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Topic started by RAJAN (@ proxy-122.iap.bryant.webtv.net) on Thu Jan 22 22:20:06 EST 1998.
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A new Ilayaraja album is a cause for celebration with many among us. Let everyone share in the revelry. Review, discuss or comment on new IR albums.

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• From: Prashanth (@ 202.142.159.26) on: Thu Dec 13 05:26:49 EST 2001
  
  Hai friends,
  
  I am enjoying Kasi songs by our Maestro to the fullest, the Maestro waves his wand yet again!!!
  
  
• From: vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Thu Dec 13 05:48:36 EST 2001
  
  prashant...after a hectic day's work, as i retire to my home, and turn on KAASI,it just feels so good...presently after 25-30 odd listenings to the songs of KAASI, i think there just cannot be any ranking on which song is best among the six gems...they are all top quality...
  
  
• From: Prashanth (@ 202.142.159.26) on: Thu Dec 13 06:51:09 EST 2001
  
  Vel,
  I feel extremely happy to share my experiences listening to Kasi, as some of the postings say that the tunes suggest some older ones, (En mana vaanil sounds like Bol radha Bol Sangam.. in Hindi etc.), I think, its true, only sheer coincidence,
  
  also, that (En aman vaanil) tune is IMO, simply ordinary, it does not evoke any interest in the listener as the song goes on, might be befitting the scene as very well explained by Mr. Saran, also I felt it to be a bit snoozy, but its Raaja again to come to my rescue, the interludes wake me up from my offtrack and then I am in the musical journey again.... its his wand that stirs up mixed orchestrating arrangements that never allow one to slip off the track.
  
  and its the eternal and ultimate flute that enlivens anyone and it did to me!!!
  
  
• From: kiru (@ 192.138.149.4) on: Thu Dec 13 11:50:53 EST 2001
  
  Vijay..in recent times ..I like IR's malayalam efforts more than tamil !!!
  
  
• From: kiru (@ 192.138.149.4) on: Thu Dec 13 12:07:24 EST 2001
  
  BTW, Vijay correct me if I am wrong. Many genres of music are classified based on the beat/rhythm (reggae, rap, hiphop). The maanu tholu song is just a song which falls into one such genre. So naturally, the rhythm arrangement and beat will be familiar. We still should be able to see it as a different song.
  
  
• From: vijay (@ 208.61.227.242) on: Thu Dec 13 12:37:32 EST 2001
  
  Kiru, I was talking about "rokkam irukara" song, not "maanutholu". The beat structure, tune etc. I find it very mediocre and below IRs capabilities..no inspired effort at all from IR in this album..you are right in that his efforts in other languages is far better..looks like he is just disinterested with TFM for some reason..
  
  I dont consider Chinnathambi as a great album either but the songs were far better than this one and these songs are nowhere near the ones composed for Kaadhal oviyam, another blind man story that came 20 years back...
  
  as someone else pointed out here IR has tuned songs like "indhamaan" etc. for simple village based stories/situations..the "jeevan" that was there even in those songs is missing now..
  
  "paatu solli" from azhagi is OK, rest from azhagai and Kaasi dont pass, IMO :-)
  
  Listen to "shivakara" from Kochu Kochu santhoshangal or "shivamallipoove" from Friends..you'll be surprised that its the same IR who composed those songs..
  
  
• From: Anand Mahadevan (@ 192.19.194.27) on: Thu Dec 13 13:07:11 EST 2001
  
  Vijay,
  I think IR had a big letdown in "Poonthotam", where songs were just out of the world. He was banking on it as a return vehicle but to his dismay the songs went totally unnoticed.
  Also to his surprise, "Kaathaluku Mariyadthai" was a big hit. KM by his standards was average.
  Porbably he would have wondered why break his head for this audience who are totally swayed by media blitz and have lost their ability to discern.
  "Shiva karuda" from Kochu Kochu ..." was a materpeice and was a big hit Kerala.
  I guess nursery rhymes is what TFM folks want and deserve and he is content to give it.
  All IMHO
  
  
• From: oosai (@ 63.115.132.3) on: Thu Dec 13 13:42:20 EST 2001
  
  I find Azhagi songs great(except for the Pushapavanam Kuppusamy song). and Kasi songs are also great..IMO
  
  
• From: VEM (@ 161.114.88.73) on: Thu Dec 13 14:11:08 EST 2001
  
  what is ur name man - osai is a word - what is that oosai..... take it easy,
  
  
• From: Guru (@ 210.186.103.38) on: Thu Dec 13 14:17:59 EST 2001
  
  Guys i just heard Azhagi song's wow really blowing my mind. Raja Had done a good recordings on that songs really likes Rehman Rec sound ...raja Rec sound really great now days with Friends,Kaathal jaathi and Kasi
  
  
• From: Deepak (@ 146.235.36.220) on: Thu Dec 13 15:51:55 EST 2001
  
  "He was banking on it as a return vehicle "
  Anand - was he? Poonthottam songs were very good, but I didn't know Raja was expecting them to be a hit.
  
  
• From: eden (@ 210.214.4.27) on: Thu Dec 13 23:34:14 EST 2001
  
  vijay,kiru: when there was news that friends is being remade in Tamil, I was expecting eagerly for the Tamil version of `sivamallippoovE' (a song close to `ninnukkOri' standards in composition, IMHO). But alas, it's not there! Why? Only IR can answer...
  
  
• From: vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Thu Dec 13 23:47:13 EST 2001
  
  poonthootam i think has some lovely numbers
  
  1)Iniya malargal malarum (listen to the charanams, it really haunts you)
  2)Gaanakuyile Kannurakkam ponadhadi (masterpiece, stunning song that people grossly missed - based on raga PANTHUVARALI, he maintains the soul of the song while staying well within the rules)
  3)Meetadha oru veenai - Lovely melody by Hariharan & Mahalaxmi based on pure REETHIGOWLAI (Try comparing it with his masterpiece in same raga, viz., chinna kannan azaikiran...two diverse usage, yet maintains purity as much as possible)...
  
  
• From: IRFAN (@ 63.151.199.119) on: Fri Dec 14 00:18:13 EST 2001
  
  I'm a fan of IR. But still, Kasi is not upto the marks. It's kind of disappointing becasue of the hype created before the music album release.
  
  
• From: vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Fri Dec 14 00:44:25 EST 2001
  
  KAASI is cool & good...i wud like to point out only one point here (there are so many points to discuss). Did you notice that raja has used percussion instruments to give different moods. IR, in the album KAASI showed RYTHMIC PERCUSSIONS too can be used to convey different moods...a few samples listed below...
  
  Film - KAASI
  
  1) En mana vaanil - Listen to the TABLA magic in this song...especially in the charanams...watch out for the portion where charanam approaches end and the pallavi is sung...conveys the mood perfectly
  
  2) Rokkam Irukkira - The rythm in the interludes fits to the context of the brilliantly...while all the characters are happy here, the same TABLE has been used to produce lilting background...cool
  
  3) Maanutholu Onnu - So an introvert blind man is now happy. Raja has, in an unimagineable way conveyed that jubliant mood of the character through a lively use of folk percussion instruments...(and watch out for the usage of THARAI in the first interlude)...
  
  He has added a new dimension to film music composition with KAASI.
  
  
  
• From: vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Fri Dec 14 00:53:39 EST 2001
  
  TYPO ERROR...the sentence should read thus,
  
  2) Rokkam Irukkira - The rythm in the interludes fits to the context of the song brilliantly
  
  
• From: NagaS (@ 202.9.171.66) on: Fri Dec 14 01:16:30 EST 2001
  
  vel,
  Gaankkuyilee is from Poonjolai - Another one from IR's list of movies unreleased, Had another couple of good songs !
  
  
• From: vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Fri Dec 14 01:35:17 EST 2001
  
  :-) nagas...thanks for pointing out...it is poonjolai indeed...
  
  
• From: S.P MAHENDRAN (@ 161.139.38.235) on: Fri Dec 14 01:58:35 EST 2001
  
  Kasi is released today.So,I really want to see this movie.I only have seen malayalam movie titled Vasanty letchumy penyeh nanum.That movie is a remake in tamil titled Kasi.Very nice and fresh tunes.Raja is always the best.Come on guys.Raja now take back us to his 80's.Well done Our Maestro Raja.
  
  
• From: NagaS (@ 202.9.171.66) on: Fri Dec 14 02:04:54 EST 2001
  
  SPM,
  
  I am watching Kaasi Today evening :-)
  
  NagaS
  
  
• From: Regu (@ 161.142.100.86) on: Fri Dec 14 03:23:54 EST 2001
  
  Mahen, eppadi irukkinga ? I'm also watching Kasi tonight in KL. We'll exchange notes tomorrow.
  
  
• From: vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Fri Dec 14 04:18:13 EST 2001
  
  nagas and regu...watch out for the BGMs and song picturizations especially...waiting for your reviews on both these counts...
  
  
• From: VEM (@ 161.114.88.73) on: Fri Dec 14 09:26:10 EST 2001
  
  Guys
  Lets all hope KASI to be a big hit..... It seems Parthiban is using ARR in his film elelo (chennaionline.com).... I thought he was a diehard fan of IR(ulle-veliye, houseful, etc etc).
  Any news why he did that.
  
  
• From: Saran (@ 64.220.209.214) on: Fri Dec 14 13:44:48 EST 2001
  
  vel,
  in poonthottam, there's another melting melody. "vaanatthu thaarakaiyo, yaar aval devadhaiyo". How come u miss it, buddy??????
  
  
  
• From: Saran (@ 64.220.209.214) on: Fri Dec 14 13:46:24 EST 2001
  
  12bums,vel and prashanth, i totally agree with u. As 12bum said, whenever it comes to IR, the guys started criticizing without knowing the facts. vel, as u said, lets stop debating on these kind of stupid postings that invoke as to defend it. It's meaningless. Let these guys enjoy with their ignorance. I remember the lines from 2 songs that match with this context. "Pottruvaar potralum, thootruvaar thootralum pokattum kannanukkae...." from Karnan and the next one is " ethir kaatrinilae mannai thootri selvaar, thootrupavar maelae karai thaan padiyum..." from kaakai siraginilae. ( the song is paadi thirintha enthan thozhi... BTW, enna beautiful tune,pa athu...WOW ) Thanks for ur understanding, guys.....
  
  
• From: Pras (@ 193.253.194.238) on: Fri Dec 14 14:04:36 EST 2001
  
  So where are the guys who were supposed to watch Kasi today ?
  Nagas and Regu, we are waiting for you guys !!
  
  
• From: KS (@ 165.122.128.250) on: Fri Dec 14 14:14:01 EST 2001
  
  u'll have to wait for 6-8 hrs:-))
  
  
• From: vaikunda desi (@ 158.252.111.169) on: Fri Dec 14 14:32:43 EST 2001
  
  i m going to vaikunda Kasi anytime.. will update on the way
  
  

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