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SOK – Music review
by and for dummies!! |
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Even
before I start writing this
review, let me declare with
all certainty that I am a hardcore
dummy as far as music is concerned.
Let me also state that I am
one of the millions who think
that it’s a privilege
to be born in a country that
has given birth to a musical
genius, Allah Rakha Rahman.
With a strong thought of encouraging
each of its visitors to write
about and review
music, Behindwoods.com
has come up with this new concept
of ‘Music reviews by and
for the dummies’. |
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feel proud to be the first one to contribute.
Hope everyone who feels passionate about
music does chip in with their contributions. |
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The
first thing that I heard in
the album was a mesmerizing
music, something which I was
listening for the very first
time. I kept wondering what
instrument was making such music,
is it a natural one or is it
one of those huge electronic
gadgets that Rahman is so instantly
identified by. I wanted to rewind
to the start and listen to the
music all over again, but the
angelic voice of Shreya Ghosal
kept me going on, and then I
realized how stupid I would
have been if I had gone to the
beginning as its now the new
melody kid, Naresh Iyer who
is welding the megaphone. The
combination is heavenly. The
God’s music, the messengers’
voice and the pleasantly interlacing
background chorus were a treat
to my ears. Yeah, yeah, I am
talking about Munbe
va, easily one of
Rahman’s master pieces.
By now I had listened to the
song three times and I am still
pondering over the music instrument.
Is it Santur, Sitar, Rabab or
the Tarang, someone
help me out!!!
Just for the sake of curiosity,
has he played this tune earlier
in any of his live
shows???
I have read that the wizard
starts with the central tune
of the song and then keeps on
adding these ‘Rahman’s
elements of magic’ (REMs)
to it till he gets satisfied.
He keeps working on the song
over a period of time adding
and removing REMs at will. I
think these REMs are the ones
that strongly keep his music
away from sticking on to our
memory and force us to listen
to it again and again till the
tunes sink into us. How does
he manage to create such tunes
out of thin
air?!! |
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Finally,
I move on to the next clip,
New
York nagaram, with
lots of expectation and with
bated breath. The song does
a perfect job of continuing
the good work of Munbe va. The
tune is definitely something
new to Indian cinema. It’s
refreshing, mellifluous and
soothing. For someone who was
sitting in a room all alone,
it stuck the chord straight
away. Rahman has got into this
mode of grabbing the songs he
feels very passionate about,
for himself. The musician in
him every time overshadows the
excellent singer he is. |
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The
ease with which he renders those
high pitches will make any singer
turn green. A song completely
dominated by the guitar has
its REMs too. The excellent
chorus peeping out constantly,
the key board coming into play
after a while and the haunting
sounds in the background add
the vintage Rahman touch to
the song. But the most interesting
aspect of the song would be
the subtle cop sirens added
in the background, typical of
the great New York City. Continued
on next page >> |
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