Hmmmm is this an album review or compare/contrast write up?
--- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> wrote:
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> Rahman vs Rahman
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> bollywoodmusic by Nikhil Taneja
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> Raavan Music: A R Rahman Lyrics: Gulzar
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> <http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleText.aspx?article=05_05_2010_550_002&kword=&mode=1>
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> If music were to be a religion in India, A R Rahman would undoubtedly be
> God. In a way, it would be sacrilegious to critique Rahman's music.
> Especially if you are a die-hard fan.
> Especially if he's released an album after six months. And especially if he
> has teamed up with Gulzar and Mani Ratnam, a partnership, that in the past,
> has given gems like Dil Se, Bombay and Roja.
> But in the case of Raavan, blasphemy isn't really a choice.
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> Rahman's genius lies in the unpredictability of his struc- tures and the
> multi-layered depth that he gives a song, each of which unravels in
> subsequent hearings.
> Though, on its face, the music of Raavan is distinc- tive it has a `nukad
> naatak' type theatrical feel to it but on repeated hearing, the new layers
> you uncover are reminiscent of older Rahman songs you've heard before. Soft
> and ethereal to begin with, `Behene de' builds in momentum and ends up
> resembling Dil Se's `Satrangi re'. `Thok de killi', with its frenetic pace
> and war cry-like theme, is a `Dhakka laga bukka' (Yuva) meets `Chale chalo'
> (Lagaan) towards the end. `Ranjha ranjha' sounds, in parts, like a better-
> arranged version of Blue's `Yaar mila tha'. `Khilli re', though thematically
> very different, is reminiscent of Lagaan's `O paalan hare'.
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> `Beera' stands tall over the other songs, and is one of the best-arranged,
> and most addictive songs this year, with a melodious chant that you won't be
> able to stop humming for a while. Buy the album for `Beera', Gulzar's
> evocative lyrics and for Rahman's inspired use of ethnic Indian instruments,
> but don't expect a Roja.
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