This is such a lame review, stating that the album is too ordinary for Rahman's high standards. What the heck does that even mean???????
--- In [email protected], "Anil Nair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Someone please help educate this Satyajit guy ....as per him Tashan > was better than JYTJN. I think its fashionable to criticize ARR these > days (that way u stand a good chance of being noticed). > > > http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/23-jaane-tu-ya-jaane-na-music- > review-0508.asp > > By Satyajit, Bollywood Trade News Network > > > Aamir Khan Productions trusted maestro A.R Rehman for their Oscar > nominated LAAGAN (2001) and roped golden results. The production > house collaborated once again after a hiatus of seven years with him > for teenybopper's love saga JAANE TU YA JAANA NA. This promising > conglomerate also marks the consequential directorial debut of > potential scriptwriter turned director Abbas Tyrewala and debutabte > Imraan Khan (Aamir Khan's nephew) in the marquee. Rehman makes > substantial experimental moves by introducing fresh voices for the > newcomers but the album sounds too regular and ordinary as per his > high standards. > > If "Jashn-e-Bahaara" (JODHA AKBAR) enlightened commercial prospects > for talented Javed Ali then "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi" proves > substantial launching pad for fresh singing talent Rashid Ali. > Rehman's melodic offerings bring soft rock romantic serenity in air > with stirring guitar riffs, soft percussive elements that are > mesmerized with gentle electronic musical impacts. Abbas Tyrewala's > adoringly imposing lyrics ("Roote hai hum bhi agar teri aakhon mein > aasun aate hain, Gana to aata nahi hai magar phir bhi hum gaate > hain"...) get into the "groove" of the tender sentiments. Rashid > makes promising vocal gestures in his modulating tones and should be > finding enough substance for the "new kid" (Imraan Khan) in the > flick. > > Rehman made striking presence with "yuppie" loving tracks > like "Pathshala", "Khal Bali" (RANG DE BASANTI) or "Fanaa", "Khuda > Hafiz" (YUVA) but "Pappu Can't Dance" disappoints completely. It > works on satirical tones about "geek" looking guy called "Pappu" who > is briskly mocked by his college mates. It's kick-starts off > impressively with engrossing "dhin-chak" electronic beats jingles but > is followed by crassly delivered vocals crooned haphazardly with > slapdash lyrical works. Blaze, Mohd. Aslam, Tanvi, Anupama Deshpande, > Benny Dayal, Tanvi, Darshana and Satish Subramanium forms the bunch > of gibberish voices that extol the satirical proceedings in loud > irritating way. This avoidable cacophony gets extra energized in > its "remix" version but fails to create any impact. > > New talent Runa Rizvi streams out to be second big discovery of the > album as she sings out melancholically the sentiments of estranged > beloved in different sounding "Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai". It has mild > haunting arrangements that form meager chemistry with peculiar > sounding vocals. Experienced Sukhwinder Singh gets into dramatically > somber singing mood in outstretching the distressed emotions with a > gripping impact in its second "male" version. This version has > heartrending vocal impacts with sentimentally imposing wordings by > Abbas Tyrewala that gels well with daunting musical works. > > A.R Rehman regains his grounds by making significant moves in slow- > moving "rock mode" musical zing through delivering "campus loving" > youthful emotions (similar in feel to "Roobaroo" (RANG DE BASANTI)) > ushered into frolicking number "Nazrein Milaana Nazrein Churaana". > Swetha Bhargave, Naresh Iyer, Satish Chakravarthye, Tanvi, Darshana, > Benny Dayal, Anupama Deshpande forms bandwagon of "campus-capers" > again but this time the results are far better. It delivers the feel > of "masti" in its sluggish electronic beats and rip-roaring guitar > strumming where every new vocalist makes pleasingly audible presence. > This fun-filled number is expected to be engrossing situational > number and do expect some really "cool" fun in its visual display. > > "Tu Bole Main Boloon", a classically composed jazz number tries to > create theatrical feel to this love saga through repetitively > rendered lines "Jaane Tu YaÂ…Jaane Na". Rehman makes his first > presence as vocalist by creating decorum of conventional jazz feel > through effective works of saxophone, pianos, violin and soft drums. > It tries to idolize "Maine Pyar Kiya" (MAINE PYAR KIYA) in its > melodic conceptualization by delivering a melodramatic international > feel into it. This average sounding number is presumed to beginning > or ending title track or do find it to be making its way through > tender moments in the film. > > Rashid Ali along with Vasundhara Das makes notable move in creating a > lovable mushy romantic ambience through lovable sounding > melody "Kahin to Hogi Ho". The song has the special extra-terrestrial > sounding passionate feel in its sluggish arrangements that concocts > nimbly with penetrative wordings. Its Indi-pop feel may be peculiar > sounding to listeners but delivers the desired mushy campus-romance > appeal that was observed in recently heard "I Love You" (DON > MUTHUSWAMI) and "Kaun Hoon Main" (MP3- MERA PEHLA PEHLA PYAR). > > A.R Rehman makes modest efforts in creating youthful outburst in > JAANE TU YA JAANE NA with couple of inspiring soundtracks. After his > recently released JODHA AKBAR, this album too fails to be as > inspiring or ground-breaking in its quality and contents and simply > delivers the desired contemporary feel for the film. Soundtracks > like "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi", "Nazrein Milaana Nazrein Churaana" > has the catchy flare but none of the tracks promises anything > momentous to ears for Gen X listeners. > > Rating -2/5 >
