:lol: KV you are too good in commenting!Quote:
Originally Posted by KV
If raja_fan is saying amazing, I am too keen now! Thanks raja_fan for dropping in your comments.
Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments on Dhoni. Expectations egirudhu!
:lol: KV you are too good in commenting!Quote:
Originally Posted by KV
If raja_fan is saying amazing, I am too keen now! Thanks raja_fan for dropping in your comments.
Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments on Dhoni. Expectations egirudhu!
KV ,
Adhe Adhe :)
V_S ji
Seekarama kelunga , unga reviews awaiting eagerly :)
I can guarantee that you will be taken aback by Vilayaataa Padagotty
Dhoni's music in a Nutshell : Damn addictive.
Vilayatta has close resemblance with "Manase manase..." from Sooryan ( Malayalam ) in its feel and flow..
Shreya proves her talent with a nasal touch in this song..great !!
Chinna Kannile is such a stunner , am totally addicted to it.
Flowing piano with booming chords and Shreya's singing makes for a fabulous start.
Check out the chorus harmony followed by the single violin and then an avalanche of violins joining together and then the chorus and violins singing the same melody.
Its like a Fugue mixture , wah wah im totally in ♥ with this song.
Such a simple melody , but how beautifully packaged.
Raaja , Shankarabaranam and Melody - what a terrific trio :bow:
Decided not to listen to Dhoni Album, for some time now. Already Snehaveedu took lot of my time! Can't able to work, while listening them.
With respect Raja, listening his songs in backbround and working is becoming impossible for me!
SKV,
Exactly my feeling. Can't come out of 'Bhagyadevatha' itself. adhu apparam 'Gayam 2', 'Katha Thudarunnu', 'Snehaveedu' 'Sree Ramarajyam'. ippo enndanna 'Mayilu' And before you can savor that 'Dhoni'!!! Ennada nadakkudhu naatla.
Yes, yes yes. This weekend I listening only to Sneha veedu, after the discussion started again for chandrabimbathin. Just like 'p' said, Arummozhi's solo flute took over grand army of violins, soulful snehaveedu can take up any mighty soundtracks like SRR. Thanks to Suresh ji for continuously projecting this deserved score. If you still go back to Bhagyadevatha, we have to sit there permanently. No escape. Brilliant, Brilliant!
ஒரு காலத்துல (அதாவது சில வருடங்கள் முன்பு) "ஏன் அவர் அது பண்ணக்கூடாது இது பண்ணக்கூடாது?" ன்னு பேசின பசங்க தானே நாமெல்லாம். அதான், கோவத்துல, கேப் விடாம பாட்டாலேயே அடிக்குறார் நம்மளை, திணறத்திணற!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
V_S,
Yes. Another good friend of mine couldn't come out 'aaro paadunnu dhoori' for almost a month!!!
Any first round of 'Dhoni' listening done. 'vilayatai padagoty' is such amazing. Been a while since I heard a song like this!! Both Hariharan and especially Shreya do great justice to this song. Which raises the question again: How is this man able to do it?
http://chinnappayal.blogspot.com/201...g-post_30.html
good analysis on Mayilu.
Somehow in my case, this song has been the slowest one to register. The singers do a very good job, but the percussion kinda hampers things... return to Bongo/congo? :confused2: Did they have this in the live performance? Or is it just some rhythm pad stuff?Quote:
Originally Posted by skr
Ditto with the SPB song... brilliant guitaring;that bend/'twang' at the end of the lines is super funky! Don't remember listening to this in any IR song before. But again, the tabla in the charanams sound kinda reluctant.
V_Sji, seekaram kElunga... you're in for a treat, and we're in for a super review from you!
Did a listen to all songs. Initial winners are (Singers) Ilayaraja, Shreya Ghoshal
Sure KV & skr. Karthik'um (milliblog) 200 words pOtirukkaru. Seems everyone liked it. :D
Wooooooöw what a news :jump:
GM + IR combo for romantic love story :)
GM :salute:
ViLaiyAttA padagOtti and ThAvith thAvi are lovely. No complaints at all. The rest - is it because of live recording or something is not in place - a bit hazy. Percussion is incongruent. And SPB's some voice acting is also mildly :confused:
Na.Muththukkumar has written lovely lyrics in both VP and TT. One of his bests. :clap:
And, wait, is Shreya Ghoshal's voice slightly auto tuned :shock: in VP? Esp the pallavi.
And Hariharan's rendition > Shreya's. Shreya's sweetness at times betrays the real emotion.
This is probably the best of Raja - Hariharan combo. So melancholic.
Sweet little album this :-) Great choice of singers, some beautiful lyrics complement the fantastic tunes and arrangements. Quite easily the album of the year. May be until Padiththurai or NEP's release. Raja and Shreya are simply spectacular. Even Hariharan sounds so good. Naresh Iyer did not sound odd. Thaavi thaavi pOgum's short prelude is my favorite so far. Lovvvvly :-) :-)
Did not like SPB's gibberish and the percussions in chinna kanniley / thaavi thaavi pogum.
That would still be meettaadha oru veenai.Quote:
Originally Posted by AravindMano
Im not sure if that has raaja - as BM in that function mentioned about working with him from moodu pani to Adhu oru kana kaalam :)Quote:
Originally Posted by San_K
Don't forget EN KANAVINAI KEL NANBA.....from Desiya geetham. Puratchi feeling with longing. IR-Hari combo with stunning orchestration.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
yes, checked out one song from DHONI.
http://www.tamilsongsonline.in/2012/...gs-online.html
agree with you, Chinna kanniley.... percussion drags down the pleasure.
oh... milliblog awards 200 words for Raja's Dhoni.
composition's percussion didn't bother him. He didn't mention it. good for him.
synth illainna vudaney, milliblog is excited :-D
Vinatha.
தோணி!
விளையாட்டா படகோட்டி (ஹரிஹரன்) - ஆரம்ப இசையில் வரும் பிதாமகனின் வெறுமை இசையிலேயே பாடலின் பாதையை குறிப்பால் உணர்த்துகிறார் இசைச்சித்தர். ராஜாவுடன் ஹரி. ஒரே வரியில் சொல்லப் போனால் பிரமாண்டம். முன்னவர் ஒவ்வொரு இசைக்குறிப்புக்களிலும் தெரிகிறார் என்றால் பின்னவர் ஒவ்வொரு வார்த்தைகளும் வெளிப்படுத்தும் அதிர்வுகள், அழுத்தத்திலும் நிற்கிறார். பாடல் வரிகளின் மீது நம் மனம் குவியச் செய்ய ஒரு முக்கியக் காரணமாக ஹரியின் குரல். பூங்காற்று கொஞ்சம், புண்ணியம் தேடி வரிசையில் விளையாட்டா படகோட்டி.. என்றுமே மனதில் நிற்கும். :notworthy:
வாங்கும் பணத்துக்கும் : பாலுவின் குரலில் சக நண்பனைக் காண்கிறோம். ஆரம்ப இசையின் கிடார் துள்ளல் ரொம்ப பிடிச்சிருக்கு. பாடல் முழுவதும் இசை பலப் பல படிக்கட்டுக்களாக ஏறிப் போகிறது. பாலுவின் இதுபோன்ற குரல் கேட்டு எம்புட்டு நாளாச்சு! ராஜாவின் கூட்டணியில் இன்னொரு இன்னிங்ஸ் தொடங்கியாச்சு! ஒரு ரஜினி படத்திற்காக பாலு பாடுவது போலவே இருக்கு! நாடி, நரம்பெல்லாம் குதூகலம்! :notworthy:
தாவித் தாவி போகும் : ராஜாவின் குரல் மனசை வருடிச் செல்கிறது. முதல் இடையிசை - குட்டி சிம்ஃபோனி.
சின்னக் கண்ணிலே - ஷ்ரேயா,நரேஷ் கூட்டணி தாளக்கட்டோடு அழகுபட பயணிக்கிறது. முதல் சரணத்தைவிட இரண்டாவது சரணம் பிடிக்கிறது. நரேஷை ராஜாவின் இசையில் அடிக்கடி கேட்க நேர்ந்தால் மிகவும் சந்தோஷமடைவேன்.
பிரகாஷ்ராஜ் - ராஜா - நா.முத்துக்குமார் :notworthy:
I love this song Kalyanamam Kalyanamam, song (Mayil). Simple yet, So many things happening..nice pazhassi raja tribal song too. Does seem to appear in anyones list.
Vilayaatta (Hariharan) is my pick of the album so far.
Thaavi thaavi is nice with superb interludes. It slightly reminds me Unnai Kel Unnai Kel from Inime Naanga Than..
HH sounds good in the song, but screws up the la/La and na/Na sounds, which to me is difficult to digest in an IR song (think 'Valmiki'). Shreya, vadanaattu kuyil, nails these almost perfectly in comparison. ellaam oru dedication dhaan, illa?
Mayilu: A beautiful review here :
http://www.tamilpaper.net/?p=5483
KV,
I am loving the 'vaangum panathukku' rhythm. Will try and explain why later in the day.
Was away due to personal reasons!
I see that Mayilu and Dhoni are released! good! Listening to Dhoni now. The SPB song is indeed a surprise and special. It has the guitars that I normally do not expect from Raaja. Brilliant! More thoughts later when I get to give more time to the albums!
"Thaavi thaavi" has been composed in waltz kind of rythm like "Vandhaal vandhaal rajakumari.." .
The rythm of "Vaangum panathukkum" reminds me of the rythm of "Ananda kuyilin paattu..." from Kathalukku Mariyadhai..
Sorry. I lost all respect for Milliblog the day he started praising MD THAMAN. apologize for the digressionQuote:
Originally Posted by V_S
What a effect live orchestra makes. Dhoni namakellam prasadam. Amazing when you notice that he composed all the songs in 45 minutes :notworthy:
:shock: no! nevaire! marka kEttuppArunga boss. no auto business and all (if any elec voice modulation, it could be that thamnana chorus in the beginning). She's probably sung it with a nasal tinge to give it that folk 'feel' and her emotions in the song are spot on, me thinks, no saccharine sweetness and all. (no, no.. sathyama no vasyam)Quote:
Originally Posted by AravindMano
I'm in love with this song fully, Sureshji. SPB sounds very 'liberated', a very carefree style of singing with all those improvisations which you wouldn't generally find in an IR song. I've always been a fan of IR's minimalist rhythm arrangements, even the recent ones (like ennada pandi or jakkamma), but somehow the percussions in this song lacks confidence and finesse in execution... the idea's there, but the table player probably let it down. But this is just a nitpick, not really a major complaint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
I still haven't reviewed 'Mayilu' songs (not that anyone is missing it :) ) and already 'Dhoni' is out.
I will review the album fully later but as I promised KV earlier, want to write about the SPB song, 'vaangum panaththukku'. This is a real surprise to me and once again proves to me that Raja is deep into the jazz genre and is experimenting left and right. While I love all the songs of the movie, musically this song was the most attractive for me. Especially for the rhythmic work that he does in this.
The initial beats sort of tell you that this is going to be a rhythm based song. After a few beats the guitar starts strumming the rhythm and then comes something that is quite new to Raja's work, the bass guitar playing the blues!! I love blues and I have heard lot of songs with these chords/rhythm structure. The bass guitar made an instant impression on me. And the lead also joins in this and the effect is terrific. Then SPB starts singing. Ofcourse this being a Raja song, the melody is not a traditional blues melody but his own. After the first, where only the guitars provide the rhythm, the drums come in with a simple / single beat. Observe carefully as the song reaches 'vadaga veetukku'. The rhythm now changes in true jazz style. They rhythm section changes the pattern quickly and within that beat.
The sax (or similar instrument) in the interlude is ofcourse clearly jazz. The melody in the interlude is terrific. The charanam starts with the tabla following the singer. Again there is a twist here. The tabla does not fall on a beat. The beats of the tabla are off the beat. I counted it as around 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 away from the beat. Again this happens in one cycle and the other cycle has only one beat!! The he changes the tabla to the standard sarvalaghu style before stopping it altogether and letting the strings carry the song.
The second interlude flute is lovely. SPB tries some gibberish (I think they call it scat singing?). The precision with which SPB joins with the tabla in the interlude has the stamp of Raja all over. And just when you thought it was all over, the pallavi provides one more surprise. SPB does a 'dam bam bam', breaking the rhythm and in the next cycle the guitar guys do the same. Fantastic break in the rhythm.
When I first saw this song in the trailer I thought this would be the weakest song in the link. The standard 'karuththu kandasamy' song. But luckily for us Raja gives a jazz delight. If only the tune was keeping with the normal rock/jazz tunes this would easily have become a standard jazz number. But then Raja is never a 'standards' guy, is he? He sets his own standard and that particular standard is in full display here.
KV,
I just wrote about the rhythm. The tabla is beyond doubt the most confident guy as he has to get it absolutely right and he is not playing on the beat for about 4 cycles. The other rhythm is going on the best but the tabla is told to join in at an odd place. That's why I think you feel it is not 'confident'. Try figuring out where he is coming in and you will then realise that this cannot be played by anyone other than a very trained and experienced tabla player.
In fact if we observe the lulluby song in 'Prasad' you will notice the similar off the beat instrumentation in the second charanam. The first charanam of the song has the rhythm arrangement which follows the normal beat. In the second charanam, the sharp sound comes at around 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 places off the beat, giving it a very asynchronous feel. That is is what Raja is trying to achieve in these songs.
Fantastic Analysis Suresh ji :bow:
Great observation of the beat following the singer , after you said it i too found that it indeed goes away a bit
but little :confused: as how he is able to arrive at the full circle coz the notes seem to go in triples only.
Im now currently addicted to this fabby. :)
KV ,
Regarding Chinna Kannile , you are right about the Percussion being the weakest area.It could be that it is programmed.
In the live orchestra , there was someone playing Tabla and there was Jaicha.I am not sure whether there was any rhythm played in this number.
However its the instrumentation which takes it to another level. It was such a fabulous sight to witness Prabhakar playing the Violin and then the entire troupe follow him and create magic together. It was a stunning visual. Both Surmukhi and Naresh did a good job (The latter was a bit tensed up and he kept putting his paper down :))
This was the 1st song at the event and remains close to my heart.
Also , if you notice all the songs barring Vaangum Panathukkum have a strong Shankarabaranam influence.
Raaja , Melody and Shankarabaranam go hand in hand . What a terrific trio :clap:
Time and again Ayya proves that he is at his best when he is working with someone who is really good,someone who is serious about partnering with him and someone who knows deep about Ayyas kind of music.I think once Ayya learns about Sureshji,he is going to appoint Sureshji as one his personal staff
rajaalltheway,
Ha Ha Ha. There are so many others who are so devoted to Raja that there is no chance of me getting that position. And of course there is no way I can take that position :D I still can't think about being in the same room as him. So...