er.... I like both versions!!!
--- In [email protected], "Ganesh Narayanan"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I dont understand when people say that IR or ARR popularized
Alaipayuthey
> Kanna or that song reached more coz of some particular MD. I believe
> Alaipayuthey Kanna was already a very popular carnatic song usually
sung in
> weddings and all carnatic concerts.
> Over the years Many MD's have used songs like Maha Ganapathim,
> Alaipayuthey Kanna, Krishna Nee be Gane, Kurai undrum illai
etc...and
> brought abt subtle variations by fusing it with western Music. Why
only
> MD's, Many instrumentalists and vocalists like Sudha Raghunathan,
Rajesh
> Vaidya, Guitar Prasana and other eminent musicians have added a
touch of
> fusion to various carnatic compositions.
> And even the way the singers sang it in the ARR version was
nothing
> different from the way it is sung nomally....so u can call it a good
> experiment with the way it was arranged, but there is nothing
> mindblowing....there are many unrecognized fusion works of similar
> songs...try to appreciate all of them and dont jus generalize by
saying wat
> arr did was incomparable and all. I jus feel we go overboard
sometimes wen
> it comes to discussion between two MD's.
>
> Meanwhile im writing this without having listened to what raja sir
has done,
> so its quite an impartial view that i project.
>
> Regards,
> Music Heals
> Ganesh
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I agree with Gomzy... ARR 's version was a class apart... The
Fusion
> > which Ar brings could in no way be compared to any other MD.
> >
> > ARR - The King of Fusion
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> ARR's version was a class apart . He experimented and the
fusion was
> >> just brilliant.
> >> It was a unique track and the first carnatic classical piece that
could be
> >> pumped up and played with terrific bass. And the singers added
soul to it.
> >> What Illayraja did was nothing different.
> >>
> >> No offence..my opinion
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:22 AM, anishshreya
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was listening to Raja sir's alaipayudae from the flim
Ethanai Konam
> >>> Ethanai Paarvai...wow ..brilliant..so much modulations and
layers which
> >>> is astounding. I am not sure here, coz situations in flims
requirement
> >>> might be different and music directors have to adhere to that.
But arr
> >>> alaipayudae was never in any class to raja sirs. Seriously me
being arr
> >>> fan...wants to be honest...the song rendered by kjy and sj was
simply
> >>> mind blowing. I am not sure whether can anybody be able to mix
carnatic
> >>> with western classical as such.
> >>>
> >>> No offence..my opinion
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > regards,
> > Vithur
> >
> > ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
> >
> >
>
