IR's New albums - Ver 2008

The albums of 2008 so far strongly indicate a bunch of changes in IR.
His energy level seems to be in a new high and his interaction with people has become more cheerful as reports suggest.

What I wonder is how much confidence this man should have inside his heart ! He agrees more and more films. How can a guy come up with more and more tunes and rearrange the same patterns ( like in a kaliedoscope ) he had weaved over 30 years now !!
And yet he tirelessly springs up surprises like "Chirugali" or "Chandamama" without any fear of replicating any of his thousands of tunes so far ! Truly amazing !

Wonderful songs..IR definitely in a good form now.mm..getting his foot work and hand-eye co-ordination right..Expect some huge hits soon.

Chandamama is simply mermerising..wonderful flow,intimidating interludes and shreya goshal's sweet voice does it all.Loved it very much.

Chirugali another IR stamp melody there and a wonderful theme piece.

Good effort from IR.No complaints at all from me...

Meanwhile, Behindwoods reviews Dhanam's audio..

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mus...ic-review.html

The difference between IR and MSV is the later apart from composing for films didnt try any full length instrumental albums like HTNI, nothing but wind etc., so when raaja came and took charge capturing the younger generation img. then, MSV was kind of fading away from the scene.
The same thing is happening to Raaja now, in my opinion he fails to capture the younger generation imagination now. YSR, AR doing the job perfectly. The last time Raaja did something close to that was decade back with kaadhalukku mariyaadhai.
But still Raaja can do something which no other MD in TFM including Rahman cant do thats writing a symphony or fusion albums. for some reasons he is not concentrating on that.

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Originally Posted by eagle

The difference between IR and MSV is the later apart from composing for films didnt try any full length instrumental albums like HTNI, nothing but wind etc.,

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Not true. I have seen the MSV's instrumental disk in the collection in our school (light music) and it was phenomenal. I wasn't able to locate the same on the web and created a thread in msvtimes.com requesting them to have it online - they didn't do for a while and I haven't checked recently.

Most people who used to listen to IOKS in the late 70's & early 80's are familiar with the starting music of the program 'pongum poompunal' in the morning when new songs were broadcast. This is from that MSV instrumental album. There was another with a locomotive engine sound which was the best of all, IMO. This piece is somewhat similar to the prelude of 'andha mAnaippArungaL azhagu', which is awesome as well.

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Originally Posted by jaiganes

Saw Aval appadiththaan finally and was suprised to see how with a very low cost, available singers, he has created a track that can beat any modern song hands down when played side by side.
Added to that - he also lends his voice to a letter for Arun (Kamal) from his Father!!!

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are you referring to the 'uravugal thodarkathai' song ? OMG, what an astounding prelude and a spellbinding first interlude!! thats the IR am missing these days!

and btw, Rajinikanth simply rocks in Aval Appadithaan! his "dei mapplai" discussions with Kamal are some of the best scenes of Rajini in his career IMO!

http://mumbairamki.blogspot.com/2008...p-goes-up.html

"First UO, dhanam and now this - this is certainly upward trend to a good extent , although still short of the timless classics he has produced. My last sentence is going to irk some sincere fans "

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Originally Posted by jaiganes

Saw Aval appadiththaan finally and was suprised to see how with a very low cost, available singers, he has created a track that can beat any modern song hands down when played side by side.
Added to that - he also lends his voice to a letter for Arun (Kamal) from his Father!!!

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are you referring to the 'uravugal thodarkathai' song ? OMG, what an astounding prelude and a spellbinding first interlude!! thats the IR am missing these days!

and btw, Rajinikanth simply rocks in Aval Appadithaan! his "dei mapplai" discussions with Kamal are some of the best scenes of Rajini in his career IMO!

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you have to listen to 'vaazhkai odam sella' by SJ that sits right besides ' Enna desamo' when it comes to pathos ridden Ghazal kind of number that is simply awesome.
Usually ghazal kind of songs require two to three patient listenings before you start appreciating their inner beauty. This one takes you in to the sanctum straight away in the first hearing. And it suits the beautiful movie ever so aptly lke a stamen on the red hibiscus flower - tender - neatly poised and delicate.

From which movie this one 'vaazhkai odam sella' ? Enna desamo is from UKNV i hope.

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Originally Posted by jaiganes

you have to listen to 'vaazhkai odam sella' by SJ that sits right besides ' Enna desamo' when it comes to pathos ridden Ghazal kind of number that is simply awesome.
Usually ghazal kind of songs require two to three patient listenings before you start appreciating their inner beauty. This one takes you in to the sanctum straight away in the first hearing. And it suits the beautiful movie ever so aptly lke a stamen on the red hibiscus flower - tender - neatly poised and delicate.

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I just happened to miss out mentioning 'vaazhkai odam' - thats all! yes its a perfect Ghazal feel song, especially the part "ulagathhil penmai uyarvaaga villai" followed by the humming by SJ is simply out of the world!

as a digression, you still didnt give your response to my comments on Rajinikanth's classy performance in that film!