Too bad for you. I'm glad I don't feel that way.
--- In [email protected], "Jahanzeb Farooq" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I too have noticed that Rahman has been emphasizing melody much more > of late and creating tunes that are much easier to follow and digest, > yet not compromising his signture or brilliance. > > well i would disagree. his recent music clearly shows he has > compromised his signature style and brilliance of his 90s music. e.g. > the result is Tu meri dost hai and Guzarsih, while both songs are very > mass appealing and instant hits, they clearly lack the distinct ARR > feeling/sound his music used to have in old days. i remember someone > commenting on Guzarish that it looks like some anu malik song and not > an ARR song. though i will completely disagree with the "anu malik" > thing but i agree that day by day ARR's music is becoming more and > more similar to other ordinary bollywood music. this is a HUGE > compromise at least for me. > > > --- In [email protected], "Chord" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > My parents, who are music lovers and very knowledgeable about > > classical music, have always admired Rahman's music. However, there > > was always a "BUT" whenever they would talk about Rahman, or if I > was > > praising Rahman's music in front of them. That "BUT" was followed > by, > > "Rahman is a genius, has different music, but he's more into rhythm > > and his songs are very difficult to sing....". Even on music > reality > > shows like SaReGaMaPa, previously, when someone would sing a Rahman > > song, at least one of the judges would say, "Yeh Gaana Bohut Mushkil > > hai", or "This song is very difficult". > > > > Granted, my parents and others from that generation have not heard > > Rahman's music in total or to the extent that we have, so they are > not > > as aware of many of the timeless melodies in both Hindi and Tamil by > him. > > > > Since, Guru, however, and esp this year, however, I have noticed a > big > > change in not only my parents' attitudes towards Rahman, but from > > others' from that generation, who revere the timeless mmelodies from > > their time. Whenever I bring up Rahman now, they are all praise and > > have no more "BUT" or "HOWEVER" in their descriptions. They are > > listening to his CDs more and even revisiting old classics from > > Rahman, which they previously would label as too rhythmic or too > > difficult to sing. Maybe they are getting used to his style, but I > > have a feeling they are recognizing a shift in emphasis as described > > below. > > > > I too have noticed that Rahman has been emphasizing melody much more > > of late and creating tunes that are much easier to follow and > digest, > > yet not compromising his signture or brilliance. There may be > changes > > in his arrangements, sound, etc., but I really do think that > Rahman's > > sense of melodic composition has been more emphasized with better > > contours and form. Since Roja, Rahman has always been a melody > king, > > but I feel that he is letting the melody and the singer take on a > more > > important role in his compositions than sound, some arrangements, > and > > rhythm. For the elders, it's a welcome change. For some of us > > youngsters, and Rahman fans, it's not as welcomed. > > > > As far as I'm concerned, Rahman is THE only torch bearer from the > > evergreen era of bollywood music which had timeless melodies that > are > > enjoyed even today. Just goes to show how Rahman's music is > > appreciated by all regions and all ages. > > >
