In fact, surpassed my expectations. For those who say that ARR is still not giving them what they want, I really don't know what to tell you other than you may never get it. Anyway, music taste is so subjective that it's really not fair to judge.
>From haunting melodies to thumping rhythms to experimental shades to fusion innovation to genre moulding.....what more can we expect from an artist who only moves forward and keeps reinventing himself? If a particular album doesn't do it for you, just wait for the next one. And if you keep disliking each and every album that ARR comes out with over time, your search may be long. My hunger for ARR's music is satisfied, more so, and in fact starting to feel fat. Seriously. From Jodha Akbar to Slumdog Millionaire, what a fantastic run within 12 months. I didn't like each and every Rahman song this year, but for the most part, I was impressed with the range, variety, and depth of his compositions, given the relative weaknesses in each album. I put together a compilation 2 disc set of my favorite ARR tracks this year and let me tell you that after listening, I was in some kind of trance state by the end, just numb with musical bliss. Some of these tracks included Khwaja, Kahin To, Millionaire, Tu Muskura, Bekha, Hawa Sun Hawa, Latika's Theme, Man Mohanna, Dil Ka Rishta, Kabhi Aditi, Meherbaan, Mausam/Escape and many more. By the way, compiling ARR's greatest songs this year on CD by your choice is a great gift for friends and loved ones for the new year. You may just convert some into new ARR fans. I really wonder how many new ARR fans have developed this year. Hard to define what that is, but I guess someone who maybe previously didn't care much for ARR's music and now looks forward to the next release with great eagerness and is constantly listening to ARR's songs. Have a really, really good feeling about 2009 with Delhi 6, Blue, Connections, the collaboration with Sukhwinder Singh and Kailash Kher, and more.
