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atleast there is some sense in comparing IR but no way ARR.
i only said the media hype is a little too much for him and never said he lacks talent.all these 3d concerts,TLOR stage,vanessa mae,chinese bla bla can be done even by IR.only thing is he lacks initiative and never like too much praise on him.
the thing is,no one approached IR for all these projects, thats y u r burning there, i can understand, come on man..its been 13 years & u guys still say he is talented MD,and not a musical genious which he is...1st, try to listen to ARR songs as a normal person, not as certain IR fan(the once who hate ARR) and def not as Kamal fan!! he can praise baratwaj for 'Vasool Raja' below average album & condemn ARR's one of best 'Indian' album! :roll:
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some facts :
Vannesa Mae, a great violionist comment on ARR :
The Indian touch
To depict the `complex allure' of Indian dance music, Mae has collaborated with A. R. Rahman (and his team of musicians, including Shrinivas, Umashankar and Sriram) to compose a track called "Raga's Dance." The elevating track begins with a light hum and base notes of the mridangam before speeding up when the violin begins its job and what proceeds is an energising `jugalbandi' between the two distinct genres of music.
What is amazing is the manner in which the violin merges with the `raga'. Towards the end, all hell breaks loose when a musical mayhem between the Western orchestra and Carnatic rhythms reaches a crescendo before mellowing down and leaving the listener go back all over again and listen to the track.
Unlike the typical Rahman tunes, this one does not take too much time to grow on you.
On her experience of working with Rahman, Mae says, "He is full of energy and on-the-go at all times. We built on the track slowly but when we got there, both of us were equally pleased with the way Raga's Dance turned out." She adds, "Rahman had written some violin flourishes minutes before I entered the studio and this made the song more enjoyable. I loved working with him as he is a composer who puts the artistes first and composes notes around them." Well, it sure shows in the track.
www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/ 2004/11/20/stories/2004112001930200.htm
when a great musician like her can praise ARR, comments from podi paiyan will not bothered!! :wink: , and one interview she mentioned her most fav song in the album choreography is Raga's dance from ARR!!!
Director Steve Plimlott says, "Rahman is a melodic genius, and I don't use the word 'genius' very often. In India, people say he's their Mozart, and it's sort of true." The star studded premiere show was attended by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, his wife Madeliene Webber, socialite Ivana Trump, director Shekhar Kapoor, pop star Bob Geldof, actor Sir Michael Caine, TV personality Sir David Frost, Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Naseeruddin Shah, Subhash Ghai from Bollywood, musicians Talvin Singh and Nitin Sawhney, Industrialist Laxmi Mittal, former Miss World Diana Hayden among others and ended with a standing ovation being accorded to Rahman and Webber.The critics, fans and the press were almost unanimous in their praise of Rahman's music in Bombay Dreams. The CD rose to No. 6 on Amazon's sales charts.
http://members.tripod.com/gopalhome/arrbio.html
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when is ramesh vinayagams next film project?
