may be we all put a filter in our emails so anything pertaining to other musicians or music directors will be deleted :p. how about that ?
or even better.. a special kind of ear-plug that will filter out all kinds of music except rahman's :) On 9/26/07, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Um, excuse me..... > > Please kindly show me the words that I used in your reference to > "forcing my opinions on others". I expressed my opinions assertively, > but never did I once say that everyone has to agree with me or that > not liking Saawariya is wrong. I said that I have a hard time > understanding why some think it's boring, but I am understanding this > viewpoint more and more now and I accept it. The rest of the world > can hate this album and I will still love it and have no problem with > that. You guys are so insecure. And you are also incorrect in > assuming that Saawariya is the best album this year for me. I said it > was probably in my top 3. > > Give it a rest guys. I want to move on. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, $*$ > PaVaN $*$ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Thulsi, i dont think hes new to the group..watever..Mr.Chord,no need > to baffle,no need to think too much,we all accept your view and your > opinion that saawariya is the best album for you this year,but dont > try to force your opinion on others...thts wat you are doing....pls > stop that.. > > > > Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: if u r here to say > something about other MD's albums alone, then this is not the right > place. u seem to be new to the group. let me see what u write when an > ARR album releases. m saying this to u because there r few in this > group who mail/reply only when there is a non-arr topic or speaking > about other MD's.. so, let me not jump upon u now as i think u havent > been here when an ARR album is released. let me see what ur take for > JA is... > > > > On 9/26/07, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Different > > opinions will be abound. Saawariya is quickly turning into > > a top 3 favorite this year along with Guru and Eklavya. One person's > > boring and tedious is another person's haunting, soulful, enchanting, > > and soothing. It just baffles me how so many of you find this > > soundtrack boring and tedious, while acknowledging some hangovers and > > similar sounding songs. There is a lot of quiet space in this > > soundtrack, which I find so refreshing. There is so much beautiful > > music, crisp arrangements, delicate ornamentation, soothing melodies, > > haunting alaaps, ethnic sounds, subtle soundscapes. I agree there are > > weaknesses, but it seems that most are ignoring the hard work put into > > this soundtrack by a relatively debutant MD. As a music composer > > myself, I can empathize and relate very well how difficult it is to > > live up to expectations. It's got to be tough when you have an > > egotistical director like SLB constantly nosing his weight and > > influence on his music preferences. Saawariya to me has an enchanting > > old world charm to its sound and very raaga based with poignant > > melodies, and while I agree that there may not be many takers due to > > this, it's what makes this soundtrack special amidst an overabundance > > of noisy, massala, rhythm oriented soundtracks. Thank goodness for > > soundtracks like Saawariya the remind us of the soulful and soothing > > side to good music, and pay some tribute to the old world evergreen > era. > > > > Final suggestion: Listen to Saawariya on headphones to hear the > > delicate arrangements. > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> > > wrote: > > > > > > ARR's music does not exist in vacuum. It is worthwhile to be aware > > of and compare it with other musical output. > > > > > > That having been said, Saawariya, IMHO, suffers from more than a > > small hangover of previous SLB movies and makes for a tedious listen > > beyond 2-3 songs. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Chord <purevibz@> > > > To: [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 8:06:52 AM > > > Subject: Re: [arr] (non arr) Music of Saawariya is mindblowing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why does talking about non ARR music bother you? When I > > appreciate > > > > > > good music, whether from ARR or others, I like to share my thoughts > > > > > > with other music lovers in this group. It's one thing if someone > > > > > > talked about non ARR stuff all the time, but I just posted my > > > > > > opinions about a soundtrack that I think is quality, others agree or > > > > > > not. This is exactly what bothers me about this group of late...lack > > > > > > of tolerance for other MD music and bashing other MDs needlessly. Are > > > > > > some ARR fans that insecure? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Brijram" <brig96m1214@ ...> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rahman has passed this phase ages ago. We do not need non arr in > > > > > > this > > > > > > > group!!! Restrict either to arr or semi arr. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/25/07, Chord <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It ranks up there in the league of elite soundtracks. Very > > > > > > > soothing > > > > > > > > > and melodious soundtrack with lots of classical influences and > > > > > > > > > beautiful arrangements and instrumental ornaments. No heavy > > > > > > beats > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > > real item numbers. The arrangements are not very thickly > > > > > > layered, > > > > > > > but > > > > > > > > > they are crafted extremely delicately and woven briliantly. I > > > > > > > think > > > > > > > > > ARR himself would like this soundtrack a lot. Only weakness to > > > > > > me > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > that a few songs are very similar to songs from SLBs previous > > > > > > > movies. > > > > > > > > > Lyrics are also quite simple by comparison. To me, however, it's > > > > > > > > > mostly a very refreshing and quite stylish and very > > > > > > > soothing/romantic > > > > > > > > > soundtrack. 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