Dasun is talking about 92-96 era. Earth released on 98.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> 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 arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%
40yahoogroups.com>, Dasun
> > Abeysekera <dtdja@>
> >
> > 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!
> > >
> > >
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