss, in Hindi

2010-01-10 Thread Leslie D
massive Rs. 4500 million?? Wonder where they get the trade figures from On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Vithur wrote: > > > When Superstar Rajnikanth, music director A R Rahman and ace director > Shankar team up – its bound to create ripples. The music of Sivaji – The > Boss - one of the h

Re: [arr] PB's High Notes of 2009 - Delhi 6 at Number 3??

2010-01-06 Thread Leslie D
Come in take it easy .. Everybody has their own taste of music. We ARR fans have appreciated some of his music more than most other general public have. Maybe the author was able to do the same with Whats ur rashee. On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 8:40 PM, ichord wrote: > > > Music of "What's Your Rashe

Re: [arr] I would love to work with him in the near future - Steven Speilberg

2010-01-05 Thread Leslie D
Typical of Indian journalists Examples 1. Ask Serena Williams what she thinks of Sania Mirza? 2. Ask Ponting what he thinks of Sachin. He should have just asked what he thinks about AR Rahman? What is the need to emphasize that he is the composer of Jai Ho from Slumdog which enthralled the world.

Re: [arr] From Melody to Dev D

2010-01-01 Thread Leslie D
Strange that HT lets someone who thinks NS's music is melody write about music. The ARR phase started with Rangeela and it has been 15 strong years and he is still the number 1. Others are still playing the catching up. Quite an achievement. On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 3:38 AM, $ Pavan Kumar $ wrote:

Re: [arr] Revisiting "Parthaale Paravasam" Album

2009-12-11 Thread Leslie D
PP is one album which I wanted to like but never could. Much like Parusuram. But Azhage Sugama is one song which makes me keep this CD right on top on my collections. Can never have enough of this song. Just wonderful. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:39 AM, Gayathri Chandrakasan < gayathri_c...@yahoo.co

Re: [arr] Worlds Best Three Awards for Sir A R Rahman. God make this soon for All RahmanFans.

2009-12-04 Thread Leslie D
I know group activity is less this month but that doesnt mean such mails should be approved by the moderator. On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Santosh Pandey wrote: > > > All Dear, > RahmanSir Is Great RahmanSir Win Many Awards in this life > ... that is Great but My Dream is tha

Re: [arr] As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!

2009-10-11 Thread Leslie D
Yes. Going by the number of movies he is doing and the percentage of it being hits, he is surely the current number one.In the current year, his albums might have been generating the most sales for a MD. Debatable though. On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Mohamed Hashir wrote: > > > Bollywood's u

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

2009-10-11 Thread Leslie D
I dont understand why "Bulu" is mispronouncing. The song has a punjabi feel and that is the way a rustic punjabi might sing. When it comes to English, there is no right or wrong pronunciation. Yankee way is different from Brits and Auzzies sound unlike either of them. And Mallus rock in their own

Re: [arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

2009-10-11 Thread Leslie D
Muqabala is like 100 mts race. Couldnt sustain its effect. Chaiyya chaiyya wins hands down. I dont feel even ARR will be able to be a part of something like that again. It was team work at its best. Mani's idea, Santosh Shivan's photography, Farah's choreography, Mallaika's oomph, SRK's energy, Suk

Re: [arr] Radioandmusic reviews CR - 4.5/5

2009-09-27 Thread Leslie D
You might not care but Hollywood does care. ARR is in demand in Indian because most Indians like his music. Downfall of all musicians start when majority of people are unable to relate to and enjoy their music. So it is extremely important for CR to be widely accepted by everyone in the west. (at l

Re: [arr] Review - Karthik (Milliblog) reviews Blue

2009-09-11 Thread Leslie D
Just because you are a reviewer doesnt mean you have to listen to crap many times to review it. Had that been the case then Taran Adarsh must sit through RGV ki Aag for 5 times before he reviews it. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Gomzy™ wrote: > > > My comment was on a more general note and n

Re: [arr] Another music review of Blue - 4/5

2009-09-11 Thread Leslie D
"Aaj Dil" is the opening track :) Looking at the order in which he has reviewed, I think he listened to illegal downloads. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 9:05 PM, ichord wrote: > > > http://www.bhargavsaikia.com/2009/09/music-review-blue-2009.html > > 4.0 stars out of 5 > > Music by AR Rahman > Lyrics b

Re: [arr] Micheal Moore uses SDM's song

2009-09-03 Thread Leslie D
That song s not by AR but by MIA On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Karim Khan wrote: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhydyxRjujU > > He used it in his new film Capitalism:A Love story's tralier. Please see > the trailer on youtube. > > Regards > Karim > > -- > Love

Re: [arr] Blue's promo makes a stunning impact - Taran Adarsh

2009-08-12 Thread Leslie D
It looks to me like Luck part 2 :(. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Matthew Islam wrote: > > > I saw the promo and I don't know but my first reaction was that, OMG, this > film has every possibility of going wrong. > > I know the songs will be the saving grace but I have a feeling that this >

Re: [arr] Re: song tu hi tu

2009-08-04 Thread Leslie D
e as that. > > regards, > > taimur > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , > Leslie D wrote: > > > > Upon reading your comment, I went back and heard the song again and I > must > > say I am now more convinced about my comments. Even Chitra is not upto > the

Re: [arr] song tu hi tu

2009-08-03 Thread Leslie D
Upon reading your comment, I went back and heard the song again and I must say I am now more convinced about my comments. Even Chitra is not upto the mark with Hindi diction. "Subah", "Khwab" etc dont sound like a native speaker singing it. Both of them are excellent singers but when Malayalam is y

Re: [arr] Mix of a song we all almost forgot...

2009-08-03 Thread Leslie D
While the tune, orchestration, lyrics was good, I wouldnt term the song as good. The sole reason being Sreekumar's torturous Hindi pronounciation. He single handedly killed a beautiful song. If you Udit Narayan's Tamil is bad then this is absolutely unpardonable sin. On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:17 P

Re: [arr] Re: RGV: Nadeem-Shravan and Himesh sold more than ARR

2009-07-25 Thread Leslie D
This is exactly what he meant and what I first interpreted. When I saw the comments made by people in this forum without actually understanding what he said, I wasnt sure if I should clarify because people seem to just need an excuse to abuse others. Same kind of attitude we see on the streets toda

Re: [arr] Oru Kanavin Isai (ARR's biography in Vikatan) - Week 14 - Scans and Translation

2009-07-10 Thread Leslie D
I am not sure if Bombay is the biggest selling album of all time. Aashiqui is probably the biggest selling album of all time because of the cheap Audio cassettes which T Series released. They also released it with other albums like Dil and Maine Pyar Kiya (illegal HMV had the rights) to sell the ma

Re: [arr] "A R Rahman is the Best" : Anu Malik

2009-07-08 Thread Leslie D
Come take it easy .. It was good humour .. I had a hearty laugh at how he praises himself.Sad that Nadeem Sharavan are not active anymore else he would had competition On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Aakarsh wrote: > > > Absolutely shameless. Yaa.. hilarious because we are awestruck by his > sha

Re: [arr] Mani gifts Govinda a song in Raavana ( SEMI ARR)

2009-06-25 Thread Leslie D
Directors like Mani have a script and work based on it. I am not sure if he will give someone an extra song just because they turn up in time for work. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Vithur wrote: > > > Mani gifts Govinda a song in RaavanaJune 25th, 2009 - 2:26 am ICT by > sampurn [image: Tell

Re: [arr] Aayirathil Oruvan - The King Arrives - Inspired from Meenaxi

2009-06-24 Thread Leslie D
Here we go again .. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:32 AM, p_ramasamy2000 wrote: > > > Looks like GVP borrowed the basic tune from Meenaxi's "Potter's village" > for the instrumental track "The King arrives" for his latest release > "Ayirathil Oruvan" > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV9VXR4UMSk&feat

Re: [arr] Peter Andre impressed Indian music legend A R Rahman

2009-06-14 Thread Leslie D
Typical British media (Not that our media is any better). Peter Andre is a spent force and will now only be seen in Page 3 and not on the charts. He went to participate in "I am a celebrity .." because he knew his career was over. I am sure ARR will never collaborate with him, when there are so ma

Re: [arr] Re: ARR opts out of Rajiv Menon's Dhun

2009-06-05 Thread Leslie D
I am not sure rejected is the word.. Declined would have been more appropriate as he liked the projects but couldnt do it for want of it. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Arun wrote: > > > Rahman rejected DCH & BnB, and both were big succeses for SEL. So, if SEL > come in here for ARR, may be the

Re: [arr] Ilaiyaraja vs A.R. Rahman in Sarvam

2009-05-29 Thread Leslie D
Havent we been through this so many times.. Cant this thread be closed without any further discussion On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 2:00 AM, chelva kumar wrote: > > > Both are great composers with their own way of musical journey..Rehman has > his own realm as well as IR sir. Sarvam comedized it, but l

Re: [arr] ARR is 6th position in the world

2009-05-21 Thread Leslie D
This list doesnt make any sense any more because as music is hardly sold in physical format any more. On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 5:23 PM, raamkumar vaidyanathan < raamkumar_vaidyanat...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > ARR is 6th position in the world. Below link tell the greatness on ARR > again. > He is in

Re: [arr] kozhikode ache

2009-05-07 Thread Leslie D
Oops ... exhibiting the kids is totally unacceptable. Anyways cant expect ARR to check everything himself. Someone in hi steam should have checked it. On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:01 AM, S sanjeev wrote: > > > > I went to Kozhikode with great expectations and came back disheartened, to > put it mild

Re: [arr] Re: Co-Music Director in Dehli-6???

2009-04-30 Thread Leslie D
BTW these songs were composed by neither. They are Indian folk songs which have been sung for ages in certain parts of the country.It was Raguvir Yadav who suggested these songs to Rakesh Mehra. He then used Rajat Dholakia to record them with Prasoon adding some of his own lyrics. ARR then remixed

Re: [arr] Revisiting "1947 - Earth" (1999) Music Album

2009-04-28 Thread Leslie D
I was listening to these songs the other while driving to work and wondering if any other composer of the current era can come up with such an album. The answer would be an emphatic NO. The slow songs of this album have a poisonous addiction about them. This album is greatly neglected by the genera

Re: [arr] ARR and the Value of Detachment

2009-04-09 Thread Leslie D
Excellent .. One of the best I have read in this forum for quite a long time. Good work Chord. On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Chord wrote: > > > There are many brilliant artists in this world who achieve great, long > lasting success. But, there are very few who are able to control their > succ

Re: [arr] HT Article - Guess who was paid more?

2009-03-29 Thread Leslie D
No way!!! Written by somebody who doesnt know the kind of fans Beckam has worldwide. It is nothing to do with his talent but it is his image. On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Anil Nair wrote: > Note sure if this is a confirmed one or not ... > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryP

Re: [arr] Re: Tasveer Promo

2009-03-17 Thread Leslie D
Cant you distinguish between Bohemia and 'your' > ARR's composition? lol (jk) > > 8x10's music is by Bohemia, Salim Sulaiman & Neeraj Sridhar. > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , > Leslie D wrote: > > > > Tasveer 8 X 10 Promos are out ... Is it my AR

[arr] Tasveer Promo

2009-03-16 Thread Leslie D
Tasveer 8 X 10 Promos are out ... Is it my ARR ?? http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Movie-Songs/Dn2pei95/3/Title-Song-8x10-Tasveer.html

[arr] ARR Health concerns

2009-03-11 Thread Leslie D
I was reading in a news paper here in London that ARR has cancelled all his future work for forseeable future as he is unwell and totally bedridden. It also said that he has cancelled his planned trip to London for some work. Is it true guy? Does anybody have any update?

Re: [arr] A R Rahman to compose for James Bond's next?

2009-03-09 Thread Leslie D
Rumour 1 - Danny Boyle is doing the next James Bond movie. Rumour 2 - Danny is working with ARR in his next movie Hence ARR is doing James Bond movie. These are the same guys who has Ais Rai and Shilpa Shetty as bond girls in the past. Very credible indeed. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Bivin

Re: [arr] Re: ‘It’s tough to work with Rahman: A bhijeet

2009-03-06 Thread Leslie D
I think many singers are not happy with the way ARR records the songs, but unlike Abhijeet they dont talk so openly. There was a time when singers like Lata, Rafi and Kishore used to sing for the actor. Rafi singing a song for Shammi would be different from him singing for Dev Anand. A Kishore song

Re: [arr] My mail..

2009-03-06 Thread Leslie D
This song is just amazing. I was keen to listen to this song when Amitabh Bachachan mentioned about this in his blog. When I first heard about this I wasnt really sure why he liked it so much. But with every hearing I am getting blown away. I sometimes wonder if this is the best song by ARR. On Fr

[arr] My wishlist

2009-03-06 Thread Leslie D
I would really love to see ARR go back to the old days by creating a Tamil album with just these singers. 1. SPB 2. Hariharan 3. Chitra 4. Sujatha 5. Yesudas 6. The man himself Lyrics should be by Vairamuthu. What do you say guys?? (Sorry to my non-Tamil/Telegu speaking brothers)

Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders

2009-03-06 Thread Leslie D
I have to agree with most of the stuff being said. Many people compare ARR with yesteryear composers. When they do , the compare their best songs with ARR's experimentation-gone-bad songs. While I dont like the idea of comparing composers of different era, this kind of sampling really pisses me off

Re: [arr] Re: photo of ARR with kids

2009-03-05 Thread Leslie D
Please refrain from posting the photos of his kids here or for that matter anywhere. They too will be mobbed everywhere they go. Let them live their lives as anonymous as ARR wants them to. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:44 AM, jibandevta wrote: > Thanks for sharing the facts..I didn't know this!!

Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders

2009-03-01 Thread Leslie D
You nailed it. My father is now in his early 60s. I have always known him as a big music lover. He can recognize almost all Rafi, Kishore, Manna Dey, Lata and old Malayalam songs. I gifted him an iPod loaded with lots of songs. Mostly he still listens to old songs. Yes one of new songs gets him re

Re: [arr] Re: I don't think he's outstanding - Pyarelal

2009-02-28 Thread Leslie D
Give him a break .. He is a very old man. Just go checkout the old people in your families. Their thoughts are like that. Just take it easy. On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 5:24 AM, wrote: > So saad that this has come from such a talented musician as > Pyarelal..Comparing him to Pritam was not at all j

Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?????????

2009-02-27 Thread Leslie D
say here is be honest) > > Thanks & Regards > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 27/2/09, Leslie D * wrote: > > From: Leslie D > Subject: Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder? > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 4:53 PM > > If only ARR'

Re: [arr] Re: Kamal speaks about Rahman's talent (Another "sugar coated sour grape" )

2009-02-27 Thread Leslie D
When it comes to movies Kamal's dedication cannot be matched by any of his contemporaries. Ilayaraaja played a big part is his career and so he having a soft corner for his makes absolute sense and that is what makes him human. He is not one of those guys who left IR as soon as ARR came into pictur

Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?????????

2009-02-27 Thread Leslie D
art of it.. if any other lyricsist would have > written the song they would be the winner now.. > > just my thaught.. not offending Sukhi or gulzar.. > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , > Leslie D wrote: > > > > Sukhi is not here because of Rahman. It is

[arr] AR Rahman = Talented + Innovative + Dedicated + Humane

2009-02-27 Thread Leslie D
AR Rahman - Talented + Innovative + Dedicated + Humane AR Rahman has achieved what no other music composer from India has ever achieved. 2 Oscar awards. He will be known as multiple Oscar award winner. Not man

Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?????????

2009-02-27 Thread Leslie D
Sukhi is not here because of Rahman. It is not a statement any ARR fan should make. When ARR gives all the credit to God (btw I am an aethist) why do people pass such comments. Sukhi is a good singer who has many hits outside ARR domian. On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 6:31 AM, ramakrisha laxmana subraman

Re: [arr] Mr. Fair says. "If I could have a little bit of time with A.R. Rahman, it would be like a master class."

2009-02-27 Thread Leslie D
I dont think this list makes much sense these days as lots of people are downloading the music from various sources like iTunes and Amazon music store. The sales of physical media has dropped considerably. Gone are the days when a successful album used to sell few millions copies. Rahman would have

Re: [arr] ARR had narrowly missed an accident before Oscars

2009-02-26 Thread Leslie D
As they say ... Jako Rakhe Saiyan, *Maar Sake Na Koi * ** Roshni gar khuda ko ho manjoor Aandhiyon main bhi chirag jalte hain On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Rajith Ramnivas wrote: > He is in God's hand, nothing wrong will happen to him. God is there in > him, when we touch him we will kno

Re: [arr] Rahman’s Terrific Ten

2009-02-22 Thread Leslie D
Had I created the list, it would have been different set of songs. This shows what varied audience the music composers of today have to create for. And then getting the approval and love of all of them is a very difficult task which Rahman does it so easily. His top 10 songs might be different for

Re: [arr] Re: Shankar Mahadevan is the best Indian composer today: Sonu Nigam

2009-02-22 Thread Leslie D
Simple question .. Why cant you accept that different people have different opinions ? Most of the recent troubles in our country are due to this attitude of some people thinking they know everything and they will decide what is right and wrong. Everybody has the right to have their own viewpoint.

Re: [arr] Oscars 2009: Directors wish Rahman

2009-02-21 Thread Leslie D
Subhash Ghai is too busy with is work to see SDM. Anybody else smells a strained relationship. I wonder what work he is doing now that he has forgotten how to make movies in sync with time. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Vithur wrote: > *Oscars 2009: Directors wish Rahman > > **Though he is

Re: [arr] Delhi-6 - Thumbs Down by Taran Adarsh

2009-02-20 Thread Leslie D
As soon as the first review was out on indiafm.com,people started abusing Taran Adarsh saying he is trash etc. But now if you look at the web, you will see that most people agree with what has been said about the movie. Unfortunate but true. But that in no way guarantees that the movie won’t make m

[arr] Will Pushing “O.. Saaya” prove to be a costly mi stake

2009-02-20 Thread Leslie D
http://crazyscribbling.blogspot.com/2009/02/will-pushing-o-saaya-prove-to-be-costly.html

Re: [arr] Aadesh Srivastav takes a indirect dig at AR?!

2009-02-19 Thread Leslie D
Let us not get involved in it. Aadesh has always been a great fan of AB and AB himself hasnt liked the movie. So may be Aadesh didnt like it. But Aadesh has always had good words about ARR. Regarding SDM, it is his views and let us give everybody the right to have their own views. Peace. On Thu, F

Re: [arr] Illayaraja Vs A.R.Rahman

2009-02-17 Thread Leslie D
We live in a generation where even parents are asked not to compare siblings because they might be of the same age, have same genes but they can be as different as chalk and cheese. So let us let this topic rest in peace. On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:21 AM, jaiganesh g wrote: > hi , > it

Re: Should ARR withdraw from local awards now? (Re: [arr] Triple Filmfare nomination)

2009-02-15 Thread Leslie D
I think it is a very good suggestion. He should stop competing as he is miles ahead of others. He is not their competitor but their guru. So it is best that ARR steps out of these meaningless races. On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 7:36 AM, jibandevta wrote: > No ..absolutely no..He should continue win

Re: [arr] Is D6 one of Rahman's best ever?

2009-02-14 Thread Leslie D
I dont know if it is his best in Hindi but it is sure to be up there along with Dil Se and Lagaan. Words cant explain what he has achieved in this soundtrack. It has been just "Repeat Mode" in iTunes / iPod for the last few days. On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 2:02 AM, Chord wrote: > The answer to th

Re: [arr] "Rahman is a man of simple tastes"

2009-02-14 Thread Leslie D
In an age where you hear good for nothing actors go to the West just for shopping and then brag about it in the media, here comes a man. At times I wonder I love ARR more for his music or for the person that he is. I think the person wins the prize. Few years down the line another music sensation m

Re: [arr] Boyle/Colson never thanks Rahman during acceptance speeches??!!

2009-02-09 Thread Leslie D
Sorry for being sarcastic On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 6:05 AM, Gomzy™ wrote: > tansen??!!! > > On 2/9/09, Leslie D > wrote: > > Some of the questions that I have 1. Did Tansen congratulate ARR for GG? > > 2. Did Shekar Kapoor congratulate ARR for Bafta. I know he did for

Re: [arr] Boyle/Colson never thanks Rahman during acceptance speeches??!!

2009-02-08 Thread Leslie D
Some of the questions that I have 1. Did Tansen congratulate ARR for GG? 2. Did Shekar Kapoor congratulate ARR for Bafta. I know he did for GG but did he do for Bafta? 3. Why did ARR not congratulate Mani for Bafta? After all Mani introduced him to film music. God !!! I have so many questions on w

Re: [arr] Re: Priyadarshan pans Slumdog

2009-01-31 Thread Leslie D
If one sees what he Danny Boyle has done to Edinburgh in his film "trainspotting", then Mumbai has been given much better treatment. He is known to show the underbelly of the city in a very disgusting manner. He has done the same with Mumbai. People like Priyadarshan just want to sit in their A/C c

[arr] Rahman hidden gems

2009-01-30 Thread Leslie D
http://crazyscribbling.blogspot.com/2009/01/r-rahman-hidden-gems.html

Re: [arr] Rahman has 2 out of 3 nominations in "original song" category

2009-01-22 Thread Leslie D
22, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Leslie D wrote: > >> In a way ARR having 2 out of 3 is not a good news as far as probablity >> of winning the award goes. The voting jury will be split between people who >> loked SDM and the ones who prefered the other. Now the people who liked SDM &g

Re: [arr] Best song category 2 out 3 is ARR! By probability he should win the award!! for Best Score doubtful!!

2009-01-22 Thread Leslie D
Like I said in my other mail, probablity is that ARR wont win this because vote gets split between 2 SDM songs where all votes for Wall-E goes to the same song. Finally the song which has maximum votes wins. Lets hope all the jury votes for one song of SDM On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Gopal An

Re: [arr] Rahman has 2 out of 3 nominations in "original song" category

2009-01-22 Thread Leslie D
In a way ARR having 2 out of 3 is not a good news as far as probablity of winning the award goes. The voting jury will be split between people who loked SDM and the ones who prefered the other. Now the people who liked SDM will again get split into 2 groups whereas all the votes for other one is co

Re: [arr] AR Rahman is a genius no doubt

2009-01-15 Thread Leslie D
Really shocked to know that Raja didnt get a Padmashree till now .. Gross !!! On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:32 PM, lakshmi pathy wrote: > > Dear Karthik, > Well said. You hit the nail right on the spot. India in my opinion has > produced and is still producing prodigious stars: Rajasir, Kamal, Ba

Re: [arr] Rahman grows on you, slowly and nicely

2009-01-13 Thread Leslie D
Weird article ..Full of mistakes ARR never did Hum DIl De Chuke Sanam now was Meenaxi MF Hussains first movie. It was Gajagamini. And Nadeem-Shravan never liked ARR :)) On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:31 AM, Gopal Srinivasan wrote: > Rahman grows on you, slowly and nicely > > Shana Maria Verghis | Ne

Re: [arr] My Mail to Rajeev Masand to his remark on ARR Music in Yuvvraaj

2008-11-25 Thread Leslie D
Well said .. Everybody has the right to disagree .. Let us not be rude to anyone who doesnt agree with our views. On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Srini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well friend, while we all feel offended by an unfair review, lets try to > polite in pointing it out to the conce

Re: [arr] Re: Sonu Nigam feels he was 'unused' in Yuvvraj

2008-11-17 Thread Leslie D
Chill out guys .. He is the number one singer now and if you listen to the soundtrack there is no song where he gets prominence. There is no "Satrangi Re" or "Khamoshiyan". Thats why the comment.. Take it easy. On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:05 AM, balajirajagopal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I secon

Re: [arr] 'Sakkarakatti' runs a sweet 50

2008-11-14 Thread Leslie D
Now thats a funny news ... Sakkarakatti and 50 days :)) On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'Sakkarakatti' runs a sweet 50 IndiaGlitz [Friday, November 14, > 2008] > > > > *Sakkarakatti Galler

Re: [arr] Re: "Please stop comparing Rahman and me." - ?????????G.V.Prakash

2008-11-08 Thread Leslie D
What do you guys expect ... The whole to keep singing praise of ARR all the time .. GV is good and he wants to create a name for himself.. Whats the big deal .. On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > his intentions are reflected in the result of his movies. i c

Re: [arr] Chief Minister’s request for A.R. Rahman...

2008-11-02 Thread Leslie D
I really hope he doesnt do the movie. I dont want to see Prasanth dancing or singing ARR's tunes. I think we had enough. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 6:55 AM, K. Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > he has agreed to do marmayogi dats a an epic film.. now this great man! > hope arr has more films like d

Re: [arr] Re: Is it not Blazze in Shano Shano?

2008-10-20 Thread Leslie D
Is it just me or anybody else who is getting irritated at hearing Blazze's rap in so many songs. His rap is boring and monotonous .. Wonder why he is being so overused. On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This has been corrected in the latest batch of CDs th

Re: [arr] - Zindagi Zindagi (Gulzarji and Javedji).. to lalisingh

2008-10-18 Thread Leslie D
Although slightly off topic for a ARR group, this is the best post I have seen in ages.. Very well said .. Exactly what I felt like but to be true, I would have never been able to write it so beautifully. Great Job .. Thanks On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla < [EMAIL PR

Re: [arr] ARR at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum

2008-10-13 Thread Leslie D
I can understand that you are a ARR fan but Salman and Jolie (Was it Angelina ?) are famous in their own rights. Their faces are plastered on posters and are easily recognizable .. Its not a talent contest On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 8:08 PM, viswa bharathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Friends, > >

Re: [arr] Ajith-Gautham menon team up

2008-09-28 Thread Leslie D
rahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, 29 September, 2008 10:11:21 AM > Subject: Re: [arr] Ajith-Gautham menon team up > > better than Shankar??.. that should be a joke!!! > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Leslie D <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com<[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> > > w

Re: [arr] Ajith-Gautham menon team up

2008-09-28 Thread Leslie D
Come on dude he is better than Shanker to say the least .. And also better than directors like Pravinkanth and SJ Suryah with whom ARR wasted lots of time and energy On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i dont understand y people rate Gautam high.. lets c wh

Re: [arr] Re: Harris about ARR in Hindu-nice one!

2008-09-28 Thread Leslie D
I am no HJ fan but that comment was not in a nice spirit .. ARR would never comment like this. ARR has attained so much because he wont comment like that. Let us try to emulate him .. Give credit where it is due. HJ is a music director in his own rights. You might not like him but there are people

Re: [arr] Kamal Hasan going Universal with MarmaYogi

2008-08-21 Thread Leslie D
I sincerelt hope this movie, like Dasavatharam, is not a self-indulgent product by Kamal Hassan On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 5:04 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kamal Hasan going Universal with MarmaYogi [image: > PDF]

Re: [arr] ARR....

2008-07-22 Thread Leslie D
That is highly impossible. Main reason being the lack of sales of CDs and cassettes these days due to piracy and digital downloads. Also even today the amount of sales generated by these legendary artists is huge. This shouldnt be a criteria to judge ARR. ARR is the most successful music composer

Re: [arr] Chief Minister’s request for A.R. Rahman

2008-07-19 Thread Leslie D
Yes nothing (bad) like it. ARR is better of doing an Ada than a Prashant movie ;) On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 6:36 PM, r arvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > if this works out ...nothing like it !! > > --- On *Sat, 7/19/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >

Re: [arr] Blockbuster JTYJN - Biggest ever success for a newcomer

2008-07-19 Thread Leslie D
Movie making is a team work and it doesnt click unless everybody does the job. If JTYJN has done great business, credit should go to everybody. ARR's music and great publicity was the reason for a good opening, but if the film is sustaining then the credit has to go to the director and producer. So

Re: [arr] Re: One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks

2008-06-22 Thread Leslie D
Not sure about his top 10 .. But KKS is one gem of an album. Painful to see songs not reaching the kind of fame it should have got. Anyways that life. Its not always fair... Am sure ARR has no complaints... By gods grace he has achieved quite a lot and will achieve more in the future... God bless h

Re: [arr] One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks

2008-06-20 Thread Leslie D
ee ! > > - Original Message > From: Leslie D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:38:04 PM > Subject: Re: [arr] One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks > > The only song I liked a bit was "Mere yaara d

Re: [arr] One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks

2008-06-20 Thread Leslie D
The only song I liked a bit was "Mere yaara dildaara". Otherwise it felt like someone pretending to sound like ARR. That was the first time I ever regretted buying an ARR album. (I bought all the albums since Roja all the way till Rythm without even listening to a sing. Dont ask me why I started to

Re: [arr] One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks

2008-06-18 Thread Leslie D
Even I dont think so .. It was so not ARR quality. It was a time I was trying to convince my North Indian friends about how good ARR is and this album let me down big time. To make things worse the movie was horrendous and song picturisation less said the better. All in all a project which ARR sho

Re: [arr] Pitching it right

2008-06-01 Thread Leslie D
I second your thoughts .. I think Hindi music is really changing for the better. 80s was the worst. Oh those crappy songs. RDB, Bappi Lahiri, LP at their worst. We now have some good songs coming out. SEL, Vishal Shekar, Salim Suleiman , Vishal Bharadwaj and ofcouse ARR are coming up with some rea

Re: [arr] ARR Come Back Plea

2008-05-20 Thread Leslie D
It feels so wrong when you ask ARR to compose more tamil songs. He is trying his level best to balance between Tamil, Hindi and the West. Hindi offers him more money than tamil but still he does Tamil and still people complain. I find it NRIs complaining all the more irritating. They can leave t

Re: [arr] Bombay Background Scores

2008-05-15 Thread Leslie D
thanks everyone. I justcant get enough of Bombay soundtrack. God bless ARR Leslie On 5/15/08, Saravana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi bro, > > I have attached the sound track with the mail. > > tc, > regards, > Saravana. > > Leslie D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[arr] Bombay Background Scores

2008-05-14 Thread Leslie D
Hi All Does anybody have the bombay humming background .. It goes like ni ,,sa .. ga .. ri ..sa... I would love to get it . Thanks DS

Re: [arr] Hai Rama!

2008-04-30 Thread Leslie D
Thanks for the info.. I happen to listen to the song on esnips ... lovely song ... Good use by ARR ... Wonder why no credit was given in the CD covers.. On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 5:57 AM, devMannemela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a beautiful thumri - Payaliya Jhankar More in Puriya Dhanashr

Re: [arr] The Boss's Cellphone

2008-04-29 Thread Leslie D
y comfortable for > his usage. > > There you go! > Take Care! > Matthew Islam > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Leslie D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Pho! > > I think the last think ARR uses his mobile phone is to listen to mus

Re: [arr] Re: On a funny note

2008-04-29 Thread Leslie D
gt; That's may be because, Sony Ericsson is best when it comes to Music! > > It's technology is great with reduced noise levels and great bass > > reproduction (with megabass) which makes ideal for ARR's music. :) > > (atleast for me :) ) > > > > > > ---

Re: [arr] Re: On a funny note

2008-04-29 Thread Leslie D
chnology is great with reduced noise levels and great bass > reproduction (with megabass) which makes ideal for ARR's music. :) > (atleast for me :) ) > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , > "Leslie D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ARR end

[arr] On a funny note

2008-04-29 Thread Leslie D
ARR endorses Nokia but he seems to have lots of liking towards Sony Ericcson. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2427352593/in/photostream/ Hey no offense.