Oscar Thamizhan 'Isaipuyal' AR Rahman News/Updates

[Russellmtp]

Who needs stores when you have flipkart or 600024? I am curious as to how and why the mass market availability of a music album determines the validity of its appreciation by a listener. If you are trying to suggest that the fact that they are not in the (few remaining) brick-and-mortar stores or Itunes implies these fans praised it without listening to it, that need not necessarily be true at all. I have albums (not by Ilayaraja) which are not retailed in India and which I got shipped from a US based online retailer for a lot of money (but it was well worth the money and then some, to me).

I sourced Chithairiyil Nila Choru from 600024 and ordered Megha soundtrack direct from the Ilayathaalam website. We are not in the 90s anymore, this is the ecommerce age of India. There are many avenues available for a fan to acquire an album if he really wants to do so.

oh we all know of the many avenues available to buy an album alright. ajay was merely referring to the attitude of some fans to merely trash anything Rahman does and praise anything Raja does for the sake of it. I don't know how long you have been a hubber but I have been visiting tfmpage almost ever since it started. There used to be fans (one SP Mahendran, if I remember correctly, was one such fanatic) who praise albums even before they were released. I think the year was 1999 when Padayappa was released. As usual, hubbers here were having a field day bashing Rahman and the album while praising Raja albums that were released around the same time ("time", and I think the other Fazil movie with Shalini and Vijay - not "kadhalukku mariyadhai). There was some news about an album named "Rajasthan" or "Chinna Durai" and that Raja composed music for it. What followed were comments from some so-called "fans" about how good the album was - even though it wasn't released yet!!! Later when someone pointed out that the album was not released yet, the talk changed to how Raja always makes quality albums and, of course, more Rahman bashing So, some fans do praise without listening.

We all know that individual taste need not be in tune with the market. You may like a song but it may not be a hit. That does not indicate anything about the quality (or lack of it) of a song. But, to say that the market is foolish and "I know better - my taste buds are better" smacks of arrogance and stupidity. No one is bothered if some one doesn't like Rahman's music. I mean, who cares? But, to say "you may fall for his humility" is silly and arrogant. Rahman fans love Rahman for his music. What makes you guys think that we care about his humility. It is a nice quality that he has but I cannot care less if he were less humble or not humble at all. Are Raja fans suggesting that Rahman fans like Rahman only for his "false humility"? That means, we don't care about the music? Or, worse, we don't know what we like? What a mean thing to say.

You and Raja fans may think Rahman is over-rated. Some of my NI friends think Raja is over-rated. Your opinions don't have any more or less value in the market than theirs.