I agree too... ATM is an out-an-out commercial entertainer and you can't expect classic melody for such a mass focused movie... to be frank, i was little tensed listening to the short bits earlier and to some extent for the first listen... Wait no longer.... the slow poison mixed with my blood..
I can't keep me out of "kelaamal..." now... every time one song takes upper hand as you listen... He is the true MOZART of our time... - Bergin --- In [email protected], "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > master stroke. > > as Avinash pointed our this is ARRs album for class and mass. lets expect > sheer class in JA > > On 10/23/07, prani pranesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/8870.html > > > > > > > > > > *Azhagiya Tamil Magan Music Review* Azhagiya Tamil Magan - Any time music > > IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, October 23, 2007] Among the combinations in > > Kollywood, Vijay-A R Rahman is rather intriguing as the idioms that define > > the duo are totally different, and twain looked unlikely to meet. To be > > sure, Rahman had indeed scored music for a Vijay starrer previously. That > > was the unsung Udaya, a film that was laid low by many problems. Except the > > eponymous title track (and was certainly beguilingly brilliant), none of the > > numbers hardly had anything to redeem or remember. Vijay, in the meanwhile, > > had become the commercial star and this kind of films demanded 'a' kind of > > music, which if it came from Rahman would be disappointing. Rahman's musical > > methods are believed to suit a different canvas. > > So before settling down to listen to the Azhagiya Tamil Magan songs, the > > feeling was rather mixed, and the belief was that something, or rather > > someone, had to give. But after a single listen, we are happy to report that > > Rahman has packaged Vijay's musical needs in a different flavor. But one > > that doubtless will have the Ilaya Thalapathi's fans dancing in the aisles > > with gusto. Rahman's genius lies here in the fact that he has not > > compromised his core constituency. > > The six numbers, including a remixed one, carry that unique Rahman stamp > > ---- rhythmic razzmatazz, quaint harmonies and experimental interludes all > > creating a symphonic sounds cape. > > *1 Ella Puzhal* > > The title track in a mass Tamil movie is microcosmic to the overall genre. > > It has to have elevating lyrics. It has to have simple but catchy beats. It > > has to set the tempo for the scrip to feed on. But Rahman here bucks the > > trend. He provides all the necessary rhythms. He has, in a sense, redefined > > the 'intro song with a tempo that is reflective without being ponderous. > > Rahman's own vocals in typical nasal high-pitched twang ---- provide a > > further newness. The beats are not all-out or in-your-face, but carry > > forward Vaali's undoubtedly exalting and ennobling ideas in attractive > > packets of snappy strums and bewitching beats. It is not impossible to > > imagine what the reaction of Vijay's countless fans whenever the word > > 'thalapathi' is uttered in the lyric. > > *2 Pon Magal Vandhal* > > Rahman, among the music directors, had steadfastly avoided the abhorrence > > of remixes. The one time he had to attempt that, Rahman did the honorable > > thing of re-tuning it (Thottal Poo Malarum in New), rather than add some > > high-octane rhythms to the original and preen to the world as if it is > > indeed a 'new original', so to speak. But here settles for the straight > > forward remix; the only liberty he takes here is a bizarre rap interlude. > > Aslam has sung with his all his energy, and Embar's rap bit also works. But > > remixes are not Rahman's. > > *3) Nee Marilyn Monroe* > > This is Boys song meeting Anniyan. Both in terms of the musical trope as > > well in terms of drift of the language. Full of city youth's Esperanto, the > > words of Na Muthukumar (almost in bilingual with liberal use of 'Party', > > 'Saturday night',' scanning') will have the dancing feet tapping > > incessantly. Benny Dayaland Ujjaini sings with that stylized lilt that such > > songs are expected to sound. The chorus pattern is interesting and provides > > a defining staccato feel. The way 'Nee Marilyn Monroe' is enunciated is > > certainly very alluring and provides all the right impact for the song. > > *4)Valaiyapatti * > > Imagine a rambunctious Tamil folk madly cohabiting. And now, as if for a > > lark, throw a bit Carnatic nuggets. What do you get? A song that defies > > imagination. It takes musical effrontery to conjure such mix n' match song. > > Rahman's brilliance is in pulling this amazing number, on which explanatory > > words are ineffective. Naresh Iyer, like a stone waller is being asked to > > play the pinch-hitting role in cricket, has been asked to let his curly hair > > down and sing with uninhibited effulgence. Naresh does and provides the song > > the perfect patchwork. The twist into the by-lanes of Carnatic ragas (like > > Bageshwari, Saraswathi and Neelambari) is sheer genius. Ujjaini and > > Madhumitha's voices climb the higher octaves with felicitous zeal while > > Muthukumar's lyrics again match the mood. One for the album of mind! > > *5) Kelammal Kayile* > > Saindhavi sounds from just the upper part of the throat. It is a style > > that is fraught with risks. But it works to all our amazement. Pray why? The > > curious musical arrangement of Rahman and the male vocal of Sriram > > Parthasarathy, perhaps the most talented and bankable of young singers > > around. The pattern of the number is difficult to grapple immediately. But > > as ever, it takes hold of you slowly and before long you are captivated and > > traveling inside those lovely musical loops that every Rahman experience > > gives us. Thamarai's words carry that love emotion quite effortlessly. > > *6) Maduraikku Pogathadee* > > Does a mass rhythm song have to be gross and cheesy, and sound soulless? > > Need not be. Rahman shows how. This is a folksy number that combines the > > resonance of Goanese beats, but is full of robust energy and rhythms that > > immediately transports the listeners to, say, rural Madurai. The singers > > Benny Dayal, Archith and Darsana voice Pa Vijay's inspired words with an > > élan and ease that come to those who want to prove a point. The natural > > drift into the rural symphony is a stroke of musical genius. > > And Rahman is certainly one. *The audio is available exclusively on > > Raaga.com.* <http://www.raaga.com/channels/Tamil/movie/T0001229.html> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > >
