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Kiru, with due respect,you following the TIS thing closely for yeras doesnt constitute proof or a case against IR - it is just your belief. BELIEF. As I have said a thousand times, we can only keep speculating and arrive at 'conclusions' based on which end of the spectrum we are on w.r.t IR's credibility estimates.
Again as I said, if Fr Jegath has a case against IR, I would imagine he could say it aloud. Afterall, why should he take a hit on behalf of IR? I dont think anyone would do it - taking a hit on self's reputation for protecting the reputation of another person. I dont see any reason why Fr Jegath should do that. If he has a case, let him come out in the open and state that.
Instead, what do we have? Veiled references and sly attempts at implicating IR - I dont have the links off-hand but I do remember Fr Jegath saying something along the lines of "IR is agreat musician - lets leave it at that - we shoould not expect him to be a perfect human being".
Idhu enna? Protecting IR's reputation? Is this not an attempt to malign IR? Ivvalavu dhooram solracheye, it is clear that according to Fr Jegath, IR has committed felony. So, first of all, Fr jegath is not saying anything against IR so as to protect IR'rs reputation/IR fan's feelings appadinnu solradhe thappu. He is not. He is clearly implicating IR, though slyly. The joke is that he wouldnt go ahead and state the full case against IR. Appadi noble intentions irukkavara irundha, he would have suffered silently and not opened his mouth. Not that I am saying he should. If he has problems with IR, he should state it. Adhai vuttuttu, taking the moral high horse and then undervaluing that moral high pedestal by taking a below-the-belt potshot - doesnt speak much for him or his integrity.
rajdes ,
You seem to have a point.But if Rev.Jegath hasn't lost money or he is cheating ,why would he voluntarily say something against IR /voice his disappointment ? If he is cheating ,its IR who would have come out first .That does irk me .
We are the one who were losers on the whole TIS debacle. IRs golden days are over 17 years ago. ARR brought out that egocentric personality of that individual to the floor in 1992, that is music is a team effort. It was all "I" before 1992. He tries that "I" now and it is still working with few people.
Talking about better albums How to name it and Nothing but wind are classics. Compared to that TIS is a bland composition of same old style that he mixes and matches all the time. That is my humble opinion and I don't expect you all to change your opinion too.
http://www.kumudam.com/magazine/Kumu...-04-25/pg7.php
Vysar,
Whether it is a team effort or single man army, the end product should be beautiful. We don't just care what happens behind the silver screen..
ARR is more a manager than a creator. He just sits with people and extracts the work from people..This fact has been proven by many interviews given by singers like Srinivas, Nithyasree etc..Well, I do not want to go further, because as I said people damn care about whatever happens inside a studio.
It is very clear that you are a ARR fan who just wants to bash IR here..
btw.., what is the relevance of the link you have pasted to the topic here :)
John Scott's Column
As time permits, John Scott will answer your questions and have the answer posted here. This question comes from Anbu Ramasamy:
Mr. Scott,
I think you are one of the best composers around & my mission now is to go out and get all your CDs. Please keep composing & keep releasing your music.
The question I have is somewhat involving you and another person. I was thrilled when I heard that you were going to conduct the symphony for Mr. Ilayaraja from India when he was commissioned to write a symphony. Mr. Ilayaraja is my favorite Indian composer & I couldn't believe my ears when I came to know another one of my favorite composers (you!) was going to conduct it. There was a huge celebration for him in India with all the top personality & you honoring Mr. Ilayaraja. This was shown in the tele & I was ecstatic to see you on stage. As you were being garlanded on stage, I also happened have your CD 'John Scott's Favorites' gracing my glass cupboard with you in front. I so excitingly pointed out to my family members 'there that's him' & they really couldn't believe as well.
But till now, this symphony has not been released & there hasn't any news about it. I hope you can enlighten about its release & the work of Mr. Ilayaraja.
Anbu(Singapore)
Dear Anbu (Singapore),
Thank you for your very kind comments. I am a very lucky person because I spend my life doing what I like, which is composing music.
It was very interesting to hear that you witnessed the Ilayaraja honoring ceremony on TV. I was flown from London to Madras specially for it. It was an incredible experience and I shall never forget it. Ilayaraja and I became very close friends and I have tried to encourage him to get his symphony released. I believe he was hurt by a critics review, and this is the reason it has not been released. I had the privilege of conducting the recording sessions with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, in London, and we all believe it deserves to be released. The trouble is that critics are capable of destroying sensitive artists and have done it throughout the history of music. The more one knows a piece of music the more one loves it, and the stupid critics are incapable of judging anything they have never heard before. They have seldom been right. There is a wonderful book by Nicolas Slonimsky entitled LEXICON OF MUSICAL INVECTIVE. It is a history of musical criticism since Beethoven's time. It shows how the critics have crucified every great composer without exception! I will contact Illayaraja and tell him about your kind remarks and that he owes it to us all to make his symphony available.
I send you my best wishes,
- John Scott
http://webhome.idirect.com/~rlevy/current_question.html
Yaaru pa antha critic...kaiyum vaiyum veichi summa irukka matteingela :angry2:
I do hope IR does show his symphony atleast for us....and it might be coming true soon since IR is starting to become more and more enthusiastic with his anger fading away :D
In that case Raja should stop scoring for film music too after reading all the scathing reviews his new albums receive unfailingly. But wud he consider that??
Best thing IR can do now is to remix his own tunes like he did that for Cheenikum. Other MDs are doing that anyway why not him? The original ones from him nowadays is no good. In that way he would spare everyone's ears from horrible albums like Mayakannadi etc...
IRs Symphony
just a phoney
tunes being corny
Hmm...my poem is in par with IRs :)
oh ho..the nut is back