IR New Albums - Old responses (5 Aug 2006)

teja, thanks for the rare clip. The tune is very simple, composed perhaps keeping Bhava in mind :-)Konji Pesalam had a couple of good tunes messed up by bad synth-heavy interludes. Unnai thedi is a good example.

ONOK is as ordinary as albums go. Kaatril varum geetham alone will warrant a second listen. Rest of the songs - a mix of not-so-hummable ordinary tunes and forgettable synth-heavy interludes, an annoying characteristic of recent IR songs.
Kaattu vazhi sung by IR is still my pick from these last few albums.

Well, this is my take on "Oru Naal Oru Kanavu": three songs are noteworthy.


1. "Enna Paattu Vendum Unakku". The tune is HAMSADHWANI raagam with very clever graha-bedham performed. Even though I wish IR had used some natural instruments, this song is five-hundred times better than "Suppose Unnai Kaathalukku" in Sukran.

2. "Kaatril Varum Geetham". Of course, this is a KALYANI based song, and the best thing about it is NATURAL ORCHESTRATION. I know, the first line of the pallavi sounds like "Somasaama Vadane" by the Late Raveendran Mash in the Malayali Mammootty film "Vishnu".

3. "Konjum Thira." What an aural treat! It seems like forever since I last heard an out-of-this-world song by Ilayaraja. It evokes a dreamy state of mind.

The other 3 songs didn't make an impact on me, but it's the goodness in the album that stands out. In fact, I dare say this album puts "Athu Oru Kaana Kaalam" to shame.

Regards,
Nitya

Listening ONOK songs

Konjam thira is a stunning song. Wov what a song. I feel it is a very nice lick 80's type song of IR.

Teja,
no that title song didn't feature in the original CD for some reasons and it is one of the good songs but for Bhava's ordinary rendering. Did you rip it from the DVd , I was planning to do that, have you made it as a mp3 clip for download or just streaming it?

Listened to "ONOK" songs, I don't know those mp3s online are ripped from original CD, the quality is pretty bad ( I hope the recording is better in the original CD), can't wait to get the CD,
I liked three songs of all the songs,
1.Konjum thira ... too..... good (the Cd will be worth just for this great song
2.Kajuraho kanavil...sounds an extension of "roja poonthottam of "KN" yet too good interludes especially the second one ( the biggest disappointment is the overusage of the synth stuff), I am hooked to this song instantly
3.Kaatril Varum - song another good song

rest are the usual stuff nothing extraordinary
most of the Dfers have alraedy said it, why is IR stuck with these synth usage ( Honestly anybody knows atleast a partial truth behind his almost regular pattern of overindulgance with synth in the last several years, kadavulukku dhaan theiriyum), they still stand out distinctive but sound often extremely repitetive

I am sure the "Kajuraho Kanavil" song theme might play a major BGM clip in the movie

Prabhudas

Yes raja_fan! Its "Shock Adikkum poove" song. Thanks!

thanks,

Krishnan

@Prabhudas,
Yes... I ripped it from DVD into MP3 format.

@Nithya,
You said it. Konjum thira is simply out of the world melody. :thumbsup:
Especially the Anupallavi and Charanam.... It creates a lullaby effect on me :)

Guys, did anyone listen to the bonus tracks. There are 2 more versions of Kaatril Varum Geetham - one is sung by IR himself and is preceded by dialogue between himself and Vaali. It was cool to listen to Vaali coming up with the lyrics! The next is a poppish version and is a duet by Shreya and Bhavatharini. Guys, watch out for the violin interlude. I have been waiting for a long time for such an interlude from Raja and after a long time here it is!

>>>2.Kajuraho kanavil...sounds an extension of "roja poonthottam of "KN" yet too good interludes especially the second one ( the biggest disappointment is the overusage of the synth stuff), I am hooked to this song instantly


Does anyone else feel that Julie Ganapathy's 'Idayame idayame...' song also sounds similar to the Kajuraho song in ONOK? Or is it just only me!?

Offcourse, "Enna Paattu..." seems similar to the charanam of "Suppose unnai.."

But this is not the first time IR uses this kind of a tune, one may remember the "kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa.." from Aanpaavam