Very well said.
Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Prasad Varma <[email protected]> wrote: > I think we should all respect Karthik's personal opinion. His blog is > not only widely read but also well respected. For heaven's sake it is a blog > and he keeps reiterating that it is just a matter of personal opinion. I > don't see any reason on why he has to substantially explain his stance. If > someone else thinks that there is no 'reasoning' or 'logic' they are welcome > to create their own blogs which by the way is free of charge. And have a > list similar to this :-) :-) > > Top 5 soundtracks of 2008 > > 1. Jodha Akbar > 2. SDM > 3. Jaane Tu Ya... > 4. Ada > 5. Ghajini > Honorable mention: Sakkaragatti > > Top 3 composers of 2008 > > 1. A.R. Rahman > 2. Allah Rakha Rahman > 3. A.R. Raghumaan > > Among all Indian artists, A.R.R is well deservedly the most well recognized > with countless distinguished awards to his credit. Not a day goes by without > his mention in the print/t.v/internet media and his contribution to Indian > music > > Despite scores of accolades and now international fame, it is interesting > to see several of his fans react strongly to any criticism or even personal > awards. ( I guess this is what fans are after all :-) ). It is worrisome > that some members are severely intolerant to any critcism. It is > unreasonable if not illogical to expect ARR to win awards in all categories > inluding personal blogs year after year > > If someone thinks despite such a stellar year for A.R.R that V.S deserves > the accolade when they produced De Taali or Dostaana so be it. There is no > point in trying to make him see the world through your eyes. I think A.R.R > himself would advocate this. > > Wouldn't life be dull if it's just monochromatic? > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Karthik S <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:38:18 AM > *Subject:* [arr] Re: Milliblog Annual Music Round-up 2008 > > Can we take this outside this group's discussion, please? Perhaps in > the blog where it was originally posted, by me? Gopal is going to kick > my and Vithur's back sides if we don't do so :-) > > For the record, VS were chosen as composers of the year for the > consistent quality they brought into their soundtracks. That - again - > is an opinion. I agree that a Rahman fan group may not like such > opinions, but what to do...la vida es una perra. > > Karthik > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "yeshrao81" <yeshra...@. ..> wrote: > > > > What is the logic behind selecting the composer of the year? > > VS does not have the no1 OST and does not even figure in top 5 > > songs...but made it to the composer of the year on some weird basis > > (hyper innovative, imaginative sound etc...)....I could have atleast > > accepted if SEL were the composer(s) of the year... > > I'd presume this was written without reasoning but just as it came on > > mind.... > > > >
