ஐ - Shankar + Vikram + Amy Jackson + ARR

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Finally listened to 'I' songs in peace and enjoyed the album. I have been reading the discussions in the last 4-6 pages on the technicalities, AR's decline in the last decade and stuff.

I don't listen to any of ARR's hindi albums, neither did I listen to his last Tamil release, Kochadaiyaan. Prior to Kochadaiyaan, I had listened extensively to Kadal, Maryan, Endiran, Ravvan and Vinnaithandi Vaurvaya, ARR's last 5 albums in Tamil. Barring, Raavan, I have enjoyed all the albums and most of the songs have been on my playlist till now. Talks of ARR's decline in the last decade amuses me personally, as I find his music a cut above the rest, even today, in Tamil. You name any from Harris, Yuvan to today's Anirudh, the music of these folks are good, but ARR's music is premium to me. You can call it his brand name or his brand of music, to me till date, Rahman's Tamil numbers have been magical, personally. A classic, cut above the rest.

I don't see any decline in quality either if we have to compare his scores of today to his early days' number. But I don't follow music outside the Tamil boundaries and have very little knowledge on the technicalities/nuances of music. I just enjoy music and if it's an enjoyable and a good listen, that's quality to me and most of ARR's work has been splendid in that regard.

The music of 'I' is no different experience. Instantly loved Ennodu and Pookala and being a fan of fast, peppy numbers, Mersalayitten is also a favoirte.

My Favorite order

1. Ennodu Nee Irundhal

2. Mersalayitten

3. Pookala

4. Ladio

5. Alia Alia