Two observations on hate-comments (not just Rediff but elsewhere over the past few years)
1)I think with time I've come to the conclusion that there are people who just don't like his work purely because they just can't or rather, (stubbornly) don't want to fully appreciate the recognition he's got and in turn given Indian music. Perhaps because their favourite music director (whoever it may be) however great they were in their era was unable to do what AR has done today. But that is what we call - the circle of life. Because in 50 years time, there may be someone else in the forefront and if this someone else has the ability and does indeed go onto win 100 Oscars, I am not going to 'reject' his/her music purely because AR wasn't given the 100 Oscars and this new kid on the block was. 2) Simply said, there is some sort of Rahman-generation-gap! The times when AR made Roja, Uzhavan, May madam and the likes are now gone. Rahman has moved on and so has music. ________________________________ From: AJ <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 26 April, 2010 15:54:04 Subject: [arr] Re: Rediff Reviews Raavan- "Exquisite" Nice review....well thought out and insightful. Did you guys see the comments section below the review? Where do these people come from? I can't believe what I just read. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "en_arvind" <en_arv...@. ..> wrote: > > http://movies. rediff.com/ review/2010/ apr/26/review- music-raavan. htm > > Raavan's music is exquisite > Last updated on: April 26, 2010 16:58 IST > Tags: Gulzar, Raavan, Rahman, Post Beera, Thok de killi > Email > this Save to > My Page Ask > Users Write a > Comment > You can blindly count on some combinations to never fail. > > The tuning between filmmaker Mani Ratnam and master composer A R Rahman [ > Images ] is one of them. The curiously titled Raavan is their tenth > collaboration since Roja [ Images ] and the vivacity of this merger has > neither lost its ardor nor its willingness to explore. > > Said to draw contemporary parallels from the great Indian mythological epic, > Ramayana [ Images ], Ratnam's eagerly-awaited offering features Abhishek > Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan [ Images ] and Vikram as its lead players. > And if the soundtrack, soaked in Gulzar's [ Images ] penetrating imagination, > is anything to go by, Raavan is going to be a mostly intriguing experience. > > Never to give into the comfort zone trap, Rahman delivers a sound mix of > zingy rusticity and zealous verve. Inspired by the calypso-flavoured wilds of > Africa against the trumpeting dramatics of desi folk tunes, the thumping > beats of Beera reiterate just that. Winsome from the word go, Beera's > effectiveness is further escalated through the booming fervour of Vijay > Prakash and Mustafa Kutoane with some piquant dressing of Keerthi Sagathia's > piercing huskiness. > > The frothiness of this ensemble makes an instant connect with the listener. > It takes a while to get off the loop before you want to get on with the rest > of the album. Says a lot about Beera, right? > > From upbeat to intense, Raavan's mood changes gears with Karthik's blazing > rendition of Behne de. And while Rahman builds a suitably thunderous aura to > match the fierce passions of Gulzar's words, this is essentially a > performance- oriented creation. At times reminiscent of Sonu Nigam's [ Images > ] feverish chant in Dil Se's Satrangi re, though much restrained, Karthik > delivers a sonorous punch. > > Upbeat returns with a bang, quite literally with Sukhwinder Singh [ Images ] > and Am'nico's strapping execution of the rhythmic rhyme play, Thok de killi. > Gulzar's rare brand of wizardry concocts some heady visuals with nuggets like > Raat ka maal, raaton ne loota. Chaand taaron ke guche udaye. Din nikalna tha. > Apna bhi nikla. Kismein dum hai ke suraj bujhaye?' There's enough drama, drum > and drive in the stalwart Killi to please all and sundry. Needless to say, it > does. > > Following the chartbuster Killi, Rahman aims to impress with Rekha [ Images ] > Bharadwaj and Javed Ali's ravishing, romantic overtures in Ranjha Ranjha. Yet > again, Gulzar scoops out some gems from his treasure of insight and invention > to assemble a precious poem of glorious attachment and immortal love. A > free-wheeling melody embellished with exotic arrangement, Ranjha flaunts its > breezy presence and marriage of vibrant vocals with such poise, which is both > alluring and inspiring. Remember her delicate whispers in Meenaxi [ Images > ]'s Yeh rishta kya kehlata hai Khili re? > > Reena Bhardwaj returns to her dainty roots with the leisurely, amorous and > soft strains of Khili re. Khili's texture brings back memories of Rahman's > glass-like lullaby Jaa ri jaa (Duniya Dilwalon Ki). Despite it's fragile > disposition, this tender piece makes sure its blithe presence doesn't go > unnoticed in an album filled with extrovert songs. > > Post Beera, the sound of bigul makes another sprightly appearance, this time > to rejoice in the celebratory and playful notes of Kata kata. Personifying > the bridegroom to a scapegoat, Kata features the collective huskiness of > ethnic specialists Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi along with Kunal Ganjawala. Its > teasing and raunchy undertones and walloping beats are akin to Roja's Rukmini > in spirit but devise a tangy, earthy aroma unique to it alone. That's the > beauty of Raavan. > > Rahman stays true to the element of Ratnam's vision as there's never any > attempt to show off or introduce unnecessary elements. The outcome is > exquisite. Or should I say expected. > > Feel free to send in your feedback as well. > > Rediff Rating: > > Sukanya Verma in Mumbai >
