Neethane En Ponvasantham | Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau

[jaiganes]

app_engine

I agree. Not just 80s, but his entire body of work. Infact, different people perceive his music differently. You could connect Satru Munbu to Idhu oru nilaa kaalam feel but I cannot. I feel it is more international (the 1st interlude is kickass awesomeness that can probably be used for the titles of Sherlock Holmes films probably) . I always believed that Raaja music is of that calibre that people can do thesis/Ph.D on it. And not just the music, but even fans. A Ph.D can be done on fans' perceptional patterns generated by his music

satru munbu is "Mouni naanu" (Suryakanthi kannada movie - another one forgotten by so many supposedly HCIRFs who are now hurriedly grabbing the keyboard to spout 'feel varaliye raaja') done with more zest and more drama.. Someone said it is 'operatic' - I agree - It truly is. Ramya's voice soars like the flight of the 'special sea gull ' in "Jonathan Seagull" by Richard Bach.

[Gregorysab]

satru munbu is "Mouni naanu" (Suryakanthi kannada movie - another one forgotten by so many supposedly HCIRFs who are now hurriedly grabbing the keyboard to spout 'feel varaliye raaja') done with more zest and more drama.. Someone said it is 'operatic' - I agree - It truly is. Ramya's voice soars like the flight of the 'special sea gull ' in "Jonathan Seagull" by Richard Bach.

I dont know if anyone else said so, but "operatic" is what I too wrote in my take on the album! The singer Ramya shines perfectly in this song (rather than in Saindhu Saindhu)

[kr]

I think we should not pay heed to the comments like "dated" "80s" music etc - these are not comments based on any analysis - they are flippant comments not based on any reality. The fact that the songs are universally popular are bothersome to some people and they have to resort to some subjective, unsupportable comments such as those.

[writeface]

Similar to Sunidhi Chouhan Ramya NSK's twitter page is full of praises for Satru Munbu

http://twitter.com/SingerRamya

[writeface]

I bought the NEPV soundtrack from iTunes. The sound quality is very good, but however I'd like if anyone compared the sound quality between the CD version and the download version? I wish the high frequencies were recorded a bit higher (at least in the iTunes version, the cymbals don't have the sizzle). I wish Finders Keepers would release this album on Vinyl as well
When will CDs be available in the SF bay area?

Gokul

[V_S]

Ramya is a great find! Scintillating performance by her. I always say you need a Maestro to showcase such singers talent. In that sense I pity Shreya, Sweta, Ramya and all young and talented, but were born in wrong era, that even if they are singing often, how many songs showcases their talent. How many difficult compositions they are singing. How many compositions have deep emotions like this? The music scenario is all shuffled and even great talents like them disappear into thin air.

[musiukunit]

I think sattru munbu is a climax song...
What Raja does for climax song ..simple he picks us crescendo

And my god how he builds the voice and orchestra for the full blown crescendo end at last...(like the end to Polla vinayen in thiruvasagam)
Its brilliant that he sticks to the grammar so much ..and look at the output.

Ramya has done a career song there

[app_engine]

'saRRu munbu' also has a mild 'dEva sangeetham neeyallE' feel...

[brigs]

Also, in the category of non-engineered, ingenuous, written music, IR will win hands down......It is very difficult to emote one's self or others in written music, unless that music is of top class and construction with rich melody...IR is not doing music by playing an instrument and showing to the orchestra. He just thinks, probably emotes internally to himself, then starts writing music like a poet (as NAsser mentioned in Dhoni audio launch function about his experience in Avataram). Nobody today (I dont know about yester years) does in this way as IR does.

I agree that IR has walked on the paths created by some legends...that alone doesnt pay off. To command respect and control over a 2 generations of fans and professional, it requires a lot of talent...According to me IR can be simply called as "Tatshetran" as told in Gita....i.e. one who knows completely about his own body, mind and soul...

Why is the process of creating music more important than the outcome?

And I don't worship - not even the so called God, let alone mere mortals. Just plan enjoyment of music no matter from where, who and how it comes from

[brigs]

I think we should not pay heed to the comments like "dated" "80s" music etc - these are not comments based on any analysis - they are flippant comments not based on any reality. The fact that the songs are universally popular are bothersome to some people and they have to resort to some subjective, unsupportable comments such as those.

Sure - that's your opinion. If it works best for you, by all means go with that assumption