No idea how these guys listen to the songs. Cant they differentiate Rekha and Reena's voices !
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 3:47 AM, AJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A Rave-Worthy Effort > > The Rahman-Ratnam-Gulzar combo strikes gold again with the music of the > eagerly awaited `Raavan'. A heady mixture of energy and innovation – the > music of Raavan does not disappoint. It ranks, along with Ishqiya, as the > best album of 2010 so far, and will probably end up within the top five of > the year > > By Suprateek Chatterjee > Posted On Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 05:28:41 PM > > Album: Raavan > Music: A R Rahman > Released by: T-Series > Rating: * * * * (out of 5) > > Being A R Rahman can't be easy. It's one thing to be competing with the > best in the business, but when the toughest competitor around is yourself, > that's when things get worse. The maestro is back with one of the most > awaited albums of the year, Raavan, where he collaborates with director Mani > Ratnam and lyricist Gulzar (the three of them can safely be said to > constitute the Holy Trinity of Bollywood music). > > It's only natural, then, to approach an album like this with super-high > expectations and, sure enough, the music of Raavan does not disappoint. It > ranks, along with Ishqiya, as the best album of 2010 so far, and will > probably end up within the top five of the year. > > Is it Rahman's best? No, but it comes close. The music of Raavan is earthy, > percussive and full of imaginative arrangements, but it doesn't scale the > same heights as Roja, Bombay, Dil Se or even Delhi-6. It's clear that many > of the songs are made for the screen, and will appeal more to some listeners > once the videos or the movie itself is out. > > That said, this is one hell of a Rahman sucker-punch that should keep > listeners hooked (this reviewer listened to the entire album thrice in the > same day). The album opens with the eminently hummable `Beera', which is > clearly an ode to the titular character Beera essayed by Abhishek Bachchan. > Sung by Kirti Sagathia and Vijay Prakash, this one has chartbuster written > all over it and has a nice folk-rock vibe. > > The second track, `Behne De', is an aggressive tour-de-force for singer > Karthik who gets just the right amount of angst in his vocals. With > arrangements that include lush strings, a choir, electronic synth leads and > a deliciously angry electric guitar riff, one can already imagine an > adrenaline-pumping montage cut to this brilliant track in the film. > > This level of energy is carried over to the next track, `Thok De Killi'. > Here, Gulzar's lyrics take centre-stage with lines that speak of revolution > and violence, and, really, who better than Sukhwinder Singh to convey that > feel, right? The singer goes all out, while Rahman keeps pace with some > impressive orchestral arrangements. > > This leads to the magnum opus of the album, `Ranjha Ranjha'. Sung by Rekha > Bharadwaj, Javed Ali and Anuradha Sriram, this song packs a wallop – imagine > `Maiyya Maiyya' from Guru combined with `Liquid Dance' from Slumdog > Millionaire. Gulzar's poetry scales new heights – sample the line `jalti > raakh laga ley maathey lagey toh chandan hoy' – and when the delectably > fuzzy bass kicks in, your foot will start tapping of its own accord no > matter where you are at that moment. > > Rekha Bharadwaj's delectably silken vocals come once again in the next > song, a soft and romantic semi-classical number, `Khili Re'. While Rahman's > arrangements are interesting, the song doesn't compare to a `Badi Dheere > Jali' (from Ishqiya) in terms of creating an atmosphere; however, after the > aggressive gale-force nature of the tracks preceding it, this one comes as a > pleasant zephyr. The album ends with the heavily percussive `Kata Kata', > whose lyrics compare a bachelor getting married to a lamb headed for > slaughter. Sung with tremendous energy by Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal > Ganjawala, this is one song that will look and sound better on screen than > it does on the album. > > The good news: Rahman's only getting better with age. His music is growing > more complex in terms of arrangements and the production quality is par > excellence. Some might complain that the music of Raavan doesn't have as > much melodic strength as, say, a Lagaan, which is absolutely true. However, > the music has to fit the film, and in that regard, Rahman has hit the > bulls-eye as usual. The Holy Trinity can rack up another notch to their > credit. > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/135/20100427201004271728412599b05c361/A-RaveWorthy-Effort.html > > > -- www.gomzyphotography.com
