There have been instances where many said they hated "Sivaji", loved
"Azhagiya Tamizh Magan", "Jai ho" not his best, "Blue" didn't have soul,
"Raavan" is too technical and all that. An many had various other opinions too.
These all indicate just one thing.
Appreciating music is personal. Very personal. For me, I never claim
which one is best from ARR. Such a discussion is very much futile. For a person
with a western music inclination, he would like scores which falls into that
template. He/she may not be able to appreciate a soundtrack like "Vandicholai
Chinnarasu" or a "Kizhakku Cheemayile". So if one loves to listen to some
earthy Indian songs, one may get disappointed if he/she hears a soundtrack such
as "Boys".
So my conclusion is just this. The palette of ARR's music is so vast, which
could be captured only if it's a person who knows all, ok may be many,
varieties an nuances of music. Else, I'm just a commoner who will dislike a
different tune and an excellent song, if it doesn't fall into the category of
"what I want to hear". I'm just a listener. A pretty ordinary listener. The
only thing I can do is I can play with words to sound the review excellent.
I can't listen to Roja and Raavan with similar state of mind and so there's no
point in comparing them. But, the results are always enriching for me when I
hear some thing unusual from every album of his, that makes me keep interested
in music to know about different genres, instruments, singing styles etc in the
world of music.
So a music review by a person, just represents his/her taste and his state of
mind when he/she listens to the track. And I just don't care about what he/she
writes. And nobody should care about my take too.
- Emmanuel
