While I agree with Gopal's sane argument, it is reasonable to expect fans and normal people to look forward to the CD, during a launch event. That has been the trend in the Indian music industry for ages. If the event was a glitzy gimmick to spread the word about the movie - it is perfectly fine, but the makers should have anticipated the expectations of listeners/ fans and considered communicating the fact that it is, well, a glitzy gimmick for PR alone.
Earlier, there was no outlet for such communication - today, such communication is possible very easily and it can spread via groups like this so that people do not end up blaming everyone from Rahman...to the watchman of an obscure music store in Abhiramapuram...for the delay. Its just a matter of communication and respecting the sentiments of fans, who will anyway buy the CD in droves. If the makers assumed only the latter (fans will buy anyway) and not the former (sentiments), its quite unfortunate. Karthik --- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> wrote: > > It is heartening to see some mature reaction to this The grief that others > have given vent to is understandable and when set in the context of many > such delays previously it is not surprising. But, just in this specific > case, do realize that no official date has been announced by the VTV team. > Don't go by what every sundry blog or obscure music store decides to tell > you. A launch event is scheduled based on the availability of the people in > attendance. Ideally, one would like to see the CDs release simultaneously. > But this is a time of the year it is difficult to co-ordinate schedules and > the event was held to accommodate people's schedules. The CD is currently > being mastered and is expected to release in the first week of January - > even on this it's only my indication and not an official communication from > the music label or the studio. >
