I think u didn't hear Salil Chowdhury much. One thing between Salil Chowdhury and ARR is common--------u'll be able to identify at a moment their signature tunes.
All other MDs lack this.
Arijit
pravindersheoran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
pravindersheoran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hi Jitesh
first of all i appriciate your patience and courage of writing such
a long article
you have disscused good things in your mail
i just want to add some other names in MD's list
GHULAM HAYDER did it in 1940s
C RAMCHANDER did it in 1950s
of course them came O P NAYYER and RD BURMAN in 60s 70s and 80s
and then our master RAHMAN 90s and is urrently at charge
these music directors gave new dimensions to music and gave a new
style to the contemprary music
they changed the then environment
besides that there are two music directors who did not do anything
different than the contemprary music but performed so well that they
are legend in themselves
NAUSHAD ALI and MADAN MOHAN
legendry KHAYYAM is another example
who can forget their work
after 20 or 30 years rahman's work will still be fresh as it is today
take the example of ROJA, it released in 1991-92
if we listen to that time's music, we will find the movies like
SAAJAN, AASHIQI etc.
now comparing ROJA with these we will find that ROJA was a work that
was even ahead of its time
and even after 12-13 years, we can find a cassette of ROJA at any
cassette shop in India
though 3 years old cassette will not be available there
i totally agree with your view
bye
--- In [email protected], 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?
>
>
>
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