I NEVER heard IR's version. Coz of ARR only that song reached everywhere.... I know there are plenty of guys like me who never heard IR version but they're familiar with ARR's version.... As somebody stated, even ARR's version is familiar with kids tooo...
No offense. my opinion.. Cheers, Siraj On 9/3/08, prashanth.palanisamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > er.... I like both versions!!! > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "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 > > > > > > > > > > >
