IR New Albums - Ver 2006

I happened to read all your earlier comments on IR and Hindi composers..
The posts only show your wonderful maturity in accepting good things no matter where they come from. Hats off to you all.
I wish, people from up north are as open to new music as we are.
Dig: it reminds me of something. There was a musician called Hasan Jahagir (from pakistan) who stormed india in mid 90s. T-series sold his songs in record numbers. Where is he now? There was( is?) another guy called Daler mehndi. Where is he?
Music means different things to different people. For some, only the latest numbers will do and for some, we get caught in a time warp and have a strict definition of what music should be for us. There is no litmus test to what is acceptable music. For me, good music is something which i should enjoy and appreciate all my life and to some level be universally presentable (contrasts to being universally acceptable). How many people aged over 50 would enjoy HR? I would give that credit in hindi to jatin lalit. Also,Play dheemi dheemi to an old man and he would still enjoy it.I have done it. So i know it works. IR has provided me that bliss. For a moment, i forget everything when i hear to His music.
I can recollect atleast 25 IR songs right now which are more than 15 years old and I hear them almost daily. and I have lived in a Hindi belt with no southern languages. My hindi friends cant recollect half that number of Hindi songs from 1980s. Thats the magic of IR.
Another thing which defines a musician is versatality.
In the western world, different musicians specialise in different moods. But in india, we expect everything of the same MD.
How many pathos songs have been rendered by HR? How many classical? How many situational? I dont know if HR can do a 'Madai Thirandu'. What HR is doing is the current trend. He is not future proofing his songs. An example, "Ninnu Kori" from IR or "Pehla Nasha" from jatin lalit. Major trendsetters.
HR uses a lot of computer generated/ modulated voices and heavy percussion. Technology is in his side.
If technology were to determine the best music, I wonder why computers havent been officially conferred the title of being superior to mankind.
That is because, We still love to be better than technology. and life to us is beyond technology.
Imagine having a peaceful stroll by a pristine lake surrounded by lush green earth and the chirping of birds.
Would you prefer a Himesh or an IR for the occassion? They say, music should reflect life.

I know HR scores in club dance sequences. But is that all to life? isnt there much more to life?

I would say with a head held high and a heart full of pride that when I grow old and prepare for the ethereal, i would still have IR to make me happy. I am not sure if i can say the same of other recent MDs.

All said and done, I have seen HR on TV and think that he is a nice gentleman. I only am talking about his music being compared to IR.
There are my views only. Apologies if i have ruffled any feathers.

realactivex,
I've started loving 'Yemaraame yematha venum' too now :)
My order of preference from this album
1.'En kaadhalan' will get an easy 10/10 in any musical fans scale.
2.'Chengalapattu chinna chittu' for the innovativeness in the interludes
3.'Yemaraame Yematha' This song takes you an travel into many musical forms like carnatic, Folk [The usage of sithar paadal like thambura backing], The choral works in second interlude takes you to WCM idiom. A typical Raaja Stuff
4.'Chinna chinna' for Bringing us the northie qawalli style of music after a long time. The first interlude surprises with an african style flute [featured in Aasaiya kaathula] creating a suspense regarding the happenings on the screen. IR has been doing this all the time jumping from one musical system to another seamlessly while maintaining the basics very Indian. He simply creates magic within those given 4 or 5 mins.
5.'Deepavali innaikku' and 'Chittukuruvi'- havent listened to it much :cry:
Why so much effort for a dud movie which the producer was never able to release for the past 10 yrs and is gonna sink without trace in few days after release :cry:

"en kaathalan" - I remember hearing it about 4 years back on the net. I dont think its a new album at all. They might have been re-releasing the audio along with the movie.

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/specia...ilayaraja.html

guys
sorry for going off on a tangent again !

Woh Kaun thee as suggested earlier is an outstanding album ; am totally spellbound by the haunting melodies from Madan Mohan......

that song shokh nazar (Parrvai onru podhume from Yaar nee in tamil with music from Veda I presume) - what a melody it is..... It has become one of my all time favorites along with ninaivo oru paravai of Sigappu Rojakkal.....

The funny thing is I dont know if it is the melodious tune or Asha Bhonsle's superb voice that makes it ever green (I know it is both - but which one's effect is greater - I seriously cant say :))

D/l the songs from here and post your views:
http://rapidshare.com/files/2344588/DesiyaParavai.rar

WHat is the access code ?WHen i try tod ownload its asking for that .

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/specia...ilayaraja.html

IR calling himself "Isai Gnani" is embarassing.

Better if he had named it "Ilayaraja ilakkiya mandram".

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Originally Posted by raja_fan

IR calling himself "Isai Gnani" is embarassing.

Better if he had named it "Ilayaraja ilakkiya mandram".

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yes!! :oops: plus, I felt that he cud have named it after his brother. I think he said he is awarding the award in honor of his brother only :roll:

Vijayr,

Yes. You are correct. IR at one pt of time had said that his songs wud not be sent for consideration to the national awards for the best MD category