So finally IR seems to be out of complaints of "Broken tune flows" and "bad recording".
AM and Nannavanu both are very neatly recorded !
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So finally IR seems to be out of complaints of "Broken tune flows" and "bad recording".
AM and Nannavanu both are very neatly recorded !
:thumbsup: ......TRACK 7..... :swinghead:
Thanks Suresh,
Noted ..... Sampige rd, Railway station, busy shopping at 8th cross, several food chat places... :) HEAVENLY and HOMELY, miss very much!
Let me grab breezy and soulful NAMMURA MANDAARA HOOVE. :wave:
raja_fan,
I had a similar feeling about SPB's singing. His voice is melodious as usual but unusually you can hear a bit of struggle.
7th track is superb rest are OK type
anyway will give more listen
Thanks Mr Suresh.
Amazing songs. The tide started with Kangalum Kavipaaduthey and is still rocking till now.
Track 7 orchestration takes us back to the 80's !
Where were you IR all these days !!
Track 7 is a wonderful melody but Track 5 is my favourite, exhilarating folk song :D
Beautiful Beautiful - Return of the king SPB with IR. nothing can sound sweeter than this :notworthy:
Track 7 resembles "Priyasakhi..." from Gopura Vasalile, especially the charanam...
33 years ago the same day annakili got released [14.5.1976]. still ilayaraaja is giving us entertaining and thought provoking music.long live ir!!!!!!!
Sari..
thalaivar paattu pottaru..vote pottaaraa ?
Just kidding :)
The orchestration is very much late 90's and post 2000's style of Raaja. Its evolved version of post kathalukku mariyathai, kannukul nilavu, time, manasellam....pattern.Quote:
Originally Posted by raja_fan
The best song of the album 'Om sivohum' cannot be stamped as folk song IMHO. It has shades of kodava (konkan) folk style, WCM, Little bit of Latin american style, tamil folk style, North Kerala - Mangalorian style, Aryan tribal Style....the styles I got to identify :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulkster
ethana vaatti solrathu itha "he is the only man who can fuse such diverse and multiple genres in one song and yet make it sound very simple" :notworthy:
yeah I know you havent listened to the whole song. Will try to rip and upload later ;)
Oh thanks RS :bluejump:. Can understand hubbers' delight over tracks 6 and 7 but like you said track 7 is a superb fusion. But i liked the percussive rhythms the best. You knows its a different genre but at the same time it has raja's stamp especially the mridhangam touches towards the end of the sample. We always ignore thalaivar's percussive work, the most innovative and complicated i have heard among all composers.
Where do i get to listen to complete songs? I dont stay in Bangalore to buy the cd :( Is the album up on any of the online streaming music sites (other than musicindiaonline,coz i cant access it).
Guys, i am alrready jealous :( that you guys are relishing the album while i am trying be content with the samples provided with Suresh!
Yeah even kannadaaudio.com has no tracks yet. And they hold the latest audio out of the rest mp3 sampling sites for kannada songs. :curse:
raagas,
I am sure it will be up soon in some site soon. If at all you need the CD, I can always buy one and post it to you. No problem. The CD is very nominally priced.
What about me in Singapore? :cry2: BTW the prelude of track 1, "muthamma" i think is quite innovative. Just listen to the synth, has a distinctive indonesian style. Meesical experts can elaborate. :D
despite the fresh start for IR this year, the bigger problems will be:
1. the way these films do well in BO (that the songs of 'Nannevanu' will be hilariously picturised wth costumes in all sorts of weird colors in Kannada is a given!)
2. how much these albums are received by ppl ?? any stats as to the sales of 'Azhagar malai' ? am sure it will be well-received in Madurai and surrounding areas
irir123,
I think we are past beyond the point of no return for IR in terms of sales, or getting back his reigns on film music.
Generations have changed. People are after a different genre of music.
However, IR still never fails to please HC fans. Being one of them, I think I shall be content and take that to my grave.
The regulars should be knowing where I keep my folders in 'Mediafire' :twisted: 'Nannavanu' is in Kannada Raaja folder :P
dochu,
What you say is right as far as Tamil is concerned. From whatever I hear his music does well in Malayalam going by the awards and number of people who sing the songs in the singing competitions.
rajasaranam had a good way of putting it earlier. In Tamil, Raja being a near retired MD, in Telugu a retired MD, in Malayalam a super hit MD and in Kannada an upcoming MD :) There is lot of truth in what RS said and I am sure the songs of 'Nannavanu' would get some decent air time. As for how the movie would do, well ... the hero nor the heroine offer any great hope :(
Thanks RS for the treasure :D :clap: :notworthy:
Tracks 2 and 3 which are based on the hero have wonderful energy. Yes they may be synth but the orchestration is the highlight here. There is certainly some improvisation from the very kiddish styled hero songs IR used to give us a few movies back(maybe he got bored for those). You can feel the energy that vidiya vidiya nadanam had in these two songs. Some trendish stuff here as well.
The rest of the songs are probably nothing(according to IR standards) for IR except for the fifth track, the wonderfully trans-folk-carnatic crossing song Om sivoham. Like RS said this is a medley of styles. Pick of the soundtrack. Yet it still sounds so rajaish. :notworthy:
new hindi movie for Ayya.''dheen'' stars saurav ganguly and kajol.produced by nfdc directed by pradeep kumar.lyrics by GULZAR
Hulk,
Track 3 orchestration is top notch! especially the first interlude is out of the world :)
Yennathu Gangulya? :shock: Seri vidunga padam nalla irukkum, athu nambalaam.
Yes RS, Interludes are where thalaivar is going full gear(the interlude you mentioned had some middle eastern style towards the end) :bluejump: . I think the grouse for most of the negative brigade personnel is the tune and i think the energy of the tune matches the orchestration. If they mention synth as a reason then they can lock themselves up with their 80s thoughts. :evil:
We still have Mathiya Chennai and Chal Chalein coming up. :D
Rajasaranam,
Please provide the mediafire URL. Thanks.
Wf.
"with only the rhythmic beats holding it together till the end" I could say this for Rahman very many times. Just because that guy sells into the new trend it is not really right to crow over a fallen giant. BTW, IR cannot and did not ever give a hit in all movies all the time. It is because he is much more original building his song from scratch. Naturally, it is difficult to get a hit all the time.
One muttu muthamma is equivalent to 5 songs built with off-the-shelf rhythms, IMHO.
Hmm..continue your esteemed music service :-(
my comment there (will mostly get deleted by moderators)
raju shanbag - did you write the review under high spirits (after a rave party bash perhaps?)…this is an excellent album with ilaiyaraaja scoring in terms of melody based songs, western songs, hardcore carnatic and spicy tribal interludes within a carnatic song. Forget about anyone nuding raaja out….if you rreviews continue to be as poor as this, you will soon be nudged out for your lack of real music appreciation. God save this review section from half boiled reviews such as these. My two cents !
its like 'enna solli paaduvadho' - you will never be able to decide if it is sudhadhanyasi or mohanam or sudha saveri ...he cleaverly takes elements from all scales :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by raagas
Any link confirming this.Quote:
Originally Posted by rajaalltheway
I am already waiting for his existing Hindi albums, Chal Chalein and SRK (with Gulzar). And whats Saurav Ganguly doing in a film!! Are u sure it is not just a rumour!
Raagas...i got the news from the movies writer himself(T.A.Razzak) who is debuting in hindi.I have heard that many malayalm dailies last week confirmed this their movie section.Quote:
Originally Posted by raagas
Ayyan Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ira8AUqogVw
However bgm is not thalaivar's as usual. Some western film score has been used in place. Interesting film, seems pretty violent.
Raju Shanbag after listening to alot of recent high quality renditions from Sonu Nigam,Udit Narayan and kunal ganjawala
might have found some proper pronounciations and natural sounds very difficult to understand.Thankfully he showed mercy to acknowledge that 'Ilaiyaraaja is back' after nudging him outwith the first song
How is this fella reviewing songs when he cannot find the innovative flow in om sivoham? How do these people even become reviewers?
The songs are online, finally!
http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Mo.../Nannavanu.php
My take after listening to the complete songs:
1) Muthuthu: The rhythm, beats and the way the chorus sings "thuthu" are all in sync. The shehnai kind of sound in the interlude is nicely done. Bela, although sounds nasal, is ok. IR is certainly not comfortable in singing high pitches.
2) Mudhalane: The flow of this song and the orchestration is really good. Even the second interlude is neat. The way Bela ends 2nd charanam is not as impressive as the way SPB ends the 1st charanam. Does not keep up with the way music mellows down. SPB strains a little in high pitches (when he repeats pallavi (high pitch portion) at the end), otherwise he is great.
3) Dhinna: Did not get that impressed with this song.
4) Hey Mamu: Decent song for the situation. Catchy pallavi with some voice/bass portions overlaps. Also to note is the first arabian flovour interlude. Good singing by Karthik, Tippu and Vijay Jesudas.
5) Devadhi Deva: Good one, but certainly not in the league of "Vedham" song.
6) Oh shiva hum: The way SPB starts "om shivo hum" along the same pitch as chorus is a nice touch. The second interlude has nice jelling of chants, tribal sounds and some rural sounds. This "om shivo hum" is still not as electrifying as "Om shiva hum" of naan kadavul.
7) Enidu: As I suspected, it is sung by Sriram and he has sung it nicely. Song has a nice tune and equally nice orchestration to go with. The only thing I did not like is the differently paced charanam beginnings and the beats associated with it. IR has done this before as well. Bela shende sometimes struggles to keep up with the language and the tune.
IR has used Bele Shende a lot. He is testing her range and skills, I guess. But she is way short of Shreya Ghosal. My picks are muthuthu, enidu and mudhalane.
thanks,
Krishnan
Muthuthu - along the lines of 'punnnagaiyil minsaram' (Bharathan) - IR's voice in high pitches is embarassing - the synth percussions sound good - wud have been better if IR had added some high energy with real percussion as well
De nadanaana - awful synth usage - but might become popular in kannada
hey mamu - sounds like rehash from an IR telugu song from the 1980s/1990s - the interludes are a relief - but there is an unwanted/irritating plucking sound in the second interlude - a bored IR must have said "andha 'plunk/plunk' sounda konjam add pannunga'- (
om shivoham - complex song/beats/rhythms - I liked the way the 'thavil' has been used during the charanam and the 'urumi' in the second interlude - a slightly neo-version of 'ghanashyama' (in terms of constantly changing percussion rhythms) - cud become a cult hit in Karnataka
enidhu - wow! beautiful flute prelude and strings in the first interlude beginning and again the flute - this track has shades of "kallai irudhen" (Uliyin osai)
odhalane - classic IR - everything perfect, the use of the veena in the second interlude needs special mention
overall, IMHO, despite the synth glitches, this album will be a hit in Kannada a la, Nammoora mandara hoove - depends on how well the movie does as well
IR is riding a big wave so far, in 2009!
I hope the reason for the wave could be some big non filmi thing he is cooking up secretly. andha maadhiri edhaavadhu shock kuduththu asathuvarnnu ninaikiren.