Hey Aravind, I support your thoughts and feelings! Well said! You're just in the moment in the album....forget expectations, etc. My review of Raavan talks about that too. I'm with you!
--- In [email protected], Aravind AM <aravind...@...> wrote: > > Hi, > > It's been ages since I wrote to the group I guess... > Raavan and Raavanan motivated me to find time to write! :) > > Before listening to the album, I was expecting the album to be rich in > classical music, and was expecting it to be melodious, with lots of > hindustani flavour thrown in, wiht lovely tabla's accompanying... Probably > cos of initial news suggesting that Aishwarya Rai plays a singer in the > movie... > > Even after I listened to that first teaser with Beera Beera song, I didnt > change my expectation! So, I start listening to the album, and what do I get? > shock after shock! > I had never imagined so much folk touch, and heavy beats... Though I spotted > brilliance throughout the album, I wasn't very happy, I wasnt comfortable > with the album - until that "expectation" mode wore off! > > After that, I've been listening to it so many times, relishing the absolute > wizardry showcased by AR in this masterpiece of an album! I'm in love with > the absolute energy in Beera, the longing in Behne De, the tantalising vocals > of Rekha in Ranjha, the silky smooth rendition by Reena and superb flute > accompaniment by Naveen kumar, the irreverance in Tok de Killi, the love in > Khili re, the fun in Kata kata!! Each song is a gem!! > > I'm glad I moved out from my "expectation" soon and started enjoying this > absolute masterpiece! > > Started listening to Raavanan, and loving it!! > My thoughts on Raavanan later.. I'm waiting for it to sink in :) > > Aravind > > > Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com >
