ஐ - Shankar + Vikram + Amy Jackson + ARR

[hattori_hanzo]

Chill guys. கொஞ்சம் விமர்சனம் பன்றதுகுள்ள இவன் கமல் ரசிகன், ராஜா ரசிகன், புதுமையை ரசிக்கமாட்டான்னு நீங்களே Brand பண்ணலாமா? நான் முன்னாடி சொன்னதுபோல, இந்த பாட்டெல்லாம் படம் வந்ததுக்கு அப்பறம் இப்ப பிடிக்காதுன்னு சொல்ற நெறைய பேருக்கு பிடிச்சு போகலாம் ( Read பழகி போகலாம்)
In fact, ARR therapy is gradually working for me:
Day 1 - பிடிக்கல,
Day 2 - பிடிக்கல பிடிக்கலன்னு பல தடவ சொல்லிட்டேன்
Day 3 - பிடிக்காம இருந்த சிலவிஷயங்கள் அப்பிடி ஒண்ணும் உறுத்தலா தெரியல

[Mindvoice - டொண்டி டைம்ஸ் ஒரே பாட்ட கேட்டா "ஐ" இல்லை, ஆட்டுக்கார அலமேலு பாட்டு கூட Automatic-a முணுமுணுதிட்டிருப்பே]

When does a person get disappointed with the songs? Before hearing, he will have some expectation. In this case the hype was just too big. He would expect the songs to be foot-tapping, melodious, comprehensible (Some even prefer them to be in a structured format) However if the songs turn out to be very catchy - as in the case of Chikkubukku Rayilu, Why this Kolaveri, Gemini Gemini or Naakka Mooka, it gets instantly registered, even if it does not satisfy any of the afore-mentioned conditions. Mersalaayitten was supposed to be the pick of the album but unfortunately non-ARR fans did not find anything so special in it.

Rahman introduced some new patterns earlier and they satisfied the majority of audience - be it Oorvasi, Musthafa, Roja, Mukkaala, Rhythm and many others were instant hits. The opera/ballad piece or other new things he introduced in 'Ai' might set a new trend in future but why do you expect everyone to be bowled over after first listening? As I said before, I could spot some tunes which are very similar to his old songs. "Aila" has a bit which reminds me of "Adhisayam" in Jeans - oru 10-15 seconds kittathatta adhey music. In Pookkale too, the line "Hey Ai endraal <Idhu dhanaa><Adhu dhaana>...." sounds too familiar to an old song of his. Mundane and repetitive lyrics didn't help differentiating this song from few of his earlier works, either. Better lyrics could have done wonders for Mersalaayitten too.

When I heard NEPV & Megha, I did not consider them better than IR's earlier works. I did post my negative comments in a much harsher tone, saying IR must retire. None of the IR fans shot back at me saying I don't have a rasanai or I belong to a goshti. I do accept that MDs have their best, worst and ordinary works. But do you people honestly think every song of ARR is impeccable and should be rated high? When ARR was awarded Oscar for Jai Ho, even many of ARR's fanatics did not think he deserved it for THAT song - a mediocre number which is way below his best, in terms of quality. I would classify the songs of 'Ai' in the same category. Neither too good nor very bad. He could have done them better. But I am surprised when you guys tend to mock everyone who doesn't get impressed with ARR's songs.