He he ... The intro is cool [?] Hop its not in the voice of Salmas though [?]
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:19 PM, haris zeenath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Ladies and gentleman..... > Main hoon Kissna, IndiaFM ka Kissna > Maaf karna Rahman sahib > They think Yuvvraaj music didn't live up > They are wrong, very wrong > Thoda sa classic > Thoda sa epic > Thoda sa urban > Thoda sa groovy > Thoda sa emotional > Yeh sab mila ke, Yuvvraaj music kicks all sorts of as-s multiplied by > infinite > Yeh hai IndiaFM ka log > Jo sochteh hai ke Rahman ka poorest album hai yeh aur Gulzar ka weakest > lyrics > Na sur hai na taal > Par Yuvvraaj benega Blockbuster..... Musically aur Film bhi.... > Toh jaanemann jaan lo ek raaz > Ab padhlo mera Yuvvraaj ka musical review...... > > So, here we are.... Yuvvraaj music is out and it's out with a BANG..... > It's my most anticipated album, film, and everything related with Bollywood > this year. Did it live up the hype? Was it Rahman at his best? What did the > combination of Ghai-Rahman-Guzar create? Aaja mein haawaon pe bitha kar le > chalo..... Tu hi to meri dost hain....... [image: smiling smiley] > > The musical journey starts with *Main Hoon Yuvvraaj*, which isn't a song, > but a vocal by the man Salman himself. It seemed that he was frustrated that > his gf thought he was a nikamba.... So, he was pumping himself all over..... > The Beethoven matched Sallu's vocal and overall the thing was well-created. > > *Tu Hi Meri Dost Hai* makes its grand display. It's the 1st song, and > we've heard the song already over and over again. It starts brilliantly and > carries on. The intro music is just smashing. The change of composition > before the vocals is so grand. The pace changes throughout the song, and > that's what makes even more appealing. It tells a story throughout the music > and I think the movie displays changes of sequences though the song. It's a > loving composition and my 2nd favorite song of the album. It's just > beautiful Benny Dayal is superb and Shreya Ghosal is her regular beauty. > **** 3/4 > > Next up is *Shano Shano*..... And, the initial beats are just rocking. > It's interesting to see what Gulzar delivers here because is this > "rock-n-roll" type of songs. Shano Shano made me all energetic when > listening. It has the groove, the mastee, and the smashing composition of > Rahman. The start of the vocals shifts the song into another tone, and it > mixes typical Bollywood romantic songs with the Rahman groove and roll. This > is unique stuff by Rahman and that's what he always does. When was the last > time you heard such a song? Never. Rahman experiments and delivers big time > here. I'm already in love with this song. **** 1/2 > > The pace changes when we come to *Tu Muskura*, which brings Alka Yagnik - > the Bollywood soul of romance together with Javed Ali. It's an emotional > song, which one would feel during those times of emotional crisis. I think > this one is picturized on Katz and Sallu. Alka Yagnik always excels in these > kinds of songs, and it's interesting to see Rahman come up with a slow and > emotional Bollywood song. The beats amidst the vocals takes in bits and > pieces from all the songs of the album. And, it's more of a story-telling > type of song. You know, you'd hear these songs in plays and dramas at > theatres when two characters portray their feelings through slow and simple > songs. It's probably the weakest song of the album, but that is definitely > not taking anything away from the song. *** > > *Mastam Mastam* is next in line and it reminds me Rang De Basanti at > times. It's a song friends and closed-ones sing together recalling their > emotional and fascinating journey. It demonstrates motivation, and for me > personally, it took me back to the 90s and back down memory lane. The pace > changes frequently with this one - sometimes we are in the slow mode, then > it goes to this epic feel, then the urban flavor strikes. The song is > casual, but trademark Rahman here. Come on, Rahman could have composed a > song with mixed flavors and delivered a completely converse flavor, which is > kinda nostalgic. I wasn't too into it during the 1st, but it caught me and > got me thing as it went. It looks like a play song again featuring all the > characters and telling a heartfelt thank you. *** 3/4 > > Srinivas and Rahman team up for this solo song, *Zindagi* and as it starts > - you get to feel the sadness in Srinivas's words. This is a song of a > helpless man in love and out of love. It reminds you of your spouse/fiancé. > Zindagi is a heartfelt song and Rahman's composition is trademark here. This > is the uniqueness and randomness Rahman brings in compositions that could > have been ordinary. The lyric is top-notch here. In fact, I haven't gone > deep into lyrics and all in the previous songs, but I'll have to say - it's > really good and meaningful. It's exactly what it's supposed to be. The > lyrics of Shano Shano could have been more creative, but it's Gulzar and > Rahman and Ghai, so these men know their stuff. Anyway, back to the song, > Zindagi takes you to this state of mind of this lover. Srinivas smashes it > with his emotion tone. Slow, but beautiful composition - it's kinda like > poetry here. **** 1/4 > > After this, *Dil Ka Rishta* follows the suite, and what can I say here? > The song starts with a grand opening - a terrific start. It moves you > completely and puts you in a trance. The song is an epic musically. > Beautiful, soulful, colorful, fascinating..... I mean, words aren't enough > really. Dil Ka Rishta is a musical novel literally. It completely took me in > awe. The composition is as unique as it can get really. Again, who others > could have composed this? Some could have tried, but they certainly couldn't > have reached this level. Rehman's classical vocals are just off the charts. > The songs blends Indian classic with Western folklore. And, Yuvvraaj's > background plays with so grinding resonance. The song clearly demonstrates a > magnum opus. It's like those Shakespeare's plays, but in musical tones. This > is my favorite song of the album, and the best song of the year. ***** all > the way man. [image: smiling smiley] > > *Manmohini Morey* starts so melodiously. What a humming start. It's those > classical Indian songs, but with urban beats and modern music. Rahman > beautifully mixes Indian classic with modern beats. It's so, so good > classical number. It's picturized on Anil I think and on the screen - Anil > will create fire with this one. It's among the best trans-composition I've > heard and Vijay sings it like an ace. The lyric is simple here, but serves > its purpose. **** 1/2 > > *Shano Shano Remix* is the last song of the album, and it sounds like a > difference song at first. The groovy beats are good at first, but Rahman > over-did it. After a while, it kinda feels repetitive. But, this is a > typical Hollywood composition with the groove and beats. The remix is well > done, and it feels like version 2 of Shano Shano, so that's good because at > most times Bollywood remixes look like the same music with overdone beats > and music. The overrun lyric is kinda ludicrous at times. But, Rahman's > composition is top-notch. The end looks abrupt though. *** > > Gosh, here we are..... So, yeah, Yuvvraaj is a winning album all the way. > It's my favorite of the year, and one of the best works of Rahman. You know > what's different here is that Rahman tries new, original, and unique stuff > and delivers big-time. It's not that Rahman doesn't try original stuff > always, but Rahman himself admitted that this is going to be an experimental > album, and I bow down to the innovation of Rahman. The album is nothing like > you've heard this year. It's completely different and unique. What can I > say? Rahman's composition is heavenly and classic at its best. I'd like to > appreciate Ghai as much for selecting these songs because without Ghai too - > it wouldn't have been the same. Gulzar pretty much delivers with his lyrics. > It's quite simple at time and over-the-top at times, but overall - Gulzar is > a legend and he's done it rightly. > > Yuvvraaj is from Rahman, so it'll take time to grow and make an impact. > Personally, I'm already in love with Yuvvraaj and this musical journey is > going to even so merrier when we watch the film together with the music. The > music so suits the "Music Binds Love" motto of Yuvvraaj. > > Overall, I'd rate Yuvvraaj at **** 1/2. > > Clearly the best of the year and among Rahman's finest works. Now, I hope > Ghai does justice to Rahman's music and we get another classic from Ghai. > [image: > smiling smiley] > > Thanks for reading! > > http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/forum/read.php?10,1882843 > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them > now.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/> > > -- Farzad Khaleel Webmaster http://rahmaniac.co.nr
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