well each 1s opinion ....i stil stand by what i said... On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq <[email protected]>wrote:
> One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna and Mangal pandey are pathetic > albums??? > > i agree that they are not as good as his other albums but "pathetic" is too > strong word IMHO. i like these three pretty much. MP especially is my > favorite. > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Anish Gupte <musimax2...@...> wrote: > > > > Well, to start i would like to say that I am a great fan of rahman's > music. > > I feel he has a unique style which some composers like sandeep chowta and > at > > times Shankar ehsaan loy, have tried to emulate, but they sumhow fall > short > > on quality. > > I first heard Rahman's music in Roja, though at that time I was too young > > to appreciate how good it was at the time. After listening to Dil Se..i > was > > really hooked. But what really made me a huge fan of his music was the > album > > 'Taal'. For a long time i thought that Taal's depth, diversity and scale > > would never be matched..and I was almost right > > The only person who could outd Taal was Rahman himself. Its been quite a > > journey for the maestro. Although some of his albums have been quite > > pathetic (One 2 Ka four, Doli Sajake Rakhna, Mangal pandey..which was a > > disaster)..and some which bordered greatness (Thakshak, Saathiya, > > Zubeida)..his music has always offered new sounds and melodies. . I wasnt > > too impressed with Rangeela..tho it was his first purely hindi album. His > > greatest works include, apart from the ones i mentioend earlier Swades, > > Lagaan, Meenakshi, Jodha Akbar and several others > > > > A little bit about myself...i was a student of indian classical music for > > several years when i was younger..thus Rahmans music appealed to me even > > more. Talking of recent albums, well Delhi-6 is such a great album..it > ranks > > alongside Taal and Dil se in my books. > > I sincerely feel that Jai Ho did not deserve an oscar. Being an ardent > fan > > of Rahman I feel that he has made several much better songs in the past. > Im > > extremely happy for him, and feel that his award was long due..but It > would > > have been better if he'd got the award for some other song. (eg Luka > Chuppi > > from RDG or Rehna Tu frm Delhi-6...which are both infinetly better > numbers) > > > > The greatest strength of Rahman is that he is always up to date with > > technology involving music. Always experimenting with different > instruments, > > creating new sounds and composing new melodies is what makes him such a > > winner....There is a great difference in the Rahman of Roja and Bombay, > and > > now. > > > > Lastly, I would also like to say that apart from Rahman I simply love > > Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music ..they are No.2 on my list of best composers > in > > the country. .. > > I do not understand any south indian language as im from Mumbai, so > pardon > > me if I have missed out on Rahmans Tamil films( I know there are many !) > > > > Anish. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 1:59 AM, V S Rawat <vsra...@...> wrote: > > > > > On 3/7/2009 10:22 AM India Time, _Anish Gupte_ wrote: > > > > > > > yes i joind last week after the oscars > > > > > > We would like to hear your impressions of ARR and his music if you can > > > please share. > > > > > > When did you come know about him first? Which was the first album/ > song/ > > > film of him that you heard/ saw? How did it feel then? > > > > > > -- > > > Rawat > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Arijit Debnath <arijit741@ > ...<arijit741%40gmail.com> > > > > <mailto:arijit...@... <arijit741%40gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > seems u r new in group.... lots of discussions being done here on > Bose. > > > > > > > > Arijit > > > > > > > > 2009/3/6 Anish Gupte <musimax2...@... <musimax2000%40gmail.com> > > > > <mailto:musimax2...@... <musimax2000%40gmail.com>>> > > > > > > > > Nobody seems to talk abt Shyam Benegals' 'Bose:A Forgotten > > > > Hero', which has music by A.R.Rahman. Another masterpiece by > > > > the musician. (tho direcetd mainly towards a niche audience). > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
