IR New Albums - Ver 2006

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thanks for a beautiful review, My pick of the album were
Enge irunthaai isaiye - Trio
Thoorigai indri
Vanthathu Yaar
Yaarum Thodatha Ondrai
Keerthanai

the mood swing between the three versions of the Enge irunthaai isaiye has been maintained well by tweaking the interludes and lyrics a bit here and there.
The 1st version is a happy version where someone who is awed by music is having a dialogue with it. In the same version the female joins in to glorify music in relation to religion. The 2nd jazzy interlude somehow infuses the bubbling happiness in the singer having found music and then suddenly transforms to reverence towards music.
The 2nd version interludes are completely different to keep up the mood of lost person and a female joining in the second stanza singing some nostalgic moments both of them had earlier.
the 3rd version sung by Raaja himself is a self glorifying song which
takes the lyrics from 1st version's first stanza and 2nd version's second stanza where in the lyrics completely imply the relationship of a composer to music.

thoorigai indri/Yaarum thodatha/vanthathu yaar have some vintage Raaja interludes which we are missing a lot. though kept short than his 80's lengthy mini symphonic interludes its good to hear such music and get solace that he is not completely lost :wink:
thoorigai indri some how reminds me of the Siru siru siragugalil from Konji Pesalam :?
Ilamai itho is a good composition too barring the pallavi. And exactly the same song 'Aaasaiya kaathula' came to my mind after listening to the first interlude... and the way it transforms into the 2nd stanza is amazing, a very beautiful soul stirring melody is waiting for us. May be Raaja conceived this song as a music flowing from junk to greater heights. 8-)
Overall This a very good album IMHO barring Kaiyil oru keyboardum and Podu Sakkai podu.

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Originally Posted by app_engine

After their apparent patch up with `en uyir thOzhan', why did they split again?...Does anyone know?...Was it because of VM's renewed career after the successful arrrival of ARR that made BR think like ...'Well, why should I go and beg this IR...He is soon going to be a spent force...I have my VM and can work with the new whiz-kid...'

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It was after Nadodi thendral - for which the story and songs were also written by Raaja along with composing music. But the movie flopped and BR didn't settle money to Raaja asking him also the share the loss. But Raaja As usual "natpu vera thozhil verannu'' sollitaar :(
VM-ARR kellam ithula sambandham illai cos BR made captain magal and some other movie in between with music of Margathmani aka MMkreem aka Keeravani (Ethaanai peruppa orutharkku :) )

nadodi thenral - story was by sujatha ...skillfully butchered by screenplay by Bharathi Raaja

Ilamai itho clearly reminds me "Pani Vizhum Iravu" song much than "Aasaiya kaathula thothuvittu" (only the beat)

I liked three songs equally - Yarku Yar entur, Yaarum Thodatha, Engirunthai isaiya. Next Thoorigai inri...

App_engine:

>>>"There again who remembers KC songs today?

A_E, you were talking about Kizhakku seemaiyile.

Even today it is played in the FM channels, especially aathankarai marame...
Also, coincidently my father who is slowly learning how to play music in MP3 player in computer was clicking in the "then kizhakku cheemai yile " song, and I remarkjed him to observe how closely it resembles " lesa lesa " song...

There is a huge world outside the big fat pot inside which many are riding horses...

Hope they peep outside once in a while.

According to me Kizhakku is still listenable and playing in Channels, but yet another BR+ARR combo film Karuthamma do not get the same status.

Happy Tamil New Year to all Music (IR) fans :)

I am just happy listening to the AWESOME fretless bass line being played in vandhadhu yaar..Sometimes I feel sorry for the musicians working for IR..they are as good as any world class musicians but totally unkown.But kudos to them for happily being an unknown entity in the shadow of the Maestro.

Mumbai Ramki,

The story of Nadodi thendral was by IR.
Atleast the titles of the movie say that !