Vey nicely said by Dinesh Vaidya Hats off to ARR
On 1/20/08, Dinesh Vaidya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After a long wait in anticipation for the last 4-5 months, prior to > listening to Jodhaa Akbar songs, I was a bit anxious about the > reasons behind this delay. I can only say that the wait was worth > every second ! > > This album has all the exclusive RAHMAN signatures which I am always > searching for. The songs are extremely Soft, down to earth BUT > inspite of these attributes, the complete album stands out as a > classic product. > > Dear Rahman, this is another 10 on 10 effort from you after "Water" ! > Your association with Ashutosh Gowarikar has given us another > wonderful album !!! > > Some time back in one of the NDTV interviews and later also, Rahman > had expressed his desire to cut down on period / topical theme based > movies. But if I decide to list his best albums, ALL his period theme > movies stand out as his best. Take for example Lagaan, Bhagat Singh, > Netaji Subhash, Mangal Pandey, Earth, Fire and Water. With Jodhaa > Akbar, Rahman has again proved that he and he alone can do justice to > such period stories which need extensive research and planning. > Rahman has aptly caught the bygone era of Mughal empire where, during > Akbar's days, the music scene was dominated by Hindustani classical > performers like Tansen and Baiju Bawra. So, it is but natural for > Rahman also to come up with melodious classical based compositions > with minimum use of instruments. > > The songs are lovely and I must mention here the powerful drums from > Azeem-o-Shaan and Rahman voice in Khwaja Mere Khwaja which has that > typical "Rahman" touch of melancholy, a bit of sadness. Beautiful ! > > And what can I say on the two instrumental pieces ? Listen to them at > night with no external disturbance or sound or even light...... . > extremely soothing ...... > > The year 2008 has opened up with Al Risalah and Jodhaa Akbar which > are superbly composed by Rahman and I am now eager for the remaining > 14 releases… > > Way to go Rahman ! > > Best regards > Dinesh Vaidya > Pune > > > -- regards, Vithur A.R.RAHMAN - MY BREATH & LIFE FORCE
