I have some reservations regarding the Jaipur concert, given it is free. Crowd management becomes tough.
Gopal/Vijay, Is the concert being marketed or any plans for that? Or will it remain a low key. Any info would be appreciated. On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who are making it to the Jaipur Concert ???... > > > > > On 3/18/08, Dinesh Vaidya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > NDTV showed today an advertisement of Rajasthan week / day starting > > from 24'th to 30'th March in which the clip showed photos of Kailash > > Kher, Hema Malini, Shamak Davar and ofcourse our GURU, Rahman. I > > suspect this Jaipur concert ( if it is happening ) has to be related > > to this Rajasthan week. > > > > Anybody has any confirmed news ? > > > > Dinesh Vaidya > > Pune > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Chander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Folks anyone heard about arr's concert in Jaipur? > > > > > > Blaaze mentioned about it in one of his blogs.. > > > > > > Vithur,you must be knowing it?? > > > > > > Chander R > > > > > > On Mar 16, 2008, at 4:47 AM, "rayrai2k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I dont understand what makes a reviewer think Anu Malik to be > > > considered in the league of superiors like RDB, ARR. past couple of > > > years he hasnt had any release than few worthless off track movies. > > > Even while he was in high demand a majority of his songs were direct > > > rip off. > > > If I remember Anu Malik any time it will be for his work in Refugee, > > > Border and Baazigar. and his interviews in which he appears with a > > > harmonium and his voice which both sounded alike because both had > > lost > > > its chords. > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Vithur <vithurm@> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m031508051459 > > > > > > > > > > > > There are very few bollywood composers that have produced music > > > spanning > > > > several decades (and those that have are considered legends > > including RD > > > > Burman, Laxmikant Pyarelal etc) and out of the current ones you > > > could only > > > > pick out a very select few including Anu Malik and of course the > > > inimitable > > > > AR Rahman. However how many of you realized that *Rajesh Roshan* > > was > > > part of > > > > this exclusive company? Actually Rajesh jee has been producing > > music > > > since > > > > the mid 1970s and well before famous names (some of which have > > come and > > > > gone) like Jatin Lalit, Nadeem Shravan, Anu Malik and AR Rahman. > > > > > > > > So why has he been quiet of late then, I mean a few soundtracks ( > > the > > > > average *Koi Mil Gaya* and *Krrish *were follow ups to his best > > > selling and > > > > arguably greatest score in *Kaho Naa Pyar Hai *) in the last > > decade is > > > > hardly a great return is it? Well to be fair to him he has been > > > producing > > > > music pretty much exclusively for the Roshan family i.e. *Rakesh > > > Roshan*'s > > > > movies and they only come round once every few years…this year it > > > happens to > > > > be in the form of a comedy caper, the eagerly awaited *Krazzy 4* . > > > From a > > > > musical point of view, can Rajesh add value and keep it > > > contemporary? Let's > > > > face it the break should have given him plenty of time to > > > re-invigorate his > > > > approach. Or will he be rusty after such a long break? Let's find > > out… > > > > > > > > Whilst nothing groundbreaking, Rajesh jee makes a decent start > > with the > > > > catchy title track *Krazzy 4* which has been widely aired on > > > promotions and > > > > on listening to this entertainer you can see why…with groovy > > vibes and a > > > > wicked rhythm, the track is quite addictive! *Vishal Dadlani*'s > > > harsh vocals > > > > are easily the highlight of this short but zany track. On a side > > > note, it's > > > > interesting how Vishal is carving out a niche for these types of > > > club tracks > > > > and on the evidence of this long may it continue, the brilliant > > composer > > > > come singer is multi talented! The lyrics by *Asif Ali Beg *are in > > > keeping > > > > with the title i.e. plain krazzy! But that's not to its detriment > > at > > > all and > > > > are in keeping with the theme of the movie. Having said all that > > > this track > > > > lacks one thing but you can't put your finger on it, that is > > until you > > > > listen to the remix… > > > > > > > > Cue *Krazzy 4 Remix *by the remix king *DJ Aqeel *and what a > > > difference he > > > > makes! Adding tempo is the key but to his credit, he jazzes > > things up > > > > generally (more bass anyone?) and it all results in a more > > enjoyable > > > listen. > > > > This beats the original any day! > > > > > > > > You also find *Break Free *on the soundtrack but it's more or > > less a > > > carbon > > > > copy of the title track albeit longer with more English verses. > > For > > > added > > > > effects it's picturised on Shahrukh Khan who makes a special > > > appearance for > > > > this song. I suppose it's an alternative of sorts but comes with a > > > reserved > > > > recommendation due to a lack of change / innovation over the > > original. > > > > > > > > Just like the title remix, *Break Free Remix *by DJ Aqeel is so > > much > > > more > > > > fun too! Words fail to express the difference a little more pace > > and > > > techno > > > > vibe make to this track which is transformed into something far > > more > > > > enjoyable and snazzy, again recommended over the original. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately the composer gets into bad habits with *Dekhta Hai > > Tu > > > Kya *which > > > > is a mixture of old and new arrangements and the end product is > > > neither here > > > > nor there. The one saving grace is *Sunidhi Chauhan* who sounds > > > every bit as > > > > good as her reputation claims her to be, absolutely gorgeous > > vocals! > > > > Otherwise the lyrics by *Javed Akhtar* are pretty lackluster (how > > > often do > > > > we say that of his work?) and the whole thing is strictly average. > > > > > > > > *Dekhta Hai Tu Kya Remix *is arguably more enjoyable than the > > > original but > > > > is still only passable. > > > > > > > > After the previous disappointment, Rajesh jee thankfully refrains > > from > > > > experimenting and sticks to his traditional style with *O Re Lakad > > > *and low > > > > and behold it ends up as the only decent alternative to the title > > > track. Yes > > > > the music is old hat and the chorus line *'O Re Lakad Ikra Pakad > > Pingla > > > > Chungliya' *(the lyrics are by Javed Akhtar) is odd indeed but > > you can't > > > > argue with its otherwise pleasant nature. This is helped by the > > talented > > > > singing trio which includes *Sowmya Raoh, Neeraj Shridhar* , and > > > *Kailash > > > > Kher *. Sowmya Raoh in particular stands out and sounds like she > > is from > > > > another era, very talented indeed! Overall the song is one of the > > few > > > > positives to come out of the soundtrack. > > > > > > > > The penultimate track *Ik Rupiya *is a situational number about > > the > > > 'worth > > > > of money' but sadly it's one that fails as a stand alone audio > > track as > > > > there is very little here to warrant your attention. One takes > > > nothing away > > > > from the wholehearted vocals by *Sudesh Bhonsle, Kirti Sagathia, > > Bhavin > > > > Dhanak, Labh Janjua, Rahul Vaiyda*, and *Jimmy Moses *but > > otherwise > > > it drags > > > > with annoying dialogues in between breaking the rhythm…in short it > > > will test > > > > your patience to the limit, eventually forcing you to reach for > > the > > > 'skip' > > > > button. Another disappointment. > > > > > > > > The soundtrack ends with a soothing version of the national > > anthem, > > > *Jan Gan > > > > Man* . To be fair to the composer, the music sounds very > > authentic and > > > > traditional. *Ankita Sachdev*'s rendition is the icing on the > > cake. > > > But by > > > > now you feel its too little too late to save the soundtrack. > > > > > > > > Ultimately Krazzy 4 fails to add much value to the movie and > > showcases a > > > > musician who is past his best with little signs of improving. > > Rajesh > > > Roshan > > > > appears to be living in the past when it comes to producing music > > > and his > > > > latest soundtrack is no different, in the main it sounds out dated > > > (1990s > > > > anyone?) and mundane and relies largely on the singers to lift it. > > > Without > > > > putting a finer point on it the heydays of Rajesh Roshan appear > > to have > > > > ended a long time ago with *Kaho Naa Pyar Hai* ….but this critic > > > would love > > > > to be proven wrong. > > > > > > > > [image: Click > > > > > > > Here!] > > <http://a.tribalfusion.com/h.click/acmyY9Ucf8RArmUWYPUUM03FPtVqUtTTQ7S > > a3FSs7APburRH3cWVMW2FuqoWipXqew2HfZaPsFG4PMHoHApVWjhYrfa1UBjXTZaMRrBZd > > UrUSVHJ0mbFuPbJNYqFp5TJh5En3nqbCYbUR8fYfO0/http://zwinky.smileycentral > > .com/download/index.jhtml?partner=ZJxdm147> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > regards, > > > > Vithur > > > > > > > > A.R.Rahman - The Adorable Human Being > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > ______________ > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > > > Find them fast with Yahoo! 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