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After repeated hearings,
3 songs stand apart very good !
Unakkulle and Kannanukku are outstanding, with Ilamai kanavugal following them :D
Swamigal could have avoided singing "Koothu onnu"..lyrics bordering on vulgarity..this is not new for IR, but now people expect some mature numbers in his voice.
For the crap numbers we are hearing nowadays, this album is far better stuff.
Indha padatthukke ippadi-naa, I am now much confident on Nandalala, Malle puvvu, Pazhassi Raja etc ! :D
After a looong time, I see this thread brimming with confident people ! Keep going friends !!
is Malle puvvu released ?
btw.., Kannanukku is surely by that nasal Bhavatharini.
And the female voice in Unakkulle sounds like my love Shreya !!??
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While UO was a good hear, it didn't impress so much in terms of orchestration. This album is sure promising, esp the orchestration in "Unakkulle irukkiren". Hope this is an upward trend...
Listened to them all once.
kannukulla onna - liked this song fully
kattilukku mattumdanaa - my vote for orchestration goes to this song
unakkulle irukiren- liked only parts of charanams when mirudhangam comes in
ilamai kanavugal and ulagam kidakkuthu - ok songs
koothu onnu and dhanam dhanam - not good
Need to listen them in good quality or on CD....
Actually 'kattilukku mattumdanaa' has very simple orchestration but is really good. It has shades of 'aasai nooru vagai' kind of flute pieces, anyone noticed it?
Kannnanukku Enna Vendum --> :notworthy:
This song pretty much say's where IR is wanting to or is heading with his music. Towards the Supreme Being .....
raja_fan - I heard from inside sources that Pazhassi Raja album simply rocks a la Guru (Malayalam)!! am eagerly awaiting PR release!Quote:
Originally Posted by raja_fan
Ulagam Kidakkathu has a unique prelude...had the tune been given a higher tempo it would have been rocking.
I felt at ease with the orchestration especially the patterns the veenai goes through in kannanakku enna vendum and the guitar in ilamai kanavugal. Koothu onnu shows the musical world why IR is so versatile, he can create music for any situation bringing out the exact feel.
Kattilukku Mattumdaan's backgrounds are innovative. Again a IR experimentation. Even the tune if archaic does not sound so terrible or nostalgic..it is just cut away by the flow of the beats. Even dhanam dhanam isnt a bad song, it has some good mixture of beats if anyone listened closely enough. Another experimentation.
And yes unakulle is shreya goshal. Unmistakable modulations. :D
In my layman language, How this album is better than the recent past albums of IR ( except UO ) ?
* Free flowing tunes. No irritating pauses and flat speech like tunes.
* Clever usage of Sriram Parthasarathy ( I initially did not respect his talent ) and Karthick ( This guy has a Midas touch ).
* A refreshing change in interludes. After a loong time, some counterpoints too. The second interlude in "Unakkulle" is out of the world !
* Thank God ! No Tippu !!! :)
If i am not wrong Inetk liked kangalum kaavipaduthey's tunes while there was criticism of it having irritating pauses.
When we make reviews based on thalaivar's albums its tough to see whether it must be a analytical viewpoint or a straight-first-time-simple viewpoint. If i were to review raja's songs i can not help but list out the orchestration and explain them...they are too outstanding to be ignored.
i really dont mind giving up my posh job and becoming a thief. And the only thing i want to steal is IR'S synth... together buy a one way ticket to the newly launched Virgin Atlantic's Space flight....for his programmer
:lol: I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by sloshed
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Originally Posted by raja_fan
If only he knows how to pick cool sounds from synth and adapt them, then there is no stopping. But he still tries and searches (may be in a wrong place?)Quote:
Originally Posted by sloshed
Mottai rocks in Dhanam :D
my pick is Koothu Onnu its amazing............ :yes:
more later
Wow is the word i can say as a normal music lover...what a fresh and young breeze from Raaja...
Unakkullea Irukkindrean (what a way to get the singers sing as they do)
Kannanukku enna (what a tune...esp. when they sing in 2nd charanam sings vennilavil nathiyoram...mindblowing)
Ilamai kanavugal (once again Raaja shows that he is the man with basslines)
Koothu Onnu (Is this man really 65+...ha ha ha i don´t belieave this...what a kick you get with this tune...nobody else than Raaja can give this song this power)
Dhanam dhanam (some of u doesn´t like this song...maybe it is the tune which is too ordinary for our Raaja...but the beats...my god...this is what called kuththu song...so many different beats...rocking song)
Kattilukku Mattumthana (can anyone of u mention such a meningful song or situationbased song with such a orcastration...this is innovative)
ulagam Kidakkuthu (this is the song where Raaja shows that he can play with synth...the lyrics in this song is so fantastic)
over all for a normal musiclover like me...this album is just the right album just after a superb Uliyin Osai
To the end i just wanna say one thing...the line Unakkullea irukkindrean engu thedi ponaai...this is Raajas message to me...
raaga with better quality than galaata
http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0001343.html
Iam still to find out which song I like but as many have pointed out 'koothu onnu' rocks :) with an impressive line up of projects this year Raaja is bound to enthrall us like never before in the past few years :notworthy:
Man !!
Raaga shows
Unakulley
Artist(s): Sriram Parthasarathy, Billsandey
Who is Billsandey ??
Koothu Onnu Koothu Onnu
Artist(s): Illayaraja, Blaaze
Blaaze with IR ?? I thought Blaaze is a male ?!
Who is Ritta in "Ilamai " ??
And you see a range of poets - Vaali, Mu.Metha ( unbelievable for a fast pace number ), PalaniBharathi, Vishali Kannadasan and Muthulingam !!
IR very much changed ? :)
They got the names wrong, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by raja_fan
ulagam kidakkuthu - is it by the same singer of kakka song in Julie Ganapathi?
Guys,
Are the CDs available at stores? Anyone checked out?
I listened to DHANAM once - but am disappointed! though there were some interesting bits and pieces in the interludes, most of the tunes never pleased me - and whatsoever people might say about IR's so-called experimentation with synth music, it all sucks bigtime - after reading the many reviews here, I almost expected another pathbreaking album like AGNI NATCHATIRAM, and I was annoyed to listen to some below-par compositions
IMHO, this is not wat I expect from IR
Sorry ! Neenga endha kaalathil irukkeenga ?? Inime adhellaam nadakkira kaariyamaa ...Quote:
after reading the many reviews here, I almost expected another pathbreaking album like AGNI NATCHATIRAM,
First impression:
1. Ilamai kanavugal: Very contemperory catchy tune. More of IR's touch is more evident starting from 2nd interlude.
2. Kannanukku: Was not that impressed with the pallavi tune, but those veena kind of sounds and interludes/charnam tune is impressive. I wish someone other than Bhava sang the song. Song would have gained more depth. Where is Shreya???
3. Koothu onnu: IR's mimicry in the beginning was really cool (as pointed by raja_fan). Overall impressed with the song/rhythms. Need to listen in good quality.
4. Dhanam: The start (tha na than dha na) put me off, but the interludes/charanam tunes are better and more impressive. This is an old style IR song.
5. Kattilukku: Slightly heard before tune pattern, but IR's singing and the flowing rhythm pattern makes an interesting listen.
6. Ulagam: Not impressed with the tune and the song in general. Slightly different first interlude.
7. Unakkulle: Melody tune of the album and I liked it. Who is the female singer? Sounds north indian. Certain times sounds like Shreya and certain times like Madhushree. Who is it?
Like raja_fan said, although no "vow" factor, none of the songs were boring (did not like "Ulagam" that much). Need to listen to good quality version.
BTW, I loved that "Mona...enakkum number kuduma" advertisement in galatta.com :)
thanks,
Krishnan
I think perhaps i have lost the ability to appreciate the new songs of Ir or rather i lack the technical knowledge to praise them..
Dhanam ..well..from a person like iR we expect more..
A person who can give a jolly number like mazhakudayal from manasinkkare and mandara po and kaiyetha in vinodayatra..the songs of dhanam are not even near V'yatra
Casette release function:
http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publis...le_10319.shtml
"The event also saw the screening of three songs from the movie to standing ovation, especially for the music and cinematography. ‘Kannanukku Enna Venum’ song won special accolades from the audience"
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"He further said that Dhanam is a tad different from the other Devadasi movies. “I gave 10 marks for the subject and story before the movie started. After viewing it, I’m giving it 65 marks,” he said. He also averred that Ilayaraja would only agree to score for a movie if the movie’s content is good."
thanks,
Krishnan
Some time back, in my post I had expressed my fear that IR may still be obsessed by "Kajuraho..."
And he has proved me right. On repeated hearings "Unakkulle.." ultimately leads to "Kajuraho" :(
Unakkulle sometimes reminds "Sihigaali.." again a beautiful rehash of Kajuraho..
On repeated listenings? :o For me from the first listening itself, it sounds like Kajuraho..Quote:
Originally Posted by raja_fan
loved?? :shock: irritating before every song starts, there is no forward button also :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by krish244
Negative reviews but mostly in preference order and as usual none can understand the orchestration. The same thing happened for the best album in recent times by the name of mumbai express when loads of people thought the fast-paced jazz number yeley nee yettipo was some immature attempt at synth :banghead:
If all of you had noticed anything IR's songs did not always have magical tunes..they seemed magical because of the musical orchestration that goes in. To just write off an IR album by listening to tunes and saying they are rehashes of other tunes after repeated listening are laughable....of course if you listen to any tune more than ten times it will sound similar to something... :banghead:
Well i guess the final nail was for mumbai express...after that we are certainly not worthy of listening to anything else and i should not have even raised the decibel for this album after some people looked at the trailer and said it reeks of ordinary numbers. :angry:
Hulkster don't get emotion :). Here, it is getting more postive reviews than UO when compare the initial day response.
Somebody compared this songs with Agni natchathram songs and somebody answered he can't give such songs now. I say he can (atleast 70% stuff) if you give 2008 Manirathnam (Shankar?) and Prabhu, Karthik of 2008 (Vikram & Surya?).
Intha padam oru varamavathu odumanu theriyala and nobody is expecting the film. Intha padathukku intha padalgal migavum athigam.
As the person who did both of the above, I appeal to Hulkster to cool down :)Quote:
To just write off an IR album by listening to tunes and saying they are rehashes of other tunes after repeated listening are laughable....
i should not have even raised the decibel for this album after some people looked at the trailer and said it reeks of ordinary numbers. :angry:
I have not written off the album. But if you expect every one to be excited to the same level like you, I am sorry, I can't !
And even now, the trailer does not give me any confidence that this movie will win at the box office !
Just because IR has agreed to work for it does not make it a glorious script..people know this by experience.
If any one says that "Unakkulle" does not sound like "Kajuraho" it is very difficult to believe !
For me, "Kajuraho", "Dheemi dheemi", "Sihigali" and even "Kuyilaalo" from Anumaanaspadam all are variations of same pattern ! And I accept it happens with every MD, but IR has been doing this so frequently in recent times :(
Its not that..its just that people here decipher raja's songs like other MDs. The true fact till this day is that all his songs have been enriched by the feel of his orchestration and understanding of the situation. You cant expect a anandha raagam like tune or pothi vecha malligai tune for the situations in dhanam....they will look comical..people seem to forget this part. anyways im gonna enjoy listening regardless of what other reviews are going to come. :2thumbsup:
Its different...its just like vidyasagar's sudum nilavu sounding like azhagana ratchasiyey..same base raaga different tune. I have listened to Unakulley and besides the first two lines nothing else sounds like kajuraho especially the most catchiest part where he gives a minipause.
Sihigaali and dheemi dheemi sound the same due to their pause in between pattern and the same word being repeated..the tunes are different though...of course if you just use one similar stanza as i said everything will sound nostalgic. I can even say koothu onnu is a clever rehash of siva rathiri of michael madana kamarajan with the backgrounds enhanced and tempo upped. It is that easy.
IR has come out of his "chagu chagu chaa", "Thagu thagu thaa" kind of outdated "youthful" chorus.
This also makes the album a better one :)
At first hearing, i would say, the songs are a bit contemporary, only thing is, it lacks the melody content which we usually expect in an IR movie. And looking at all the singers, wow, they are all recent crop of guys. IR is changing i guess.
For me, "Sudum nilavu" leads some how to "Meetaadha oru veenayai" from Poonthottam by IR.Quote:
Its different...its just like vidyasagar's sudum nilavu sounding like azhagana ratchasiyey..same base raaga different tune.
Carnatic music therindhavargal, pls tell me if they are of same raaga.
Enna seiyya...Niraiya paadalgal kettu kettu idhu enna mania-nu theriyalai...onnuthilarindhu manasu innonukku thaavudhu...paattai mattum thaan solren :)
Yup they are both reethigowlai. incidentally inetk's favourite raaga....i guess if kannanukku enna was tuned in reethigowlai inetk would be saying "its a absolute carnatic delight sprinkled with vintage raja touches" :lol2:
If anyone listens to dhanam dhanam closely the lyrics seem to be taking a dig at certain MDs adapting IR's koothu paathus. :lol2:
Yes, I got irritated too, but as there was no forward button, I had no choice but to love it :).Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJudge
Krishnan