IR New Albums - Old responses (5 Aug 2006)

Topic started by RAJAN (@ proxy-122.iap.bryant.webtv.net) on Thu Jan 22 22:20:06 EST 1998.


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.

Old responses

Here is the source

http://www.vikatan.com/jv/2004/dec/12122004/jv0701.asp

"Creativity in Science and Music"

http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/dec102004/1505.pdf

Guys, if we can send a feedback to CURRENT SCIENCE, mentioning specifically IR's scientific ways of brining creativity in music, it will be nice and if published will give a great fillip to the Tiruvasakam project at least amongst the scientific community in India

and to do that, the best way is to reproduce Panneerselvam's article on IR that was published in Frontline, in 1992

It looks like Telugu MDs are cashing in recycling IR's tunes

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/11768.html

The music for Karagattakkari has been released today while IR has signed a new movie called Maanidan with Meena(i think)&a couple of guys whom i couldn't recognise in the posters.

raja going to add 2 more songs in Hindi and english version of "Kamaraj" Source http://www.tamilcinema.com/

Finally at least one Tamil Film album for this year-2004 has been released... [Remember Virumaandi album was released last year and 'Pothuraju' a dubbed version of virumaandi in telugu and also 'shivashankar' in telugu were released this year] which proves that our King is at it again, with great Folk compositions that are going to be chartbusters in the coming days.

The album contains 7 songs in all. The details are as follows

1.Enna petha aatha - singer: Ilayaraja, Lyric: Ilayaraja
A fast paced folk number praising 'mookambigai'. The song reminds of some old IR composition and the recent KR number 'enga poi solluvaen' fro the movie ' kudaikul mazhai'. May be the tempo is similar but a very good song indeed.
2. Kaattu kili - singers: karthick, bavatharini lyric: vaali
Awesome melody based on folk music. This song is the one which will make us feel why there arent any other composer in this world to make us feel soothing when we listen to a song. Out of the world composition...
3.Otha rooba - singers: tippu, Malathi lyric: Muthulingam
Well you should have guessed it right from the choice of singers. This is a typical karakaattam song that we had been listening for years from IR. Lets move on to the next song...
4.Saada maada - singers: Vijay yesudas, Manjari Lyric: pazhani bharathi
This song is a also a scintillating melody with great interludes and preludes which will make us flow along the music, listen to get a feel of it.
5.Enga ooru laila- singers: Tippu, Manjari Lyric: Kamakodiyaan
Hmmm the song starts of with prelude making us to expect pathos with heavy percussions. Definitely the violin made me think that, but Raja from whom we have to expect the unexpected gives a dance number. The interludes and the tune are all reminding us the glorious Eighties when IR was at his composing best. Here again we can witness how much energy is left in him.
6.Kotti Vacha – Singer: Dr. Lavanya Lyric: Mu.Mehtha
This is the pathos, which I was expecting, and here comes Raja with heart moving rendition ohhh it made me cry at the first hearing with apt lyric and music. The play of flute and tabla, listening to this song right now as iam typing my fingers are shaking the choice of singer is also moving…. her voice has got that old chithra feel. The title credit shows only one singer but iam able to listen to two singers voice overlapping … technology hmmm. This song will be there in my IR sad songs collection forever henceforth…
7.Thanthanathom – Singers:Mano, Kovai Kamala, Dr.krudaya.C.Punniya, Dr. Muthu sella kumar
A standard villu paatu telling the story of a shiva bhaktans love Story. Not much in this…

After first listening my pick of the album in their rankings are
1.Kotti Vacha muthae
2.Kaatu kili
3.Saada maada
4.Enga ooru laila
5.Enna petha
6.Otha rooba
7.Thanthanathom

The orders may change after a few listening but 'Kotti vacha muthae' will remain on top forever for me…

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