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Revisited BR's blog to check the comments (that have swollen from 20 something this morning to 40+ this evening)

Vijay (with capital V, I guess it's V_Sji) is in a nice dialog with BRangan.

vijay (I guess vijayr of the hub) has some interesting posts there as well

[Sureshs65]

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I have also posted my comments. It will come up after BR approves it.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Chummaa Athiruthilla!!

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Oh, btw, among the several precious gems that GVM has in his trove now (like making-of videos, conversations, photos, etc) are the demo recordings. Imagine songs in the Man’s voice with just guitars and acoustic drums keeping company. That’s almost a bloody unplugged album you got there!

I think releasing demo tapes is not uncommon among music bands abroad. I’ve listened to some stuff from Megadeth and they are quite awesome – raw, unpolished songs; very little sound-engg and volume adjustments; no external loops/sounds - it’s like getting a peek at the core of ideas, that can be thrilling for keen listeners (and which could subsequently help in understanding the embellishments in the final cut in a better way).

Can someone please coax GVM and talk him into releasing all these? Totalla varanum. Noorani saddhi maadhiri. One mega collector’s edition. Naanga support panrom saar! GVM for prez!

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I have also posted my comments. It will come up after BR approves it.

I think yours is the gObi masAlA post



BRangan should not think lowly about his readers (as dimwits who cannot understand illustrations - explaining in detail poo-puippam-idhazh-makarandhachchErkkai etc...avaru explanation'kku vijayr sir anga kai vERa thattuRaru ).

First of all, BRangan made a provacative opening, in tossing all current-IR-admirers as a cult (that too a dwindling one) Then added moLaku to that injury by bringing a "not-out-IR" down to the level of "really-out-MSV".

The reactions from IRF's are truly subdued & mixed. (For e.g. Akarsh praises the interview ; V_Sji gives him samples / proof to support why IR is still in the reckoning / game).

idhukkappuRam vijayr vandhu 'ivanungaLa thiruththavE mudiyAthu'nnu oru comment vERa. And Aravind / Kiru, do you guys still feel hubbers are too harsh on BRangan?

Looking from a different perspective, if people are nitpicking / critique-ing a blog post, should not the blogger get elated? That his writing is getting analyzed / dissected / probed like holy writings? He should actually enjoy the nitpicks (and not toss such nitpickers as dumb fellows who cannot understand a simile)!

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Is it not funny that another "cult" that recently gave BGM award to IR (NA for PR) gave a similar award to BRangan himself a few years back

And the same "cult" gave two more awards to lady singers, singing under IR's baton (pAttuchcholli & mayil pOla) in the new millennium

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Beware!

Much like some ahankArikaL dismissing IR as 'field-out' / 'ahankAri' etc, now BRangan (and his abimAnees) are dangerously poised to start another propaganda, i.e. one of dismissing current-IRF's as "thirundhavE thirundhAdha dwindling-cult followers, dimwits who can't understand metaphors, deaf-fans who insist upon writers to do pooja at rAsA's altar etc etc ".

This is not something easy to identify (as in the case of shAji / chAru kind of blogs with a clear and open agenda) though the condescending tone is not too difficult to discern

Am I glad sanity prevails at least at the hub

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I just loved vijayr posts at the blog...... miss him in the forum!!

Suresh65 - How can you say MSV's musical prowess had declined in 1988? AFAIK, MSV was making decent music until 1986. IR just dominated the market with his quality and speed. Compared to IR of 80s, no MD in the 90s/2000s dominated TFM. ARR was at the top, but I do not think he did more than 5 movies in a year. So, there is lot of space for others including IR. When ARR was at the top, there are many others like Deva, Vidhyasagar, Harris Jeyaraj were able to work on decent number of movies.

So it is not MSV lacked skill, but IR did not leave much room for anybody else. Please don't get me started on how IR lost his monopoly (all the answers are right there in GVM's words!!)

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