IR's New albums - Ver 2008/2009

Oh that is beji or feji? enna peru pa ithu yellam :confused2:

Baroque, Ulagam ippo's tune structure is valid to the situation. In the situation IR goes through his childhood days to his mother's cementery. The tune really has that "rewinding my memories" feel. If it had energy it would look absolutely weird on screen. The prelude is already a giveaway to the situation(IR's art of composing part 250000).

I am surprised that you judged the song so hastily without understanding what it is based on :o

http://www.mediafire.com/file/w2hunz...ar%20Malai.rar

I am not hasty.

I understood the situation.... it is about his childhood, his recall etc.. there can be a sense of nostalgic vibe (energy-endru mentioned. divine means inexplicable -admirable endru mentioned.) along with poignancy- touchy feeling in the song. I don't feel in it. Song doesn't touch my heart. ஏதோ one of the songs ஆயிடுச்சு, not impressive . பாடல் கேட்டு நெகிழ்ந்து போவேன்னு எதிர்பார்த்தேன் ...after seeing the precious photos. That's why I am disappointed.

Sanjeev, ENJOY!

Anyway..I am listening to his previous தாயின் பிரிவால் தாயை போற்றும் கீதங்கள் ... for the past day..( it is expected to have lot of pathos along with other feelings - ex. enchantment and fun like நானாக நானில்லை .... or What a mesmerizing flute prelude with அம்மன் கோவில் எல்லாமே ...., gloomy violin lude... , அம்மா அம்மா ஆருயிரே ..... HEAVENLY LONGING....in some Rajini film...What a drama with postlude! :musicsmile: I can listen forever...)
Some of the FINEST, I celebrate! :ty:

Vinatha.

"உன்னை எனக்கு..."

யாருப்பா எழுதியிருக்கிறார் ?

"மூக்குத்தியின் வெளிச்சத்திலே ராத்திரியில் விழித்திருந்தேன்..."
அருமையான கற்ப்பனை !

இந்த மாதிரி, ஒரு பெண்ணின் காதல் உணர்வுகளை சொல்லும் அழகான பாடல் ராஜ் கிரண் மாதிரி இயக்குனர்களிடம் மாட்டியிருந்தால் நம்பிக்கையுடன் காத்திருக்கலாம் !
"ராசாவே உன்னை விட மாட்டேன்.." , "குயில் பாட்டு..." போன்ற பாடல்கள் படமாக்கப்பட்ட விதமே சாட்சி.

இந்த படத்தின் இயக்குனர் என்ன செய்திருக்கிறாரோ என்று நினைத்தால் பயமாக இருக்கிறது..ஒரு வேளை குழந்தைத்தனமாக நாற்பது தாவணிகளை ஆட விட்டிருந்தால்...?

ஹ்ம்ம்..பார்க்கலாம்..

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Originally Posted by Sanjeevi

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Originally Posted by baroque

Ulagam .... a Self patronising philosophical composition with absolutely no energy is a disappointment for me after seeing those photos.

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The song has prayer like tune but lyrics not
The song has duet like beats but situation not

quite different from what we expected :)

However the prelude is simply top

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Sounds like April MayilE, pasumaiye Illa, kaanchi pochuda.. (?)

just thought to post this - In "Ulagam eppo....." song IR's voice (entire song) gets faintly repeated with a delay in the background. This happens throughout the song except the interludes.

I really wish IR used real drums and other instruements in bhavatharini's song. It was my first pick of the album followed by karugu mani.

My review of Azhagar Malai

1. Ulagam Ippo : A slow paced philosophical song. The instrumentation is minimal with a fairly steady beat holding the tune together. Nice singing by Raja and the tune is very melodious. A very soothing song. The genre of this song will be on the lines of 'Mella Oornthu Oornthu' but this is a totally different tune. Sankarabaranam scale?

2. Enna Senjalum: The song starts with the tavil playing the kanda nadai and then the nadaswaram starts playing Mayamalavagowla. A typical folkish melody based on Mayamalavagowla. An energetic song has the nadaswaram (or is it shenoi?) playing the raga in the first interlude. Seems to be a situation song extolling the virtues of God. Probably a dance in front of God in a 'tiruvizha'.

3. Kizhaku Velukuthu: The start of this song makes you think this will be another synth driven song but it is not so. The pallavi starts off with the backing of tabla beats and hand claps and the rhythm has a North Indian feel. What elevates this song is the lovely start to the charanam, 'marudhani arachi vacchen'. Excellent melody before the song becomes vigorous again. Raja is a master in introducing melody in even the most fast paced song.

4. Unnai Ennaku: The initial guitar strumming and the humming don't give you a clue of what is to follow. THE best song of the album. What an Hamsadhwani!! Raja is known for the huge number of Hamsadhwanis that he has given but still finds a tune which doesn't sound like his earlier Hamsadhwanis and sounds very fresh. The beat is steady and the first interlude is on the keyboard and in the second interlude a violin plays Hamsadhwani briefly. The melody quotient increases a lot in the charanam. I know Bhavatharini has many detractors but I am not complaining. As raagas noted earlier, very difficult to believe that a man past 60 yrs of age can deliver something so youthful. A song worth being in a loop. How big a hit this song will be depends on the picturisation but the director has a tune which has the potential to be as big a hit as 'Kangal Irandal'. Let's see what he does with it.

Karugumani: I would think this song belongs to the genre of songs like 'Elam Katru Veesudu' and 'Oliyile Terivathu'. This song is as good a song as any in this genre. A lovely duet backed by a nice steady beat. Probably the next most impressive song after 'Unnai Ennaku'.

Muthamma Muthamma: This seems to a fun type of song. Nice vigorous rhythm. More a situational fun song I guess

Overall a very nice album. 'Unnai Ennaku' and 'Karugumani' will be heard for a long time. I have no doubt about it.

"Aadi Thiratannil" from Bhagyadevatha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IE56Bd5kGg

Lovely song.

Listened to Azhagar Malai. My take:

1. Enna Senjalum: Nice rural based melody with simple, clear and effective orchestration/rhythm pattern. Both singers do a good job, especially Tippu.

2. Karugu Mani: Decent melody. IR has sung well, but in places, the strain shows a little.

3. Kezhakku: Somehow pallavi did not impress me, but the way the bass (synth?) progresses between 1:43 is 1:53 is amazing and also the way the first two lines of charanam starts with those bass lines is honey soaked tune.

4. Muthamma: Foot tapping rhythm and a catchy tune. Madhu Balakrishnan gets to sing a kind of racy song and he does a decent job. IR can fuse different sounds/genre's into his interludes "so well". This is evident in 2nd interlude. This song should be a mass hit, depending on the picturisation.

5. Unnai enakku: A nice humming to start with. A nice melody and stands out for its music (especially interludes), but Bhavatharini is just not able to bring the variations well.

6. Ulagam ippo: Prelude pattern certainly reminded me of "mella oorndhu" song. The beats took me back to "Diana Diana" song from "Kaadhal kavithai". The harmonium/harmonica kind of sounds are good, but I really wish he gives complete interludes. This song did not impress me that much.

Sound clarity is really good. For rural genre, IR seems to be using less of synth sounds. I wish he does the same in other genre movies as well.

Certainly a decent album. My pick would be Muthamma, Unnai Enakku and Kezhakku (especially charanam tune). Even 90's style "Enna Senjalum" is good. Irrespective of how the movie does, this movie should stand out for its music.

thanks,

Krishnan

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