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IR's new albums!

Topic started by RAJAN (@ proxy-122.iap.bryant.webtv.net) on Thu Jan 22 22:20:06 EST 1998.
All times in EDT/EST +9:30/10:30 for IST.

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.

Check the IR reviews page

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Responses:

• Old responses
  
• From: Karthik S (@ 164.164.82.20) on: Tue Apr 10 06:03:23 EDT 2001
  
  Excerpt from interview with Mahalaxmi Iyer (rediff)
  
  http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/apr/09maha.htm
  
  "I was a shade apprehensive about doing a typically Carnatic classical song when called by Rajaji (Ilayaraja) for the first time, but then things fell into place"
  
  Which song is she referring to, any idea?
  
  --Karthik
  
  
• From: Venkatesh (@ 206.49.110.156) on: Tue Apr 10 07:10:57 EDT 2001
  
  Karthik,
  
  She has sung Meetadha Oru Veenai (Poonthottam) with Hariharan. I think she refers to that only.
  
  
• From: tired_of_hcirf (@ 128.226.24.226) on: Tue Apr 10 09:03:58 EDT 2001
  
  it sucks
  
  
• From: Sundar (@ 63.140.31.136) on: Tue Apr 10 11:43:55 EDT 2001
  
  Tamil VCD's through mail..Check www.indiahuthouse.com
  
  
• From: aruLaracan (@ 134.124.160.10) on: Tue Apr 10 12:01:17 EDT 2001
  
  UVII/kiru: ramiy, afaik, sells pirated copies. also, i am not sure if the tamil VCDs are original either. it's better to keep away from these parasites/pirates.
  
  
• From: kiru (@ 192.138.149.4) on: Tue Apr 10 12:24:15 EDT 2001
  
  aruLaracan,
  I remember reading somewhere that ramiy owns the rights for international distribution for some IR movie. Maybe they do indulge in piracy as well. UVII thanks for warning me.
  Balaji, I dont understand your question. I have a crappy headphone at work, a good one at home and a good stereo system as well. The headphone at work is for 'background listening'. But even with this I can tell this album has good recording. It is the mixing that is not good.
  
  
• From: kooththan (@ 198.73.152.100) on: Tue Apr 10 13:06:17 EDT 2001
  
  I don't think Ramey pirates anything.
  
  But, most of Ramey's CDs are pirated by others such as Jeya Brothers in Toronro.
  
  Ramey has been constatntly avertising to customers in Toronto to make sure that they are buying original Ramey CDs and not the pirated ones.
  
  The pirated ones also have the Ramey label, but apparently do not have the correct serial number.
  
  Every time Ramey releases an album, they print ads in Toronto news papers stating which serial numbers to look for and which stores to buy them from.
  
  ....later
  
  
• From: Trend (@ 216.68.113.227) on: Tue Apr 10 13:07:41 EDT 2001
  
  Kiru,
  
  "IR's use of modern beats for a sad/melancholic song. IR is either ridiculing the modern MDs or throwing a challenge to them or he is just plain annoyed"
  
  Good positive insight!Have you read a lot of Norman Vincent Peale?Just curious!!!
  
  I think Balaji's concern is non-recording oriented if I'm right.
  
  
• From: UVII (@ 63.225.124.122) on: Tue Apr 10 23:47:19 EDT 2001
  
  Kiru, and all.
  Did you guys hear "Chandri nee chanda chanda" song frmo Usire?...Man it is simply superb...what an orchestration...Very folkish, and very well orchestrated song...
  
  Kiru, Fliflo, Arul any comments ?
  
  The real audio clip quality is also good
  
  
• From: cosmician (@ 194.170.1.66) on: Wed Apr 11 07:59:47 EDT 2001
  
  "IR's use of modern beats for a sad/melancholic song. IR is either ridiculing the modern MDs or throwing a challenge to them or he is just plain annoyed" ....
  
  Sad songs almost became non-existent in Tamil block-busters after Shankar introduced the trend in "Gentleman". He had understood the audience well.
  
  So these days good Directors and MDs don't just look for a pathos song...they pad it up well with either excellent camera-work, instrumentation or vocals to give the audience a fresh perspective and not get bored with the song itself.
  
  
• From: Fliflo (@ 146.186.113.254) on: Wed Apr 11 11:23:14 EDT 2001
  
  
  "Sad songs almost became non-existent in Tamil block-busters after Shankar introduced the trend in "Gentleman""
  
  
  A few from my mind....Just hear them once before making such baseless comments..
  
  Some excellent melancholic songs after "Roja"
  1. Naan Yaaru enakkethum....Chinna Jameen
  2. Nilave mugam kaatu .....Ejamaan (uncomparable)
  3. Anbe Vaa Arugil..Kili Pechchu Ketkava (good tune)
  4. Nalam Vaazha ennalum....Marupadiyum
  5. Nallathor veenai seithe...Marupadiyum
  6. Sindu Nathi Chemmeene....Ponnumani (What a song!)
  7. Amma Amma..Enthan AAruiyre.....Uzhaippali (Great)
  8..Engeyo thekku thisai...Mahanadhi
  some more songs in Mahanadhi
  9. Pottu vachathaaru..yaaru...(Only Raja can do this)
  10. Koodu enge ..Senthamizh selvan
  11. Malare thendral paadum ...veetle visheshanga
  12. Viralil suthi meetavaa..Nandhavena Theru
  13. Chinna Kanmanikulle.. Paatu Paadavaa
  14. Unnai Ninaich Urugum Vannakili...Raasayya
  15. Thendralai Kandukollu...Nilave Mugam kaatu
  
  Raja's ability to elicit your feelings is unmatchable....
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: AG (@ 198.232.250.51) on: Wed Apr 11 12:04:40 EDT 2001
  
  fliflo,
  
  I think cosmician has a point there. After Rahman's entry, sad songs are rare to find and almost nonexistent from all the composers except raja. All the songs are based only one (jolly) mood. Culture of tuning to situations became history which is bad and might be reason for the lack of variety. Hope the situation changes..
  
  
• From: Karutthamma (@ 203.199.237.57) on: Wed Apr 11 13:14:53 EDT 2001
  
  Like ff has picked up few Sad songs you can pick up from ARR music also
  Kadhal Rojave....
  Award winning sad version of Porale Ponnuthayee
  Very recently...Evano oruvan Yasikkiran....
  Indha madhiri songs ellam enna....Kalyana Pattukkala????
  
  
• From: k... (@ 203.199.237.57) on: Wed Apr 11 13:26:45 EDT 2001
  
  To add up further number of Pathos songs from 100% level during MSV period came down to 20% during IR period now it has come down to 2% due to public taste...
  Generally in sad songs people appreciate mostly the Lyrics content and Lyricist walks away with Honours...Younger generation MD's are quite Egoistic and do not want the Lyricist to get all praises...That may be the reason they avoid Sad numbers....Harris in Minnale has tuned a nice sad Number Venmathi Venmathiye Nillu...
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ 204.50.249.133) on: Wed Apr 11 13:36:01 EDT 2001
  
  Thamizha Thamizha
  Netru illaatha maatram(pathos in film)
  Thenkillakku Cheemaiyila
  En kaathalae, en kaathalae
  Poraalae ponnuthayi
  Aaraaro aariraroo
  Minnale nee vanthu ponathu
  azhagu nilave arukil
  Uyirum neeye
  Nila kaiygiradhu(pathos)
  Vidukathaiya intha vazhkai
  Sakhiye
  Oru naal oru poluthu
  Uyire, Uyire
  malarodu malar ingu
  Theme of Bombay
  O vennila iru vaanila
  Poo kodiyin punnakai
  Vennilavae Vennilavae ennai polla theyadhey
  Pogum vazhiyellam
  En uyire, en uyire
  Poonkatrilae un swasathai
  Oru poiyaavathu sol
  Engae enathu kavidhai
  
  That's all I can think of right now:-)). I think it's more the fact that tamil directors are mostly of Deva origin that we face this situation of comedy+sentiment films coming out in abundance.
  
  
• From: doubter (@ 208.142.210.36) on: Wed Apr 11 15:55:35 EDT 2001
  
  cosmician
  
  "Sad songs almost became non-existent in Tamil block-busters after Shankar introduced the trend in "Gentleman". He had understood the audience well. "
  
  What is Shankar's role here? What trend did he introduce?
  
  
  
• From: kiru (@ 192.138.149.4) on: Wed Apr 11 16:43:23 EDT 2001
  
  ARR did tune songs for a variety of situations/audiences. This is what differentiates him from the rest of the pop artistes/bands which sprung up in the early 80s.
  Coming back to the topic, yes UVII, chandri song is fantastic. Of the two interludes, the first one takes the cake. Fantastic String sections, backed with folkish humming and rhythm. Also, I would have preferred somebody else other than KJY. He is getting old. But he sings it well, especially traversing to the higher octaves.
  
  Like Swami says, we can see traces of old/80s IR in this album. He has made lots of changes in the way the strings are used (eg. when KJY sings chandri....) I think.
  
  
• From: kiru (@ 192.138.149.4) on: Wed Apr 11 16:50:54 EDT 2001
  
  BTW, I think the Chitra is basically a rock song !! Only IR can give this sense of softness to a rock song..Energetic singing by Chitra..
  We have been missing SPB and Chitra in TFM a lot, I would say !!
  
  
• From: UVII (@ 209.180.242.189) on: Wed Apr 11 23:20:19 EDT 2001
  
  Kiru,
  Thanks.
  
  
• From: S.P MAHENDRAN (@ 161.139.38.226) on: Thu Apr 12 04:31:08 EDT 2001
  
  Hai......!!!!!
  
  There is one and only Genius in the music industries.That is our Maestro Illaiyaraja.He is the best ever was and the best ever will be.
  
  
• From: cosmician (@ 194.170.1.68) on: Thu Apr 12 11:37:05 EDT 2001
  
  doubter...
  
  Shankar was the first to break the trend and completely do away with a pathos song...bcos he understood that at that time pathos songs were turning off the audiences...I remember watching "I love India" and the pathos number had many people walking out...and the song actually seemed to be unnecessary there...Shankar was the assistant of Pavithran and maybe picked up the feelings of the audience and did away with a pathos number in his first film...and for some time this was taken for granted to just have jolly songs in films...unless as I'd mentioned earlier....
  "So these days good Directors and MDs don't just look for a pathos song...they pad it up well with either excellent camera-work, instrumentation or vocals to give the audience a fresh perspective and not get bored with the song itself."
  
  
• From: cosmician (@ 194.170.1.68) on: Thu Apr 12 11:40:46 EDT 2001
  
  Fliflo and Aruvi...
  
  Thanks for the list....some of my most favourite numbers are there :-)
  
  But I only wish that you had not overlooked my earlier query about "Usire" song which is in the Old responses and given me a proper answer...I felt that you all had just ignored it...this is an open-minded discussion forum isn't it ?
  
  
• From: doubter (@ 208.142.210.36) on: Thu Apr 12 12:09:59 EDT 2001
  
  cosmician
  
  Thanks for the explanation. It never occurred to me.
  
  
• From: amalraj (@ 202.88.152.8) on: Thu Apr 12 12:19:35 EDT 2001
  
  sad songs what are you guys talking about just look at these three songs
  
  1.vaarthai thavari vittai(sethu)
  2.enge sellum intha pathai(sethu)
  3.nallathor veenai(bharthi)
  
  this shows IR is giving sad songs better than ever these days he doesnt care about the trend,persenally i think these songs are the saddest songs ever.
  
  

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