Hi all, Rahman's music is everything for me...I have been just a listener in this group till now...But I think now i shud be active and this is a good topic to start with... All throught the turmoils and good happenings of my life ARR has been with me..He is equal to GOD for me just because he makes me happy at all times.. There is something heavenly in his music..And moreover I like the human being in him...He is so down to earth and i have never seen him criticizing any one..He always stands on the earth... Nothing affects his humbleness and his simplicity and yet he delivers good music all times..There are so many songs of his which a non arr fan wud not have heard..they might have heard it once and left it..But as we all know for the first time wen u hear HIS songs ,we dont feel gr8 attachment to that but it hooks you once you give more ears to it and then it will remain forever.. he has something hevenly in his voice too.Vellaipookkal, tauba tauba,only you,yeh jo des hai tera and all reveals that heavenliness. he is just great... No other MD can deliver such a wide variety of music..be it IR or any one for that matter...
--- Dasun Abeysekera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Guys, > > I perfectly understand what you are saying. If I > have followed two musicians > with all my heart and complete faith since I first > heard their music around > 1994, they are ARR and Yanni (I hope you don't mind > me involving Yanni in > this discussion). And these two are more than > musicians to me. They have > shaped my life and my way of thinking over the past > decade and not just > their music, but their personalties and philosphies > are a huge part of who I > am now. To me they represent the very best of > mankind as they have proven > that you can achieve the highest pinnacles of human > achievement if you work > with total dedication to what you belieeve in, and > yet still remain > selfless, humble, and committed to the betterment of > not one's self, but of > mankind. I find it very fascinating that I have > subconsciously chosen two > great men from the two countries that gave birth to > western civilization > (Yanni is from Greece, for those of you who don't > know) and eastern > civilization; that means I have the best of both > worlds. :) > > One comment Yanni made to an audience at the > Interlochen Center for the Arts > (school for budding young musicians and other > artists) summed up why these > two are in a league of their own. I will briefly > summeriza the essence of > what he said. "You should never write music thinking > I'm sad now, so I am > going to write sad music, or I'm happy now, so I'm > going to write happy > music," he said, "you should wait until you've > overcome the emotion you are > going through and write about the learning proceess > that took place while > you went through the emotion." That is the essence > of the triumph of the > human spirit. Have you ever felt depressed after > listening to ARR's or > Yanni's songs (for his fans in this group)? I have > never felt that way. Even > the melancholic songs expresses love, and never > hatred or anger. He said > that although rap (as we know it in America, for > example) is a way of > expressing one's anger and that iss fine, but I > don't think the world needs > that kind of music." That is the beauty of their > music, you almost always > feel good listening and it makes you visualize the > most beautiful things, > works out your imagination and takes you places. > Isn't that what we all > should expect from any kind of music? > > Hail ARR! > > Regards, > Dasun > > > > >From: wasim akhtar > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [arr] What does Rahman's music mean > to you? > >Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:55:22 +0100 (BST) > > > >hi ajit > >i think i hav the same emotional feelings about > rahman,s music,, > >i usualy think that there is something very > spiritual in rahman,s music > and his tunes dont seems to be worldly made,,there > is something wich feels > like heavenly.i was totally a child of 11 when i > listen his first tune and u > can,never immagine that i was stunned on my way and > i become crazy to listen > from that day there is some spiritual relation of > mine with rahman ji and > his music,,may god always bless our rahman jii. > >good bye > >wasim, > >pakistan > > > >Ajit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >In some hopes of generating more in depth > discussions, I am putting > >forth this topic. First of all, let me clarify > that I not a fan of > >exaggerating or being too mellow dramatic. > Rahman's music touches > >me in ways no other musician or artist ever has. > Why is that? > >Beyond the surface brilliance of his music, what > really is the > >essence of his music that I connect with do > deeply? > > > >I respect music in all forms. Maybe I don't > respect some of the > >musicians who create it, but I can pick out > something positive in > >any music, even if I did not want to ever listen > to that type of > >music again. Someone earlier here stated, > "Rahman has the ability > >to communicate complex and ethereal emotions > through his music". > >That statement really resonated with my passion > for Rahman and his > >music. > > > >I find that Rahman's music is a very authentic > and powerful > >extension of himself as a person. Of course, > all art is an > >extension of the artist by definition, but I > really feel that Rahman > >imposes very little artificial boundaries by > choice and more often > >than not. His music ecompasses a wide range of > styles, modes, > >moods, colors, etc. etc. on the surface. On an > intellectual left > >brain mode, I love his compositional, acoustic > and arrangement > >brilliance. There is no doubt he excells there. > > > >Yet, on a right brain, emotional level, I really > feel that is where > >he excells most powerfully. His ability to > communicate such deep > >and unsaid emotions, so true to form and to > authentic, that they > >defy explanation or mere verbal commentary. > Like other great > >artists in the past, Rahman's music often has > the effect of making > >time stand still and involving me in a deeper > level of conscious, > >almost like a meditation. Again, let's skip the > surface level > >analysis. > > > >If there were words to describe the feelings I > receive from Rahman > >and his music, it would be hope, continuity, > stability, > >connectedness, and transcendentalness. Mere > approximations only, > >but I really feel connected to Rahman's music on > a very spiritual > >and deeply conscious level. Not just > entertainment, not merely > >moving, not only inpsiring, it's the > emotional/spiritual matrix of > >his music that draws me to him. Again, I cannot > fully explain in > >words. > > > >Once again, I don't mean to sound too dramatic > or overly emotional > >or passionate. But, these are the qualities of > Rahman and his music > >that appeal to me, especially in our lives when > pain and suffering > >challenge us constantly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >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 > >To Subscribe: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >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 the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > >Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life > partneronline. > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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