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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: suresh (@ dedicated-149.chn.vsnl.net.in) on: Sat Apr 8 06:14:56 EDT 2000
  
  Srikanth
  
  I didn't notice 5 part vocal harmony because I just don't know what it is. Am I to hang my head in shame that I was indifferent to "Smiyai" from the time I first heard it, not knowing that it contained several such innovations?
  
  What's funny... Can anyone buy a burger after eating it? Or, would you go to a movie after liking it?
  
  Sometimes, when I read your comments, I feel that it's better off letting you musical genius'es discuss things in this thread and 'paamarans' like me get on with their pettiness seperately in an ignoramus-thread. Am I fooling myself by thinking there is a subtle racism running underneath this forum that presupposes classical (esp.carnatic) knowledge as the core when it comes to discussing music, and anyone outside this circle obviously doesn't count?
  
  Well, maybe getting paranoid with age, aren't I??
  :)
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ wdslppp129.sttl.uswest.net) on: Sat Apr 8 13:02:55 EDT 2000
  
  basically, suresh, I DONT get you, I did not post it for you. Did I have a name in my posting,
  
  -- i am sure I will not buy a HAM burger knowing that is not a veggie stuff, that too after making this mistake in my previous experience.,an ordinary human will do this - learning by experience.
  buying a burger knowing it is HAM Burger then why write a huge para trashing about the burger and its maker--- it was funny to me.
  
  -- secondly as far as I know there is no racism here., carnatic knowlege etc -- what do mean by this, i dont know.
  This is just an outpour from you for just telling what I liked in the song., my posting is just similar to you saying nothing in the song, i say there is something in the song.
  ends there.
  you have every right to say that there is no 5part vocal harmony in the song, but you did not do that, endedup in taking things personally.
  
  as mentioned
  maybe getting paranoid with age - you might be 70yrs old, not me. :)
  
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.26.235) on: Sat Apr 8 14:47:50 EDT 2000
  
  Ah..oru threadla solli mudikkalai naan..athukkuLLa you have started your konjals (Suresh and Srikanth) :-)
  
  Srikanth : FYI, suresh is the same DFer whom you used to counter an year before (or so)..
  
  Go ahead :-)
  
  
• From: arun (@ 205.246.81.126) on: Sat Apr 8 15:36:43 EDT 2000
  
  the biggest joke in this forum is people wasting their energy in singing eulogies for a copy cat called arr. cmon man, this guy is lifting tunes right left and center, present and past and you guys type reference notes for the musical origin, idea which was someone else's. guys a composer who lifts tunes from such third grade originals like dr. alban, paul young, michel the wacko jacko-can never be a whiz kid, if you feel like appreciating the audio quality toast a drink for the sound engineers-siva kumar and shridhar. good bye and good riddance to the pilferer, and plagiarizing fake called arr.
  
  
• From: prakash (@ inh1ts11-qfe0.ims.bt.net) on: Sat Apr 8 18:12:56 EDT 2000
  
  see www.tamilcinema.com-today`s news contains info about tenali.
  needs amudham font
  
  
• From: chandy (@ ws025038.coba.siu.edu) on: Sat Apr 8 21:08:06 EDT 2000
  
  Swami :
  
  Smiyai ---> I just can't figure out what that word means and added the singer has done whatever he could do to kill Tamizh. ARR give us SPB please.
  
  Suttum Vizhi ---> sorry no comments
  
  Kannamoochi ---> Lovely song, and very well rendered by KJY and Chitra.
  
  Yenge Enathu Kavithai --> The thavil percussion bit at the start is good.
  
  Kandukonden ----> no comments
  
  Konjum Mainakal --> very ordinary song.
  
  I didn't find anything other than this to mention. Overall very ordinary rythm arrangement.
  
  
  
  
  May be, the word "smayi yaayi" doesnt make sense.. it's one of those words that have been contributed by people like VM (humma-humma, jumbalakkas, mukkala, kachoom-kachoom etc etc)... From music point of view, the score is certainly brilliant. The male vocal harmony in that song is one of the best in recent TFM. If you are an unbiased reviewer, you should point out both the +ves and -ves of the album and of the MD. When you could point out a negative aspect of "poor rhythm arrangement", there was not a single positive aspect about the contribution of ARR to the album that was told by you.
  
  In your, you were highly critical of the KKKK album, finding almost nothing positive to say about the contribution of ARR. According to you, the credit for KKKK album's +ve points, if any, goes to Chitra and KJY.
  
  Isnt this indicative of a distinct bias??? I could sense a tone of sarcasm in your posting, and hence asked you to elaborate about your "no comments" etc... It would make room for a healthier discussion if we could approach an album with an open mind!!
  
  chandy
  
  
• From: stop it chandy (@ ac80aa6d.ipt.aol.com) on: Sat Apr 8 21:27:41 EDT 2000
  
  chandy
  as long as arr has an open mind in lifting tunes, healthy discussions of his fake products is not possible. i feel its high time you stopped these nonsensical analysis-do you reside at kilpauk or any where nearby???-and postings which would take u and your composer any where
  "vocal harmony
  rhythm arrangement"
  ubayam arr's cassette cover??? do you know the actual meaning of the above mentioned??? or just firing in the dark thinking youre a musical analyst or something, if yes please stop it, a wee bit annoying and dont jump on others throat like a dracula
  
  
• From: kiru (@ surf0004.sybase.com) on: Sat Apr 8 23:20:43 EDT 2000
  
  I have the same doubt too.
  Can somebody explain
  'vocal harmony'
  'rhythm arrangement'
  ?
  
  Thanks
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ wdslppp129.sttl.uswest.net) on: Sun Apr 9 03:27:45 EDT 2000
  
  vocal harmony,
  how many voices did you hear when the first line is sung in the maiiii song. (5 part, based on the chord, singer sings the each note of the chord, all together, most of arr songs have rich vocal harmonies
  
  (btw:most of us here know what is vocal harmony is.)
  
  
• From: Prakash (@ inh1ts08-qfe0.ims.bt.net) on: Sun Apr 9 06:28:26 EDT 2000
  
  the beginnings of followins songs have very good vocal harmonies:
  ragavane ramana ragunatha -ilamaikalangal
  amudhe tamizhle-kovilpura
  vedham anuvilum varum nadham-salangai oli
  om namachivaya,interlude from thakita thathimi-salangai oli
  natarajan padhathil-from the telugu movie sitara
  
  only after typing all this did I notice-all of them are carnatic based songs.to attempt a western concept in carnatic songs i think is quite extraordinary!
  
  
• From: Vasanth Ram (@ 208.newark-06-07rs.nj.dial-access.att.net) on: Sun Apr 9 10:36:32 EDT 2000
  
  Prakash,
  
  Where exactly is vocal harmony in "ragavane ramana ragunatha -ilamaikalangal"?
  
  It will help listeners like me understand.
  
  
  
  
• From: chandy (@ ws025038.coba.siu.edu) on: Sun Apr 9 11:38:46 EDT 2000
  
  stopit,
  
  Most "anonymous" postings like yours dont warrant any reply. You dont even have the guts to provide your name or a sensible nick.. Its below my dignity to provide a rebuttal to someone like you. period.
  
  Prakash,
  
  I am not sure if your examples are appropriate for vocal harmony. As srikanth mentions, in vocal harmony - its the a number of voices, singing the same line, each singing it in different note of the chord.
  
  Some examples of vocal harmony: Jumbalakka (En swasa Katre), Humma humma (bombay), Ooo la laa laa (misaara kanavu)
  
  Your examples of "Om namachivaaya", "ragavne ramana" etc have multiple variations of same line. Its a norm in carnatic music or even hindustani to start singing the first line with a simple note, and slowly elborate, variate and improvise the same line subsequently. This is NOT vocal harmony... But in vocal harmony, there are many voices singing the same line, but in different notes, simulatenously.
  
  You could listen to smaayiyaayi, or jumbalakka, and see how multiple voices blend together in perfect harmony.
  
  chandy
  
  
• From: hari (@ 202.141.26.182) on: Sun Apr 9 11:53:35 EDT 2000
  
  IMO,
  
  one of the best examples of vocal harmony is Raaja, Raajaadhi Raaja from Agni Natchathiram. Now, have u guys listened to the second interlude of Muthu Nilave from Time? i dont like the song too much at all, but the vocal chords are mind-blowing..
  
  what do u guys think?
  
  hari
  
  
• From: shut up chandy (@ 98abe53f.ipt.aol.com) on: Sun Apr 9 12:25:06 EDT 2000
  
  you have just done that-idiot
  go ahead make my day .
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.26.235) on: Sun Apr 9 12:42:06 EDT 2000
  
  Please preserve mutual respect and refrain from personal attacks.
  
  Thx
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ wdslppp129.sttl.uswest.net) on: Sun Apr 9 12:55:14 EDT 2000
  
  hari,
  yes rajathi rajan in Agni* is has harmonies,
  (Raja concentrates more on arragments which have perfect harmonies.)
  
  As far as arr goes, he has vocal harmonies for almost every song, similar to western music.
  , in columbus columbus, the second saranam
  (harmony for lines: thalai muraiyai alli) listen to the harmony part, simply wonderful, and arr renders it perfectly.
  
  
  
• From: Ajit (@ na-216-214-255-220.corecomm.net) on: Mon Apr 10 13:58:34 EDT 2000
  
  hey what is this new movie from ARR?
  
  Film: Star
  Stars Simran, Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai
  Lyrics
  Cassette Label
  Director Praveen Kanth
  Producer Murali Manohar
  
  any more info?
  
  
• From: twinkle (@ proxy2-external.slnt1.on.home.com) on: Mon Apr 10 15:07:42 EDT 2000
  
  praveen kanth(Gandhi) bought Thakshak songs to be used in star a la Jodi
  
  
• From: isit (@ 195.101.0.164) on: Tue Apr 11 08:28:17 EDT 2000
  
  is arr doin the film UDAYA
  
  
• From: Rafiq (@ alproxy1.proxy.lucent.com) on: Tue Apr 11 20:43:09 EDT 2000
  
  Digression: Somebody had asked this before and I ask it again. Where can I find the Telugu version of Ennai Thalaata varuvaalu by SPB?
  Thanks.
  
  
• From: MaranaJeansJinda (@ 1cust139.tnt1.fort-lauderdale.fl.da.uu.net) on: Tue Apr 11 22:03:56 EDT 2000
  
  Dei Rafiq....go to
  
  http://www.padmalekha.com/NerinaHera/telugurframe1.htm#PreminchediEndu
  
  
  
  The song is "Chinni Padaala Chimukamma" (Spb-Bhavadharani)
  
  
  
• From: KK (@ 192.135.245.144) on: Wed Apr 12 01:00:42 EDT 2000
  
  Prabudas,
  Very good review. Even i felt the same after listening to AP & KK. I don't know why people
  raves these two albums(AP & KK). I am not a
  fan of ARR or IR.
  
  

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