I know...But Im hoping the BGM will be excellent as Rahman always excels in that category...Also...Im wondering how come ARR did not sing a proper full song here..he does so in most of the big films he does.. ........
Ive been listening to some of Rahman's tamil songs..old ones.. i read a lot abt Thiruda Thiruda ..ppl commenting on the greatness of that...well i heard a couple of songs..OMG..the drumming structure and rhythm in those songs was outstanding..i m loving that!!!...:D.. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:03 AM, AJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Some of the songs being very unconventional and not having a specific > direction or structure that we're used to hearing is not going well with a > lot of people. Oh well, another ARR experiment that's obviously not going to > satisfy everyone. > > It is kind of disheartening to hear people being disappointed with this > soundtrack, which had so much expectation. > > I say this again......they should have included more tracks and some of the > tracks should have been longer........I think those 2 things alone would > have helped to buffer the unconventional and experimental nature of the > soundtrack. When you have such limited music time on a CD, anything > experimental and grossly unconventional will not have a large margin of > error as far as acceptability with many listeners. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Anish Gupte <musimax2...@...> wrote: > > > > *Raavan* > > > > > Hi guys!. I have been inactive in this group over the last few weeks , > > mainly due to my studies. It was only a couple of days ago, (I guess > > Wednesday), that I finally started to listen to the songs, and also > reading > > about the album on this group, as well as other reviews etc. Needless to > > say, my expectations were paramount, and also after reading some articles > > and listener reviews, they only rose higher. So, now that I have heard > the > > album enough and completely (there are only 6 songs after all), I think > now > > is the time to finally put forth my views. > > > > The African style chorus and the vintage beat structure which welcome the > > listener at the intro of `Beera' are indeed worth a listen. The song soon > > transcends into a well arranged, beaty piece with ringing vocals and a > > catchy tune. The singers do their job effectively. In a song which tends > to > > grow on the listener with each hearing, Rahman excels at his > arrangements, > > but the average/poor lyrics and the restricted length prevent the song > from > > creating a permanent place in one's mind (at least in my mind). > > > > Ranjha Ranjha is one of my favorite songs of the album. The real winners > > here are the singers Javed Ali and Reena Bharadwaj. The guitar at the > > beginning and the scintillating, rusty vocals set up the mood for this > > awesome number. The lyrics are a marked improvement from the opening > track. > > The intricately arranged beats, quite complex in style, together with the > > Santoor and various other instruments are definitely impressive, but I > > personally wished they were tuned slightly better. The interludes are > pretty > > short, and I wish there was more melody and more substance in them. > Anuradha > > sriram's programmed vocals def suit the ambience of the song, but are not > > really a pleasure to listen to, especially after a few listenings. Rahman > > could have really made this into a path breaking track.The end result is > > definitely a song worth savoring, but in spite of the longish length , > left > > me just a tad unsatisfied to say the least. > > > > Khili Re is currently my favorite song of the album. Rahman is in real > form > > here, and creates a gem of a number. Once again, it takes a few listens > to > > fully appreciate how beautiful this song is. Reena Bharadwaj's > mesmerizing > > vocals, though not perfect, and the apt lyrics, do full justice to the > > playful composition, and she quite easily manages to croon the > > convoluted *antara. > > *The interlude is astonishing, the amalgamation of instruments is pure > > bliss, and one can actually feel the underlying layers and sounds exuding > > from this piece. Rahman effectively shows off his supremacy over Indian > > classical instruments here, which is great pleasure to hear as always. I > > really hoped there would be a second stanza here, but unfortunately the > song > > ends after just the 1 verse. The song may not cater to a wide audience > due > > to its strong classical base, and lack of appeal value. > > > > Behne De..as most people have described is yet another masterpiece. > > Karthik's rendition is so powerful that one can actually feel the power > and > > rawness of the emotions coming through. The songs starts off brilliantly, > > picking up pace in the middle sections. Rahman uses his trademark > signature > > style beats, programmed with drums and several other sounds to create a > > dramatic composition. However, the song failed to sustain my continued > > interest, largely due to the draggy second interlude and the voiceless, > over > > dramatic climax which only consists of sound. Also, I could cite several > > similarities with Rahman's Satrangi Re. The lyrics are soul stirring as > is > > the singing, but the song as a whole did not really shake me up as much. > A > > good song, though a tad overdone. > > > > Well my friends, the soundtrack suddenly and without warning, spiraled > > downwards from here on, with the last 2 songs being the weakest of the > album > > for me . Kata Kata is a complete mess. The fusion of the north Indian > > instruments and Ila Aruns harsh vocals did not work for me at all. Rahman > > in my opinion lost his plot somewhat , trying to bring in too many > elements > > into one song. I do realize that this is a situational song, and may fit > > well in the movie, but on plain hearing , this is just a chaotic and > > directionless piece of music. (ppl are comparing with azeem-o-shahenshah > > from JA…what??...are u kidding me?? Lol)….In fact, if I may be so > harsh,,,by > > the time the song ends I was starting to get a headache…with that loud > > shehnai type instrument!!..god…Thok de kalli..once again a pretty average > > piece of work. Rahman is capable of doing so much better. The song just > > didn't tsick in my head at all. Save for some decent music and loads of > > drums, the song really didn't impress me at all. I suspect this is again > a > > situational track. > > > > > > > > Raavan in my opinion is a soundtrack which failed to live up to my > > expectations (As if that matters…ha)..but I just feel that there is so > much > > more which Rahman/Ratnam could have done with this album. Esp with Ranjha > > Ranjha and Khilli re. With 2 truly outstanding tracks and 2 really poor > ones > > …and with no extraordinary lyrics either(except fr Ranhja n Behne De), > > Raavan does come across as a minor disappointment. > > > > > > > > *Rating: ****. > > > > > > > > PS: VTV in my opinion is truly vintage Rahman. Some 1 spoke abt them > > listening to VTV everyday…yes I do too…and that too without understanding > > Tamil!! Lol. > > > > >
