Neatly written with pure feelings. Thanks Chord. On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Chord <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is a piece of art that is simply unmatched and unparalelled in > its purity and divine beauty. To me, this is ARR totally unleashed, > totally unrestrained, totally revealing his heart and soul. Rahman > and his music are a GIFT from God. The compositional pieces in this > album are very meditative, classical, delicate, exquisite, > mesmerizing, haunting, moving. Actually, you cannot use mere words > to describe an album like this. It's not an album to be described, > it's an album to be experienced and cherished for eons. > > I am saddened by the botched up way this album has leaked out and > already received reviews. ARR has poured his heart and soul into > this one without any constraints and a review like the one from > Karthik's milliblog, just glossing over the album without a second > thought, even skipping some tracks, to me is almost disrespectful to > an album as divine as this. Now, I know Karthik didn't mean to sound > disrespectful; he's just providing his opinion based on a cursory > listen. And this is only my opinion. Yes, it's a commercial album > so reviews will be there. But beyond the commercial packaging, this > is a collection of musical expressions straight from the heart and > soul that should not be subjected to a 100 word review IMHO. > > I wish this CD could have a proper release. It should release sooner > than later to minimize the effects of piracy. You just don't hear an > album as pure as this anywhere. Yes, I too have listened online, but > I plan to buy multiple copies of this CD (for family and friends) > once it releases. Piracy is bad, but esp. for an album as devotional > and divine as this one, it's really sad. > > Listening to parts of Connections had my eyes watering up at times. > After listening to the tracks, I felt that my mind, heart and soul > were cleansed. I carry these melodies with me all day and listening > to a divine album like this only reaffirms my faith in the goodness > that surrounds us and the divinity that is within us. I can't > believe how simply pure this album sounds and to me this album more > than any other album from the past, reveals ARR's spirit, his divine > innocence and his strong connection to God. > > When you buy this CD, cherish it. Experience the divinity within > it. What a gift from ARR. I BOW TO THEE!!!!!!! > > > -- regards, Vithur
