He just reviews Beera. other songs he says he remembers some old song, so is that sufficient reason for not reviewing those songs.
-- Rawat On 5/5/2010 6:19 AM India Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote: > 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'. > > `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.
