Thanks a lot Vithur...
Jafar --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [arr] The Current ARR (Working people's perspective) > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, 7 November, 2008, 7:46 PM > A Matured Engineer's Perspective... Good Analysis.. May > be true... Thanks > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 6:21 PM, S.VijaiAnanth > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > I am an engineer by profession.I used to be very > active here, > > especially around the years 2002-2005, where I was in > my varsity > > days.....Im working nowadays, hence there's hardly > time for me to > > pen anything here....Have been silently observing many > things posted > > here, and felt like wanted to give my view: Mind you, > Im a die-hard > > fan of ARR but unbiased. This write-up is intended > purely for > > working class people , because they will be in a > better position to > > understand my views, but I do welcome responses from > others.I'll put > > it in essay point form for easier-reading: > > > > 1) CURRENT MUSIC of ARR > > - Lots of people complain that he doesn't sound > the same like the > > 90's. > > - When ARR was fresh in the industry, he does it all > by himself: > > composing, arrangement, mixing, editing,etc...only > ASSISTED by > > his engineers to fine tune or whatsoever. This is > similar to a > > junior engineer, who is loaded with all kind of tasks > on his > > head for the next five years at least. So, quality is > there, > > since only the individual is there, and if he is good, > he will > > churn out the results. ARR single handedly did > everything, and > > the result was mindblowing. > > > > - As ARR grew bigger in popularity, he had major > distractions. > > That little man who used to be media shy,reclusive, > and cooped > > up in Panchathan had to attend functions, awards, TV > > interviews, overseas programmes, charity dinners, > events,be > > ambassador, etc. The junior engineer now would have > become a > > manager, and although he is very skilled, will not be > in the > > position to do all the hard work he used to do to > build his > > career and spend many nights in the office. Instead he > > will have many junior engineers coming through the > ranks and he > > will delegate the job to them. Same applies to ARR. In > current > > terms, He definitely wouldn't have the time to do > all by > > himself..So, too many cook, spoil the soup, to a > certain > > extent. > > > > - I matured > > in my thinking towards the couple of final years in my > > university. He grounded in Tamil Nadu, and spread to > > Maharashtra, and flew to UK, then rocketed to US. He > is, truly, > > now an International figure. Hence, people all > > over the world will be eager to listen to his works. > So,he > > should not compose a Tamil song with only Tamil > audience in > > mind. He has to experiment as much as possible to come > up > > with a song which appeals to Tamilians as well as > pleasing his > > international fans.Similarly, working for a local > company and a > > multinational comapny requires so much adjustment in > an > > individual. Not to compare here, but Harris Jayaraj > and > > Yuvan is what ARR 10 years ago, catering the Tamil > Film > > Industry only. If they venture into bollywood and > hollywood, > > they'll need to change the way they make music > too. We need to > > understand this and accept the fact. > > > > - I love melodies predominantly,but that doesn't > mean that I > > don't like rhythm. Just an example: Kummi Adi > (Sillunu Oru > > Kaadhal) is a folk song. Sangamam is also folk + > carnatic. If > > you ask me, personally I would say, the beats in > Sangamam were > > lively and thunderous. Kummi Adi's beats sounds > programmed all > > the way. But then we need to understand one thing: As > time > > goes, lots of changes happening in this world. How to > reach the > > current younger generation (the teens) to respond to > our folk > > song?....It has to have their taste. When I played > Sangamam to > > my brother (he is 19), he says...Oh, boring la...But > he enjoys > > kummi adi....I understood one thing: I have gotten > older, and > > music of today is aimed atthe teens and they like more > of hip > > hop, rap, genres. They are not into > "soul"...not for time > > being, at least.... > > > > - One last point is that "Nothing is > Permanent"....As we grow > > older, we can never recapture our old stuffs. I used > to run > > 8kms effortlessly, but now gasping for breath even in > my 2nd > > km. When ARR > > did "Kalluri Salai", he was in his late > 20's, so his mind is of > > a young man.....Now he is 40, so if you notice, he has > reduced > > a lot of rhythm (there are still rhythm, of course, > just > > reduced in racy numbers) and moving towards western > classical, > > electronica(Vangelis kind of sound, heard too often in > his > > works nowadays). > > So to expect someone to do the same until the end is > very > > wishful thinking. Even Rajnikanth cannot be a hero > until the > > end. One day, he either retires or becoming supporting > > actor. > > > > My humble opinion is that as long as ARR can give at > least 2 soul- > > stirrer like New York Nagaram & Munbe Vaa in each > film, it is > > sufficient until i breathe my last. We as a fan, > should accept the > > fact that he has grown too big and hardly have the > time to be the > > 90's ARR. If we can accept this fact, there > won't be much > > disappointments. After all, ARR is also a human being > like us. God > > bless. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
