IR's New albums - Ver 2008/2009

[krish244]

No words to describe the melody that "Kooda varuviya" oozes. Voice of Bela Shende certainly adds right amount of honey to the melody (pronunciation needs touch up). I just loved the structure of the first interlude. Those flute (or some flute like synth) that follows the first two lines of charanam is a good touch too. Interesting to note that IR has used chorus only in the second charanam (after second line).

thanks,

Krishnan

[crajkumar_be]

Very positive on first listening, though the standard disclaimers apply (sorry Hulk, got to disagree with you on this)

This year has been definitely great for IR fans!

[crajkumar_be]

For me, "Oli Tharum" is the pick of the album, better than "Kooda Varuviya". Fantastic ludes. Heavenly! And that crescendo towards the end of the charanams....

And why is Thala not using Shreya G anymore?

[crajkumar_be]

"Rekka Katti Parakkudhu" is ROCKING

[Sanjeevi]

For me, "Oli Tharum" is the pick of the album, better than "Kooda Varuviya". Fantastic ludes. Heavenly! And that crescendo towards the end of the charanams....

And why is Thala not using Shreya G anymore?

She has sung a song "Thenralum Maaruthu" which is also good in its way.

BTW Bela Shende is not bad replacement of SG

[Sanjeevi]

For me, "Oli Tharum" is the pick of the album, better than "Kooda Varuviya". Fantastic ludes. Heavenly! And that crescendo towards the end of the charanams....

And why is Thala not using Shreya G anymore?

Yes Oli Tharam is equal to Kooda Varuviya if not greater.

The end of each saranam's in 'Oli Tharam' is more than awesome

[Nerd]

BS spoils oLi tharum for me. She does not differentiate between the zha and the La. ozhi tharum sooriyan, vizhakkaanEn etc. naakkai naalanju thadavai "saving" pannanum. she is no match for ShreyaG. I can't get enough of "yaarkkum pOlE vizhigaL irunthum ulagamO iruLil". She is a gem.

And as someone else already pointed out I think ShreyaG has only sung the second pallavi/charanam in thanRalathu and I am mighty disappointed that she had to sing the least impressive of the songs in this album.

[Sanjeevi]

I agree BS struggles to sing Kizhakku or doesn't know how to spell zha.

I think SG is too busy thats why she is not singing for IR?

[Sanjeevi]

And regarding Bela Shende

She sounds like mix of Sadhana Sargam and Shreya Ghosal in Kooda Varuviya song. In Oli Tharum song, her voice looks like Uma Ramanan at some places

[crajkumar_be]

BS spoils oLi tharum for me. She does not differentiate between the zha and the La. ozhi tharum sooriyan, vizhakkaanEn etc. naakkai naalanju thadavai "saving" pannanum. she is no match for ShreyaG. I can't get enough of "yaarkkum pOlE vizhigaL irunthum ulagamO iruLil". She is a gem.

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Strange, this usually doesnt happen under Thala's "baton"