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wow... im hearing it continuesly from this morning.
my fav list -
1- Jaage Hain -- love the way rahman renders..
2- Tere Bina
3- Ay Hairathe
4- Barso Re
5- Mayya
baazi laga and Ek Lo Ek Muft - hmmm may be it takes time.. but sure not for my taste... specialy baazi laga dosnt sounds rahmanic.. old north indian style....
A decent album but Mani-ARR combo is not about giving decent albums. Their killer instinct is certainly missing.
ey hairathe, tera bina, Mayya, Jaage hain are my picks.
Ek lo muft - Pathetic.
Baazi Laga - A yuvan or Harris at their best would get this. Certainly out of place in a Rahman-Mani album.
I don't think this will kindle common listeners like RDB.
Poor dude ARR, period film ghost continues to haunt him.
I like all the songs except Jaage Hain & Ek Lo... i expected Jaage Hain song toooo much coz the both voice r my fav... but it dissapointed me.. as u guys told may be it will be situational song. i think Maya is a experimental song also it sounds good.
JackyQuote:
Originally Posted by Jacky
Baazi laga is not as easy as u think.......it is a vintage 60's,70's song.....also, if u remember RDB wasnt a runaway hit before film release.....after movie release only, songs became a rage...... :D
you said it yourself it's a PERIOD FILM you can't expect Baazi Laga with lots of heavy music and loopingQuote:
Originally Posted by Jacky
Maddy,
It's not a typical 70s song, tune has shades here and there but singing is quite Rahmanish. Honestly, i don't see great brainwork in that song.
The fact RDB didn't pick up early has to do with Rahman doing too many period films.
Now i wonder who will take the blame if Guru's music is a disaster? Mani, the script or ARR? I don't think ARR is outta form.
rayan,
Please listen to Aiyarathil nan oruvan and Kannai katti kollathey from Iruvar. It was a period film too.
I feel it is one of the bests in the movie. I loved that song.Quote:
Originally Posted by billrafeek
Posting in ARR thread after many months. Guru sound track is good. Hooked on to Mayya Mayya. It will be the song of the season definitely. Many songs are in ARR pattern, Mayya Mayya is different and kewl. All the way out of ARR pattern (close to kalbali pattern).
Lot of ppl rated mayya as last one interestingly (may be ARR fans and IR fans taste are different!). But Mayya Mayya is my pick.
FYI, Commercially Guru Audiao is a Winner.
If you have a nice car and nice speaker system, open up the window, play mayya mayya, blow up the sound - the world will be watching u!!!
hi njv u r correct its some what diff and good... guru goin to rock...
Audio may rock, but movie will not. I do appreciate the fact that ARR gives his best, inspite of MR loosing his head!
mottai podurannu vendikko, naane vandhu mulusa valichiren (for another reason MR begged IR to compose iruvar)
The Real Hypocrites :twisted:
Guys,
I am scratching my head: what happened to the Jazz music & the spirit of guru (from folk to symphony type of music) on the trailors
oops... just checked the trailor its the opera music in Jaage Hain (Mani's favourites) :thumbsup:
Jazz??
Baazi Laga is super. Even if bits from kunguma poove are used. The part from approximately 3:00 to 3:25 is super.
Mayya Mayya is even better! Typical Rahman way. The stuff that I expect from him. The body sways to Mayya Mayya's beats.
Tera Bina and Ay Hairathe are scintillating but too much sugar (read: melody) that it cloys the taste after a few listenings.
Ek Lo Ek Muft is a fun song with nice interludes. I won't yet come anywhere near Jaage Hain (I heard it once but it is for people too much into symphony and stuff).
Barso Re starting music immediately reminds the Thee pidikka number composed by Yuvan. There are other distrubing news that various other parts remind various other songs (see the ARRahmanfans group for more information).
Four awesome numbers, two good ones and comments deferred on one more. A nice album.
1) Mayya Mayya and Ay Hairathe
3) Baazi Laga and Tera Bina
5) Barso Re
6) Ek lo ek muft
Mani's favourite? Did he say so somewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scale
I listened to the songs thrice.
My picks would be Tere Bina, Ay Hairathe and Jaage. I dont agree with Music4ever that these are cloyingly sweet or whatever. They dont tire me out with repeated listenings. Pretty good stuff from Rahman. HH sounds a bit like Bhupinder(of 70s ghazals fame did) in his song. I also liked how Rahman integrated the Dum dara dum part in that song. The strings-backed chords towards the end of Ay Hairathe when HH sings the opening lines for the final time is just goose pimple-inducing stuff.
Jaage hain is mesmerising and probably on par with previous themes Rahman has given us. I liked the contrast between the soft whispery vocals and the opera-like interludes. It warrants several more listens to figure out what Rahman has done there a bit more
On the other hand the gap between the best songs and the others in the album seems to be widening for Rahman as he is going a little to much into experimental mode. In SOK, from Munbe vaa/New York to Maaja/Maaricham it was quite a drop I thought.
Similarly the Baazilaga/Mayya songs didnt do much for me. We have heard similar stuff from Ofra Haza and other Arabic mixes CDs available in the audio shops. Wheres the Rahman touch?
Baazi laga is downright ordinary. This is Anu Malik stuff
I dont know if I have to listen to them some 15 times or what to let them grow on me. I dont know if I have that kind of patience.
But the top 3 are quite good.
I know Rahman-Mani have gone experimental post-millenium so I was kind of a little skeptical as to whether Guru would have any simple no-frills kind of song that would still impress. There is just not one but two of them here.
Oh and
Nanna re - although Rahman might not have thought of this song while composing the "nanna re nanna re" humming is quite simlar to "thaanaane thaanane thaanane thana na" humming by SJ from the song "paattu padaikkum kuyile"(from IR's kumbakkarai thangaiyyah". yes, the song does have strong deja vu moments.
Bolo Guru- situational, but didnt impress much musically
Vijayr, you may note that the two sweet songs figure in my top 4, with Ay Hairathe sharing honors with Mayya. So I am in fact in favor of the two. It is just my taste that I like to listen to Mayya Maaya and Baazi Laga repeatedly.
Hey guys, is poo kodiyin punagai from iruvar original composition by Rahman or is it an old song just mixed again? What is Rahman's contribution to this song if its an old song? Thanks guys
Music4ever I noticedd that you had it in top 4, but just differed a bit with your conclusions, thats all.
thineshan, as far as I know, its an original tune done in the 60s style.
You never go wrong in town when ManiRathnam and A R Rahman works together. Barso Re, Ey Hairathe, Jaage Hain and Maaya Maryem are extravagant numbers.
Guru songs certainly lives up to the expectations!!!
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Originally Posted by thineshan54321
its an original composition by ARR...dun worry..... ;) ..... just like VijayR said....
I cant believe this Dinesh and Vijayr! Oh my god, I thought this was one of MSV's best compositions. Its just mindblowing, I never used to listen to this song because I thought Rahman just remixed MSV's old song. No wonder everyone say that Iruvar is one of Rahman's best albums. Oh man, this is awesome stuff. When Lloyd Webber said that Rahman is a cameleaon, he was right! The song was EXACTLY like a 60s song that I thought it was MSV's composition. Thanks guys, now I have another reason to be proud of Rahman.
ZeeTV just now aired a new promo for GURU. It's Tere Bina's 2nd promo featuring Ash dancing and Abhishek watching and then he dances.
I want to see this. I could give crap about Ash (her acting skills are horrible) but I like Abhishek.
Just now I got word from the official interview/news on TV with Big B that he and Jaya have given blessings to Abhi-Ash. Looks like the marriage is a go.
i second to that :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by nickraman
I like:
1. Barso Re...
2. Ek Lo Ek Muft...
3. Baazi Laga...hmm...nice!
:thumbsup:...can't stop listening!
my fav.1.tere bina
2.hairathe
3.barso re
4.mayya[SUPER DANCE RYTHAM] :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
5.ek lo..[super modulatin frm.B.P] :omg:
I AM WAITHING TAMIL VERSION OF GURU :bluejump: NAAN PETRA INNBAM ELLA TAMILANUM IVVAYAGATRIL PERA VANDUM!!!! :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:
Vijayr, Thanks for the review.
This was from Suresh's Mouthshut review - comments section Not so sure, but the track is truely mesmerising and I checked its the main theme played in the trailor as well. Here is the translation from Mr. Durba - ARRYG
Jaage hain der tak - Had been awake till late
Hamein kuchh der sone do - Let me sleep some more time
Thodi si raat aur hai - Little night is left now
Subah to hone do - Let the dawn come
Adhe Adhure Khwaab - Those half fulfilled dreams
Jo pure na ho sake - That couldn't come true
Ek baar phir se neend mein - Once more in my sleep
Who khwaab bone do - Let me plant the greams again /* [ bona= to
plant, here it is used to live the dream again]
Simply Mindblowing!
Dear Friends,
I am very much pleased to hear from my friend in canada that "Maya Maya" sung by Maryem Toller from the recent release Manirathnam' s Guru is creating waves in Canada and the Chorus song titled "Ek lo Ek Muft" rendered by noted Music director Bappi Lahiri is a run away hit in West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh.
I dont no the status of other songs.
Long live Rahman and all his Global Fans,
With warm wishes and greetings to all Rahmanaics.
Athu diff' genre ithu diff' genre of music :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacky
My Review on Guru: http://www.scalerevolves.blogspot.com/
apologies for reviewing a soundtrack not knowing much of the language.
I do pay full importance to lyrics while listening and I cant stop posting since its a special soundtrack from MR-ARR combo.
If you guys get the songs translation, please post it here. Comments are welcome!
http://zohopolls.com/pavanjha/rate-the-songs-of-guru
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Guru's soundtrack is typical Rahman
November 20, 2006 17:14 IST
In this reviewer's humble opinion, there is a fine line between having your own sound and being repetitive.
A R Rahman is one of the few music directors in Bollywood -- or for that matter anywhere -- who can tread that line with �lan.
And the soundtrack of Guru -- Mani Ratnam's upcoming film which features a Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan, Mithun Chakraborty and Mallika Sherawat -- has A R Rahman written all over it in all caps.
As you listen through the soundtrack, you get the feeling that some songs you don't like too much might grow on you. And you also get the feeling that once you see the film, you might want to revisit the soundtrack.
Guru is generating buzz for a number of reasons. It is rumoured to be inspired by the villager to tycoon story of Dhirubhai Ambani. And the movie sees Rahman reunite with Ratnam, a duo that has given us memorable soundtracks like Roja.
The album of Guru kicks off with Barso Re, a peppy rain song sung by Shreya Ghosal and Uday Mazumdar. It is sparse, Rahman style, and injected with intelligent loops and percussion staccatos. But it does not tug at your heart-strings.
Which cannot be said about Tere Bina. This is Rahman at what he does best: ballads. The heart-warming song also bears testimony to the fact that the composer has evolved from a shy singer to a confident vocalist, never mind that his voice is not what most experts will go ga ga over. Tere Bina -- marked as a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan -- is one of the two best songs of Guru.
Next up is Ek Lo Ek Muft, a bhang number sung by none other than Bappi Lahiri. His accent almost disguised, Bappida seems to be enjoying the song, which sounds like a tribal chant at times. So-so, is the verdict. (Guess these ppl have listened to this song only once :bangcomp: )
Then comes Ms Sherawat's belly dance moment. Mayya, with its sensual sibilance and speaker-phone vocals, is very Middle Eastern. The singer's accent is a bit of a put off but I don't think anyone will be bothering about her accent with Ms Sherawat's accentuated curves hugging the screen.
Track number five is Ay Hairathe, sung nicely by Hariharan and Alka Yagnik. The smooth transition from what is almost a ghazal to a Scottish highland interlude and back demonstrates the composer's ease with both Western and Eastern music.
Up next is the techno-beat-meets-Udit Narayan's-voice offering called Baazi Laga. A tad pedestrian, but you never know with the right moves on screen.
The finale is the goose-flesh moment, undoubtedly the best song of the seven-number soundtrack, Jaage Hain. The orchestra rises and the strings swell to conjure up visions of a great beyond. A song full of cinematic promise.
The bottom line: If you want an album to play at a party, give Guru a miss. If you want to ponder over life's deeper questions and listen to music that tugs at your heart, buy it just for Tere Bina and Jaage Hain.
Rediff Rating: 3 star (Pretty Good )
pls post the download links of guru music...
guru in tamil will be a flop
:lol: Mani is not planning for tamil dubbed version. Only if it releases we can think of FLOP/ HITQuote:
Originally Posted by leosimha
how abt remaking Guru in Tamil with Thala in the lead 8-) ...i'm not joking, seriously....Quote:
Originally Posted by leosimha
anyways, Baba88, please start a poll with best song option.....i think after a long time, i can see a ARR album where ppl. like different songs.....my vote is for tere bina 8-) .......
(can MODS also do it???.... if so please yaaravadhu :D )