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5th September 2012, 09:08 PM
#1571
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Reg this 'atypical' rAsA...
apdi onnu may not exist, because he had always been an 'envelop pusher' IMVHO 
What's possibly 'atypical' about NEPV (that is, strictly w.r.t. recent works of rAsA) is the quality of instrumentalists / instruments used in orchestration, thanks to the spending by Gautam.
Historically, that had been the key USP of rAsA. For e.g., in a yAnai-centric movie, he gave that 'nilavu nEram' (sung by PS, annai Or Alayam) -absolutely no connection to any of his prior works / handled genres etc.
Or, take that more popular 'nAnE nAnA' of AUA. Or, compare the odd 'thOLin mElE bAram illE' with the other songs of the same album.
avaru eppavumE appadiththAn, 'atypical' is 'typical' of him
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5th September 2012 09:08 PM
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5th September 2012, 09:11 PM
#1572
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Originally Posted by
equanimus
Exactly. The second half dhAn pAttunnE kUda solluvEn.
lyrics - riot dhaane?
theru theruvaaga thoraththudhu knowledge - funny... really funny.
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5th September 2012, 09:42 PM
#1573
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groucho blog on NEPV

A very rich, layered, complexly composed album boasting great sound and awesome use of guitars, this album is to be cherished for years and should be sent to space in case for possible Alien invasion, so that they will go back in peace listening to it.
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5th September 2012, 09:42 PM
#1574
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Now floating on Vaanam mella for i dont know how many times... the song has the lata mangeshkar - rafi/hemant kumar/mukesh old world charm accompanied by symphonic splendor... - Salilda would be jumping with joy in heaven!!!
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5th September 2012, 09:46 PM
#1575
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I just listened vaanam mella few times. Wonderful composition, but yEn sir enakku Bela shinde voice and singing sutthamaa pidikkale. It is so thin for my taste. I may go for this one only last. Why can't Raja pair with atleast Sunidhi or Shreya in this masterpiece. May be I have to assume like that when getting into this one.
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5th September 2012, 10:04 PM
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The haters repeatedly have an issue with Raaja Saab not being modern enough i.e. melody, instrumentation, sound fx, etc. But after NEPV release, I've read posts by these "haters" stating, the new change in style doesn't suit him. #alwayswinning
I am missing the trademark Tabla patches in this album. Any other ethnic percussion apart from Pudikale Maamu, even if it is subtle? :need to invest in some serious noise isolating in ear headphones:
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5th September 2012, 10:29 PM
#1577
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app,
It was VinodKumar who referred to the drumming in detail first I think. The drummer is superb. Met one Raja fan who had come from Chennai and had tea with him. Walked back home for 1.5kms and all I did was listen to ONLY the drumming in 'mudhal murai' throughout the walk, multiple times. As Vinod had said, they have placed the mike perfectly so you can hear every part of the drum perfectly. This is like an album by Cream or LedZeplin. You can just concentrate on one instrument at a time and you will still be very very happy.
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5th September 2012, 10:38 PM
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Groucho,
Super. Wonderfully written. I have posted the link on twitter as well. I am sure more 80s Raja fans will start listening to his 90s music. Well, you see I am writing a thread on that and use the traffic
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5th September 2012, 10:44 PM
#1579
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Man yuvan rocks when he says 'Kaadhal varum munnaale kanneer varum pinnaale Ho ho' and then the slow descent into 'enna solli enna seyya' - the guy gets the feel so right and emotes perfectly. In those places the bass guitar is hyper busy murmurring incessantly - need to change the bass and check that one out...
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5th September 2012, 10:45 PM
#1580
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Once again..
Anbil seidha aayudhangal Pennidaththil EraaLam - muthu - nee periya soththu..
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