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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.
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• From: Swami (@ proxy2.ericy.com) on: Wed Jun 23 17:41:22 EDT 1999
  
  Kiru,
  I'm with you in this view.
  
  
• From: Kitcha (@ 1cust1.tnt1.fort-lauderdale.fl.da.uu.net) on: Thu Jun 24 02:03:37 EDT 1999
  
  Sangamam is a pathetic album...no doubt about that!
  
  I am not at all "carnatic-literate", so to say, but somehow IR's carnatic compositions never failed to make an impact on me. ARR succeeded in "Narumagaiye" and "Ennavale", but "Sangamam" is a laugh!!
  
  
  
• From: Vimal (@ noname-15067.generic.asu.edu) on: Thu Jun 24 12:50:40 EDT 1999
  
  Hey! Listened to "Sangamam" yesterday. Except one, all the other songs are just OK. "Vaaraga.." is a classic song. The tune is really nice. Kudos to ARR.
  
  
• From: Ajit (@ qcarh001.nortelnetworks.com) on: Thu Jun 24 13:34:33 EDT 1999
  
  Michael Jackson will dance to A R Rahman's tune
  
  
  [Courtesy: Asian Age] (Jun 99)
  
  
  Deepali Nandwani/Mumbai: POP star Michael Jackson will now dance to the synthesized tunes of Indian music director Abdul R
  Rahman. The show, to be staged in Munich, Germany, on 25 June, will be choreographed by actor-dancer Prabhudeva. The
  occasion: a charity show organised by the Hindujas -- the non-resident Indian industrialist family based in London -- in aid of
  UNESCO and the Nelson Mandela Charity Fund. Telugu actress Shobana will give a Bharatnatyam performance with Jackson. The
  proceeds of the show will be used for the treatment and rehabilitation of AIDS-infected children.
  
  
  The Hindujas are responsible for getting Jackson to not only stage this charity show, but also perform a few Indian numbers. It was
  on the insistence of Srichand Hinduja, the patriarch of the family, that the pop idol --- dressed in Bollywood designer Manish
  Malhotra's black-gold creation -- attended the Bollywood awards night in London last month.
  
  
  Incidentally, Malhotra is also designing the costumes and the look of the show. He says: "I am honoured that Michael thought of me
  to do the outfits the second time. I will give him a little more dramatic costume this time around since he is going to be performing on
  stage." Malhotra will be using fire colours -- orange, yellow and beige -- for the set and the costumes.
  
  
  The song, composed by Rahman and choreographed by Prabhudeva, is called Akam Satyam (There is only one truth). The dance, a
  mix of Bharatnatyam and other classical Indian dance forms, will revolve around the theme of God being the only truth.
  
  http://winter.cs.umn.edu/~subraman/rahman/change/news/
  
  
• From: bb (@ inehou-pxy02.compaq.com) on: Thu Jun 24 14:19:40 EDT 1999
  
  this is good news indeed.
  
  
• From: R.Balaji (@ 129.130.140.143) on: Thu Jun 24 19:44:16 EDT 1999
  
  Wow!!!
  ARR is going ""engayoooooooooooo.......
  
  bb,
  There is some problem with the listen section.It doens't come up at all.Something wrong in teh page?Please do check it.
  
  
• From: pandu (@ 1cust160.tnt17.orlando.fl.da.uu.net) on: Thu Jun 24 20:36:31 EDT 1999
  
  Real good news for ARR fans, hope they include IR
  long recorded symphony orchestra
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Thu Jun 24 21:25:32 EDT 1999
  
  Kitcha thambi- If we start comparing, we will end up nowhere. Let us take each of them individually. My experience with Sangamam:
  
  After the fiascos of ESK, KD (I'll talk about this later), I had decided not to buy any more new albums, until I was completely satisfied by listening to the radio.
  
  However, a colleague gave me his Sangamam cd, saying the music was not to his liking. That he is in his late 40s, is another matter. :-))
  
  At first listening, I quite liked it, which is quite interesting, considering the fact that the last time I felt like this was for the Jeans album.
  
  After listening to the album quite a number of times, I think that ARR has indeed done a good job, and if he is a trendsetter, then it is good for the industry.
  
  The songs are classical based - imagine songs of the 50s and 60s, with a modern touch. Should please people like Kanchana & Sathiya Keerthi.
  
  Who is this Shankar Mahadevan? He sings the song with ease. The song is an interesting fusion of S. Indian classical and bhangra - The Thakka thakka thom is very catchy.
  
  I could even tolerate MSV's voice in Mazhai thuli mazhai thuli. ARR has done a careful camouflage. :-))
  
  S. Janaki is in her ARR best in Maargazhi thingal. The echo sound gives the song a religious fervour. Remember Raatha azhaikiraal? Similar effects. Anyway I am biased on any song in praise of Kannan. :-))
  
  ARR has used a variation of drums, from tabla, mridingam, gadam and such. Quite interesting album and definitely worthy of reopeated listenings for people who like this kind of music.
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-74-59.sprint.ca) on: Thu Jun 24 21:40:54 EDT 1999
  
  NOV
  
  What was wrong with ESK? I thought you liked it, except for the JUMBALUKKA and NIAGARA songs?
  
  THEEDAI and THIRAKAATHA KAATU are good. In Sangamam, Janaki's and Nithyashree's songs are nice. But Nithyashree's tamil singing was not so great. But other than that, there wasn't anything in it that was better than ESK, don't you think? But one thing though, the lyrics in sangamam are more pleasing then ESK.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache80.jaring.my) on: Thu Jun 24 22:07:18 EDT 1999
  
  Aruvi - What's wrong? Staying power!
  
  Okay, I won't write another essay, at least not for now.
  
  Theendaai was good, minus the erotic beginning.
  Pls. note, I have nothing per se against eroticism, but feel like it has its own place and time. For comparison sake, certainly not when you are reciting Suprapaatham. :-))
  But you can't really compare ESK with Sangamam - both are very different.
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Thu Jun 24 22:13:03 EDT 1999
  
  Did you notice that for almost the first two minutes, Nithyasree was just singing Soukiyamaa kanney soukiyamaa :-))
  This song had a great mix of traditional drums.
  
  
• From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Thu Jun 24 22:24:28 EDT 1999
  
  lyrics in sangamam are more pleasing then ESK.
  
  <=>
  
  for almost the first two minutes, Nithyasree was just singing Soukiyamaa kanney soukiyamaa.
  
  inna kaNNu sowkyama ?
  
  :-)
  
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-74-59.sprint.ca) on: Thu Jun 24 22:46:21 EDT 1999
  
  Nov
  
  I do agree....you can't compare the two...
  
  I did notice that Nithyahree sang Sowkiyamma for a long time, though I believe the two minutes had the musical intro in it. But in a whole I would say that the lyrics for sangamam didn't put anyone in discomfort. I don't think a lot of people would try to sing 'kaadhal niagara':-))
  
  Velai illaathavarE
  
  I don't know who your question went to although I have a feeling it was directed at me. I am fine, thanks, and hope the same for you. In my opinion, Nithyashree repeating Sowkiyamma had nothing to do with the quality or lack of lyrics. I had thought, maybe you have a better idea, that it was just to add some more carnatic flavour to the song since in carnatic songs words and lines are often repeated.
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-74-59.sprint.ca) on: Thu Jun 24 22:47:03 EDT 1999
  
  NOV
  What staying power?
  
  
• From: kavalan (@ 203.155.33.12) on: Thu Jun 24 22:54:54 EDT 1999
  
  can sangaman be compared to shindu bhairavi.. since sangamam also a carnatic background film iamasking this question. ARR songs are pleasant to hear but can't be compared with IR's classics
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Thu Jun 24 23:12:36 EDT 1999
  
  Velaiyaththavan - True to your name. NOM. :-)))
  
  Aruvi - Staying power means wanteing to hear afte a while.
  
  Kavalan - My initial reply remains. Why should we compare? Especially with an agenda?
  Would you compare Thillaana Mohanambaal with Salangai Oli? Pointless, right?
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ spc-isp-tor-uas-74-59.sprint.ca) on: Thu Jun 24 23:19:53 EDT 1999
  
  Wanting to hear what? Sangamam.
  
  I do listen to it. I did like it to an extent. I found Janaki's and NS songs to be real nice. It was only in reference to ESK did I post the above messages.
  
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache80.jaring.my) on: Thu Jun 24 23:37:23 EDT 1999
  
  Aruvi - It's good to exchange views right? :-))
  Where did you hear Sangamam? On the net or on cd?
  They would sound better on CD, I'm sure. :-))
  
  Has anybody found out any inspirations in Sangamam?
  (Now I am seriously asking for trouble. :-))
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Thu Jun 24 23:41:58 EDT 1999
  
  Aruvi - Staying power - I still can listen to Jeans songs and enjoy them, but can't say the same of Uyire songs, for isntance.
  
  
• From: Vels (@ alcor.concordia.ca) on: Fri Jun 25 00:04:12 EDT 1999
  
  RB and Friends:
  
  Please try listening to the following song in Mp3 format. Hope you like the way I have recorded.
  Please visit http://members.tripod.com/velsree
  
  Vels
  
  
• From: Vels (@ alcor.concordia.ca) on: Fri Jun 25 00:23:08 EDT 1999
  
  Friends:
  
  Which site has the song "varaha nadhi...." from Sangamam.
  
  Vels
  
  
• From: S (@ 129.188.33.221) on: Fri Jun 25 00:46:49 EDT 1999
  
  NOV,
  Now that u've asked for it, I got reminded of a song from 16 vayathinilE when i listened to varAga song. May be they r based on the same rAga.
  
  
• From: S (@ 129.188.33.221) on: Fri Jun 25 00:47:37 EDT 1999
  
  NOV,
  I'm sure u know what song i'm talking about ;-)
  
  
• From: NOV (@ 202.184.134.8) on: Fri Jun 25 00:53:16 EDT 1999
  
  Vels - This should help. http://www.tamilworld.com/song/
  
  Shankar - My mind keeps on repeating Soukiyamma kanney soukiyamma that I can't think of any other tune. Entha pattunu neengaley sollidunga.
  It's nice to imagine a face, when you writeto soemone. :-)))
  
  
• From: NOV (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Fri Jun 25 00:55:56 EDT 1999
  
  Shankar - Are you refering to Aattukutti mutte ittu? :-)))
  
  To me the Kaanil kaanum kaatchi part is more reminiscent of some other song.
  
  
• From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.26.230) on: Fri Jun 25 01:16:48 EDT 1999
  
  aruvi:
  
  Please be convinced that that question was not NOT directed to ANYBODY in particular, but a general statement. ( don't know why I am being mistaken by you on a regular basis; had a similar experience months with you before :-(
  
  Please - thappaaga ninaikkaadheergal. I don't hurt/point fingers/insult anybody even in my dreams (a safe place where you cannot intrude and confirm :-)
  
  

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