Kudos, Gayatri. Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Sirish Musician <arrsir...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > well said gayatri > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Gayathri <gayathri_c...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Quote:- *"I'm just writing this because recently (since 2007, when I >> joined), with every new releases someone will post a negative review and the >> rest start bashing that person. Let's have some healthy interactions >> here..."* >> >> I agree that we need healthy interactions in this forum but it has to work >> both ways here, I believe. >> >> Not only you, but quite a few members have been complaining that their >> negative comments and criticisms were shot down by members. >> >> But then again, what about members who *praise* ARR's music? We are named >> as fools, ingenuine fans, hesitant, afraid to point out our true feelings, >> etc. If you're saying that negative comments should not be shot down, then >> calling members who enjoy ARR's music as fools and faking their opinions >> should not be allowed as well, am I right? >> >> I've said this before and I would say it again, Endhiran as an album, is >> not my cup of tea. Given a choice, I would prefer to listen to Raavanan and >> Jodha Akhbar than Enthiran. The reason- I don't like trance or techno music. >> On the other hand, my friends like techno music and they found Enthiran to >> be awesome. Now, if I were to call Enthiran as soul-less and horrible, >> wouldn't I be insulting my friends' taste of music? I would and that's not >> right! But that's exactly what happens here. >> >> One of our members here mentioned that he felt like laughing while reading >> the posts on how others seems to enjoy Enthiran. I thought that was >> insulting. Just because we don't like an album, we shouldn't be expecting >> others to dismiss the same as well. And what we regard as wonderful, amazing >> or true gems of ARR's need not be true for others. >> >> A small example- A lot of people here like Thee Thee from Thiruda Thiruda >> (and I don't mean only Kishore) but it's not my favourite song in the album. >> I thought Caroline's pronunciation was really bad and the music seems to >> overshadow the strength of her voice, making it even more inaudible. But I >> don't consider it a bad song. It's just not to my liking. And knowing that >> many liked the song, the least I could do is respect the interest of others >> and voice out my comments in a respectful way. I mean, how would you react >> if I were to pass the following comments on the song and it's fans? :- >> >> "if you think this song is good, you haven't heard to ARR's true gems" or >> "I'm can't help laughing when I hear that you guys actually like this >> song" or >> "This song is soul-less, wonder how you guys can praise it otherwise?" >> >> Wouldn't you feel bad? Wouldn't you get angry? Wouldn't you retaliate? Or >> are you going to call me as whole hearted, eloquent or dynamic for the >> simple reason that I was "brave" enough to pass such comments on the song? >> It's sound preposterous even to myself. >> >> My point is, there should always be room for criticisms in this forum >> nevertheless, the right usage of words and expressions should also be given >> due importance in order not to hurt or disregard other members' feelings. A >> fan group such as this is not a place to shower pointless praises on ARR, I >> agree, but it's also not a place to make hateful remarks. Respect is a dying >> virtue today. Why not try to uphold them at least in this forum? >> >> >> >> >> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, pratap <pratap_elen...@...> wrote: >> > >> > Nowadays it's kinda scary to post anything negative here. In my opinion, >> A.R. doesn't need people to just praise him. A little bit of criticism is >> needed. Mistakes needs to be pointed out. Any bad review posted should not >> be automatically be shot down. >> > >> > Negative reviews are important. But of course, I'm talking about >> sensible ones, not the typical music missing in soul, absence of vintage >> Rahman (I personally do not recognize this term), no Taal or Dil Se and >> Khawaja Mere Khawaja... The list is never ending. Write sensible negative >> review if you have to. Those who do not agree, give proper argument (or >> ignore it). Don't just get all defensive. Don't keep replying: "Oh yeah, you >> know better than AR". As we all know, AR reads our posts. If there is >> anything to be improved (if there is), this would be helpful. Instead of him >> going through all the unnecessary hate mails. >> > >> > I'm just writing this because recently (since 2007, when I joined), with >> every new releases someone will post a negative review and the rest start >> bashing that person. Let's have some healthy interactions here... >> > >> > >> > So, peace guys. Sorry about the lecture. Nobody likes free advices :) >> > >> > >> > >> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indian-Movie-BGMS/146146955399503 >> > http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I >> only use this account for the group... >> > >> >> > > > -- > "Friendship is not about finding the right person, but creating the right > relationship. > Its not how much we care in the beginning, but how much we care till the > end". > > Sirish Musician. > > >
