OMG! what a terriffic review.. gave me goosebumps! On Jan 17, 2008 7:42 PM, Praba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The soundtrack kicks of Azeem-o-shaan. What a way to kick start an > album. The song is hummable and quite catchy even with its rustic and > earthy feeling. It's huge; it's grand and definitely pulsating. The > song catches your attention. It's a song which immediately takes you > back to the era gone by. You also want to be a part of the > celebrations and offer your nazarana to the Emperor and his better > half yourself. The song is backed with strong yet simple lyrics. A > sure shot chartbuster! > > In the second track, the album shifts gears and takes you in a > different world all together. The world of the two long lost lovers. > The song is dipped in passion and it just simply takes your breath > away. As the song proceeds, shivers run down your spine. Sonu Nigam > once again proves that why he is called the best singer in the > country. Madhushree supports him and she excels too. The lyrics are > breathtaking and you feel curious about the happenings in the song. > The song perfectly depicts the love and passion in the hearts of the > lovers. You also want to witness the king and queen's golden moments > together….obviously a silent witness that is! > > The third track is an instrumental track. It's Jashan-e-baharaa's > instrumental version. The main organ used here is a flute. And just as > all the mice of the village swayed with the Pied Piper, I am sure we > all to will adore this one. It's calm and intense. Occasional use of > high octave tunes which is missing in the original. A serene number. > > Finally Jashan-e-baharaa makes its appearance. Its honey coated and > makes a place in your heart instantly. The desires of the lover, his > inner turmoil, the thousand questions in his heart and his longing for > his sweetheart are perfectly displayed. In this song there is no disco > in the dil of the lover and yet it portrays his loneliness perfectly. > Javed Akhtar hits the bull's eye once again. Javed Ali is a singer to > watch out for. His voice has that spark which will take him far. Pure > unadulterated music and low pitched orchestra. No use of huge, flashy > voices, yet a winner. The song throws some visuals in your mind, at > once you listen to it and for me if a song succeeds in doing that then > it's a winner. You want to pray to God for the lover and hope that he > wins over his beloved quickly. A must-must have song. Did I just saw > Romeos singing this song for their begums or Juliets? > > The instrumental track of Khwaja-mere-khwaja makes its appearance. The > track is enjoyable but lacks the spark. It's quite low-key. > (I practically have no time now to sit back and listen to it, > patiently. So my opinion may change when I listen to it once I find > some quality time.) > > Now comes the king of them all, Khwaja-mere-Khwaja. It's not a run of > the mill commercial qawalli. It's a qawalli in every sense. It has > that slight Persian touch to it. The lyrics are simply awesome and so > sensible. It's unhurried pace is simply breathtaking. ARR simply > proves that he is genius. His voice has that raw appeal which makes > you fall in love with the song. The song immediately stays alive in > your memory without having listening to it for thousand times. By the > time the song ends, to connect with that super power somewhere. Then > you realize that, ARR is truly a "Allah ka banda!" > > The sound track ends with a bhajan. Manmohana which is sung by Bela > Shinde talks about Radha-Krishna. The singer is a great find and > carries the song with great élan. The song may not become popular with > the youth of today but surely will be a hit with the senior citizens. > It's a different song, and surely will gel well with the movie. It > will be helpful for all the students of classical music for years to come! > > Overall, Jodhaa-Akbar is a pleasant (and a much needed) break from > today's music which has nothing to do with a thing called quality. A > happy, bright spot for all the genuine music lovers. An Honest > attempt, and surely has it's heart in the right place. > > JA's music is like the kiss principle, "Keep it simple and you will > enjoy it." It's simple and elegant, yet manages to stay with you. It's > something that provides you with what it promises, sheer magic! > > I will be more than happy if the audiences lap it up! > > 100 on 100 > > as per a JA fan from Hrithikrules forum... "chai 2" > > Prabakar Ramalingam > > >
