i have not heard all the songs yet. but judging from your mail it seems Raavan is a real treat
makes me wanna buy the album!! On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:39 AM, pravindersheoran < pravindersheo...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > You may argue its a bit too early to state the album as a landmark, > but in my mind there is no doubt about it. > > Here we go: > > 1. First and foremost reason, with Raavan ARR has returned to his old days > and ways; Hard music, experimental beats, free flow of melody and so forth. > Its similar to the way Sachin Tendulkar has returned to the way he used to > bat in early years of his career. > > 2. Each and every song has potential to be a big hit. By saying that I > don't mean its because they are catchy and crowd pleaser (like JTYJN), its > because they are so raw, energetic and unique that even a dumb listener will > be moved while listening. > > 3. Third big reason is the attention to detail. Everyone knows the fact > that each and every ARR song has great attention to detail, all the small > instruments are always at perfect place and so forth. However, some of you > will agree with me that in Raavan, ARR has begun where he stops in other > recent songs. Last 2 albums I can think of, which had such great attention > to detail, were Meenaxi and Taal. > > 4. Forth reason is the creative freedom taken in each and every song. > Believe me guys, how many composers can create a like song like Beera and > then experiment this way with it. Another example is 'Ranjha ranjha, how > different are the beats from the melody and mood of the song. > > 5. Another big reasons is that this album is DIFFERENT in different ways. > singer selection is different, even Sukhwinder sings differently in 'Thok de > killi'. The music is far different than what's popular theses days. Its like > cool breeze that you need on a hot summer day in desert. > > 6. Nothing is overdone. There is no effort visible to make any of the songs > a chart buster. ARR has not compromised anything at all with quality of > album and has delivered what he wanted, at least i think so. I think it is > mainly because its Mani Sir's movie and ARR feel like at home. > > 7. The album arouses the thirst for more in the listener. Those guitars in > every song (esp. Thok de killi) leave you wanting for more while still > giving you imense pleasure. > > 8. In Raavan, ARR does it again what he does best i.e. Fusion. Take example > of 'Katta katta, its fusion of heavy beats, sounth Indian style melody, > Rajasthani folk music. > > 9. Raavan comes as a complete combo of all elements. Superb lyrics, great > singing performances, good sound quality, beautiful music arrangement and so > forth. Everything seems to have gone right for the album. > > 10. You write it. > > Pravinder. > > >
