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Krish, Suresh and writeface,
What to do..
One IR song leads to another nowadays..probably a punishment for being a IR fan since our childhood :)
Even "poo sirikkudhu.." charanam is very nostalgic...leads my mind some where near to the times of "poo mela veesum.." from Echil iravugal etc..not able to spot out the exact inspiration here... ;)
but you see..IR has a formula..even for a slum based love affair !
Who cares about the tunes, just look at all the orchestration, so definitive of the man himself. They all mould into his trademark style no matter what pattern they adopt. Especially poo sirrikidhu, prelude is amazing.
True Wf. Valmiki has been a very satisfying album in all respects, tune, orchestration, lyrics and singing.
Valmiki :
Authentic, vintage IR stuff. I am not sure how it qualitatively differs from the rest of the recent albums but something makes this stands out apart.
I liked all the songs, can see the threads from Kadhalukku mariyadhai, Hey ram, Azhagi, Solla maranadha Kadhai... But the variations he is able to deliver is testimony to the genius.
When i heard the "Achaticha kaasa" thought regular IR kuthu song with highly streamlined rhythm arrangement but what a surprise in the end....
The real HIGHLIGHT of the album is "Ennada Pandi". Felt musically it expresses the disoriented state of the mind. Notice the irregular arrangements... Is this PM? may be if u need anything extraordinary from this man u must be really deserving it or ur story :)...
This song made me remember "kaadhal enbadhu podhu udamai" from PR, "Vaayakatti" from STM.
Excellent audio quality, if it all i need to make a complaint this will b the one... whats the harm giving more space between songs in the CD? looks like first they decided about the capacity and tried to fit the songs :D
This is only recent album from him i am Listening repeatedly.
Way to go IR!!!
Seems Aiyngaran films are holding back Nandhalala release, to push hard their flop Sarvam..
raja_fan - i dont see the connection - if ppl dont like a movie, are they going to be forced to see it if its run in halls ??
so when is the new release date for Nandhalala ?
I thought rekkai katti parakkudhu sounded like naagore pakkaththula nammalOda pettai (?)..
I too thought the same - That vellai roja number. I loved that one as well!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kiru
I'm amazed by the energy of the orchestration of 'kizhakku veLukkudhu', especially the beginning and pallavi. Rousing start!
Very few songs of recent Raja have this kind of thullal, kudhippu etc. Raja has re-invented himself after a long long time:-)
Unfortunately the singers play a spoilsport. Even a old MV / SPB could have taken this song to extra heights:-(
(Raja still has that 'grAmaththu' singing magic in another song - karuga maNi - in the same film at 66, why not call MV/SPB too?)
Karugamani is another nice treat - presenting a pucca village song in a very stylish format, typical of IR. This is possible only for him !
MV has lost his voice these days. But in those songs he did for IR those days he did a great job
even though he may not be a great singer. Tipu sings well but very mechanically.
Very soon Rahman will sample people,s voices and play it himself on the keyboard !
So these singers have to watch out :-)
My take on the recent albums of IR is - he has been himself.
He has introduced rhythm changes where he normally does. Done non-rhythm instrumental l interludes, used native percussion. Where ever he felt apprpriate etc.
Still I feel he has managed to introduce some innovations in orchestration in line with his wcm based style in oLi tharum.
Yes I think this song is a big deal (only the female singer is spoiling it)
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Originally Posted by app_engine