Chill out dude. Nobody is proclaiming they know better than Rahman and I see absolutely nothing wrong in analyzing his music and expressing our preferences. In fact, I wish we had more discussions about Rahman's music through analysis here. Being critical of Rahman's music doesn't mean we are less fans or traitors or whatever. Healthy criticism and discussion is what this group should have more of in addition to praise and celebration. Yes, the tone of criticism should be tempered and respectful, but I feel there is nothing wrong at all about it.
--- In [email protected], || V i s h w e s h || <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow!! Everybody in this group is becoming an expert these days... a r should do this, a r should do that... a r shouldn't do this... a r shouldn't do that... blah blah blah... every sound he creates is going through a microscope here... it's really getting painful to read... why can't you guys remember a simple fact that he too is a human being & may have a few limitations of his own... even GOD or whoever or whatever that is, is not perfect... so please give him a break n' try to reduce your complaining about every little thing u don't like about him or his music & throwing in your invaluable suggestion like u know better than him... > > "Â The search is more important than the destination " - a r rahman - > > --- On Sat, 8/11/08, sdavies0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: sdavies0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [arr] Do U find those creative percussions missing nowadays in Sir's arrangement? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, 8 November, 2008, 6:43 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree. The use of cheap mechanical beats instead of the music of > > Sivamani or another human percussionist makes what could be excellent > > music sound closer to the cheap and tawdry stuff that his rivals > > produce. "Tu Meri Dost Hain" could have been an excellent piece but > > it isn't. It reminds me of the horrors that people produce when they > > add cheap beatbox beats and say they are producing a remix of a > > Rahman original. Here Rahman has released what sounds like a cheap > > remix, but it is his original piece. I hope he never does that again > > and I hope someone can electronically cut out the dreadful beatbox > > repetition and let us hear what the original should have sounded like. > > If he is turning out half-finished work with cheap beatbox effects > > because of what you call the pressure of deadlines and the immense > > work load or the absence of assistance, then he should hire more > > assistants or take on fewer assignments rather than compromise the > > quality of his music. > > > > Stevan Davies > > > > > Agreed. Found Yuvraaj's rhythm tracks to be the weakest link in the > > > album. He is also using synth tabla sounds, which is fine by me, > > but > > > again underscores the diminished use of ethnic percussion in recent > > > works, with exceptions like Khwaja and Azeem from JA. > > > > > > It could be a deliberate attempt by ARR to move away from rhythm > > based > > > songs to more melody oriented numbers, which I feel has been the > > > strongest trend by ARR recently. His songs this year have been > > > extremely melodious, the most meloodious music out of anyone in > > India, > > > and for that, I am extremely happy. His melodies and mid range > > > arrangements are just mindblowing, even at the sacrifice of his > > rhythm > > > tracks, which is just relative to his own previous work. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recent Activity > > > Â 48 > New Members > > > > > > > > > > Visit Your Group > > > > > > New web site? > Drive traffic now. > Get your business > on Yahoo! search. > > Yahoo! Groups > Dog Zone > Connect w/others > who love dogs. > > Health Groups > for people over 40 > Join people who are > staying in shape. > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ >
