"Honestly I do not have any expectations of Rahman. I'm a devotee of Rahman, and take whatever he has to offer, as a boon."
Kaissiom, I couldn't agree more. Rahman's music to me is like prasad, every second being pure nectar. Yes, perhaps that doesn't qualify me to be a critic of his music, but hey, I would take someone who's been unfailingly bestowing boons for 15 years over any darned critic. --- In [email protected], "kaissiom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I had a couple of questions, please chime in if anybody knows. > > 1. Re: ATM - Couple of songs have been credited to Ujjaini. Is this > the same Ujjaini from Saregampa Challenge 2005? Because, if it is > then it's great to know that Rahman is tapping in the talent emerging > from these competitions. I would love to see Rahman give opportunity > to Mauli, Sumedha or Amanat from SRGMP C2007. > > 2. Re: Sivaji(Hindi) - Does anybody know who is doing the lyrics in > Hindi? I seriously hope they rope in Javed Akthar sahab or Prasoon > Joshi for lyrics. A lot of dubbed albums have suffered the fate of > bad lyrics when translated. > > p.s. I have been hooked on ATM. The album keeps growing on me, all > songs hold their own. Whoever has done the Remix of Ponmagal, has > done a great job. But the tortoise of the album, which has slowly and > steadily won the race of winning my heart is Kelamal Kaiyile. I > didn't like this song in the beginning, I thought it was average, but > wow, it was just my brain trying to understand what is going on in > that song. It has some serious experimentation - with tamil song and > subtle techo/trans beats. Only Rahman can think, create and deliver > something like that. > > People talk about expectations from Rahman albums, having too high > expectations etc.. Honestly I do not have any expectations of Rahman. > I'm a devotee of Rahman, and take whatever he has to offer, as a boon. > > "All that is good and successful comes from God, all that is bad and > failure is because of myself" - Rahman himself (I can't remember the > exact phrase but it was to the same effect.) > > Always, > Proud to be a Rahmaniac. >
