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New Releases by ARR??

Topic started by Srikanth (@ passport.proxy.lucent.com) on Mon Sep 15 10:23:15 EDT 1997.
All times in EDT +9:30 for IST.

Any new album by A. R. Rahman generates lot of buzz. Share some of it here. Review, discuss or comment on ARR's new albums.

Check the ARR reviews page

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• From: Ahi (@ 202.180.83.6) on: Sat Jan 12 16:14:16 EST 2002
  
  Just a quick review on my first listening of the songs.
  
  1. Vellai pookal
  
  a very slow, sweet ballad sung by Rahman himself.
  The instrumentation is very minimal.
  Theres no percussion in this song, accompanied by a bass and guitar(s) acoustic and elecric ? and a flute for intraludes.
  
  2.Nenjil Jil Jil (Kannathil mutthamittaal)
  Sung by Jayachandran and Chinmayee (she has a beaut' of a voice), the track opens with the BGM that's used in KM site flowing into the "nenjil jil jil...intro by Jeyachandran and then Chinmayee sings a large portion of the song and Jeyachandran sings the chourus line.
  Very intresting chord progressions, alternative string accompaniments, a blend of carnatic in the stanzas. very nice
  
  3.Sundhari
  sung by a big group of singers, the song opens with an accordian (?) solo follwed by a guiter riff that breaks off Hariharan follwed by Sujatha
  and the chorus, the arrangement is very Spanish and mexican in it's sound and has a very distinctive style. Great syncopation and off beats.
  
  4.Senyore Senyore
  opens with a male chorus with a aws' harmony and breaks off into a kind of (i mean kind of !) Bailaish dance song, nice, short and sweet.
  
  5.Vidai kodu engal naade
  opens with a bass drum with M.S.V singing the start of line "Vidai kodu engal naade" followed by Balram and Minckam singing followed by the chorus and then a intrelude (flutes?) followed by a chorus, some nice arrangements here, M.s.V singing gets a bit too high at times, but then again, it's a meloncholy song about loss and leaving and it's beautiful that had me humming the tune after the first listening,Febi and Rehna sing in the second intrelue and each get solo lines, nice to hear Rehna sing after her malai mali song from Choklet a completely different genre and styled song.
  
  6.Kannithil muthamittal(chorus version)
  Jeyachandran sings this song supported by a young chorus,the ochestration and accompaniment is pretty much the same, when listning to it again after hearing the first version the chrous line is very catchy and had me singing along.
  
  a nice and neat album.all the songs appeal to me.
  I wish there was a female version of Vellai pookal as well.
  
  looking foward to detailed reviews and others opnions.
  
  
• From: knathil (@ 138.88.100.64) on: Sat Jan 12 18:34:35 EST 2002
  
  MP3 MUTHAMITAL...???
  very eagredddddddddddddddddddddddd
  
  
• From: mad (@ 138.88.100.64) on: Sat Jan 12 18:36:00 EST 2002
  
  very eagered i mean
  
  
• From: raj (@ 195.93.33.158) on: Sat Jan 12 20:00:43 EST 2002
  
  are we discussing about the same movie or what?the songs sound so dispirited ,lacklustre-I cannot beleive this is a ARR score for an MR movie.only song worth writing home is kannathil mutamittal-less said aboutseynora and the likes.like someone said in
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/message/23930
  //Very disappointing, if the songs are not for mass appeal , then are
  they meant for the divine listening after weed-smoking?//
  sums it up succintly-ARR fans seem to be clutching at straws-PP is thousand times better!
  
  
• From: masi (@ 203.134.135.229) on: Sat Jan 12 21:11:21 EST 2002
  
  Oh my god!!! I just heard KM songs and i couldn't believe that some people are critising it. They are awesome!!!!!
  I am no a.r rahman lover i just love music and these songs are great!!! The lyrics have so much meaning. For those who have heard it in raaga.com the music sounds blurred. When i put it loud i cant hear anything except mummbling. So if you really want to hear the songs i recommend you buy the cd or tape.
  
  There are some people here i know are a IR or HJ or YSR fan and proberly haven't heard the songs and just critising it for the fun of it. If you are dont...give it a go. After listening to Red songs i thought they were decent but after KM those songs sound so crap!
  
  I hated PP and ali arjun but a.r rahman is back with this soundtrack!!!!
  
  
• From: usammu01 (@ 12.235.39.19) on: Sat Jan 12 21:54:54 EST 2002
  
  O.K. album . Good to hear jayachandran again.
  Vellai pookkal , sundari and the title song are good. the other two don't catch your attention the first time you listen.
  The title song "kannathil muthamittal" reminds me of "boli rey papihara" from Guddi.
  
  
• From: truth (@ 128.194.171.47) on: Sat Jan 12 23:06:13 EST 2002
  
  hi guys..
  well let me see what i can say about rahman album ..and YES i am IR fan ..BUT not ARR hater..
  
  1. "vellai pookal " will be a surefire winner..the lyrics are amazing...and rahman has sung it in a low base....good singing...but question is whether he should have sung that ...he is really good in songs which require high pitches... Harish ragavendra would have been a better choice...but off course ...its time we heard rahman sing..its been ages since he sang a tamil song.... any song rahman sings is gonna be a hit thats for sure..
  digression : rehman must have felt very uneasy at the way things are going and all muslims being branded as terrorists..he might have taken this opportunity ...if thats a case ..then its really a great attempt.
  2. sundari ..is an inovative attempt...certainly wont be liked in the first hearing.... it will be like "yaaro yaarodi" from alaipauthey...after the picturisation of the song...and we all know mani...he willl be terrific in that...this will be a hit...but wouldnt stay in mind for long..
  
  3.Kannathil muthamitai... mani has another winner at hand ..the female voice is terrific...jayachandran returns with a bang..i must say...when we have female voices like this ..i dont know why MD's today are hell bent on using singers who dont know tamil..really a hurting fact ...but kudos to rehman ..for introducing a new singer again!!
  4. signore" is a singalese folk song...much in the lines of "surangani surangani"... the song almost has the same shades of the song..a teasing song..really... will definitely slow down the tempo as " september madam " no clue as to how mani is going to handle this... who knows...just when people were about to write him off ..he delivered "alaipayuthey".. rehman could have come up with something "jumbalaika" but then fitting the story line...the song is very much singhalese....
  4. vidai kodu engal nadu.... who knows this might become the national song of the tamil elam ..should that happen.... somebody has really felt that when writing...it really moves anyone.. rehman has achieved the unthinkable... one wonders how he came with such a tune.. and the lyrics simply stunns you...though may not vibe well with the indian audience ..its gonna rock the srilankan nation ..and tamils in particular..and to think mani is the director ..the picturisation is gonna move ur heart...tell u what sue me if anyone walks out of the theatre during this song..
  "kanathil muthamittal"... jayachnadren is having a cakewalk here..good choice of singers..rehman is getting his groove in carnatic these days...
  
  well certainly worthy of buying...it needed a mature score..and rehman has exactly given that...he has kickstarted the new year .... its very pleasing as a music lover... good tamil ..good lyrics... god bless
  hats off rehman!!!!
  
  
• From: sarath (@ 131.238.80.117) on: Sat Jan 12 23:24:13 EST 2002
  
  the songs are absolutely great..........hatts off rahman.
  
  
• From: MTV (@ 202.9.167.203) on: Sun Jan 13 01:18:09 EST 2002
  
  Move over 'Suraangani'. For, here comes the Surangani of the millenium, "Signore Signore".
  A sure shot chartbuster.
  Hats off to Rahman and his team.
  
  
• From: MTV (@ 202.9.167.203) on: Sun Jan 13 01:18:54 EST 2002
  
  Move over 'Suraangani'. For, here comes the Surangani of the millenium, "Signore Signore".
  A sure shot chartbuster.
  Hats off to Rahman and his team.
  
  
• From: rk_rathinam (@ 129.107.2.61) on: Sun Jan 13 01:23:26 EST 2002
  
  u(rahman) r the only one who makes me go timeless
  
  
• From: ARR (@ 210.210.49.211) on: Sun Jan 13 02:21:04 EST 2002
  
  the album is good
  my choiceis
  1. Sundari
  2.kannthil muthamittal
  3.vidai kodu
  4.vellai pookal
  5.Singore
  
  
• From: PKS (@ 203.197.150.254) on: Sun Jan 13 04:01:07 EST 2002
  
  oh man what a song this 'vellai pookal' is!!
  absolute magic..this is the best from mani-arr duo. better than bombay , roja etc.
  
  
• From: naguma (@ 138.88.104.66) on: Sun Jan 13 05:52:02 EST 2002
  
  itz good ...my chice of songss
  1 sunthari
  2 velai pookal
  3 vidai kodu
  4 kanathil mutham
  5 singore
  
  iam expecting another bit song when da movie comes out...letz see....hari after a longg time with rahman in tamil...just love dat..
  
  
• From: MOHAN (@ 202.188.79.73) on: Sun Jan 13 08:34:34 EST 2002
  
  VELLAI POOKAL IS AMAZING..I THINK I TIS I 1ST TIME IN HIS ARRA CAREER HE HAD SANG LIKE TIS...A WONDERFUL VOICE AND LYRICS...CREDIT ALSO TO RASHID ALI AND RAFEE ON THE GIUTAR AND ALSO NAVEEN ON THE FLUTE....SONG OF THE NEW YEAR!!!!!GO ARRAHMAN WITH UR MAGIC
  
  
• From: Sudarsan (@ 193.63.213.200) on: Sun Jan 13 09:53:35 EST 2002
  
  A.R.Rahaman is a legand .
  He has proved it one more time.
  Mani and ARR give the World the Best.
  I'm Really Lost in Music
  Music
  Makes
  Me
  Mad
  
  
  
  
• From: yaaro yaarooda (@ 203.199.248.205) on: Sun Jan 13 11:32:01 EST 2002
  
  There was a discussion string about who was the better singer among ARR, IR or MSV..
  After listening to Vellai pookal in KM... my vote is surely for ARR..
  well done man.......u were simply amazin'
  
  
• From: desperate chap (@ 203.199.248.205) on: Sun Jan 13 11:48:44 EST 2002
  
  i may be completely outta place...
  but can some 1 tell me how to start a discussion??
  
  
• From: bb (@ 12.234.180.182) on: Sun Jan 13 12:47:33 EST 2002
  
  Go to http://www.tfmpage.com/forum/forum.html and you can enter a new subject for a thread and your starting comments.
  
  
• From: mukundh (@ 4.34.193.81) on: Sun Jan 13 13:39:53 EST 2002
  
  doesn't vellai pookal sound like 'en swasa kaatre..neeyadi' and signore like 'surangani..'?
  
  

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