I agree with your overall premise that people are more critical towards ARR than any other MD (because he is the best, but still a double standard) and have unreasonable expectations which each album.
--- In [email protected], sriram boyanapally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > This topic from me is coming out of a frustration that I¹ve been having for > > 5 years now. I would like to discuss about a few prominent albums,concerned > > reviews and success of he respective albums. > > > > I want to start my discussion with the year 2003 when the album ³Boys² hit the > > market on the 29th of June in that year.This album was considered one of the > > biggest releases of that year because of the rapport that ARR and Shankar > > have. I got the album the very first day and the track listing on the album > > looked like this: > > 1.Girlfriend > > 2.Dating > > 3.Ale Ale > > 4.Sa Re Ga Me > > 5.Boom Boom > > 6.Maro Maro > > I thought that was the most impressive track listing I¹ve ever seen till > > then. > > Upon my first hearing all the six songs sounded superb and I was in a fix to > > pick up one personal favorite.²AWESOME² ,that was all I could tell myself.. > > The following day I started reading the reviews on various websites each of > > them rating the Album as ***,**1/2 and some of them giving it a***1/2. And the > > reviews said that except for Sa Re Ga Me and Dating the rest of the album was > > mediocre and I was shocked.Only thing I said to myself then was just wait and > > see what the album would do for the film and the rest as you all know is > > history. > > > > Then comes the year 2004,though ARR had quiet a few releases that year the > > most awaited album of that year as we all know was Ayudha Ezhuthu or Yuva..I > > was so happy with this particular track listing because ARR¹s name appeared > > thrice as a singer in this album (in Tamil,Telugu and Hindi).And the critics > > as you would agree with me bashed both the music and the background score > > rating only Kabhi Neem Neem/Sankurathi Kozhi as the only hummable number and > > the rest as loud and noisy.Some geniuses went ahead and commented that ARR has > > hit his career low with his RR in this movie. But time disagreed and Fanaa, > > Dhakka Laga Bukka(Jana Gana Mana) and Anjaana(Nee yaaro) turned out to be > > favourites among most of the public. > > > > Come 2005,Mangal Pandey right from its release never found a praise from a > > single critic. We as fans disagreed but I want to share a personal experience > > of my own on this album.My uncle who is a severe critic of ARR personally went > > to Music World upon the release of this album just to listen to the title song > > which we all enjoyed the most and told me that his criticism about ARR was > > harsh and agreed with me upon this album saying no other composer would have > > done justice to such lyrics and could have brought such huge folklore into > > that album.Then I felt that if such a harsh critic like my uncle could have > > loved that album why bother about what critics have to say. > > > > Year 2006,saw ARR-Aamir back again with RDB.This album I thought would hit the > > right note with the critics upon the release of the first trailer of this > > movie which had the initial guitar bit from the title song.Once I heard that I > > couldn¹t stop my anxiety to listen to the full album. And believe me or not > > the reviews I read after the album came out were just indigestible. Some said > > the title song had Daler all over it, Masti Ki Paathshala was loud,Khalbali > > was confusing and they rated that an average album. But again time disagreed > > and as we all know ARR walked off with Filmfare Award the following year for > > this very album. > > > > Year 2007,guys Sivaji !Can you tell me of one review that spoke positivley > > about ARR¹s music upon its release.But the music broke all records and > > surprise,surprise!! ARR walks off with yet another Filmfare. > > > > Coming to 2008,forget the rest and coming straight to Ghajini. > > Mediocre,Passable,What¹s happened to ARR,Picked up an Anu Malik song et.Fish > > everything off guys.When ARR comes up with an album like Boys and Yuva they > > say,²music too noisy². Now when he comes up with something like Ghajini,what > > do they say,there is nothing like vintage ARR in it.C¹mon give me a break!The > > man¹s composed something that he felt just suited the script perfectly which > > most people from the south would know.So again I have this gut feeling that > > time would disagree with all these so called critics and prove the genius¹s > > genius again. > > > > And the most important of all,comparisons with the original version. Hear I > > would like to have a go at all of them who say that the original tops the > > remake. When we look at HJ¹s Ghajini I can challenge that the album had only > > 2 really good songs and the rest being below par.I take my stand on this. And > > coming to the BG it is very heavily inspired from ARR¹s own Gentleman and > > Maestro Illayaraja¹s works.Well I can¹t comment about ARR¹s BG as that can be > > done only on or after the 24th of December. > > I¹m not taking anything away from HJ.He¹s done justice to the movie. > > > > My only sincere plea to everyone listening to Ghajini is ³Don¹t rate it².It is > > one of the finest works by that great man and if there is a review that bashes > > this album just don¹t discuss it,ignore it.As I said time takes care of > > everything and the results produce themselves. > > Hope you fans out there would agree with me on this. > > > > ARR defines music. > > ARR sans critics. > > > > Thank you, > > raam >
