I think PooVasam was sung by Sriram Parthasarathy and not Vijay Prakash .. On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > http://shreenathaniel.blogspot.com/2008/10/yuvvraaj-music-review-arrahman-strikes.html > > The music release of the oncoming Subhash Ghai movie - Yuvvraaj , happened > recently. I had reason to be excited- A.R.R scored the movie's songs. > > <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3MpuczUdFE/SPtyZbhKXZI/AAAAAAAAAvY/wcNmZJWbgPQ/s1600-h/%5BxDR%5D+Yuvvraaj+-+00+-+Booklet+02.jpg> > To start off this brief review, a general look at the album first up and > you realise that the film is an out and out musical. Talk about conveying > things through music, Gulzar has done justice to Rahman's tunes by penning > apt lyrics which create a sense of anticipation to the listener about the > situation at hand in the movie when the song is on. Another observation - a > lot of orchestration has been used- and almost all the songs have been > seamlessly blended with one another on the BGM front (maybe for the > flashback effect? who knows - Subhash Ghai and his fantasies !!) > > > Shano Shano - > > > A typical party track- gets you into the groove and dancing - I actually > went to the extent of trying out karaoke for this song! Addictive and an > instant hit for sure. > > > Shano Shano Remix- > > > A slower version of the same song remixed with some hiphop style lyrics-not > as impressive as the original I would say. Sometimes certain songs are best > left to their original version, or better, remixed by A.R.R. himself and not > others. Hope he is listening:) > > > Main Hoon Yuvvraaj - > > > Unsure why they included this in the album, but this brief dialogue style > song-wannabe with Salman Khan on the vocals is ok - passable. Subhash > Ghai-ish again. > > > Zindagi Zindagi- > > > Sung mellifluously by Srinivas, here is where the album starts getting a > bit hi-fi. Carnatic based composition which more than impressed me - will > turn out to be one of the best hits of the year. > > (has some common notes with Narumugaiye from Iruvar, Manam Virumbudhey > Unnai from a movie's name I forgot, and more noticeably a common note with > Luka Chuppi from Rang De Basanti) > > > Tu Meri Dost Hai- > > > This song is where the Yuvvraaj theme music kicks in - ARR has included it > in almost all the songs, and infused life beautifully into it. A different > duet, the music and vocals deliver bigtime- transports you to dreamland. > Defines friendship beautifully with its lyrics, and surprise as A.R.R comes > in towards the end to render a few lines by himself! Sureshot bigtime hit. > (Found some common notes with "Aao Na.."of kyun ho gaya na) > > > Dil Ka Rishta- > > > One of my favourites of this album too - plenty of orchestra, vocals, and a > totally refreshing tune. Never before heard this type of a rendition. Seven > and a half minutes of absolute enjoyment, a peppy song ( supposedly > emotional ) and one which has apt English lyrics to go with good verses in > Hindi. A.R.R. does an Alaap in the end- don't miss out on it! > > > Mastam Mastam - > > > Another peppy track , with cues from Corrs' BGM ( and of course that means > it has resemblances to Nenjodu Kalandhidu from Kaadhal Konden) but the > similarity kind of ends there. One song which shoots up your energy levels, > with nice little instrumentals accompanying it. Cute number. > > > Tu Muskura - > > > Bigtime hit. No words to describe how wonderfully this song has been sung. > I think A.R.R. must have composed the tune and set the lyrics to it., but > anyways it fits in so wonderfully that there is no way noone could not like > it. Hear it to feel it - all I can say :) No comments :) > > > Manmohini Morey - > > > If Sonu Nigam was an everpresent phenomenon in this album who must have > impressed you in all the numbers, here's one person who takes everything > away - Vijay Prakash. A hindustani based composition, which requires a lot > of training for performance on such a high scale- Vijay has pulled it off > with ease. Remember him as the person who sung "Poovasam.." from Anbe Sivam > - this is by far the best song in this album but by a slender margin( as far > as I gauge this one impressed me the most). Don't miss the alaap interludes. > > > > > Overall, Yuvvraaj gets an 9.0/10 from me and a thumbs up to A.R.R. for > having the guts to venturing on such territory and actually managing to pull > it off. > > > Yuvvraaj - I'm hooked to it ! > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > ARR in my Heart; > His Music in my Blood; > >
