[arr] My take on the CWG theme song

2010-09-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
I personally liked the CWG theme song. I’ve heard it about 3-4 times so far. I did not compare it with ‘Waka Waka’ or any other theme song that I have heard earlier. This song is pretty good and you will start liking it when you don’t listen with pre-conceived notions. And yes, I did not

Re: [arr] Re: Top 5 unconventional songs from ARR

2010-09-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
to add to the list - Rasathi (Thiruda Thiruda) - Kala kala (Rhythm) On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Kali Dasan kalidasan_arr_...@yahoo.co.inwrote: Ayyo pathikichu (Rythm) M.KALIDASAN The Rahman Lover --- On *Wed, 1/9/10, raj arr_naga...@yahoo.com* wrote: From: raj

Re: [arr] Re: Endhiran - The magic have finally been revealed to me

2010-08-21 Thread Reformed Sinner
agree with Rawat.. now there are so many composers who try to sound like Rahman. On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:53 PM, AJ purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Earlier ARR's music was unique, for you, and no one else was giving it. Now, you have been hearing that unique style for 18 years, so its novelty

Re: [arr] Some people live in dreams (like Bappi Lahiri)

2010-05-10 Thread Reformed Sinner
LoL Pravinder!! I like the portion where he says Very soon I will be nominated for Grammy Heights of comedy!! On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 4:08 AM, Pravinder pravindersheo...@yahoo.co.inwrote: I can't believe this guy said all those things.

Re: [arr] 10 things that make 'Raavan' a landmark album

2010-04-28 Thread Reformed Sinner
i have not heard all the songs yet. but judging from your mail it seems Raavan is a real treat makes me wanna buy the album!! On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:39 AM, pravindersheoran pravindersheo...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Hi all, You may argue its a bit too early to state the album as a landmark,

Re: [arr] New York Nagaram - Sillendru Oru Kadhal [NY House Mix]

2010-02-19 Thread Reformed Sinner
good one! Never thought New York Nagaram can sound this way.. On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 1:02 PM, djdaniellive djdaniell...@yahoo.ca wrote: Hi Guys, although I have been a regular visitor, This is my first ever post on this forum. I want to share with you guys my remix version of A.R.

Re: [arr] Jai Ho Padma Bhushan A. R. Rahman

2010-02-19 Thread Reformed Sinner
Unfortunately I bought Signature Collection without knowing it is cover version and was really disappointed. [?] -R On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Rivjot riv...@yahoo.com wrote: Name of 2 CD compilation released on T-Series. T-Series's last compilation Signature Collection - 3 cd set was

Re: [arr] Jai Ho - Ice skating

2010-02-19 Thread Reformed Sinner
good one! On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 9:27 AM, lux4muz N lux4...@gmail.com wrote: may be this was shared already... another enthralling performance on skates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cewe2_KUiEc Jai Ho! :-)

Re: [arr] ARR is my all time fav from India - Steven Spielberg's

2010-01-13 Thread Reformed Sinner
nice to hera this. Will Spielberg work with ARR in the future? fingers crossed:-) On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:13 PM, partha partha_sac...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Hi All, FYI to all ARR Fans!!! I was going through today's TOI tete-e-tete with Steven Spielberg where he mentioned about ARRji as

Re: [arr] A tribute to Cole Porter by A.R.Rahman?

2009-10-31 Thread Reformed Sinner
You will never know if its a tribute to Cole Porter. I guess you have to ask Vaali or Rahman himself. Nice blog anyway;; ~R On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:39 AM, Kalai Vannan kalaiv...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi guys, I read this information about Jillendru Oru Kaadhal song in net..Just want to

Re: [arr] Agree or disagree?

2009-09-22 Thread Reformed Sinner
Agree wholeheartedly! On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 6:59 AM, ichord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Very basic difference between AR Rahman and all other MDs in India AR Rahman is the most artistically successful MD. Don't get me wrong, there is lots of talent out therereally great music from

Re: [arr] Kismat Se Thum : by far excellant Rendition after the Original

2009-03-15 Thread Reformed Sinner
very well sung by the singer. its a tough song to sing. This is a fantastic song. Everytime i listen it i get lost in it and tears automatically come to my eyes. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: brilliantly sung. this is a genius of a song from ARR.

Re: [arr] Who has done the Best Humming So Far for ARR Songs???

2009-03-15 Thread Reformed Sinner
the humming in 'sakhiye' song from alaipayuthe is awesome. Hariharan was the main singer. dont exactly remember the background vocals. may be some guy called Clinton?? On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Sath Murthy sath.mur...@yahoo.com wrote: Malaysia Vasudevan in Poo pookum Oosai and Malgudi

Re: [arr] how many of you have done this.. ?

2009-03-15 Thread Reformed Sinner
interesting! i have not done this yet but would like to try it out next time `RS On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM, raj_d_kumar raj_d_ku...@rediffmail.comwrote: hi guys.. This is just an observation i made to myself.. i dont know how many of you have done this... Whenever i read a review

[arr] Impact of Rahman's message of love

2009-03-10 Thread Reformed Sinner
i've been regularly reading some Rahman, Ilayaraja Harris Jeyaraj fan groups in Orkut over the last couple of months. earlier i used to notice some hardcore fans of each composer abusing other composers. LIke some Ilayaraja fans abusing ARR n some HJ fans abusing ARR so on. And ARR fans used to

Re: [arr] Bose

2009-03-08 Thread Reformed Sinner
hey anish nice reading your thoughts on Rahman's music. I've been a member of this group since 2004. When I joined, this group was mainly discussing the music of Swades. I remember reading a lot of mails on the music of Bose in 2005, about how it was badly promoted, about how the songs were badly

Re: [arr] Re: How long will Indian Awards ceremonies ignore 'ARR- The singer'

2009-03-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
yes. his voice suits a certain type of songs very well. for eg - i cannot imagine anyone else singing the Thee Thee number from Sivaji. i believe he shud have received an award for either 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja' or 'Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera' from Swades. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:30 PM, sathya_arr4eva

Re: [arr] ARR song recommendations for seniors

2009-03-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
i would add all songs of Lagaan to this list. I remember my dad -who does not listen much of film music - liking Lagaan songs during those days On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Srini Santhanam saint.si...@gmail.comwrote: All songs of Iruvar.. its an amazing album where he recreated the magic

Re: [arr] What do we as ARR fans all have in common?

2009-03-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
Chord - a very different topic. Apart from what you have pointed out, I would like to add this. We all love change. We all love something different once in a while. We don't want to hear repetitive sounds often. Thats why we liked Roja in the first place- because it was so different from what we

Re: [arr] Rangeela -

2009-03-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
this is a great video - thanks for sharing. 2009/3/1 Tamiliniyan mytamilmyta...@yahoo.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWJ31QV6hk0

Re: [arr] I wouldn't have predicted Jaane Tu to win for best score

2009-03-01 Thread Reformed Sinner
while i'm happy that Rahman won the award for JTYJN, i'm sad that the music of Yuvraj was overlooked. it was not even nominated (sigh!) i agree the movie was a boxoffice disaster, but that doesn't make the music any bad. IMHO some of the songs of Yuvraj had that never before heard feel. Again

Re: [arr] Taal se Taal mila sample used by Wyclef Jean

2009-02-11 Thread Reformed Sinner
oh i dint know that. thanks for the info bro! On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.comwrote: It's a old news. I own this CD and AR is credited for this song. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Reformed Sinner reformedsin...@gmail.com wrote: found

[arr] Taal se Taal mila sample used by Wyclef Jean

2009-02-10 Thread Reformed Sinner
found this from ARR orkut community. Rebel Music - Wyclef Jean ft Prodigy of Mobb Depp with sample of 'Taal se Taal mila' running in background http://snurl.com/bmigi anyone know if ARR credited for this? if not, can this amount to plagiarism? ~ RS

Re: [ARR] If I were to Interview Rahman - Questions I would ask

2009-02-05 Thread Reformed Sinner
most of these questions resonate with me. even i want to ask these questions and not the same questions asked in most of the interviews. On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:05 PM, vinod sagar dvsagar_2...@yahoo.com wrote: I was just thinking if I were to interview Rahman, what question I wud ask. Here's

Re: [arr] Jagjit Singh - What does Rahman know about ghazals

2009-01-30 Thread Reformed Sinner
I think Rahman is great because he can traverse through multiple genres of world music. Ghazals are not the ultimate in music. Its popularity has gone down over the years. So what if Rahman has not composed any Ghazals. he has composed a fusion of different genres of music which nobody else had

Re: [arr] What are your favorite songs from D6?

2009-01-23 Thread Reformed Sinner
heres my list. of course it will change after a few days. Masakali Kala Bandar (very catchy, i liked it on 1st hearing) Genda Phool Maula Bhor Delhi 6 Rehna Tu Dil Gira (havent listened it properly bcos i cant get enough of other songs) Aarti, Noor Arun On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Kali

[arr] Rahman has 2 out of 3 nominations in original song category

2009-01-22 Thread Reformed Sinner
from this page -- http://www.oscars.org/awards/81academyawards/nominees.html Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - *Down to Earth* from WALL-E (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel - *Jai Ho* from Slumdog Millionaire

Re: [arr] DELHI-6 ALL SONGS MEGA HIT

2009-01-18 Thread Reformed Sinner
hey people is delhi-6 or dilli-6 album available in chennai? i tried couple of music shops near my place and they dont have it. in fact shop boys were blinking when i enquired about dilli-6 album!! RS On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:49 AM, kishore kumar kichu_c...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi,

Re: [arr] Man with the Golden Globe ! back in town !

2009-01-15 Thread Reformed Sinner
vithur bro - can we try to bring all those fans together as part of this group? On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: well said Pavan... Yahoo is the Official Place, but there are a lot of Fans who arent part of any groups, and who are still devoted Fans. On

Re: [arr] Congratulations ARR!!! Rahman Rocks!!!!

2009-01-12 Thread Reformed Sinner
Rahman you made my day. I'm unable to sleep tonight!! There was a big smile on my face all day today. Rahman - you are inspiring!! On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Abdul Manaf mana...@yahoo.com wrote: Its the best pleasant moment in my life. I can't write too much Thanks

[arr] Disappointed with Indian TV channel's coverage of SDM music

2009-01-11 Thread Reformed Sinner
Folks, As ARR fans, we all know SDM the movie the music is winning accolades the world over. ARR has already won 4-5 international awards for SDM music. He has also been nominated for the Golden Globe awards. As far as i know, winning international awards for music score is something not much

Re: [arr] Re: Rahman says, “Nokia Connections is very close to my heart

2009-01-11 Thread Reformed Sinner
Chord - They have plans to release it in stores after 6 months. btw, i think this is innovative marketing strategy by Nokia to release an album through mobiles. On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: When is a non nokia person like me ever going to hear this

Re: [arr] Disappointed with Indian TV channel's coverage of SDM music

2009-01-11 Thread Reformed Sinner
will also join in the crowd. It would be very irritating if they go to ARR and ask him what is he going to wear? ;) Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Reformed Sinner reformedsin...@gmail.com wrote: Folks

Re: [arr] Tweets on Slumdog Millionaire's music!

2009-01-11 Thread Reformed Sinner
Nice one, Prakash! On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Pradeepan R pradeepanisonl...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks a lot for this :)) On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Prakash Balaramkrishna prakysn...@yahoo.com wrote: Some of the tweets of people around the globe showering praises on SDM

Re: [arr] Artists you want to see working with Rahman

2008-12-30 Thread Reformed Sinner
i would like to see an ARR collaboration with *International* Kenny G - sax musician Carlos Santana - great guitarist of Latin rock genre Akon - current hip-hop craze Indian Ilayaraja - IR should sing a ARR composition - that wud be great Himesh Reshamiya - i know lots of fans will not like

Re: [arr] Re: Interview of ARR in Mail Today

2008-12-25 Thread Reformed Sinner
yes chord. even i feel so. never before has ARR has said he dislikes the bollywood industry and the current crop of musicians. i believe the interviewer/journalist has twisted ARR's words out of context On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:14 PM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: I don't know, for some

Re: [ARR] Sonu Nigam Interview on Rediff

2008-12-24 Thread Reformed Sinner
yes Dil ka rishta can be called pathbreaking! it had western classical tune + hindustani aalap combo, a never before heard feel (at least i felt so). the song was about 3 different personalities coming together/singing together. may be the average public found this song to be too heavy or not

Re: [arr] Re: Playlist recommendation for running / jogging

2008-12-23 Thread Reformed Sinner
hey just another girl, I suggest you should also add 'chikku bukku rayilae' song (tamil) to your list. Its one of ARR's earliest dance numbers, came out in 1993, and was a monster hit in South India at that time. Not sure if you've heard it before. ~ RS On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:20 AM, just an

Re: [arr] Re: Watch ARR sing and dance in T20

2008-12-01 Thread Reformed Sinner
cool video from ARR. a different attempt. but i really dont like some of the comments in that youtube link. 1 stupid guy has commented he expected something like Vandemataram!! On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Kalyan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OMG..No words to explain. Very nice to see our

Re: [arr] New York Magazine write up on ARR's score for Slumdog

2008-11-20 Thread Reformed Sinner
these could be added by the magazine editors On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:04 AM, jdirt0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this is the first time I have seen ARR curse (err... semi- curse)!: --'Cut the crap,' this 'my idol' crap --Millionaire is on in every damn country Did he literally say

Re: [arr] Re: Rahman has nullified one major criticism

2008-11-20 Thread Reformed Sinner
agree with u. almost every md in every indian language sounds like ARR of 90s now. so the real ARR is forced to come up with something different On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey... in 90s ARR was only person producing that sound. now almost everyone

Re: [arr] Re: Yuvraaj not in top 20

2008-10-28 Thread Reformed Sinner
yes every1 is enjoying the tracks. but how many have actually bought the cd? On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Dinesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: huh? is this possible? i see EVERYONE are enjoying the tracks, infact this album is receiving excellent reviews. how authentic is this info,

Re: [arr] I liked Deva 's song from Rasayya - A.R. Rahman

2008-10-28 Thread Reformed Sinner
vithur, rasayya had IR's music. I'm sure. May be ss music fellows goofed up there;-) -- RS On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember him saying Deva music, and they aired the song from Rassayya,, which had Raju Sundaram and Actress Roja in the song. May

Re: [arr] Sakkarakatti.. one of ARR's worst..

2008-10-01 Thread Reformed Sinner
sriram - It all depends on your expectations. I guess you expect totally out-of-the-world fresh music everytime an ARR album releases. Most of the times that is not going to happen. Things were different in the 90s. ARR's music and sound stood out among the other music that was coming out then.

Re: [arr] Re: Harris about ARR in Hindu-nice one!

2008-10-01 Thread Reformed Sinner
Vithur - People are highlighting Harris songs because Harris sounds so similar to ARR. Lot of ARR fans believe he is recycling old ARR tunes in his songs. That is why his songs are compared with ARR. No one compares Vidyasagar songs or Yuvan Sankar Raja songs with ARR songs. But Harris yes, there

Re: [arr] Re: Harris about ARR in Hindu-nice one!

2008-09-26 Thread Reformed Sinner
Judging by the strong ARR feel in Harris' songs, he should be crediting ARR more:-) ~RS On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Prakash Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, a slight correction, its an old 2002 Hindu interview not recent but nevertheless its nice that Harris credits ARR.

Re: [arr] One Song You Consider to be DIVINE

2008-08-11 Thread Reformed Sinner
Khwaja Mere Khwaja is divine for me too. I like Munbe Vaa too, but I dont consider it to be divine. On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Mahima Sengupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me its Khwaja mere Khwaja its so soothing and divinely ...transports me to a totally different world.

Re: [arr] Sorry abt the post Re: kabhi kabhi Aditi inspired by Bee Gee's Staying Alive???

2008-07-17 Thread Reformed Sinner
Sath - you seem to be die hard fan of ARR. Its a pity some fellow Rahmaniacs misunderstood your earlier mail. You never meant to start any controversy. Its just that there are lots of people posting nowadays who want to find fault with the music, so our guys would have mistaken you for one of

Re: [arr] All Teleserials Using ARR BGM

2008-07-09 Thread Reformed Sinner
i saw this too. the serial name is 'ente manasaputhri' On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:03 PM, kishore parayath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I never see serials... I HATE THEM But once I saw the TRAILER of a MALAYALAM serial on TV, and it used the FLUTE piece in *BOMBAY THEME* I dont remember

Re: [arr] Which ARR song u think is Oscar/ Grammy worthy

2008-07-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
ARR is not going to win Grammy/Oscar composing for Indian films, bcos these awards recognize English movies/music predominantly. If he does more 'pure' Hollywood movies, then may be there's a realistic chance. ~RS On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:50 PM, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We all

Re: [arr] songs where ARR is not the main voice

2008-06-10 Thread Reformed Sinner
PROTECTED] wrote: 5. Chinna Chinna aasai 6. Boom boom On 6/2/08, Reformed Sinner reformedsinner@ gmail.com[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am trying to compile a list of songs where ARR's is not the main voice, but one among a group of voices. and even in these songs his voice stands out

Re: [arr] songs where ARR is not the main voice

2008-06-10 Thread Reformed Sinner
] com [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gomzy.. whatz boom boom?? u mean boom boom from boys? if yes, i cant find ARRs voice there! On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ gmail.com[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 5. Chinna Chinna aasai 6. Boom boom On 6/2/08, Reformed Sinner

Re: [arr] ADA JTYJN Review by a College Studen

2008-06-06 Thread Reformed Sinner
This review is by a college-going kid. I seriously don't know what kind of music qualification/knowledge this guy has got, to write such a poor review. I mean look at the ADA review. He is trying to find out similarities in each song instead of reviewing the songs. JTYJN review is equally stupid.

Re: [arr] poor review........

2008-06-06 Thread Reformed Sinner
yeah i saw those reviews and felt the same way you are feeling now!! anyway we shud not read too much into these reviews. it was written by a college-going kid studying 3rd year BE who is no way qualified to write music reviews in the first place. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:41 AM, mrqz theso

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman Unpopulared Movie Names

2008-06-06 Thread Reformed Sinner
yeah yodha was a hit for its 'different' music, but movie had only 2 songs, i believe If I remember correct, ARR was credited as Dilipkumar in the cassettes. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 5:38 PM, biju ts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yodha was a big hit in kerala.. --- On *Fri, 6/6/08, V S Rawat

Re: [arr] A ditty to make aditi smile

2008-06-06 Thread Reformed Sinner
agree with u. when i heard ishq ada for the first time, i instantly thought of ARR!! On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 6:51 AM, Pradeepan R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *based on the above, there seems to be some overarching summation to be made about modern-day composers, doesn't it? — but the only

Re: [arr] songs where ARR is not the main voice

2008-06-05 Thread Reformed Sinner
, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:01 PM, Reformed Sinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks guys i have added your suggestions to the list 1. Piya Haji Ali (fiza) 2. Wedding Qawaali (Bombay Dreams) 3. Ishq Bina - Taal 4. Al Adath Maula - Mangal Pandey 5. Yelelo Yelelo - Chinna Chinna aasai

Re: [arr] songs where ARR is not the main voice

2008-06-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
with AR's voice in it. --- On *Mon, 2/6/08, Reformed Sinner reformedsinner@ gmail.com* wrote: From: Reformed Sinner reformedsinner@ gmail.com Subject: [arr] songs where ARR is not the main voice To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, 2 June, 2008, 7:34 PM i am trying to compile

Re: [arr] Recommended Playlist

2008-06-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
thanks mate! On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a nice categorical breakdown. I appreciate it! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Reformed Sinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi chord, your list has more of peaceful

[arr] songs where ARR is not the main voice

2008-06-02 Thread Reformed Sinner
i am trying to compile a list of songs where ARR's is not the main voice, but one among a group of voices. and even in these songs his voice stands out!! 1. Piya Haji Ali (fiza) 2. Wedding Qawaali (Bombay Dreams) 3. Ishq Bina - Taal 4. Al Adath Maula - Mangal Pandey guys n gals, -

Re: [arr] Recommended Playlist

2008-06-02 Thread Reformed Sinner
Hi chord, your list has more of peaceful or soothing numbers of ARR. i wont put vande mataram in this list. that belongs to another list - the inspirational songs list here are my lists. i have different lists for different moods. Inspirational songs + (songs that move u to tears) Yeh Jo Desh

Re: [arr] Dasavatharam,

2008-06-02 Thread Reformed Sinner
Hi Ashutosh - thnx for sharing this link i really like ARR's views on fellow music composers. I've never seen him accuse anyone of copying despite the fact that lots of composers around the nation are heavlily inspired by his music. . he is really a Great personality!! 2008/6/2 Ashutosh Joshi

Re: [arr] Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Copied from Bomarillu

2008-05-23 Thread Reformed Sinner
hey buddy, relax and listen to the Mustafa song from Tamil movie Kadhal Desam. There is a guitar interlude which comes around 3 mins. now pls listen to the Bommarillu song and tell me who has made the Direct Lift ~RS On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 6:46 PM, kisisq [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All

Re: [arr] Re: Sorry Kahin To is not original!

2008-05-21 Thread Reformed Sinner
i just went thru the youtube links posted by Raj abt Pritam's copied tunes. OMG that is what is called real PLAGIARISM relax mmparthi2003. Kahin To is not copied. the chorus resembles the chorus of MLTR's actor song. The entire song has an MLTRish soft ballad feel to it. The tune is totally

Re: [arr] WHy no recognization from Tamil Cinema for ARR

2008-05-21 Thread Reformed Sinner
May be tamil cinema doesnt like their artists shining in other languages:)) seriously i've heard stupid comments from people like ARR doesn't care for Tamil anymore or things like that... On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Abdul Manaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi ruben, you are correct. ARR

Re: [arr] Jodhaa Akbar Boxoffice

2008-04-19 Thread Reformed Sinner
Dhruv - these stats need not be true. so dont read too much into it. u know how things work in our media right :) they can write anything and get away with it. --RS On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Dhruv Shenoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the definition of Hit according to

Re: [arr] Need to translate this :)

2008-02-22 Thread Reformed Sinner
yes harsha tamil is easy vithur - awesome translation man! On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: welcome :-) .. After seeing the earnestness of fellow Rahmaniacs in learning Tamil, speaking tamil, I am realising the greatness of the language, and have started

Re: [arr] American Christian society reviews Jodhaa Akbar

2008-02-22 Thread Reformed Sinner
quite an interesting review. bit lengthy one. nice to read from a different viewpoint. On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Pravinder Sheoran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, I do not know if this has been posted earlier or not. I found this review very intresting. It gives us an idea what

Re: [arr] Movietalkies reviews JA music - 4.5/5

2008-02-08 Thread Reformed Sinner
a real good review. so nice to read! On Feb 4, 2008 5:39 PM, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.movietalkies.com/movies/music-reviews.asp?MovieId=18429 It goes without saying that the hype and expectation surrounding Ashutosh Gowariker's epic, Jodhaa Akbar, is almost sky high. The

Re: [arr] Re: Those seeking Rahman from the 90s

2008-01-30 Thread Reformed Sinner
agree with u. now almost every music director is trying to sound similar to the rahman sound. so its tough for ARR's music to stand out in the crowd. If you consider this aspect, he is actually doing a better job now than he was in the 90s. just my opinion!! On Jan 27, 2008 12:12 AM,

Re: [arr] Sonu NIgam on A.R.Rahman - CNN IBN

2008-01-30 Thread Reformed Sinner
imo the best song that sonu sung for ARR must be Satrangi Re from Dil Se. His voice is the perfect fit for that song. On Jan 30, 2008 9:53 AM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://arrtheboss.blogspot.com/2008/01/sonu-nigam-on-r-rahman.html This is what Sonu Nigam has to say about A R

Re: [arr] a.r.rahman.............. the one and only

2008-01-26 Thread Reformed Sinner
well said Kanchna. I second your thoughts.. ~RS On Jan 25, 2008 4:56 PM, S.Kanchna Rahmansfan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A musical genius that should be hailed, as an acknowledgement for what he had done and keep on doing for this world. He captured heart of music lovers in a short span of

Re: [arr] Composing for a period film is the highest challenge

2008-01-26 Thread Reformed Sinner
nice post by chord. Its a real challenge composing for period films in today's Bollywood. the music has to sound authentic and cater to the masses as well. It has to achieve that sort of a fine balance without sounding overtly contemporary. ARR is only MD who could have done justice to Jodhaa

Re: [arr] JA ... ARR says he was honoured that it was given to him

2008-01-26 Thread Reformed Sinner
Thats very humble of AR Rahman. IMHO, Rahman is the only current Music composer in India who could have done justice to a movie of this magnitude. 'No One' could have come close. May be to some extent Ilaiyaraja, but his music doesnt have nationwide/international appeal. It mostly caters Tamil /

Re: [arr] Like to hear what the seniors think of JA's music

2008-01-24 Thread Reformed Sinner
I played JA songs to my parents and they dint say much. i dint ask for their opinion. just played it. ok i only played them once. i' m sure they will appreciate after 3-4 listenings. On Jan 22, 2008 10:05 AM, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who grew up in the golden era of

Re: [arr] Indiafm Joginder tuteja suck. Read JA revie

2008-01-21 Thread Reformed Sinner
well said gopal On Jan 21, 2008 1:22 PM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The adage 'Casting pearls before swine' has never held more true. - Original Message From: Raghu B P [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 12:56:56 PM

Re: [arr] Re: Exclusive: Jodhaa Akbar music released

2008-01-10 Thread Reformed Sinner
i feel the same on seeing track listing only 5 songs. thats very few for a movie 2 yrs in the making. ashutosh rahman's previous collaboration swades had around 6-7 songs + instrumentals.. On Jan 10, 2008 6:59 AM, arr_raghu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good to see it out of the music studio

Re: [arr] A R Rahman's 10 best compositions

2007-12-06 Thread Reformed Sinner
Srini / Thulasi pls read again. the article is saying things from a hindi audience perspective. its abt the hindi roja. remember tamil roja was released first in 1992 and rahman became famous in south india. then they released roja dubbed version in 93 and he became darling of bollywood. On

Re: [arr] To vouch for A.R.Rahman at Madame Tussads!

2007-12-06 Thread Reformed Sinner
hi ppl this is a really cool idea. it wud b great to see rahman's statue. btw, im not sure if its based on online voting... madame tussads is present in 5 different places - uk, amsterdam, hong kong, us, china.. http://www.madame-tussauds.com/ i heard they are going to start something similar

Re: [arr] The Guardian's 1000 albums to hear before you die

2007-12-04 Thread Reformed Sinner
Well said Arijit. This is truly great achievement. ~RS On Dec 3, 2007 6:30 AM, Arijit Debnath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great achivements... We are proud fans of Rahman... awaiting for more such recognization.. Arijit On 02/12/2007, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [arr] Is this true???

2007-12-04 Thread Reformed Sinner
if this is true, then i can see 2 reasons for it. 1. ATM movie turned out to be flop/average grosser at the box office. Once such a thing happens lot of people automatically lose interest in the movie's songs as well. 2. Billa audio was hyped for a long time. ~RS On Dec 4, 2007 9:54 AM, PRATAP

Re: [arr] Re: Regarding the mindblowing Orchestration in Veerapandi Kotayilae!!

2007-12-04 Thread Reformed Sinner
yes rahman is known for his mindblowing orchestration. I can add many more songs to this list Chandralekha - thiruda thiruda All songs of Taal esp Ramtajogi, taal se taal mila etc. n much more ~RS On Dec 1, 2007 3:46 PM, rakesharr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forgot to mention.. Also the

Re: [arr] A R Rahman's 10 best compositions

2007-12-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
look at the comments for this list. there are some useful comments as well as some stupid ones (as usual). there is even an IR vs ARR war going on. There are some really sick comments like IR is king. ARR came bcos of technology, and so on.. really disgusting to read those. will these guys ever

Re: [arr] Re: Chandralekha - Thiruda Thiruda

2007-11-27 Thread Reformed Sinner
exactly. not just chandralekha. even other songs like veerapandi kottaiyile , thee etc. sound fresh even today On Nov 27, 2007 11:36 AM, Tapey3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree, the song has not dated one bit. If ARR had produced the exact same song today it would still be brilliant.

Re: [arr] Compiling a list of racy, edgy, thrilling music pieces

2007-11-09 Thread Reformed Sinner
Hi Gopal You can add the 'Hunting' scene from Lagaan (Aamir khan's intro scene) to this list. ~RS On Nov 9, 2007 10:57 AM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for adding to the list. Please keep them coming. For those who wrote to me asking for the pieces, I am only

Re: [arr] Top 5 ARR compositions that brings a lump to your throat / tears in your eyes

2007-08-05 Thread Reformed Sinner
. of chorus) Reformed Sinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi ppl, I just compiled a list of ARR songs that are special in a different way. These songs bring tears to my eyes whenever I listen to them (dont know if others feel the same). These songs might not be highly

Re: [arr] Netaji The Forgotten Hero

2007-07-29 Thread Reformed Sinner
Yes suresh. Bose is one of ARR's best compositions. but sadly it dint get the recognition it deserved. On 7/28/07, kamal hassan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got to listen Netaji.. Aazadi really rocks man.. especially the chorus Aazadi.. love arr's voice juz wanted ask u guys whether

[arr] Top 5 ARR compositions that brings a lump to your throat / tears in your eyes

2007-07-29 Thread Reformed Sinner
hi ppl, I just compiled a list of ARR songs that are special in a different way. These songs bring tears to my eyes whenever I listen to them (dont know if others feel the same). These songs might not be highly sentimental but they've managed to touch my soul. Here is my top 5: 1.

Re: [arr] SPB on ARR - Ennodu Paatu Padungal

2007-07-29 Thread Reformed Sinner
hey guys i just happened to see today's episode of 'ennodu paattu padungal' on jaya tv. One of the contestants sang Puthu Vellai Mazhai from Roja. After the song, SPB said This is one Rahman's best compositions. I always ask him why he doesn't do this type of songs often. He said its bcos of

[arr] ARR only Indian in list of best-selling artists worldwide

2007-07-07 Thread Reformed Sinner
hey guys, You might have heard this a hundred times. but this is still worth reading again. ARR listed among artists who have sold 100 million records or more in this wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#World.27s_best_seller and he is the only Indian

Re: [arr] Lagaan Limited Edition received

2007-07-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
thats wonderful. its a perfect circle as u said ~RS On 7/3/07, Triply R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A week after it was shipped, I have finally received my Lagaan limited edition box set. Blame it on the courier company called Blazeflash!! Anyway, the good news is that it is here and it is

Re: [arr] Mind blowing numbers

2007-06-02 Thread Reformed Sinner
my five: Athiradee (sivaji) Tu Hi Tu (Dil Se) Koncham Nilavu (Thiruda thiruda) Enna Solla Pogirai (Kandukondein Kandukondein) Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera (Swades) On 6/1/07, radhika appasani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dil se Re (Dil se) Ennuir thozhi(kangalaal kaidhu se) tongi chuse(priyaralu

Re: [arr] what happened to the curly hair?

2007-05-03 Thread Reformed Sinner
he looks different. i think this hairstyle is ok. ~RS On 5/3/07, Bergin Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh no.. This hairstyle doesn't suit for him Hope he changes back to his old hair style.. Bergin.

Re: [arr] ARR ILLAYARAJ

2007-04-23 Thread Reformed Sinner
IR and ARR should do a film album together if time permits. On 4/23/07, anishshreya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess its abt time that south indian music should felicitate the maestreo illayaraja. I hope for a record, ARR should be the keyboardist and that should be the highlight of the

Re: [arr] Mani ratnam, Ilayaraja AR

2007-04-22 Thread Reformed Sinner
yes. even i heard this. looks like its true. Vairamuthu also reportedly had problems with ARR during 2000-01, but now they both seems to have patched up. On 4/22/07, Jamal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friends, I heard from somebody long time back that Mani ratnam approached ARR for his film