Thank you everyone for reading and being so kind in your replies! I really do appreciate this!!!!!
--- In [email protected], "Nagaraj" <arr_naga...@...> wrote: > > Your posts are as spritual as the music..Wonderful.. > one of chord's best posts :) > > --- In [email protected], "Chord" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > Rahman's musical brilliance has been proven time and time again. > > Awards followed by awards followed by awards followed by more! He > has > > gained international recognition, a crowning achievement for one of > > the greatest, if not the greatest composer of our times. And much > > more to come..... > > > > Among our Indian MDs, there are very talented others too. SEL, > Vishal > > Shekhar, Vishal Bharadwaj, Shantanu Moitra, and many others from > the > > South and North. I appreciate their music a lot and have collected > > various amazing soundtracks by them. A newcomer, Amit Trivedi, has > > been getting a lot of attention for his work in Aamir and now Dev > D. > > I agree that this man is talented and has a bright future. I can > see > > why many are liking his soundtracks a lot and are excited about his > > prospects. > > > > However, I disagree that this Amit Trivedi is "another Rahman" as > some > > are saying. I'm not trying to minimize his talents, but for me, > when > > I hear and Aamir or Dev D, I can appreciate the music > intellectually > > and asy, "Wow, that's really creative, or interesting, or > brilliant, > > or versatile, etc." And granted, he has shown tremendous musical > > creativity in his two soundtracks. But, here's what I am missing: > > The music does not pull on my heartstrings, does not mesmerize me, > > does not uplift me spiritually, does not touch my inner soul. > > Rahman's music can do that. And again, if there are Amit fans > here, > > this admission is not at all to take away from this man's talent > and > > potential, for which he has abundance. It's only my opinion. > > > > I had this discussion with another friend and fellow group member > and > > ARR fan and we came to the same agreement that Rahman brings that > > extra special quality to his music: His spirituality. While his > > musical raw talent, creativity, and overall brilliance is something > > that does set him part, it's not THE most outstanding part of his > > music for me even though it is special. Recently, Rahman even > > mentioned that it's his spiritual immersion that keeps his > creativity > > going and is a big part of his music making process. Spirituality > > does not necessarily mean devotional songs. The spirituality in > > Rahman's music can even be felt in some of his rocking/faster > numbers. > > It's that subtle yet powerful impact, probably created by a unique > > and unreplicable combination of sounds, chords, chord sequences, > > styles, musical structures, abstract aesthetics, deeper layers of > > music, etc. that infuse that amazing effect on me, which I > describe as > > very spiritual. How he uses that constant string chordal hum in > many > > of his songs as a backdrop definitely adds to that spiritual > quality > > of his music. Rahman's music goes deeper than just heing enjoyed, > > entertaining, or appreciated for its brilliance. That extra "X" > > factor is in fact the spiritual component of his music that nobody > > else has been able to have as great of an effect on me til today. I > > also admit that the lines between the spiritual and intellectual > parts > > of his music are not as categorically separate and probably more > > blurred and interrelated than what I'm leading on here. > > > > Appreciation of music is very personal. Just because the man next > to > > me does not feel that spirituality in Rahman's music like I do or > love > > or appreciate Rahman's music like I do does not make him musically > > inferior or lacking taste necessarily. This world needs different > > opinions for things to keep going in harmony and that includes > various > > tastes and preferences. If everyone was a Rahman fan, we as fans > > wouldn't have the same joy. And to add, even though I'm a > passionate > > Rahman fan, it doesn't mean I love each and every song he creates. > > > > Thanks for reading. Just wanted to share my thoughts with you. > > >
