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ARR's MEENAXI RELEASED !!! ARR's MEENAXI RELEASED !!!

Topic started by Kabilan (@ 219.95.195.114) on Tue Jan 27 23:35:19 EST 2004.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

finally ...the most awaited arr's project "meenai released today....

source from rahmanonline.com

Responses:

From: Nattamai (@ 64.246.11.20) on: Wed Jan 28 01:22:36 EST 2004

Another thundu to arr's cap?
From: dinesh (@ 210.186.42.122) on: Wed Jan 28 05:55:35 EST 2004

another HIT in his cap,not another thundu like u,THUNDU for ur LIFE...
From: Sajeev (@ 219.95.189.202) on: Wed Jan 28 06:13:20 EST 2004

sample plzz
From: paran (@ 203.123.16.168) on: Wed Jan 28 07:14:09 EST 2004

sample can be found in this trailor
http://www.bollyvista.com/movieclips/vo/796

for some reason that 30 seconds of the sample already made me hooked to it....maan ..it simply has the similar flavor as Zubeida....
From: ;) (@ 210.214.128.88) on: Wed Jan 28 15:21:12 EST 2004

This site requires registration, intha mathiri register panna
i must have 720 ids ;)
hope the album is great!
From: 1 (@ 203.129.195.138) on: Thu Jan 29 01:22:34 EST 2004

i heard the songs all the songs are excellent
another master piece of ARR
the two theme music tracks are great
From: curses (@ 61.2.224.83) on: Thu Jan 29 11:43:48 EST 2004

in 1 word.. mindblowing!
From: sanj (@ 62.255.64.7) on: Thu Jan 29 13:00:38 EST 2004

here can we listen to the songs
From: Kum_Laden (@ 63.139.246.145) on: Thu Jan 29 14:23:09 EST 2004

try Coolgoose! some guy is uploading!!
From: rajasaranam (@ 210.214.3.25) on: Thu Jan 29 14:38:31 EST 2004

Kabilan,

ARR eppo 'meenai' valarthaar ippo release panrathukku?
From: sify (@ 210.214.132.50) on: Thu Jan 29 15:05:45 EST 2004

I haven't heard the album yet just curious if its as good as Laagan or Earth?
From: tharan (@ 207.112.20.39) on: Thu Jan 29 16:50:45 EST 2004

best songs ever by "GOD OF MUSIC A.R RAHMAN"

MEENAXI RULES THE WORLD
From: KP (@ 68.69.212.93) on: Thu Jan 29 17:17:44 EST 2004

According to Filmfare, Sony will release Meenaxi after Rahmans Haj trip
From: Francois (@ 163.5.255.81) on: Thu Jan 29 17:20:38 EST 2004

hi all i' m french , I became a fan of arrahman since he composed for lagaan , i didn t now him before , and meenaxi is very pleasant to hear , another lagaan for sure ! Here a lot tv's and radio use the Bombay theme music for their add and programs, and there are more n more french fans here.

Bravo pour ce que vous faites MR AR RAHMAN !!!
From: Piratheepan (@ 66.142.142.181) on: Thu Jan 29 17:49:33 EST 2004

OMG!!!!

this is sum good stuff ive listened to a few track and its great.ill post up a review later.
From: kumar (@ 157.95.211.50) on: Thu Jan 29 18:56:44 EST 2004

Somehow some of these songs remind me of Utsav.
From: V (@ 69.136.137.141) on: Thu Jan 29 19:38:35 EST 2004

I listend to dhuan dhuan, chinkama chilakama, potter theme

none of these songs really impressed me.

Again I hold any judgements right now since Zubeidaa and 12ka4 evoked the same feeling

The telugu parts of chilakama are amazing. However the whole feeling is a lil abpe disappointment( again for the time being atleast)

lemme see if it grows.
From: SS (@ 65.48.229.26) on: Thu Jan 29 20:02:30 EST 2004

What a bunch of crappy songs! Another failure under ARR's cap...........
From: chandler (@ 68.35.127.152) on: Thu Jan 29 20:50:31 EST 2004

Amazing Songs...Yeh Rishta is 2 good
From: KP (@ 68.69.212.93) on: Thu Jan 29 21:04:36 EST 2004

Pretty soon we could see a posting on these lines:))

From Bollywood nattaamai@obnoxious.com

thamil producerkku thuntu kodutha ARRji ippo hindi producerkku paijaamaa kodukka shuru pannitaar
From: Piratheepan (@ 66.142.142.181) on: Thu Jan 29 21:23:10 EST 2004

im sorry for those who can only understand manmadha rasa type music.but once u graduate from that plz join us in listening to ARR,IR and YSR
From: dandanaka (@ 66.135.184.117) on: Thu Jan 29 22:10:29 EST 2004

where the hell are u guys listening to these songs?
From: dasd (@ 219.95.229.59) on: Thu Jan 29 22:29:01 EST 2004

hey guys ...where u all listen to that songs.plz give me the link ..come on
From: arrfan (@ 61.247.243.31) on: Thu Jan 29 22:30:43 EST 2004

AMAZING STUFF...SURE NATIONAL AWARD WINNER!!!

Hello Mr.French, you should visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans

and join in there. That is a place, where you can hold very healthy discussions of arr and his music and get updated.

anyway, MEENAXI IS grrrrr8
From: paran (@ 203.123.16.168) on: Thu Jan 29 22:54:53 EST 2004

any songs online pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
From: Piratheepan (@ 66.142.142.181) on: Fri Jan 30 00:39:09 EST 2004

they had em at coolgoose for a lil while now they off wait til end of week tll prolli be up sumwhere
From: ARRisOkay (@ 64.166.86.182) on: Fri Jan 30 02:55:08 EST 2004

"im sorry for those who can only understand manmadha rasa type music.but once u graduate from that plz join us in listening to ARR,IR and YSR"

Doesn't manmadha raasa, manmadha raasa sound like muqala muqabulla ? Computer illadhavanga namma ooru dance music pOdaraanga..well-connected Rahman veli naattu dance music'a inga pOdaraaru..People with no self-respect think our folk music is not cool/hip. Snobbery knows no end..meanwhile..loops/veli nattukkaaran rhythm veche ARR nalla kaasu pannikkittu irukkaaru. Sometime maximum damage is done by educated talented..ARR gave a big blow to indian folk music..hmm even north Indian folk music is okay..only south indian folk music. Is it because he associates south indian folk music with IR ?
From: ARRisOkay (@ 64.166.86.182) on: Fri Jan 30 02:55:17 EST 2004

"im sorry for those who can only understand manmadha rasa type music.but once u graduate from that plz join us in listening to ARR,IR and YSR"

Doesn't manmadha raasa, manmadha raasa sound like muqala muqabulla ? Computer illadhavanga namma ooru dance music pOdaraanga..well-connected Rahman veli naattu dance music'a inga pOdaraaru..People with no self-respect think our folk music is not cool/hip. Snobbery knows no end..meanwhile..loops/veli nattukkaaran rhythm veche ARR nalla kaasu pannikkittu irukkaaru. Sometime maximum damage is done by educated talented..ARR gave a big blow to indian folk music..hmm even north Indian folk music is okay..only south indian folk music. Is it because he associates south indian folk music with IR ?
From: paran (@ 203.123.16.168) on: Fri Jan 30 05:32:26 EST 2004

RELEASE POSTPONED AS ARR IS ON HIS WAY TO HAJ...

Source : http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/447100.cms
From: STONE COLD (@ 210.186.78.99) on: Fri Jan 30 06:09:28 EST 2004

sure national award for rahman!!
From: * (@ 161.114.64.74) on: Fri Jan 30 07:26:06 EST 2004

KP :))))
From: Piratheepan (@ 68.88.7.172) on: Fri Jan 30 09:25:09 EST 2004

ARRisOkay,

there u go assuming u kno where im from.asumption is cause of all problems.Baila da is my folk music. so u can go to ur folk music and ill stick with ARR. nope manmadha rasa doesnt feel like mukkala.why does he have to give folk music cuz he's from india?ok thats very open minded of u.if i want folk music ill go get d classical stuff, i wouldnt look for cinema music.
From: Piratheepan (@ 68.88.7.172) on: Fri Jan 30 10:00:58 EST 2004

heres a review i found at the yahoo ARR site which i think does justice to this great album.Its under sony's label so go and get this one.

The most awaited and hyped album of the year of the film "Meenaxi"
directed by M.F.Hussain is out now. "Meenaxi" with a caption a tale
of three cities Hydrebad, Jaiselmar, Prague dragged the attention of
the bollywood mainly because of this man A.R.Rahman, the legend of
Indian Music. A.R.Rahman came with a classy "Tehzeeb" last year which
was appreciated only by the critics and not by the masses and then
with "Lakeer" album this year he was able to satisfy the masses to
some extent. The problem with "Lakeer" was the only three among the
six songs were good and the rest went unnoticed and even those three
songs were the Hindi version of the hit songs of the Tamil
album "Rhythm" scored by him. So with all the hype the music of
A.R.Rahman in this film is expected to be his magnum opus. Let us see
how far the album meets our expectation.

Let me make a point clear in the beginning itself.

"Yes" the album meets the expectation and even he has delivered more
than what expected. Undoubtedly this album is a master piece of
A.R.Rahman. There are totally 8 tracks in this album. Let us analyze
the tracks one by one.

Yeh rishtha kya keh laatha hey
Lyrics: Rahat Inodri
Lead singer: Reena bharadwaj
Strings: John Themis

The song slowly starts with the sweet voice of Reena. Reena has sung
well especially the way she ends the line as "hey" is simply superb
and has ARR's punch. Within 30 seconds the beats of something like a
tabla start which is very usual but it sounds unusual and different
in this song, there lays the magic of ARR, I think he knows mass
mesmerism technique. The usage of Guitar and other strings in the
middle of the songs sounds good. Suddenly in the middle the song
moves to sound of water flowing which gives a feel that Tabu is
taking bath in a river and being the introduction song of Tabu in the
movie it is necessary. The electronic sounds at the background give a
different flavor to the song.

Chinnamma Chilakkamma
Lyrics: Sukhwinder singh
Lead singer: Sukhwinder singh

Music of Hyderabad (One of the three cities).This song is an
excellent fusion of western and Telugu folk. The very first line of
the song "chinamma chilakamma" is very catchy.
The electronic pad beats look after the western feel of the song and
the flute and percussions look after the Telugu folk of the song. The
percussions are again different in this song with a hydrebadi flavor.
Sukhwinder singh has sung it very casually as there is no any high
pitch lines like that in "chaiya chaiya" song and as usual he has
done a good job. He has penned the lyrics for the first time (I am
not sure).

Do kadam aur sahi
Lyrics: Rahat Indori
Singer: Sonu Nigam
Strings: Rashid Ali
Flute: Navin Kumar

Excellent melody which will reach both the classes and the masses.
Sonu Nigam is coming with best melodies these days following the "Kal
ho naa ho" song. He has done a great job. His rendition of voice is
excellent which elevates and emotes the feel of the song to a great
extent. ARR always uses some additional vocals in all his songs what
ever may be the kind of song and it is rare to listen a song like
this which has only one voice all through the song . The tune of the
line "Do kadam aur sahi" is so simple but catchy. There is no hard
beats in the song. The mild violin interludes are good and well
composed. The trumpet playing the "Do kadam aur sahi" tune at the end
with the violins at the background leaves a grand feel at finish.

Dhuan Dhuan aag hey kahan kahan
Lyrics: Rahat Indori
Singer: Asha bhonsle
Additional Vocals: Kunal Ganjawala
Percussions: Shivamani
Additional Grooves: James Asher

Music of Prague. A foot tapping number with rocking percussions by
Shivamani. Asha shows her versatility in this song .In the beginning
she starts with a stylish longing voice just listen to the way she
sings "Na na naa" piece and slowly when it ends she has sung the last
para in Hindustani style. A lot of percussions has been used in this
song which is very well organized and conducted by Shivamani. Kunal
who has sung "Om hum dum suniyorae" song in Saathiya has done a great
job in this song even though his part is very short, the way he
starts the song with so much modulation in the voice along with beats
is different and unique to listen. From the first beat till the end
the song is fresh.
From: Piratheepan (@ 68.88.7.172) on: Fri Jan 30 10:01:21 EST 2004

Rang hai
Lyrics: Rahat Indori
Lead singer: Alka yagnik
Additional Vocal: Dallinda
Percussions: Hassam Ramzy

The beats of this song has some traces of that of "Rangthey" song in
Thakshak, this time the percussions are handled by Hassam Ramzy who
has done a good job. But the resemblance doesn't distract the fresh
feel of the song. This song is a fusion of western and rajasthani
folk. Dallinda's shivering voice and her unusual humming in the start
and in the middle gives a fresh and different feel to the song. A
different wind instrument is used at some places in the song which
gives rajasthani feel. The tune of the song is good and Alka yagnik
is pretty good in this song too.

Noor-un-ala-noor
Lyrics: M.F.Hussain
Lead singers: Murtaza khan, Quadir khan

This is a typical qawali song. The song is fully packed with alap's
and swaras by duo khan's with lyrics distributed here and there.
Again the tune of the first line "Noor-un-ala-noor" is catchy. The
song sounds good even with usual tabla, harmonium and clapping
sounds. Who are these guys? You can find these two voices in all the
recent albums of ARR. They are good in this kind of songs. The song
has some traces of "sona sona" song in Bombay dreams. I think this
song well blends with the situation in the movie which we can feel
only when we watch the visual.

Cyclist's rhythm
Percussions: Shivamani
Strings: John Themis

For us the cycle bell sound is just a sound or even a noise sometimes
but for a musical genius like ARR the cycle bell sound is also music.
He has done a good experiment with cycle bell sound in this track.
The track starts with brilliantly composed flute piece of Navin with
mild beats in the background then the sound of bullock carts adds to
it and then the cycle bells alone creates some rhythmic music and
suddenly the percussion beats starts to play a perfect southern folk
(Tamil) feel with whistling sounds in the background and then slowly
the tempo increases and at the end the percussions leave thundering
strokes and beats. Well arranged and conducted by Shivamani. With the
music I can guess the situation of this rhythm is a Cycle race in a
village.

Potter's village
Percussions: Hassam Ramzy
Strings: John Themis

This track gives a feel like you are entering a village where the pot
making is going on both sides of the street. The track mixes the
natural sounds that arise while making pots with sounds of some
percussions and strings. The strings starts the track playing a
typical rahmanish village tune along with the natural sounds of pot
making and then suddenly the percussions dominates all other sounds
and for some 30 seconds you hear all the sounds together which is
very complex to understand each and every sound and ends well with
the strings again.

Some more observations about the album

1) I understand only a little bit of hindi so I didn't mention
anything about the lyrics. But I asked my friend who knows hindi, he
said the lyrics are good.

2) All the songs are catchy that you will like it immediately on
first listening unlike other ARR songs.

3) Listen to the way he ends each song. He has never been
lethargic while ending the songs, he even introduce a new instrument
sound just for the last 10 second of the track. This reveals how much
care he takes on each and every sound in each and every second of the
song.

4) As he was a keyboard player he gives equal importance to all
the instrument players as he gives to a singer and he treats each
instrumentalist as an artist and extracts the best from them. This is
the secret of success behind him. Can you think of an ARR's
composition without Shivamani and Navin? It is impossible they are
like two hands of ARR.

5) H.Sridhar takes credit for audiography. He has done a great
job in all the songs. As all the songs have lot of instruments and
sounds it seems to be complex but when you hear it in Cd with a good
audio system you can hear even minute sounds added to the song very
clearly.

6) On the whole the music has an international appeal with
Classic Indian music.

7) A must buy album for all Music fans especially for ARR fans.

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