Please friends, stop the thread. I am watching patiently for a long time. Now-a-days our fellow rahmaniacs are not focussing more about something fresh and blossoming features of ARR's music.
Often some one makes a critic or just a opinion which will be wrongly interpreted as critic, and there starts threading mails. Friends, we assembled here to enjoy, explore, discuss and share the music of the musical midas. If any mail comes as a critic to ARR and/or his music, just forgive them and suggest them that this is not the right place for their comments. Lots and lots of exploration is required to comment on any musician's composition. So please don't make any critic on any musician and especially in this forum about ARR. Thanks!!! sribalaji - musical mad of the musical genius --- In [email protected], "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > its just the human rule.. if a guy says that he is the best, who would care? if a group of people says he is the best, only then it is acceptable. if one applauds others inspite of achieving the zenith, then it shows his/her humbleness. after achieving great heights in his/her field if he/she says that i m still learning and what i have contributed is just a drop in a ocean then it is humbleness. in these lines, if ARR says that sentence, then its his humbleness. if someone says that sentence, then what does it mean? absolute criticism. that has become pale because of the adjective "mighty". we can quote what ARR has said like the Omkara stuff. rest are categorized are comments. to answer ur question.. that someone is not ARR. it is as simple as that. none can take direct responsibility on others unless and until there is a mutual sync. > it is almost certain that none would withstand if someone criticizes his/her parents or nation. without a second thought, we would try defend by all possible means. i have placed ARR in that holy place years before. so, i cant tolerate any meaningless criticism from anyone. if something pokes to our skin, we will definitely react to this unless and until there is numbness. i dont have any numbness. so, poking(meaningless criticisms) creates pain in me, for which i have to react.. just my thoughts.. God bless ARR forever.. just here Choreography by ARR and vanase mae.. i would salute ARR forever for composing such a mind blowing composition. On 9/26/07, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Both sides of the divide have a right to exist but some tolerance of the other view is necessary here. If ARR's fans are snobs or not is up for debate, but the reaction to Saawariya is certainly not coming out of insecurity. The music has received mixed reviews with many known aficionados of music not taking to it kindly. I, for one, thought Omkara was the best soundtrack of last year, even ahead of Rang De Basanti and there is no shame in admitting it. ARR did so himself. And everyone is free to choose what they want to listen to but I am certain that ARR wouldn't put the craftsman ahead of the craft. ARR's music is still a tiny drop in a mighty ocean. ----- Original Message ---- From: Roshan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:52:36 AM Subject: Re: [arr] My last rambling on Saawariya 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], $*$ 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], 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] 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. If you're a lover of real quality music, this album is a must have. Regards Gomtesh V Upadhye
