I'm very surprised at the disppointment! This is one of the few instantly likeable Rahman albums in a long time.
Mangal Mangal, far from being about the man, is on auspiciousness as Rawat mentioned and that itself was a pleasant surprise. Main vari vari is the pick of the album, very catchy. You thought Darbar had milked the khotewali genre to the hilt in devdas...listen to this! But yes, Kavita sounds old. Every composer worth his name has a holi song to his credit. And now, even ARR does. And a very different holi song at that. Beats most other cliched holi songs like those in Waqt and Baaghbaan. The combination of tunes that flow without any pattern and the continuous use of rhythms make it very lively. I feel this would become a sure shot addition to holi fests. Rasiya and Al Maddath Maula didnt register initially. Al Maddath still hasnt, but Rasiya is pretty interesting. Though I really cannot place it in any particular situation yet. Takey takey....the lyrics are superb and very well sung too. Like Rawat mentioned...looks like an intro to a bazaar, why would anyone want an intro to a Bazaar...well Ketan Mehta better have a decent situation for it and not the regular 'the-lonely-khotewali-ventures-out-of-her-confines- for-the-first-time' or 'the-lonely-widow-ventures-out-of-her-confines- for-the-first-time'. I dont think ARR cares much about the period-authenticity and it really doesnt matter. In that sense, who'd vouch for Devdas's authenticity with regard to its music...just because you use hindustani classical it doesnt fit the period. Same thing about Kaalapani and IR's music or Parineeta and Moitra's music. The bottomline is about the music saleability and appropriateness within the script. Though there are no obviously modern sounds in Rising - in fact its seeped in folk music - there are very modern accompaniments in the orchestra that makes it very enjoyable for me! Karthik www.itwofs.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 Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/
