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Aug 15, 1992 - Freedom from IR !!!!!

Topic started by The Oracle (@ 203.127.32.40) on Thu Dec 27 03:46:50 EST 2001.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

On this very day, millions of ppl who watched chinna chinna aasai in DD's sirappu oliyum oliyum sighed in great relief. Freedom from IR atlast.
A month or 2 later IR gave an interview to DD in which he acted hysterical and made ppl wonder whether he has really gone mad. He also tried to write ARR off by commenting that hez a "oru pada adhisayam". ( ARR will never make such a comment about a fellow MD, in his life ).Now, we all know for sure, who had the last laugh.
IR had kept tamil music listeners in utter darkness for over two decades. Same old tunes with "thanana thanana" , "lalala lalala " and "tok tok" tabla in the background. As for BGMs, happiness means veena and sorrow means shenoy. Ask Pushpavanam Kuppusami about the number of folk songs that IR has directly lifted. And if he gets bored, he will turn to western classical music and symphonies for inspirations ( entha poovilum vaasam undu, chittu kuruvi, pootukkal pottaalum, Mouna Ragam Theme etc.. to cite a few. Visit I2FS site for more info ). Its very different from using commercially available bass loops or sound samples, FYI. And god only knows why IR is reluctant to release the so-called symphony which he did. And out of the 600 + films he did, not even 100 songs are worth a mention.
Now coming to the question of why IR fans are fanatics. Simple. When a person is kept in utter darkness for 20 odd years and suddenly exposed to light on one fine day, what will happen to him ?
The same thing is what IR fans are experiencing right now. They just cant take it. All these years they simply didnt realise that music has another dimension. And when ARR showed them that, by reflex action, they started criticizing him.
( "kaaitha maram kalladi padum " ). And the blessed ones who had already realised IRs " bad spell" were the ones who took to ARRs music like fish to water. As for the fanatics, let those ppl alone. Let them spend their lives in the darkness, which is good for them atleast, if not for us.
And i wanna take this opportunity to clarify one more thing regarding why ARRs music doesnt sound good when heard for the first time. ARR himself clarified this in an interview he gave to vikatan.
" When u like a song the first time around, it means that u had already heard a similar kind of tune before and that your mind can easily identify that pattern. Whereas in ARRs case, every composition of his is original and new, and naturally it takes time for that to sink in. Thatz why his tunes start growing on you ..."
Finally, in history we find visionaries with new ideas that are far ahead of their times, are initially denounced by their own clan. But ultimately they will leave their footprints in the sands of time. NO need to say ARR is one such great person.

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Responses:

• From: NagaS (@ 203.195.223.210) on: Thu Dec 27 04:17:22 EST 2001
  
  Oracle,
  
  Had a good laugh ! Thanks for such a funny post ... u really have good talent in writing man ....
  
  
  
• From: MEMBER - RAAJA MUSIC UNIVERSAL (@ 168.187.168.42) on: Thu Dec 27 04:23:00 EST 2001
  
  ORACLE ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT STUFF ABOVE - I FEEL PITY FOR UR PARENTS FOR GIVING BIRTH TO A CHILD LIKE YOU - AS A REGULAR TFM VISITOR I WOULD CERTAINLY TRY TO HELP YOU REGAIN UR LOST BRAINS BY RAISING FUNDS - CAN U GIVE UR ADDRESS PLEASE - ALSO LIKE THE NANDHA FILM CLIMAX IF MY HELP DOESNT SUCCEED I PRAY TO GOD UR MOM MIXES POISON IN THE FOOD U EAT AND ALLOW YOU TO REST IN PEACE.
  GOD MADE RAAJA A MAN
  MUSIC MADE RAAJA A GOD
  MAY GOD BLESS YOU
  
  
• From: The Oracle (@ 203.127.32.40) on: Thu Dec 27 04:32:22 EST 2001
  
  I can understand your desperation buddy. Not your fault. 20 long painful years... You are so badly affected that, u just cant realise it....
  
  God made Raaja a man
  Raja made everyone mad
  May ARR's music heal all...
  
  
• From: nayagan (@ 202.54.90.5) on: Thu Dec 27 04:37:33 EST 2001
  
  Hi all,
  Please restrain yourself making such nasty comments about persons. Make this forum a
  decent one. Why simply dragging someone's parents on your issues.
  Everyone has their own likes and dislike on
  music. Everyone has their own right on comment
  on music.
  
  It is quite painful to read last mail. Whether
  you are a fan maestro and ARR, be careful about
  using words on others.
  
  
• From: Karthik S (@ 164.164.82.29) on: Thu Dec 27 04:41:55 EST 2001
  
  After all those ARR Vs IR threads ippadi oru thread thevaya? Re-re-re-re-inventing the wheel is it?
  
  
• From: MEMBER-RAAJA MUSIC UNIVERSAL (@ 168.187.168.42) on: Thu Dec 27 04:52:49 EST 2001
  
  ORACLE SORRY BUDDY UR MAD SO TURN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL- RAAJA'S MUSIC AND HEAL URSELF-FOR A MAD MAN EVERYONE LOOKS MAD-ITS NATURAL - CMON DONT LOSE HOPE -EVERYTHING WILL BE OK
  
  
• From: MEMBER RAAJA MUSIC UNIVERSAL (@ 168.187.168.42) on: Thu Dec 27 04:55:17 EST 2001
  
  NAYAGAN U PLEASE STEP BACK FROM ALL UR PHILOSOPHY - IM TRYIN TO GROOM ORACLE AND BRING GOOD THOUGHTS IN HIS HEAD -EITHER HELP OR STAY AWAY
  
  
• From: The Oracle (@ 203.127.32.40) on: Thu Dec 27 05:06:16 EST 2001
  
  Whoz the nut who copied and pasted this post in my name ? ( He didnt know that his IP address will also be recorded ) I guess he is trying to divert the attention . If u just cant defend, dont try to make the thread seem uninteresting for others ...
  
  

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