I totally disagree. This album is simple yet melodious. I loved almost every song - title song (both versions), Jao Na, Behki Behki, Sanu Janam, Pyaari Pyaari, Dhadkan Dhadkan, Koi Jaane Na being the pick. Personally I wouldnt rate it less than 4/5. Brilliant effort from a newcomer.
Some similarity to be noticed with Rahman's songs is that this album also got several songs that has 2 same words getting repeated - Maanunga Maanunga, Behki Behki, Pyaari Pyaari, Dhadkan Dhadkan --- In [email protected], Prakash Balaramkrishna <prakysn...@...> wrote: > > It was a surprise when Ashutosh Gowariker chose Sohail Sen ahead of SEL or > the exciting Amit Trivedi. Songs aren't exciting. > Non-ARR: Currently am hooked to Amit Trivedi's Song Iktara" from Wake up Sid. > Excellent Composition. Highly recommend it. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Gomzy⢠<gomtesh.upad...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:27:37 PM > Subject: [arr] [Semi ARR] Whats your rashee review > > > http://movies. rediff.com/ report/2009/ aug/19/whats- your-raashee- > music-review. htm > > > What's your Raashee is a great gamble. And for reasons more than one. > Ashutosh Gowariker, who has so far worked with only the top-billed cast and > crew, tempts fate by casting Hurman Baweja [ Images ] in his first-ever > romantic comedy. Moreover, he has signed on music composer Sohail Sen, a > relative greenhorn (past credits include Sirf and unreleased The Murderer) to > replace A R Rahman [ Images ]. > While the results of Hurman's last attempt at salvaging his career post Love > Story 2050 will de decided after the film releases, Gowariker's gamble with > Sohail Sen may not have paid off. > There are 13 situational songs here with 12 dedicated to the different zodiac > signs. It is quite a challenge to be innovative with as many tracks, and keep > the listener's interest alive with each. Where Sen disappoints largely is in > the mixing and arrangement, which gives WYR a very dated, amateurish feel. > Add to it, his audacious attempts at singing. He is no Amit Trivedi, who lent > his distinctively raspy voice to Dev D [ Images ]. Sen's voice lacks depth > and timbre. However, playback singing these days, often has little to do with > trained, skilled voices, as with character. Unfortunately for Sen, his > absolute lack of the latter kills all the songs he attempts. > Start with the title track, What's Your Rashee/Pal Pal Jisko Dhoonde. Sen > tries to take Rahman's jazz/blues lead in Jaane Tu [ Images ]... Ya Jaane Na. > It starts off alright with the right kind of sensuous jazz mood, but the > moment Sen begins to croon, it falls apart. That's a real pity, because the > song had tremendous potential, especially in the chorus parts where the right > kind of voice could have lifted this number to its deserved levels. > Jao Na, dedicated to the Aquarius girl, is receiving fair amount of air play, > and is an interesting attempt at creating a sound driven purely by guitar, > vocals and bass. The guitar parts hark back to the Ashiqui days, the singing, > flat. Bollywood is now used to way superior guitar skills and this song > suffers quite a bit because of the average musicianship. The hummable melody > notwithstanding. > Sen tries his hand at fusing global sounds with folk in the Gemini track Aaja > Lehraate (Shaan [ Images ]/Bhavya Pandit) with average results. While the > Cancerian's Bikhri Bikhri (Sen, Marianne D/Cruz), is more like a soft ballad, > and probably the only mellow number in the set. What makes this track work, > is the deliciously slow tempo, driven by a tabla and a pleasant melody. > The Libran woman is somewhat of a Dominatrix, in Maanunga Maanunga, which has > enough drama in the sounds, arrangement and lyrics to make for an interesting > picturisation. Gowariker has sung this one, along with Pamela Jain. Quite a > situational number, which however does not make for great listening. > Sen pays a personal tribute to Sooraj Barjatya and Ekta Kapoor [ Images ] > (his uncle composed the erstwhile national favourite Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi > Bahu Thi after all) with the Pisces girl's Sau Janam. Guess it is about the > whole 'enduring love sworn at karva chaut'- kind of storyline and the choice > of singers is also not surprising -- Udit Narayan and Madhusheee and... Sen > again! > > The Scorpio girl's Aa Le Chal (Aslesha Gowariker and Harman) is a song that > could have been quite a catchy, peppy number but for the surprisingly naff > sax sound coupled with Harman's mumbling. Aslesha, incidentally, is > Gowariker's sister and a lawyer by profession and has an interesting voice to > watch out for. > Alka Yagnik [ Images ] is at her unflattering worst in the Virgo song, Pyaari > Pyaari, which is intended to be a dreamy number. Sen pairs up with Yagnik > ineffectually in this number about a quiet, mellow kind of love. > Somehow, the Taurean girl's Su Chhe springs a refreshing surprise with the > right kind of Gujju glam. Flamenco style guitar with Arabic sounds, coupled > with Bela Shende's lively singing makes this a zesty track. And more in > keeping with the contemporary romance the film is purported to be. > Salone Kya (Sagittarius) continues with the Arabic influences on a seductive > note leading to an ambitious Dhadkan [ Images ] Dhadkan (Leo) in the next. > This one (Tarannum Mallik and Sen) sees electronica meet Broadway in a robust > track which pays a rightful tribute to this imperious fire sign. > Finally, what is my personal favourite, Koi Jaane Na (Rajab Ali Bharti and > Bela Shende) for the Capricorn girl. Sen seems heavily influenced by both > Ismail Durbar and Rahman in this track, with classical moorings and benefited > by Rajab's powerful vocals. Haunting melody, lyrics (Javed Akhtar), vocals, > arrangement - - most things seem to go right with this one, which could make > for repeats. > Unfortunately, Sen ends with Chehre Jo Dekhe Hain, which begins on a > promising and a raunchy groove, but dwindles into a 'karaoke arrangement' > that is programmed into keyboards. The kind of track that plays when the > credits roll and you are in a hurry to leave. Avoidable. > To be fair, Sen tries every trick in his book to come up with a varied > soundtrack, with each song trying to capture the essence of each of the > zodiac signs. Unfortunately, execution is where this young lad from a famous > musical family (his father is Sameer Sen of the Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen duo) > falls flat on his face. As I have mentioned earlier, the guitar parts in some > of the songs are extremely late 1980s- 1990s. The horn sections, instead of > sexing things up, sound like cheesy elevator music, thanks to the poor > production and trite solos. And then there's the problem with Sohail's > singing. > All in all, What's Your Raashee is a case of wasted opportunity. > Rediff Rating: >
