Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

**V_S** · 13th April 2011, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by thumburu

bhavani varugira - is my pick from PonnarShankar.
This tribal folk with modern synth backing is the perfect commercial masala recipe that we have
been waiting from Raja to dish out. The mild scale shift ushered by a chord change in the latter part of the opening chorus
parts that lead to the pallavi gives me a great high. Simple, hummable and foot tappinng tune . I see my good, young Raja that I know through this song.
I liked 3 songs of Jaganmohini and this is on the lines of my most favorite
"ponmani theril". Hence I hoist the flag "Bhavani varugira" from PonnarShankar. Rest in my next.

Wow! I thought I am alone to like and put bavani varugiraa at the top in PS. Good to see thumburu also lists as her most favorite. This song is totally new, fresh and most of all young as you pointed out.

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**app_engine** · 13th April 2011, 03:28 AM

Scanned through the samples of 'ponnar-shankar'.

Instantly catchy!

I don't care for 'period' business or 'whether apt instruments' biz anymore, even if I did at any point of time in the hub, now gone back to the original days of IR when he had all kinds of WCM / Shenoy kind of non-native instruments for TN folk, so how does it matter if he has synth for sariththirappadam.

Another thing, who complained when IR used synth for 'kodiyilE malligappoo'?

So, if he has sufficient ingradients to please and limited ingradients that irritate, who cares if synth or natural gadgets?

Should listen more to pick favourites

**irir123** · 13th April 2011, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by app_engine

Another thing, who complained when IR used synth for 'kodiyilE malligappoo'?

So, if he has sufficient ingradients to please and limited ingradients that irritate, who cares if synth or natural gadgets?

Should listen more to pick favourites

its like comparing apples to oranges!

'kodiyile malligappoo' might have had synth usage, but, as a whole, it does not take away the organic feel from the song!

similar is the case with say, 'unna vida' from virumandi, or 'karugu mani' from azhagar malai both of which must have used synth keyboard etc, but the organic rustic feel is intact!

it is when the synth effect overshadows the 'soul' part of a composition, it irritates

**app_engine** · 13th April 2011, 07:31 AM

irir123,
I think me too telling the same, in different words

**V_S** · 13th April 2011, 08:41 AM

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**jmahesh** · 13th April 2011, 01:00 PM

request to moderator
i think its high time a new thread is started , we are in 2011 ,it is as if we are still discussing 2009 songs. what do you all think?

**Sureshs65** · 13th April 2011, 03:34 PM

thumburu,

'bhavani varugira' is one of the four melodious songs. So you have touched the first one. Check the others as well. I am sure if you liked 'Jaganmohini' songs you will like 'malarvillile' song as well.

**app_engine** · 13th April 2011, 05:18 PM

Some more explanation on the 'period-should-not-have-synth' myth...

#1 One can definitely question Raja on the use of "loop" / "samples" etc on the basis of his "pop corn" "not a composer" kind of statements

Can even tell that it's self-contradiction / hypocrisy etc

#2 One can also dismiss use of certain gadgets as "I didn't like it, it irritates me a like Rajaraja Chozhan wearing a ray-ban glass or driving a Mustang"

# -1 OTOH, none can say "hey, this is for BC 1st century, how can there be drum pad / bass guitar". By the same token, they should dismiss the bass guitar / violin score for 'manjakkuLichchu aLLi mudichchu'

That's all your honor

**raagas** · 13th April 2011, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by app_engine

Some more explanation on the 'period-should-not-have-synth' myth...

#1 One can definitely question Raja on the use of "loop" / "samples" etc on the basis of his "pop corn" "not a composer" kind of statements

Can even tell that it's self-contradiction / hypocrisy etc

Ahem! This has been my point since long time.... but then...

anyway, lets enjoy the album and lets await the next one too - Happi!

**V_S** · 13th April 2011, 07:30 PM

One best thing about the whole PS soundtrack is the chorus section is back with a bang. Almost in every song, we can see chorus backing up so beautifully, sometimes they even come to the front, which makes this soundtrack very rich. But again as Sunil pointed, there are some teasing moments. In Annanmar kathai, the starting haunting chorus definitely is a teaser. It is no way related to the song coming up, but for first few seconds it comes and go, but gives a lasting impression. I had a feeling that why it suddenly stopped? It was so beautiful!

On another note, In 'Thedi vantha' song, Kunal's tamizh diction was surprsingly very good compared to udits and sukhwinders. Only his voice shows he is a northie, but he did this song amazingly well. Is this his first tamizh song? If so, tremendous performance.