well I feel thats nonsense. You can see his original works in earth then onto lagaan and then upto swades atleast. Not to mention water !
On Jan 28, 2008 12:08 PM, : Avinash : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dasun.. That's really well thought, in depth writeup man. You > really stole my words! :) I was thinking, how to explain 'chord' > about defining ARR standards and you perfectly reflected my > mind.. :) Keep it flowing.. > > Thanks.. > -Avinash > > -- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, Dasun > Abeysekera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Originality > > > > The most original songs of the 92-96 era, in my opinion, are Thee > Thee from Thiruda Thiruda (93) and Mettupodu from Duet (94); and > their respective albums too can be called the most original from > ARR's highest creative standpoint. Roja would certainly have to be > considered original if we compare ARR's originality to the relative > originality of the musical backdrop of that era, but that is not what > we are attempting here; I feel that compared with the aforementioned > albums, Roja, along with the likes of Puthiya Mugham, Uzhavan, and > Bombay would qualify as some of the most soulful and brilliantly > crafted albums, but, not the most original; again, please keep in > mind that my comparisons are confined to ARR's body of work and not > extended to any comparison's with the work by any of his composer > peers. > > > > Thiruda Thiruda (93) was a breakthrough album for ARR as he was > able to match, if not exceed, the expectations surrounding his second > post-Illayaraja Mani Ratnam production after Roja, which could not > have been an easy task for a 25 year old who thought his first movie > album would be his last! Thee Thee's stunning energy and freshness is > only the icing on the cake after the beautiful vocal tapestry of > Raasathi, the operatic grandeur of Veerapandi Kottayile, and barring > its close references to Michael Jackson-like dance beats, > Chandralekha as well. Duet (94), on the other hand, with an > unprecedented use of Kadiri Gopalnath and his saxophone to showcase > Carnatic music, was quite a daringly original attempt for a movie; to > say both maestros pulled it off with shocking success, would be an > understatement. > > > > So, has there been a song/album of that calibre in recent times? I > think it will be an accurate statement to say that there has not been > a song like Thee Thee or Mettupodu in recent times, certainly not a > conceptually original album of Duet's kind, and most surely not an > album for an Indian movie. Now why could that be? First of all, as > you lose your youthful freshness and become enmeshed in a system, you > lose a significant share of that rebellious spirit. Albert Einstein > said during his latter years when he went on his quest to discover a > Unified Field Theory, how much he wished he had that same rebellious > spirit which fuelled his strength of mind and imaginative powers to > overthrow the revered Laws of Sir Isaac Newton and his universe of > absolute time and space with the new Relativity Theory. Similarly, in > United States presidential politics, Sen. Barack Obama is touting his > freshness in Washington as one of his biggest strengths for bringing > about real change to the country. So, yes, time spent in any > environment can significantly reduce your capacity for daring and > originality, which is what we are seeing with ARR in India. However, > let us not forget that we owe much of the advancement of the quality > of Indian music to him and let's not be surprised if his most > original work comes from his work abroad because that environment is > still new to him and he has many colors to show to the rest of the > world where he is not yet legend! > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! > > http://biggestloser.msn.com/ > > > > >
