Hey..I would like to comment on this post by Krishna. I would like to say that Rahman's music in his earlier days was different from what it is now...Times have changed, and with it technology has changed too..Rahman is known to use latest instruments and programming in his music, hence this change...I dont think the 'real' rahman has gone anywhere...hes right here..but just that he has evolved and advanced his music...
Of course, whether u like his songs or not is ur individual opinion. As far as Yuvraaj is concerned..I dont think it was a colossal disaster, just that it did not live upto people's expectations...It has some good songs and did display Rahman in some sort of form.. The proof that Rahman still has that brilliance existing in him can be seen in Delhi 6. The song 'Rehna Tu', is proof that Rahman is right here...that one song is the only one which has left me spellbound, mesmerized and awestruck .The song has depth, style, and class all combined in what has turned out to be the most scintillating song of the year so far...and i am not exaggerating guys...we must give a bow to Rahman simply for having composed a song so rich in melody that we simply cannot imagine. Ppl have talked about the programming in Blue...well guys check out the programming here...it beats everything else flat out.Period. Also, just one more thing. The younger generation of today no longer buys Cd's or Albums...it uses i-pod and digital electronic media. I myself have not bought a CD for the last 3 years or more. The point of this mail was to say that Rahman is still very much here and has not lost any of his 'touch' which he used to have in the earlier days. Anish. On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:10 PM, ichord <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Respect your views, but remember, AR is an artist foremost and entertainer > second. What you consider wasteful like Yuvvraaj, AR considers as an > opportunity to expand and express his creative potential. Lots and lots of > people loved recent ARR albums and they did sell on the strengths of his > music....again, it's all subjective. > If you feel that the essence of AR is more present in those albums that you > pointed out, I respect your opinion about it. We all have different tastes > and preferences and ARR is all about diversity in artistic expression and > creation. He cannot and will not satisfy everyone in one go. It's up to us > to have faith, patience, and appreciate his quality of work even beyond our > own preferences, because that is what AR is trying to do....broaden our > musical horizons and expand our musical tastes. For AR, sales are important, > but I think for him, artistic satisfaction and creativity are even more > important. Every album is a stepping stone, a new opportunity to something > further in his career, something that will allow to travel as a creative > artist in various directions. Not all stones will have commercial punch on > their own, but they are valuable in the larger journey of AR's music. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > krishna prasad <mkrishl...@...> wrote: > > > > Dear guys, > > > > Last week i was browsing in an internet cafe and as curiously enough they > were not playing the usual YSR/HJ songs and were playing Boys, e20 u18 > songs. > > > > What superb songs and especially the song ASATHURA. long live boss > > > > The owner of the cafe and one of his friends were remarking casually that > ARR doesn't compose songs like this anymore. > > > > How sad Boss has lost his place among the local junta who were his > PILLARS OF STRENGTH during his beginning. > > > > I WAS LEFT WONDERING IF BOSS COULD SPARE TIME FOR A COLOSSAL WASTE LIKE > YUVRAJ or a BIG BUDGET BONANZA LIKE BLUE where i still feel BOSS WAS NOT > REQUIRED*, WHY COULD HE NOT SPARE SOME TIME FOR SOME YOUTHFUL FILMS where > HIS MUSIC SPEAKS MORE THAN THE BUDGET OF THE FILM. > > > > GUYS THE GROUND REALITY IS THE NOWADAYS EXCEPT THIS GROUP INCLUDING ME > DON'T GO OUT AND BUY AN ARR ALBUM ON THE STRENGTH OF HIS MUSIC . > > > > I AM NOT OFFENDING BOSS OR ANYBODY HERE. I SEE THE REALITY AND MY HEART > PAINS. > > > > I WOULD LIKE BOSS TO SPARE SOME TIME FOR YOUTHFUL FILMS LIKE > BOYS/E20U18/ATM by giving back something to the LOCAL JUNTA like me who feel > starved for some RAHMANIQ music > > > > Guys given a choice i would listen ATM to GHAJINI or E20 to JTJY. i am > not referring to any language here i just go by the strength/quality of > RAHMANS music. > > i find the essence of Rahman more in these albums than in their big > budget counterparts. > > > > Guys dont bring in the Hollywood factor again . I totally agree with Boss > going global. But i would like Boss to restrict his appearances in useless > Bollywood projects as i dont remember any Hindi film going by the Strength > of Boss's music in the recent past except D6 or Ay Hyrathe in Guru. > > > > Thanks guys. > > Krishna > > > > > > > > > > > > Try the new Yahoo! India Homepage. Click here. > http://in.yahoo.com/trynew > > > > >
