Hey Ranjit, naveen and all who agree with them.... I think you are over reacting. I agree that being a fan SHOULD mean being critical. Infact very few artists have an intelligent fan base as AR Rahman has. Most fan groups have a prejudice that the product would by default be good and they will struggle hard to accept a sub standard product from their idols.
This fan group of rahman is by far the largest and most united in many ways. Even Rahman knows it. So an average product has been criticized. Blue OST was criticized by many accomplished people here in this very group to be average. The sound was poor and music was....kind of a let down. However, i do believe this fan base is yet to mature to a stage where we can start influencing Rahman's decisions/directions. Something like say Metallica fans are or GNR fans do. But then thats fine. Rahman has a set of rules by which he decides.And i am sure he know whats being talked in this group. So he might just register your email!... Now..... i get this at times that Rahman's post oscar work is..' not upto the mark'. Well you never know, most of the post oscar releases would have been conceived during pre-Oscar days! So that argument goes out of the window. You are welcome to pass judgements. If Puli sucks for you...thats fine and you still are a fan. I still can't play the entire CD of Slumdog, what with all the awards stuck to it. I am still a fan. Yes there are some awesome music directors out there and one must give them a chance. They do what the people want. This is a quick fire way to survive. Someone else would come and replace. With Rahman, he gives whats correct and people eventually start to accept and that creates a lot of stickiness of fans. This is why he lasted this long and will last as #1 untill he retires. Puli is certainly not that bad as you portrayed. Its actually super energetic and does not require intellectual processing as Raavan(an) needed. Give yourself sometime with the music. If you still dont like it....thats fine. The next one is just round the corner. And ya...when you say 'true fan'....buy the disc. Not MP3. And trust me...i am too kind of like you. Few albums i just dont like and many folks agree on a one to one basis that a specific track was poor . regards WB Remixes I Originals I Opinions at http://www.wiredbeats.com ________________________________ From: Vijay <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 18 July, 2010 7:03:43 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Lost Touch due to Tours and Live Programms Thank god for the likes of Gomz and the rest of us. Ranjit K, why did you bother wasting 5 minutes of your time drafting an email for some one you hate so much.....take ur 60 bucks back from me mate and unsubscribe. ... Thanks Vijay Sent from my iPhone On 18-Jul-2010, at 18:19, Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upadhye@ gmail.com> wrote: >Dear ARR, > >if by any chance you are reading these mails , please laugh them off as you >always do. > > > >On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Ranjit k <yseri...@yahoo. com> wrote: > > >>Naveen Pillai, >> >>I completely agree with you. >> >>It happens in everyone's life and every career in this world, where one is >>about >>to slip into deep forest from where you might not come back at all. This is >>happening with ARR also. Its time he realises that. >> >>Look at where the music is going in Hindi film industry. Whom do u want me to >>name, >> >>Shankar-Eshaan- Loy, Mithoon, Pritam, Salim-Sulaiman, Amit Trivedi and the >>list >>is endless. >> >>In Tamil, look at what Yuvan does and in Telugu look at Mickey J Meyer. >> >>All the above mentioned music directors are very promising. They never let >>the >>fan's expectations down. They might not have got Oscars, but they respect a >>fan. >> >>In any industry, this is the rule, either you give your best or just move >>out. >>It is high time that ARR wakes up. Instead of focussing on Twitter, iPad, or >>Social networking sites and letting down great directors like Mani Rathnam, >>take >>a break and come back to who you really are. >> >>Look at Puli, what a pathetic music. How do I go around to my non-telugu fans >>and say that this is the music I listen to and say I am a proud ARR fan. It >>just >>makes me rethink if I should be proud. >> >>I know it is a lot of criticism, but if I, as an ARR fan, do not have this >>right >>to express what I feel, then this forum is useless for me. >> >>Hoping the scenario changes soon. >> >>Regards, >>Ranjit >> >>--- On Sat, 17/7/10, Madhavan Rajan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>>From: Madhavan Rajan <[email protected]> >>>Subject: Re: [arr] Lost Touch due to Tours and Live Programms >>>To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com >>>Date: Saturday, 17 July, 2010, 9:59 AM >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Please stay away from AR's music...****I know all ARR fans will agree with >>>my >>>request**** >>> >>> >>>On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Naveen B <arrma...@yahoo. com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>I m a great fan of ARR. >>>> >>>>Since arr got oscar, he has lost his touch and creativity due to no rest and >>>>live programms. >>>> >>>>Listen to all his songs after OSCAR, no touch of ARR. May be all done by his >>>>KM students. >>>> >>>>We need ARR of those roja and boys days. Its a kind request to ARR bhai, >>please >>>>avoid Tours and Live shows. >>>> >>>>when a Mani ratnam and Shanker audio going to release we had an expectation, >>>>because ARR had overcomed that expectation, but now no expectation. >>>> >>>>See in the case of Ravan, what an expectation, Songs average no >>>>picturisation >>>>for songs >>>>in a Mani Film ;( >>>> >>>>Also Puli (Worst songs) all repetative >>>> >>>>Power star -> New+aah+blue >>>>Ammathale -> enna enna song from Udhaya >>>>Doche -> Spiderman song from New >>>>Namakame -> Oh palanhare+Ek tu hi barosa >>>> >>>>Please Sir give dates to new directors in Tamil, Please do less Hindi Films. >>>> >>>>I know all ARR fans will agree with my request >>>> >>>> >>>>Thanks and regards >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>True ARR Fan >>>> >>>>Naveen Pillai >>>>Dubai >>>>UAE >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Cheers, >>>Madhavan.R >>>Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! >>> >> > > >-- >www.gomzyphotography.com >
