Thanks for the email but We are not any over reacting.. If we walk across the streets of Delhi holding the placards and blocking the traffic, then you may call it over reaction.
It is not about good reviews or bad reviews about ARR's song.. We have always been receptive to constructive criticism..in this cwg case it is not even about the composition.. it is okay if they dont like the song.. but they didnt stop there.. they lost control over themselves, thrown everywhere and went ahead commenting and questioning ARR's commitment.. Thats when they started go get under our skin. How are they talking about the money and the result? If they give ARR only a rupee, do they expect him to be committed worth only a rupee? And they kept commenting that ARR became overconfident after Oscars and Grammies and all.. Do you think all this bad commentary is same as some movie critic writing about how Jodha Akbar is not in the league of Moghul E Azam? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ashok Purohit <ashokpurohi...@...> wrote: > > Guys, > > It seems we are all overreacting at the moment over the feedback from the > press/media and politicians (and also audience) in general about the CWG > theme. > > Things can be either good, bad or average - and each one of us normally try > to judge a song based on these three broad categories. > > I appreciate we are all ARR fans and would lay our lives for him if situation > arise - but for a moment, think neutrally, think objectively. Its only a > feedback, only a review about one of his several compositions. The reason > media or politicians are vocal about it is because its an event of that > level. I know at times, we all get too swayed , even emotionally in each of > his works, and try to straighten things even for the smallest remark made for > him. But do you not think, that for him, as true fans, we should be neutral, > unbiased and honest in our review. I guess, this will be more appreciated by > him rather than being too much overhelmed with everything he composes! The > moot point is why are we taking everything to a very personal level, where > the reviews are about the tracks and not about ARR, the person! > > I have been a die hard fan of him since Roja and have always been very > patient and objective before jumping to conclusions. I heard this for many > many times, in my own sweet time and it didn't click me, no big deal! Its not > a bad song..just that I felt it didn;t fit the CWG ambience - CWG theme. > > I only want to request all of you not to make a big deal about it. Reviews > will always be there - good or bad. If you liked it, well, good. If you > didn't nothing is lost. I would rather be upfrontly honest then have two > layers in my mind - just becos I have been a fan for many years? > > Same argument for all the reviews - we all start micro-analysing the > reviewer, track down his history, his poor skills, and everything! I strongly > believe (and have put this statment earlier too - that music and for that > matter any form of art, is a subjective field. Someone will always like it > and someone will always find it less beautiful. Its not a cricket match to > either win or lose! > > Not sure how many of you would agree with me, so chill, look forward to > Jhootha HI Sahi...and please give yourselves and other good time to listen > before ripping apart the reviews (or write the reviews). > > Vande Mataram, > > Ashok >
