There you go. . My dad still listens only to 70's and 80's On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:34 AM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . < sriramiye...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> You put it very well! My dad loves the classical old tamil & malayalam > songs, whenever I play ANY say 'fast track' he doesn't seem to like > it. He likes slow and soft music and doesn't care for whose music it > is by. I was wondering how people could listen to and love say Himesh > or even Anu Malik. But there is something about them which attracts > people, and they love AR too, but are more into the former. So at the > end of the day, its all about personal choices. And a majority of > youngsters in my college love AR and seem to connect with his music > instantly, but it varies with every album. They loved 'Jaane tu' more > than JA, but for me it's vice-versa. > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Chord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > > > After reading Jagjit Singh's, Pyarelal's and Ali Khan's comments > about > > ARR and his music, it also struck me the big generational > differences > > in terms of attitudes and exposure towards music. Personally, I > have > > found that even with people I know, like my parents and their > friends, > > their appreciation for music is within a narrow range. Anything > > outside that range is overlooked and not appreciated as much, and > > sometimes ridiculed. I have found that amongst many elders, there > is > > a certain arrogance or haughtiness implying, "we know what's best". > > This is a product of our culture revering elders and their wisdom by > > tradition in contrast to many seniors and elders feeling left out > and > > disrespected by attitudinal changes in today's world reflecting less > > respect and reverie towards seniors. > > > > For example, when I gave my parents a copy of the D6 CD, they only > > liked the folk and semi-classical elements of the soundtrack. > That's > > it. When I asked them about Jaane Tu, they said that they didn't > like > > the music, although they love and appreciate ARR's other works that > > are more in line with their taste. Of course, even within elders, > > there will be a lot of variation in terms of taste and attitude, but > > overall, I feel that they are more narrow minded about music than we > > youngsters are OVERALL AS A GROUP, keeping in mind individual > > differences. Because ARR's music is so diverse and touching upon so > > many different genres, a large percentage of his work is not going > to > > be appreciated by those with more narrow minded definitions of good > > music. > > > > Who knows, maybe when we reach that age, we too may reflect some of > > that narrow mindedness in terms of our exposure compared to what the > > youth may be listening to at that time. However, I have hope that > > because we youngsters have been exposed to such an array of world > > music through ARR and other artists, I think we will generally have > a > > broader appreciation for music than previous generations. > > > > ARR has gifted us with something very important: tolerance and open > > mindedness for different types of music. Thank you ARR! > > > > >
