Great writeup, Jitesh. Just two minor points to note Julie was by Rajesh Roshan , Amazing music and many people do remember Lakshmi in a mini skirt in that movie .;-)
Also RD Burman was going strong in the 80's also. His health started deteriorating towards the late 80's but he did produce gems like "Saagar". On 5/23/05, Jitesh Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Fans, > There is one thing which we all have to be very clear about. 'Commercial > success'. By adding the qualifier 'commercial' to success, we're > acknowldging that its not the success of the album or value of the song that > we're talking about, but only if it managed to sell or not. Volumes of sale. > And its well known that quality and quantity seldom go together. In a land > where the likes of Laloo manage to win public votes and a fanatic fan > following, the taste of the public at large lies exposed. > It requires a cultured mind to recognize genius. The public at large has > never been diligent enough to separate wheat from chaff, be it any sphere, > not only music. Thats the major reason of all the sorry state much of India > is in today. Situation is no different in music. > Most MDs play to the gallery, and claim 'commercial' success. And thats what > separates ARR from the chaff - he has refused to play to the gallery, > letting go many offers for this, but not compromising on his set of > principles. > Friends, nobody's going to remember which album topped the charts which > month or which year.But the only thig people will remember are the melodies, > which come back and haunt you when you least expect them. Do you how many > albums RD Burman sold with 'Julie' - for that matter, do you even remember > anything else about the film? But the haunting melodies refuse to die. So, > the true greatness of music is not judged by current sales of albums - its > judged by its ethereal, eternal charm, if it can linger on while everthing > else has changed, if it can endure the test of time. > OP Nayyar and RD Burman did it in the 50-60s and 70s-80s respectively. > Illayaraja did it in the 80s. ARR is doing it in 90s-2000s. > Just wait another 10 years and see which songs you remember - those which > claim 'commercial success' today, or those of ARR which might not be > 'commercial' successes, but are a true success - it has not pulled purse > strings, but it has pulled a chord in your soul, which, by-the-way, is the > rightful place for music, not the purse. > > That said, I wont deny that S-E-L have produced certain soul stirring > numbers and DCH still remains amongst my all time favourites. In fact, it > can very well be passed off as an ARR album - its so good. So its not that > no other MD is doing good. S-E-L are definitely on the right track, and if > they continue to stick to it, they'll be the inheritors of ARR's brand of > music. > > And guys, kindly refrain from calling Meenaxi and Swades average. If you > dont understand the power of the songs, be humble enough to prefix your > statement with 'in my humble opinion', thereby accepting your limited > knowledge without pointing a finger at the great creator of music. > > Sincerely, > Jitesh > > PS- Just for the record, my friend who's at Boston, told me that they'd > arranged for a screening of Swades at their local Indian get-together. And > most of the audience had tears in their eyes on listening to 'Yeh jo des > hain tera'. When, O critisisers of Swades, can you recount such a forceful > evokeing of emotions by an 'average' film song? > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > 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 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. -- Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rKxVKC/SOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
