Been seeing so many emails expressing their disappointment on one or other recent arr albums.. that is perfectly alright but I am just trying to understand your expectations..
I have been with Arr's music for a good 2 decades if we include jingles and other misc work Arr has done for television.. Most of his compositions are masterpieces..right, but the thing about Arr's composition is that if not the whole song, at least there will always be something special about the composition at least in a bit here or there or pallavi or charanam or ..it might be just the way maestro uses the chorus or an instrument or weaving of an interlude or voice modulation or something. Such special sparks here and there are enough to give me enough pleasure to continue hearing and keep waiting for the next album. With respect to arr's efforts so far I never failed to see his sincerity, dedication and his craftsmanship in any of his works. Even though Arr is an absolute music wizard, I cannot possibly expect him to produce song after song to blew me away completely continuously. Actually after 18 years of creative output even today at least one or two songs in his every new release make me think that may be this is one of the arr's finest work.. felt so with yeh jo de hai tera, terebina, newyork, mausam and escape, dil ka rista, kwaja, kaise mujhe, animal spirits, puthiya manitha, plenty more.. Even in puli - which became a victim of many critics, arr surprised me with his creativity in ammathalle, his idea of mixing rap and melody in dochey and his expression in nammakam. Only wondering to know .. are Arr's recent compositions soo bad to you that you dont find even a single chorus piece or an instrument or anything that interest you? Isnt there anything special at all? How about try to point out what is that you liked and what is that you did not like. Doesnt it help Arr understand your expectations better than if we just say "oh utter dissappointment, there is no soul no soup"? I do not know about others but I am very happy with whatever He gives. By the way, whoever said that even many new composers can do a puthiya manitha, I have difficulty agreeing with that opinion.. but hay..you are welcome to express! Regards Raghu
