latoo and bekha are too good. they are very enjoyable. ARR makes those complex songs feel easy... that's his magic. especially, bekha.. only ARR can do this!
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 5:23 PM, arr_raghu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I liked the Bachchu song. > Off late I am enjoying ARR's hip hop pop stuff.. > Pappu, Taxi, Shano and now Bachu. > -R > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Aamir Khan's new movie GHAJINI has been hogging the limelight since > a good > > 12 months now, and the film is arguably the BIGGEST movie of the > year, along > > with SRK's Rab ne bana di jodi. > > > > Aamir Khan has transformed into the incredible (looking) hulk to fit > into > > the role for GHAJINI and has even sported his nearly shaven head > throughout > > 2008. Ghajini had its ups and downs while filming that led to a > number of > > delays. > > > > We've been waiting for sneak peaks of the film and the songs since two > > months with little avail. The announced date for the music release was > > November 15th, yet nothing came but the atrocious Golmaal Returns. > So after > > sweating with impatience for about a week, we finally managed to get our > > hands on the music CD of the film. > > > > I must say the presentation is impeccable. Laced with red overtones, > the CD > > box features a hulking, sunken Aamir Khan with on screen love Asin > on his > > biceps. The inside sleeve of the box is quite uniquely designed, it > opens in > > 3 parts, with the CD placed in the middle. A little booklet pops out > of the > > left compartment which contains all the lyrics and some saucy snaps > of the > > film (including a very sexy leggy Asin). While a bare legged Asin > strolling > > in the Namibian desert brought a smile upon the face, the six different > > looks of Aamir followed in the next pages. > > > > Without further ado, we shoved the CD quickly in the player and > turned up > > the volume. Immediately Sonu Nigam hummed a haunting tune and the > fantastic > > guitar from *'Guzarish'*flowed. The beautiful lyrics by Prasoon Josi and > > soothing vocals by Javed Ali straightaway bring out the goosebumps. The > > music by A.R Rahman is stunning as it sets the mood, and a little other > > worldly operatic cameo by an unnamed female melts your heart. Guest > vocalist > > Sonu Nigam comes back again with 'oohs and aahs' and then again with an > > excellent crescendo. The song has been picturized in the deadpan > desert of > > Namibia, Five out of five for this song. Simply Superb. > > > > Next up, we hear an old tape playing and someone singing 'Jhoom le > > jhoomjhama'... and the song *'Aye Bachchu'* explodes in full swing, > complete > > with an electric guitar and a Pop-Rock sound. Newcomer Suzanne provides > > vocals with a lot of enthusiasm and we LOVE it. The lyrics are crazy and > > peppy, with percussion that will get lazy bones shaking to the tune. > Turn up > > the bass and enjoy this great track. We definitely want to hear more > from > > Suzanne. > > > > As if the joy from the previous song wasn't enough, a guitar > reminiscent of > > 'Won't get fooled again' shimmers. *'Kaise Mujhe'* has Benny Dayal and > > Shreya Goshal for the vocals and beats that evoke memories of > Sukhvindar's > > 'Jaane mai'. A svelte piano plays near the end of the track. While the > > lyrics and music are really good, Dayal needs to stop rolling his tongue > > every time there's an 'R' sound. > > > > Next up is the highly publicized *'Behka'* with Aamir Khan's six > different > > hairstyles and billion different colours in the wardrobe. The track > has a > > nice saxophone but quite strange vocals by Karthik. Out of nowhere Rock > > kicks in and as unexpectedly it disappears. Very uneven, probably > would gel > > better while watching the movie. > > > > Providing some respite after the utter weirdness of the earlier > song, some > > Enigma style chrome music and DJ scratches kick in followed by the words > > 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'. When you least > expect > > it, Shreya Goshal does an 'S for Sonia' crooning *'Latoo'*. Shreya is > > talented but is certainly not cut for songs like these, she should > stick to > > the glummer side of music. The lyrics make little sense (thoda thoda > > Zimbabwe and mazari mazara??). Unless this song is shot in Africa, > Ghajini > > could do without this song. Suzanne from 'Aye Bachchu' would have > been so > > much better for this number. > > > > To finish things off is the *instrumental version of 'Kaise Mujhe'*. No > > difference, except for the tongue rolling vocals replaced by the > guitar and > > flute. This track might probably play when the end credits roll in. > Not the > > best ending to a music album, but still listenable while you're > driving a > > car. > > > > So there you have it, the music of GHAJINI is a fifty fifty. While > the first > > three songs are really swell, the rest of the album is sort of > > disappointing. We probably expected too much from Aamir Khan after the > > exquisite music in 'Taare Zammen Par' and 'Rang De Basanti'. A.R > Rahman hits > > a hat trick with this film after 'Yuvvraaj' and 'Jaane tu'. Lets > just say > > this album comes third in the lot. *'Guzarish'* and *'Aye Bachchu' > *make it > > worth the money. Whatever the case, the album is BETTER THAN 'RAB NE'. > > > > So at least in the Bollywood segment Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy take the > crown in > > 2008 for 'Rock On' and 'Taare', nudging out Rahman. But then Rahman > has got > > the magnificent music of 'SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE' up his sleeve for > Hollywood. > > Check back on the 27th for the review on that album. Until then, there's > > Ghajini. > > > > > > http://www.india.com/entertainment/music/music_review_ghajini_1482 > > > > >
