Music Review: Delhi-6

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delhi 6 music review

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is will strike back in Bollywood with Delhi-6 after his blockbuster flick Rang De Basanti took a nation by surprise. Delhi-6 (earlier titled Dilli 6) will star Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Om Puri in the lead roles. The music has been composed by A.R Rahman. The lyrics have been penned down by Prasoon Joshi. Currently a song from the soundtrack titled Masakalli is running in the promos on national television. According to me A.R Rahman had a hard time creating some fine music in 2008 with some major disappointments. Delhi-6 is Rahman’s first Bollywood soundtrack in 2009. Let’s hope this one turns out good. Read on for the music review of Delhi-6.

Aarti (Tumre Bhavan Mein)

The soundtrack begins on a serious note with this track titled Aarti. The melody in the background is so smooth. A decent beginning to the most anticipated music soundtrack for 2009.

Arziyan

Javed Ali and Kailash Kher team up for this next song Arziyan. The killer tabla are back. The clapping, the soothing music and the brilliant voices make this song an instant hit. Whoa! A.R Rahman’s first song composition after a really long time that’s totally worth the money. I love the lyrics too. Full marks to Rahman!

Bhor Bhaye

Here is A.R Rahman’s attempt to create a classic. He’s used up Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s vocals and mashed them up with Gujri Todi and Shreya Ghosal. A decent effort though it lacks that special touch to it.

Delhi 6

Here comes the title track for the film sung by Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Tanvi, Claire and Vivinenne Pocha. Expectations were high for this track. May be too high. Rahman blew it up. The lyrics are far too ordinary and the singers perform miserably. Why does Rahman screw up like this in the middle of a good soundtrack?

Dil Gira Dafatan

Dil Gira Dafatan has been sung by Ash King with backing vocals by Chinmayee. It’s a soft romantic track with the trademark Rahman touch. Prasoon Joshi chips in some real good lyrics into this lovable song. The soundtrack is getting better. Phew!

Genda Phool

Talk about getting better and Genda Phool may be Rahman’s finest compositions in the entire Delhi-6 soundtrack. Rekha Bharadwaj along with Shraddha Pandit and Sujata Majumdar sing beautifully for this interesting song. I’m eager to watch this on-screen. Full marks to Rahman again! Rahman is back folks!

Hey Kaala Bandar

Lyrics make or break a song. Prasoon broke this track. A total nonsense track glorifying the fact that Rahman’s music could cover things up and still be able to sell. Enough. The worst track of the soundtrack. Skip it.

Masakali

This is the song that’s currently being aired on national television in the promos for Delhi-6. So it means it’s gotta be the best track of the album. The song Masakali has been sung by Mohit Chouhan. A fun song with interesting and naughty lyrics. Mohit Chauhan is on my must-checkout list now. A great track.

Noor

So far the soundtrack has been a mix and match of everything. Ups and downs. Here comes a surprise. Amitabh Bachchan in a half a minute track for his son’s flick. Interesting. He comes, he speaks and he leaves.

Rehna Tu

The last song of the soundtrack. A.R Rahman picks up the microphone for this song and Benny Dayal, Tanvi join him. It’s true it could have been better, much better. I’ll still settle for this considering the kind of soundtracks Rahman has been coming up with. The vocals are backed by some feel-good melodies. Full marks again to Rahman.

Overall: Finally a decent enough soundtrack from A.R Rahman. I hope he read my reviews and worked upon his skills. Just kidding. Good job Rahman. This springs up some hope for 2009. Still not an award winning performance but decent enough to top the charts for some time. AS for me, I’m looking forward to Delhi-6, the movie.

My Rating: 3.5/5

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1 Manisha Aggarwal January 15, 2009 at 8:16 pm

Masakalli is an absolutely fun track. Waiting for the movie to hit the silver screen!

2 mansor January 15, 2009 at 8:20 pm

dude.. ur review of the album is horrible.. people spend enough time before writin a review for an a r rahman album… not in one hearin

3 avnish January 15, 2009 at 8:20 pm

this is one of the worst reviews i hav ever read …..this guy does’n know who rahman is ….rahman is godlike ….give him respect

4 Manisha Aggarwal January 15, 2009 at 9:25 pm

I just heard a couple of songs again. A few are actually good and the rest are as Sajid puts it ‘LAME’.

5 Nitish January 15, 2009 at 9:46 pm

Awesome songs from the Genius!

6 striker January 15, 2009 at 10:00 pm

haha. you reviewed a rahman album in few hours? lol. must be the biggest joke. 4 tracks are exceptional. i must say, this is a must buy for all. must buy.

7 Harpreet Singh January 15, 2009 at 10:13 pm

Who wants to buy a soundtrack for four tracks?

8 KRR January 15, 2009 at 10:32 pm

It seems that u need to give a couple of hearings to give a review. Rehna Tu is an out of the world composition….. Same goes with an innovative Masakali.

Dont be hasty to write an avaerage review…

9 naveen kashyap January 15, 2009 at 11:14 pm

first things first…this could well be the most UNRAHMANly work by A.R.Rahaman, total ‘HATKE’.I like this album so much that i m gonna buy this(which i dont do very frequently)…this is the best work by rahman in a very long time…GHAJINI was average and so was Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa(mostly except Kahin to)…
…now about tracks,first track ‘aarti’ is good to start with,on the lines of O Palanhaare(Lagaan).second track ‘Arziyan’ is brilliant,reminding of another rahman track ‘more haazi piya’.we have found a gem in Javed Ali. Third Track ‘Bhor Bhaye’ is classical sung by shreya ghoshal and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.it gives variance to the album. Tracks 5 and 10 are romantic offerings ably sung by Ash King,Chinmayee and A. R. Rahman, Benny Dayal, Tanvi Shah.track 4 ‘dilli 6′and track 7 ‘kalaa bandar’ go with the hiphop trend.’dilli 6’sung by Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Vivinenne Pocha, Tanvi Shah, Claire is brilliant as background song for Delhi. ‘kalaa bandar’ sung by Karthik, Naresh Iyer, Bony Chakravarthy is also good and adds flexibility to the album. amitabh bachchan is good as always in ‘noor’,i still wonder why he was rejected by aakashwaani.
neways lets talk about easily the two best tracks of the album ‘genda phool’and ‘masakali’. ‘masakali’,being aired in promos of the movie, is sung brilliantly by Mohit Chauhan(i didnt know he was so good…i mean whoa!!!).this could well be the most popular track of the album. but the real surprise package of the album is ‘genda phool’. once again rekha bhardwaj shows why she is so highly regarded. this kajri is my personal favorite of the album. i am waiting to watch this on screen,this could be fun.

this album shows why rahman is the worthy winner of golden globes, i mean so much variety in a single album,its awesome.

10 naveen kashyap January 15, 2009 at 11:20 pm

my ratings : 4.5/5

11 Pras Sarkar January 16, 2009 at 12:12 am

I’m interested in hearing your comments about AR Rahman’s mishits in 2008? The only one I heard was “Slumdog Millionaire” and I thought he did a remarkable job – as evidenced by the Golden Globe and Critics awards recently.

12 Harry January 16, 2009 at 12:16 am

You’ve got to listen to Yuvvraaj and Ghajini to know how bad Rahman got during 2008.

13 Shakib January 16, 2009 at 2:26 am

Who is this harry guy….man this guy knows nothing about music…first do ur home work b4 reviewing an AR RAHMAN album….Stupid

14 Cleopatra January 16, 2009 at 2:57 am

Is Maula Maula not in the album ?????????????

15 Umesh January 16, 2009 at 3:19 am

ghajini and yuvraaj were 10000 times better than wat was bein churned out by the likes of pritam and himesh

16 Raj January 16, 2009 at 3:40 am

Agree wid reviewer..acc. 2 me..2.5/5

17 Sabrina January 16, 2009 at 3:45 am

Everyone to their own opinion, I guess. We don’t need to get all edgy because of one review you don’t agree with. =]

18 Vishal January 16, 2009 at 6:23 am

Gujri Todi is a raaga, not a singer.

Delhi 6 — arr blew it up…? Are you kidding? This song ROCKS! Absolutely fantastic. I can’t get enough of it!

Vishal

19 vikksterr January 16, 2009 at 9:46 am

“Maula Maula” song is actually called “Arziyan.” So don’t worry folks, its there. :)

Umesh, seriously? You’re using Pritam as a benchmark to prove ARR’s talent? You’ve got to be kidding me man.

To folks who think “ARR” is god – you guys ought to be ashamed of yourselves. No one is god. He’s fantastic at what he does, but not “God!”

Decent album, Arziyan being my favorite track of the album. Much better than all the turd ARR’s been churning out recently.

Well, Ghajini was alright. But Yuvraaj sucked. Ghajini was alright because it was more reminiscent of ARR’s previous work.

20 JIJO January 16, 2009 at 12:51 pm

u r full of crap Mister…
this review of urs Su**s big time

21 Harry January 16, 2009 at 5:57 pm

@everyone: A.R Rahman isn’t God. There are better composers in the Industry today. Rahman sells because of people like you who call him ‘God’ and go crazy for miserable music. Today’s music scene is exploding with fresh new talent. Take Amit Trivedi for example. Dev D’s music is what only people like Amit can come up with. A.R Rahman has a similar talent sometime back but it seems to be fading away. It’s just that nuts like you provide him with that false hope that he’s doing a great job. Rahman needs to buckle up to face the competition or else people like Amit Trivedi and all with take over the music scene totally.

22 Nigil January 16, 2009 at 6:56 pm

whoever reviews arr and comes with bad remarks gets instant attention due to its shock value……….thats just proof to his immense popularity…..

has anyone gone back and listened to ghajini and yuvvraj tracks again……the songs seem to be so beautiful and different now….that is ARR s speciality….his songs are so out of the box that u need to give them time to grow…
not like some crappy himesh or pritam tracks which may appeal to the local taxiwallah…

and if everyone seems to like at least 4 to 5 tracks of his in the first go……rest assured…the album is gonna be a classic..

delhi 6 rocks……jus like all other ARR tracks…

23 Simran January 16, 2009 at 7:38 pm

love the review dude.
you rock. \m/

24 Sriram January 16, 2009 at 7:55 pm

OK! I know you don’t like AR Rahman’s music and so ANY music review who doesn’t like a MD/ or overlike him is bad.

I wouldn’t wanna say anything, this ALBUM is so awesome that you make it sound like a mediocre one.

There are two ways to grab attention, do the right thing, and do it brilliantly or do the total opposite and do it brilliantly. For your reviews the latter fits in perfectly.

25 Rakesh January 16, 2009 at 8:07 pm

i think u r getting onto track from more than 100 replies of that ghajini review… this album needs 5 on 5…. n one more thing…u reviewed a rahman sir album very early :D …so u dont know how to listen a rahman album…grow up man… songs r awsome

26 Irshad Ahmed January 16, 2009 at 9:28 pm

Hey..mr..harry/Jerry..Watever u r!!

Look u knw very well it takes time for A.R Rahman’s music to grow into u!! u cant just decide nd review on just one sitting!!
I hav been his fan since i was 8!! And i knw how evry consecutive day one of songs keep clicking to ur interest & before u know it..u like all his songs…
“Ghajini & Yuvraaj wasnt all upto Rahman Standards”
….BULLSHIT…have u heard the songs?…They are quite gud..Atleast better than Himesh’s NASAL Cacophony or Pritam’s Taxiwala beats…& trust me they dnt bore u from Over play in our Radio Stations….

Delhi 6 gets a 5/5 from me..Amazing music..thoda Hatke..I’m sure ppl will agree with me!! Masakalli & Arziyan–TOP NOTCH

Ppl who blindly follow these reviews!! Get back to ur truckwalla Songs & Himesh’s Haunting Voice!!

Pls improve ur reviewing Skills than Blindly blaming a Maestro for bad music….
Get a life BRO!!

My opinions…my Standards..DEAL WITH IT!!

27 Sarath January 16, 2009 at 11:12 pm

interesting review. But Rahman had some hard time creating fine music in 2008 ???? What exactly were you listening to? Jodhaa Akbar, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane na are easily the best two albums of the year in Hindi. And what about Ada (average with one excellent track), Yuvvraaj (movie was a dud but the music had some real gems), Ghajini (may not be classy but suits the masala nature of the movie) and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (got a golden globe and on the way to Oscar) !!! Seriously…?

28 Harry January 16, 2009 at 11:53 pm

Slumdog Millionaire didn’t deserve a Golden Globe for the OST. You’ll know when the Oscars kick Rahman’s butt out.

29 sam January 17, 2009 at 12:03 am

This guy doesn’t know any thing about music….wat a dumb review…actually rahman had really great releases in 2008…..he was just releasing one after the other n all of them were so wonderful.

30 amar January 17, 2009 at 12:23 am

You are writing review for rahman. Not for pritam… Take time … hear that dil gira dafatar 5 times and you will feel like its a part of your life….

31 Harry January 17, 2009 at 12:26 am

What is this a medical prescription? 5 times? It’s music. I heard it 10 times and it made me so close to throwing up. It’s an average soundtrack folks. Get down to the gravity of reality.

32 amar January 17, 2009 at 12:31 am

@ harry….
man you were talking on talents that fades away… I dont offend it saying it wont fade away.

But what you should understand and watch is how much bandwidth these new TALENTS have their in their underbelly.

Rhman could have stopped at dil se re or yeh jo desh hey thera…still this mass of fans will be their for him…but he went on experimenting and wow what all mixes and classics we are hearing…

Can you expect any one in the industry with the present oppurtunities and platform to make a song like ‘dil kare dafatar’…look at the instruments used, the scale variations, the simplicity…Man its tough to be a next rahman…

I wont say its impossible…but it would be delight to watch some one like that…your Devd’s Amit….Can he deliver music with such high variations in next 2 years a the least.. even that case is appreciated…

33 amar January 17, 2009 at 12:34 am

harry this is not about verbal fighting…just say one song(hindi) that you liked in 2008.

I am also a fan of others ..i presently like tere naina from chandnichowk..

But whats there man.. ihave been hearing the same tune since dil chahatha hai

34 amar January 17, 2009 at 12:36 am

wow.. you can never be his fan:) i cant never go so harsh..The impact is so much…

35 Harry January 17, 2009 at 12:44 am

” instruments used, the scale variations, the simplicity…”

Even those sugary bits of text don’t help in making the music stand out. Rahman’s tunes are ridiculously monotonous.

I’d still put my money on composers like Amit Trivedi going by the kind of talent he’s showcasing. I’ll go on to say that Amit Trivedi’s Dev D OST is 10 times better than Delhi-6!

36 Jijo January 17, 2009 at 12:47 am

seems like u r suffering from some kind of a disease…

GET WELL SOON Mr.HARRYJERRY…
will pray 4 u!!!

37 amar January 17, 2009 at 12:50 am

Good for amit …:)

so he is the next rahman…? great man… so rahman can retire

38 Shaikh R N January 17, 2009 at 1:31 am

Himesh, pritam all MD are only music arranger they have no mind to compose any music.
Rahmans any composition is the new invention of music

39 Swapnil January 17, 2009 at 1:52 am

Man,

What is this review? A publicity stunt? Are you Rakhi Sawant? – Who would do anything for cheap publicity?
1st of all, Rahman’s music is like wine. The older the better. It has to grow inside you. You can’t hear the album once & say the music makes no sense. His beats, his work, his experiments, his gaps in music, his different instruments & their intermixing, his preludes ,what he has asked the singer to do,his melody would be understood when you listen to it for at least 5 to 6 times. Man, Rahman isn’t any music director who will create a catchy music which will be forgotten in a couple of days. If you are one of those, who can’t understand all these facts & look out for a banjo song in the car to please the girlfriend, then better you should not take the name of Rahman in all of your life going ahead.

40 Vinny January 17, 2009 at 8:19 am

Rehman music you need not review buddies. It is always a likeable. Just accept it n go, listen and humm all the time.

41 Rakesh January 17, 2009 at 11:20 am

@ harry
lets see harry if amit trivedi gets an oscar or a golden globe..get well soon brother..u can only like a copy cat music directors :D

42 Harry January 17, 2009 at 11:25 am

One day he might just get a global award who knows. All I care about is that his music speaks for itself. I wish I could say the same for Rahman.

43 Rakesh January 17, 2009 at 11:33 am

@ harry

he cant get…not ” might ” …..get some brain sharpening pills from market … n get well soon ..

44 Rakesh January 17, 2009 at 11:36 am

those who ar geniune in their work …only they get awards intrnationaly …thats why the name for the award was” best original music score” ….. original ..” original” …original …brother

45 vinoo January 17, 2009 at 1:04 pm

hey harry AS***le…any more words about rahman..u r gonna be F***d…i l ask u one question…do u anything aBT MUSIC..DNT CUM INTO SOMETHING tat u dunno….V R GONNA KNOCK UR HEAD OFF…dude..first stop blaming others..do you how much pain it is derive a good music…am not talking abt rahmna..or whoevr it is..buddy…listenn..dont hear…and plz dont even compare rahman wid pritam or himesh..u very well know tat..they suck..copying all the english songs and himesh attitude and his voice…grrrr.do u knw tamil people hate himesh the most….coz of his voice..i read in a review…listen to the songs harry damn u potttter..!!!dont cum in and review tat u like somebody..goto their blog and make good reviews..who cares abt tat..this shows ur jealousiness towards rahman and ur inability…u shud be ashamed of urself…chill out buddy.. ur not evem able to tackle ur own words..i read all ur comments…pure inablity…take care..u need some medication…

46 Harry January 17, 2009 at 1:15 pm

“hey harry AS***le…any more words about rahman..u r gonna be F***d…i l ask u one question…do u anything aBT MUSIC..DNT CUM INTO SOMETHING tat u dunno….V R GONNA KNOCK UR HEAD OFF…”

And you say I need medication. There are Shiv Sainiks and then there are Rahman fans! lol!

47 Anusuya January 17, 2009 at 2:13 pm

Wake up people, why are you engraving your opinion on this chap? He has the right to have his own and you yours.

Grow up friggin Indians!

48 Kiran January 17, 2009 at 7:47 pm

Guys..don’t give importance to sick-ulars like Harry..I know abt this guy..there was a slew of castigations on his ‘ Yuvraaj ‘ review..Inspite of many of us asking him to go and get a life..he still stinks n sucks in 2009 too :-) …@Harry…no one needs you to determine what ARR is worth of…get a breather and dont pain urself trying to review ARR’s work..u better indulge in ur Pritam, etc etc..great musicians’ work..The Moment u said Yuvraaj sucks…I can assure you are out of ur senses and u need to grow up…LONG LIVE ARR…yeah..I know there are some fellow countrymen like you n others ( who comment ARR ) who wud like to pull down a Man who made India proud with his achievements and who has been enchanting millions of music lovers for the past 2 decades wid his music..when u try to critisise him…I know it’s sadistic pleasure at heights…but who cares..therez a saying..when Elephants are walking…everyone knows that right.. :-)

49 minsari January 18, 2009 at 2:24 am

hey guys, listen all the arr,s tamil melodies.
then u better knows what is arr.
his cheapest albums like ada also has a much
better launge than any other hyped ones like cc2c . ir it sucks.
i am a big fan of arr since roja. he made me crazy!!

50 gem January 18, 2009 at 3:05 am

i think this “harry” guy got enough after his review on gajini.&yuvraaj. the same shit reviews.
but everybody know, what happened to the songs.
harry, why dont just stop your reviews? because you are not up to the standards. can’t even say it is criticism too..

51 USuck January 18, 2009 at 3:07 am

Dude, your writing suck as much as your reviews. You can’t write reviews so quit fkin’ typing for the sake of filling the blog with words. You don’t know music for sure. What do you mean by “Tabala is back”? When did it disappear? Did you mean ARR gave bad music in 2008? Kid, you need history lesson too. My advice, quit reviewing something that you have no idea of and hit the books. Maybe, you will get a job. Yeah, get a job sucker. Your review sucks.

52 roop January 18, 2009 at 9:06 am

Pls don write reviews if you dont know anything about music. You are too far to criticize about a ‘LEGEND’..

53 Anup January 18, 2009 at 11:48 am

Man this guy sure is retarded…

54 Sorna Kumar January 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm

Well dudes,
Rahman’s music now-a-days needs a matured taste for music. Other music composers can compose the tracks which are catchy…But Rahman’s tunes only will take to new world.

About more hearings..yes.
Whatever new and fresh..will take time to grow.
For example, even the greatest song of chineese will not impress u at first hearing since ur ears are not used to that.

A good music is which grows in u by every listening…
The more u hear the more u shud like tht.
Thats rahman music. But other composers music..u wud like at first hearing itself..since u had heard same kinda music already.

But Rahman tunes are fresh and new. What the songs in Yuvraj are! dude I am saying this blindly…I have experieced tht. Even Ghajini songs…at first hearing I thought…its mediocre album. But I know…it will take some time…so heard some more time…now thts favorite of mine…Everytime I hear Guzarish…its fresh…so fresh…

Whoever says…tht Rahman’s music is not good…havent understand his music. Its better they go on liking some repeated tunes from other MD.

Whoever have real taste of music…will like Rahman’s music..

55 abdlsy January 18, 2009 at 2:06 pm

I agree with harry, he has a point there.

56 danny January 18, 2009 at 6:42 pm

this is a great album… i was totally disappointed with ‘ghajini’ soundtrack… Rahman has just surprised me with this album – he is definitely a true genius… so much variety and innovations, i think Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra shud also be given credits for letting Rahman experiment. Mr Harrys 3.5 rating shud rise after more hearings.

my rating – 4.5/5

57 vino January 18, 2009 at 8:45 pm

hey hasty harry…sorry for blaming you man…i dunno u r retarded…sorry dude…now after reading all ur reviews..i came to know

that ,u r a hasty illitrate 2wds music…man..cant u feel the magic of rehna tu song…dumbstuck wid ur reviews man…as i

said already dont write something for namesake..so that ppl wil think u as a genious…i have to agree wid

anoop,danny,sorna..u r workin like a child labour when writing reviews..ur immaturity and inability comes to light…as i

said ,dont just hear..listen mate…iam not saying anything that rahmans sirs songs are superb or …so n so..but without

listening properly and in a overnight,ur ratings n comments…grrr…this shows ur interest towards rahman…coz u wanna

blame him eventhough u like him..coz u like pritam,himesh..(my guess)…than him..hey dude..check outside..do u hear a

ambulance sound….they are searching for you…dont get caught..coz we need a comedian like u…go..go..hide.

58 Irshad Ahmed January 18, 2009 at 9:29 pm

Hey hey Hey…U just can’t stop it do u!!

Who the hell are u to say tht Slumdog Millionaire’s music didnt Deserve THE AWARD…..The day it wins an oscar.. Im goin to Vandalize ur Website..Mark my Words..& it will be BAD!!

Mr. Harry If this is your trick to generate more comments..Stop it Right NOW!!!

You are going nowhere!!Its just like diggin ur own grave…Now lemme give u my opinion…Hearing Amit’s music in dev D…Jus once Made me throw up….I’m sure ur the type of a person dancing to TANDOORI NIGHTS in cheap night clubs calling it “MUSIC”

Like i said earlier, U really dont hav the Taste for Music..
Since u knw nothing about music..tht is the reason u refer to them as SUGARY BITS OF TEXT….

Monotonous?? Monotonous?? U knw watz Monotonous?
U & ur Music..Oh sry Cacophony…

U stick to degrading Maestros & listening to Amit/Himesh/Pritam’s Music…Thts hw much of a loser you are.

Get a life man!! Learn to give Credibility to TALENT than calling them ABSURD…

Stick to YOUR kind of MUSIC..& stop reviewing..u knw nothing abt A.R Rahman!!

My opinions…my Standards..DEAL WITH IT!

59 pavan pendyala January 18, 2009 at 10:24 pm

dude..do u really know wht u r talkin about?its is a rahman album..tht itself reveals everythin abt the music..did u hear the songs properly ..try hearin it with some good speakers..if u still feel the same,then plz stop writin reviews..did u listen to rehna tu ?? rahman rocks !rahman will win oscar too!!if u dont respect him..i’m afraid u can respect the music..

60 varun January 19, 2009 at 12:13 am

First things first, you have’nt reviewed the soundtrack, it’s just your opinion becoz review needs more detailing and one can’t call the piece of crap you’ve written as a review. There is no mention of anything technical in this, no detailing on the tunes of the songs. For every song you’ve just mentioned the name of the singer and given an opinion on the lyrics and shed some light on their singing, that’s it! would any fool call that a review? It’s just your opinion and it sucks.

61 Harry January 19, 2009 at 12:21 am

@Varun: “There is no mention of anything technical in this, no detailing on the tunes of the songs.”

Pardon me for my lack of ‘technical detailing’ on the subject of music but I guess you expect sound engineers to write reviews. Good luck finding a music review for your taste.

62 shishir January 19, 2009 at 1:22 am

Hey Harry,

I like your reviews, read most of them actually.
I also found the sound track of DevD far more
interesting, than almost all the tracks that
I’ve heard so far. I however was not at all impressed
by the soundtrack of Luck By Chance, its rather
stale. And I too think that Rahman’s getting
by with his reputation.. more than by what he’s
producing these days. I found thr soundtrack
for slumdog, to be rather bad actually, in fact
to me all of the stuff ARR produced last year
was pretty mediocre

63 shishir January 19, 2009 at 1:34 am

Hey,

Someone earlier commented about chinese music
not sounding good to your ears because you
haven’t heard that stuff before.

May I suggest an experiment for you sir/madam,
try listening to Beethoven or Bach or Mozart. Your
ears may not be accustomed to listening to them
but their pieces will sound great. Very simply
because they are great music.

Try hard as you like, you can’t say the same for
Rahman’s music for the whole of 2008. Almost none of his pieces this last year produce any real emotional
response.

64 moe January 19, 2009 at 6:50 am

it is sooo evident that this review is written up by a n00b who just wants to fit into the music world, trying to appear to have musical knowledge…pfft!!

65 Name(required) January 19, 2009 at 6:59 am

Your review of this movie is so horrible that its disgusting, it seems ur the wrong person for a rahman composition due to u r extreme biased hate. And what are you talking about bad compositions in 2008 r u talking about the huge toppers like Slumdog Millionaire (and this one made indian history with Jai Ho!), Ghajini and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na………you sir need to get your facts right (:

66 moe January 19, 2009 at 9:31 am

Little harsh review man. i like the album. Very good songs

67 Gopal January 19, 2009 at 10:59 am

Dear Harry,

For the effort that MDs put (anyone – be it ARR or Amit or SEL or RDB..anyone..) – you’r short 2 liner reviews aren’t justified.

Exactly what do you look for in a song? And I would like to understand from you – What do you HARRY – look for in a song. Lets get to basics – not technical at all. Please do list out 5 elements of a quality number – then against each of these 5 check the ones You find is met by the song.

Even I don’t buy the point that a pre-condition is listening to the number 5 or 10 times – but I also believe that you can’t judge by the 1st or 2nd hearing as well. For e.g. take the album Ijazzat (RD Burman) – IMO, the songs grow on you only once you’ve heard it 2-3 times – atleast that’s what happened to me. Point is not to be judgmental immediately – critics/reviewers have a job at hand – please do justice to it.

Coming to my request – could you please list 5 basic elements of a good song.

Thanks,
Gopal

68 rijish January 19, 2009 at 11:34 am

all those who criticise rahman…
pls dont compare ar with pritam or HR. those are people who do music at the safe side & just for the sake of it. their music lacks creativity where rahman wins.
its easy for a simple track with foot tapping beats to get in to our mind, because we all get to that music very fast because its something that we have heard before, something that follows a pattern.
but rahman’s music takes time to grow on us, because its new, something that u never had heard of. with so much of detailing & variations.

so pls before writing a review, know that there are people out there more intelligent than you.

69 amit January 19, 2009 at 1:11 pm

harry – you simply do not like ARR and that is main reason why you said SM is not deserved golden awards etc… who are you? writing some review can not show that you have any idea about music, more importantly ARR Bag awards every time and last case is Star gold awards so what else you need from ARR to prove? and why he need to prove you some ppl like you just put a finger on big celebrity to get a cheaper publicity and some traffic…that’s all about you..

by the way Amit T is a kid and he has to prove lot..

70 lavanya January 19, 2009 at 2:23 pm

Hey harry…
my sister…when she has high fever she talks all kinds of nonsense…i have seen many ppl with the same problem of talking nonsense when they are not well….

Maybe you are also not feeling well and talking all kinds of nonsense about PADMASHREE A.R.RAHMAN sir(the legend….)!

Go to your GP and have ur self checked up thorughly … UNDERSTAND!!

ur review suks BIG TIME!!

Delhi 6 music = 10/10…The music is too god to be rated out of 5!

71 musicfreak January 19, 2009 at 2:24 pm

You are so honest dude. But YUVRAAJ was a good album, not so worst.

DELHI-6 Rocks!!!!!

A R Rahman is the King!!!

72 iilhan January 19, 2009 at 6:37 pm

Dude, yeh kya hai? Delhi 6 is being considered as one of AR Rahman’s greatest and you say its “ok”? Are you mad or just deaf? And rehna tu could have been better?! Its a gem and something unknown to indian film music, AR Rahman has taken indian music to a world level, yet you compare him to the likes of lift king Pritam, and tedious HR? Wake up and smell the coffee dude, and put away that laptop. Other then that, well done (!)

73 Balaji January 19, 2009 at 9:50 pm

Mindblowing songs.. Folks.. grab a CD.. must have .. unputdownable stuff :) a storm after a lull from rahman.. proud to be a rahmaniac..

74 shishir January 19, 2009 at 11:29 pm

@all,

Folks, you’ve been rather hard on Harry, the fact is;
and please I love Rahaman as much as you; Rahman’s
music hasn’t been great over the whole of 2008.

Someone earlier mentioned RDB’s Ijaazat, can you
honestly compare any of Rahaman’s compositions from
last year with this ? If you can, sir/madam, then
please educate us. I don’t ask you to compare Rahaman
to others, lets for a moment compare Rahaman’s music
in 2008 to some stuff he’s produced earlier say
for example Roja, Bombay even for that matter Lakeer.

What I am trying to say and probably Harry too (but
I may be putting words into his mouth) is that ARR’s
work over last year hasn’t been quite up there.
This is not to say that we compare him to Pritam or
Himesh Reshamiya (but like it or not, Namaste London
had extremely good sound).
And what is wrong if you have a little competition ?
Didn’t Illayaraja (and yes he’s my favourite) rule
the roost when Rahaman arrived ?

And truly awards don’t mean a thing, he may even get
an oscar for Slumdog, but it’ll still remain a
mediocre work. Jodha-Akbar was pathetic, especially
shoddy given that he had such great scope to produce
something akin to a Mughal-e-Azam or Umrao Jaan or
Pakeezah or Taz Mahal. He could have used traditional
music, folk songs, hindustani classical (dhrupad,
because khayal was still nascent) a lot better.

People have also mentioned Jane Tu.., yes its a young
movie, with young sound but lets compare it to some
of the soundtracks of young movies in past say for
example “Jawani Diwani” or “Baton Baton Mein” or
“QSQT” and you’ll know that “JTYJN” doesn’t cut it.

Having said all this I must reiterate that these are
my opinions, you may choose to disagree.

75 skelly January 20, 2009 at 1:18 am

Dude….
after reading ur review i would like to know whats the standard u compare any album with?
damn… u seem to have a great taste in music… could u recommend some good albums…..

76 skelly January 20, 2009 at 1:22 am

@shishir,
QSQT was a total rip off… including some of BGMs… so i would not give any credit to that album….
if u would like to know where it was ripped off from then u could visit karthik’s site itwofs.com

77 Swapnil January 20, 2009 at 6:28 am

@ Shishir,

Hello Sir, which music are you trying to compare? RD Burman with ARR. Boss, both are from very different era of music. RD Burman never had such a legacy of having so technically perfect instruments. You are comparing 20-20 with test matches. Now take this before you criticize something that Rahman is no 20-20 nor Burman is test match. My point is they are vastly different from each other. What do you expect in traditional music in Jodha Akbar, Boss????Have you ever heard the song “Khwaja mere Khwaja”? I think tradition is something which is followed over period. & Khwaja mere khwaja is a sufi qawwali. Now if you choose to say that it is not a qawwali then Khwaja save you. Have you listened to Man-Mohini from the same film? Now what is that – a Hip Hop or a disco song? Boss, 1st understand the genre of the film than to go for its music. Jodha Akbar although set in the history, is a Romantic film. What do you expect in those films to hear – suddenly tabla & mridang in the mid of the song when Hrithik & Aish are mad in love with each other? Every song depends on the mood of the film & where it is situated.
All I know that our young generation wants everything very fast today. Fast degree, fast money, fast education, fast wife & fast music. Who has the patience to listen to the music for 5 to 6 times? Right Mr. HARRY? Then how would I please my girlfriend fast?
The music is something, which would be liked by more & more listening. Those, who choose to differ from this, better stay away from Rahman.

78 Pradeep January 20, 2009 at 7:43 am

Harry…
Will please stop reviewing ARR’s music album. you are person with weird taste. As everybody said, you need to hear ARR’s music couple of times. If you hearing in a regular CD player, then please stop doing that, either get a good player or hear it using headphone, you will be amazed with the instruments and music he has put in the songs.And you cant compare him to Amit or any new music composer who gives a good music for a film or two..
Rahman doesn’t stand in that league…
Please do read more about him in wiki…

79 MK January 20, 2009 at 9:44 am

@shishir

How can you call JA pathetic..JA is easily one of the master pieces of AR and goes into books as one of his all time great albums..
Am trying to understand the music sense of people in this forum..it’s just pathetic..
coming to delli6..again im wondering how ppl are able to write reviews in a day or even in a week for a ar album..
Right from dilse,till date, all of his abums sounded average initially, they went on to become great hits..
After delli6, i just realised that we are just mere mortals and shouldn’t even comment on AR’s album..
Man, he is beyond parallels..As Rakesh Mehra said “He is a National Treasure”..

80 Neeraj January 20, 2009 at 1:07 pm

Rahman s nt in his greatst form in 2008..But al d albums of him in 2008 are gud nd far better than the other mds..

81 Vaibhav January 20, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Well,I read ur review and all the comments.
I don’t want to comment on other’s opinions.
What i’ve been personally observing is there are two kinds of music lovers.
1.Those who like simple ,clean and catchy melodies that can be easily sung.And these may not be all taxiwala type melodies.Because “Melody Is soul of any composition” -is what engraved in our mind from yrs.

2.Those who like always something fresh for ears.These are the people who always believe in quality of melody rather than its simplicity to sing in canteen to impress one’s girlfrnd.Because there is always inverse proportion between quality and quantity.

Mr. Harry i personally appreciate ur opinion abt delhi 6 music and it’s not review in complete sense.I liked “DIL GIRA DAFATAN” and “Arziyan”.
But i didn’t like ur opinion abt song DIL GIRA…It is just heaven on earth song.This opinion is not at all biased.Have u listened to the instrumentation and vocals used in this song.Whenever i listen this song i feel like falling through a waterfall.Just an eaternal melody.
My rating for music is;
4/5

82 Netkiller January 20, 2009 at 7:41 pm

ARR rocks…..!!!! as always
yeah he went thru a rough patch from 2003 onwards,with only a handful of his albums being appreciatd(swades),bt man ddnt he bounc back with RDB ! it ws EARTH SHATTERING !!!!!(evn RDB ws critisizd durin its initial days!!!) from then onwards he has been churning out great albums!! (GURU,JA,JTYJN,YUVRAAJ,GHAJINI,SLUMDOG M.)
his music is unique..
my bro(fan of peppy music) usually critisize nearly evry ARR album,bt despite that i(fan of ARR) listn 2 it ! bt then,aftr a few ovrhearins ma bro wud join me,& finally i wud hav da last laugh….
so dear harry,u need coupl of overhearins of his music,seriously
i’m a SRILANKAN,& i ws da PROUDEST when he won the GOLDEN GLOBE!!!
4get hindi music,ARR rulz worldwide!!!
fingrs crossd 4 de OSCARS :D

83 omshiv January 20, 2009 at 10:51 pm

man Slumdog won Golden Globe only because it was a English Film. Slumdog tracks were nothing compare 2 Dilli 6, RDB, Jodha, Lagaan, KK, Roja(Oscar worthy), Taal …..
Forget all these things and lets enjoy Dilli 6 ka music.
It is amazing,outstanding,Highly complex, too much experimental, .. Rehna tu,arziyan, masakali,ghenda phool… are awesome tracks so is rest. I pity for those who dont like Dilli 6 , much better 2 say who dont understand soul of music created by Always Rocking Rehmaanji……..
jai ho…….

84 Kiran January 21, 2009 at 12:29 am

@shishir..

hahaha..I jus can’t stop laughing at ur immaturity, incompetency, innocence ( shud I call stupidity ? ) after reading ur comments that none of ARR’s album in 2008 was good / upto the mark.. for sample, hav to listened to Yuvraaj ( for instance )?..there are two possibilities…one is sparks in ur veins…heart filled with joy unlimited ,with the mindblowing music composed by ARR n getting completely mesmerized with his musical genius manifested in that album… and the second possibility is…” one being already insane, crazy, disgusting,stinking, sucking ( like u ??? ) to say that ARR did’nt fare well in 2008..lol..I jus can’t stop laughing..boy..u need complan urgently…grow up..and NEVER STOOP TO THE EXTENT OF SAYING THAT ARR DID’NT FARE WELL IN 2008…IT’S SIMPLY DISGUSTING COZZ 2008 IS THE BEST YEAR FOR ARR ,AS SAID BY CRITICS..and NEVER SAY THAT “I LOVE ARR AS MUCH AS U GUYS…….BUT ( FOLLOWED BY A BUNCH OF JOKES, STUPID REMARKS )” It does’nt sound good..

85 Swa January 21, 2009 at 1:12 am

Hey, I had a comment in between on Shishir’s comment which Mr. Harry Puttar never approved, God knows for what….Seems like feared up with something or his girlfriend was not happy with this blog it seems.

My comment was –

@ Shishir,

What is this comparison Boss? ARR with RDB? Both are from very different era of music. RDB never had a legacy to use such soft & perfect technical instruments to compose the music. You are comparing 20-20 with test matches. Now take this before you criticize that Rahman is not 20-20 nor RDB is test matches. My point is there is no point in comparing completely two different shows.

& Jodha Akbar was pathetic & there was no classical or traditional music in it? Have you heard that album? Have you heard – Khwaja mere khwaja? It is a sufi qawwali. Now if qawwali is not a traditional music then khwaja save you. Another song from the same film is “Manmohini” sung by classical singer Bela Shende. Now, if this song is not classical then hats off to you.
Azeemo-shaan-shehenshaah is a grand song in praise of the king. Do you expect the tabla & Mridang in the mid of that song?
JA, though set in history, is a romantic film, you can’t expect each & every song to be classical.
Music depends on the mood of the film & especially the situation in the movie. One can’t create music just for the sake of it.

86 Jay January 21, 2009 at 7:17 pm

Wow alot of opinions man.

In 2008 ARR did one good album (Jodha Akbar) and even in JA he did a really awful backgroud score. I know what I am talking about because I know every single of ARR’s albums and singles.

The true genius of ARR ended in 2000.

Now Delhi 6 is a damn good album I mean its really good to the point it brings some faith back in ARR, but he has done some really bad albums (From 1 2 ka 4 to Ghajini) that kinda ruined ARR for some of us older fans. Its not that we hate ARR quite the opposite but we love good music far more than any singular person.

Long Live good music.

As for ARR does too many albums and is very busy (hence produces bad music), well no one put a gun to his head to produce trash.Oh, and Slumdog was not a great album but I know he has a very good chance at the Oscars. I know ARR did albums in the past namely Dil se and Bombay which were Oscar calibre but not Slumdog.

I want him to win but don’t think this is the album to win.

87 Swa January 22, 2009 at 3:14 am

Whoa !!! Another one added……
& the statement is – “The true genius of ARR ended in 2000 & he has done really bad albums (From 1 2 ka 4 to Ghajini)”

All we ARR fans should take this.

(One two ka four was released in 2000 for everyone’s information)

Lagaan(2001), Saathiya(2002), The Legend of BhagatSingh(2002), Yuva(2004), Swades(2005), Rang De Basanti(2007), Guru(2006) were all released before 2000 according to Mr. Jay. Or even if these are not, then this is not a genius work & Anu Malik, Sajid Wajid, Himesh Reshmiya, Jatin-Lalit, Pritam could have easily managed to give such a brilliant music. Wow !!! What a great knowledge about ARR when you are criticizing him.

88 Praz January 22, 2009 at 2:52 pm

You call this a review…
Get some musical sense if you can buy that somewhere… Get a life, dude!

Your review’s the worst in ages…

89 Ravi January 22, 2009 at 7:05 pm

Guys I have got Harry Jerry’s number! Blow your opinions on his cell number;

91-9815214842

I got this from one of his other blogs!!!!

90 Madhu January 22, 2009 at 10:18 pm

So its official now, ARR is nominated for 3 oscar’s for SM :-) Forget about getting an oscar, getting nominated is a great thing!!!

So what say guys now??

91 Santhosh January 23, 2009 at 2:11 am

Each to his own. Agreed that the reviewer has an opinion that is quite different from few others(his bashers!). But seriously, here’s my 2cw:

1. If one thinks an artist’s work is not worth listening..STOP listening to his works!!! Simple. Otherwise, there is always this desperation creeping in..(maybe next one might be good..)

2. To all the bashers, if you think you make a better critique than the reviewer here, get your own blog!!!!

92 imran February 4, 2009 at 4:34 am

best album by arr after a long time really grows on you completely differtent and has great variety music and layering in songs is crystal clear sharp feel good to hear dil gira daftan and rehna tu are really out of this world especially orchestration and you will know why some call him god

93 imran February 4, 2009 at 9:27 am

tell any music director just to compose a piece of music not a song no one can even rd burman will come up with some copied western or somewhere else if arr was giving music like rdb he woulnot have been so successful and respected world wide and even went on to see more than 200 million records so all should stop comparing arr with rest even his flops are better than others hits

94 imran February 4, 2009 at 9:31 am

someone compared dev d music that person must be kidding i will never play those songs on my player riddiculous songs i will really feel ashamed of my self

95 imran February 4, 2009 at 9:43 am

harry i agree some of yuvvraj songs were not upto mark like shano shano or mastam it was subhash ghai fault and ghajini the music completely suited film and the songs were much better than rnbdj and yuvvraaj

arr is not about songs he creates an atmosphere with his music he creates a feel maybe periodic arabic jazz he can take one tune and can make them several with differnt flavors just with his orchestry instruments must he doesnot rely on just tunes heard genda phool i doubt tune not may be his but the ways this song is arranged you feel you are really in delhi on the roof tops and voice behind where amrish puri is calling pigeons only arr can make such a mediocre song worth listening . tunes can be copied by any composer but no one can make so many variation in one song

96 imran February 4, 2009 at 9:50 am

you are talking about composers which composers has introduced listeners with so many genres of music or instrumens sounds all composers sound the same in each and every song but arr sounds completely different in each and every song he was criticised for being repitative but only arr sounds complete different the criticizing people are jeolous or angry because he is a muslim and i know some of my friends hate him for being a converted muslim

97 imran February 4, 2009 at 9:52 am

bolti band pad gayi kya

98 harry February 5, 2009 at 12:38 am

i seriously doubt if this harryjerry is amit trivedi himself..the way he keeps advertising …..keep doing your shocking reviews…….jobless..

99 Venkat February 10, 2009 at 3:40 pm

to each his own.Yuvraaj and Ghajini were certainly not up to Rahmans standards or atleast what we expect of him.Except for maybe a track or two.Even after having listened to them for this long[thanks to FM]the songs have not grown on me

Coming to Delhi-6 i think it is awesome.This is the ARR we all know.He is in his element.Enough has been said about Masakali but Genda phool is too good.The song is being aired nowadays and the picturisation is awesome.Two geniuesses have come together.Thumbs up not only to ARR but also to Rakesh Mehra for the excellent picturisation.
And all you Pritam bashers give him some credit for a good job like “Jab we met”.

100 Jothish Nair February 11, 2009 at 2:27 pm

A.R. Rahman the greatest musician ever??????????????????? why this hue nd cry….people here are blind with histeria…..its like a die hard fan of rajanikanth unable to digest any cririsism. He is a good technician but poor music director with the BGMs his songs look pathetic.
Rahmans ability to lift tune is great that one can hardly find out the similarity unlike anu maliks , bappi da’s or sundries. See for yourself ..here are few examples…..
• Mukkabla (Kaathalan) – Jam(Dangerous) by MJ, Dr. Alban’s Matha O..Y..Ae(One Love!)
• Bombay Theme music – Wyaat Earp
• Puthu vellai mazhai (Roja) – Chariots of Fire Theme music, Karft werk
• Chikku bukku chikku bukku rayilu (Gentleman) – British Airways Commercial
• Mangta hai kya (Rangeela) – Devil inside(INXS)
Kuluvaalile
Film: muthu (AR Rahman) 1. Like a virgin (Madonna)
2. Rescue Me (Fontella Bass – Sister act)
1. Beats copied
2. a piece from prelude&interlude copied

1.Anbe anbe kollaathe
Film: Jeans (AR Rahman
Passion (Peter gabriel – Last temptation of Christ) a piece copied

Paakaathe paakkaathe
Film: Gentleman (AR Rahman) Hilele hilele (Osibisa) Heavily inspired

en veettu thottathil
Film: Gentleman (AR Rahman) copied from naadhavindhu (Thirupugazh)

sowkyamaa kanne
Film: Sangamam (AR Rahman) Vaanthin meethu (Ramalinga swamigal arutpa) a line in charanam of ’sowkyamaa’ is inspired by this song.. More minor resemblances, maybe just because of Mand or AR Rahman couldn’t get this song out of his memory.

Ottagatha Kattikko
[Film: Gentleman (1993)]

Highly inspired by Raj Koti’s Telugu pop song ‘Eddem
ante’ sung by Malgadi Shuba, in 1991
.
there are more…..wait and watch….all you A.R.Rahman fans.

101 Swapnil February 13, 2009 at 2:14 am

Mr Jothish Nair –

Alright, accepted your criticism & said that Rahman is a smart thief too.
Let us get with some facts & numbers.

By now, Rahman has given the music for at least 100 films. Agree? Each & every film would have at least 1 good song. Ain’t it? Since you are saying he is not as good as we are saying, let us take the count of good songs to 50. The list you have mentioned above is for 15 songs. I listened to almost all of them & I agree some of them are direct lift or some of them have been inspired by. But can you still provide a justification of another 35 songs or so & that too with the current songs he has recently worked on? All these examples are about his earlier work at the MAX till 1995. Waiting for your list to complete. :)

List down whatever you have & I will make you count the songs apart from that list & which are still so nice & hummable that everyone in this thread will agree upon. What’s say? :)

102 shaf February 17, 2009 at 5:46 am

Terrible review…

Delhi 6 rocks…. toooo good..
esp Rehanu Tu & Dil Gira Dafatan… out of this world… get ur ears checked dude.

103 hardi February 20, 2009 at 2:14 am

@harry
bhai log chamical lochha lagta hai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think some one is real fan of tanduri rice

104 hardi February 20, 2009 at 2:19 am

sir ar rehaman is not worldwide but universal there music direct toutch to heart
he has every type of songs for every mood,every event,for whole univers

105 Swapnil February 23, 2009 at 9:51 am

Will AR Rahman Win an Oscar? No way!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA……..I can’t stop laughing………The talent speaks by itself, it doesn’t require idiots like you to look out for. You are truly sounding like the most stupid commenter out here………..Any words on this, you idiot?????

RAHMAN HAS WON THE OSCAR………..GOLDEN GLOBE………..I know, some idiots here will still insist that he is not the best. This is a very problem of our India.

The democracy has given the privilege that anyone can make an opinion about anyone. & Hence, some sincere idiots, who have absolute no music sense, & even don’t know the ABCs of music, keep on making reviews like this, considering themselves as the music maestros & few impatient people jump in to a support for a review like this. Impatient is the word used here for all those music listeners, since good music is something which you should feel like more listening after each & every hearing. Music can never ever be judged by one hearing & Rahman’s music is the fine example for it. If you think, if you are hearing to music for the 1st time & it should be the best for your ears then honestly tell you, you have no music sense. No offense here friends……

106 madhu February 23, 2009 at 9:59 am

The author here said that wait till oscars and see what rahman gets…and hope he will eat his own words..he just got oscar..not one…but two……..hahahhaha

107 Jothish Nair February 24, 2009 at 10:21 am

People here are fighting as if RAHMAN was a Balamurli Krishna or BhimsenJoshi. Rahman is just a movie song composer and prior to that he was a jingle composer. For an Indian Musician to win an oscar, the film need to be nominated. How many Indian films got nominated.? Rahman got Oscar for his song …and how many foreign films have song in them?
And the Jai HO song was based on what raga…and what are the Latin American tunes doing in between the song?
One guy above commented on ABCD of music..if he had known himself the ABCD of the Music he wouldn’t have guffawed like a donkey over here.

There is a raga called KHARA KHARA PRIYA in carnatic music…its good for you people to listen and enjoy the beauty of Music, that remains in our heart for years to come,..rather than listen to some blatant sounds produced with help of computer and alien land songs.
God save Indians….histeria has no bounds.

108 sowjanya February 24, 2009 at 11:18 am

hello are you mad???may be u dont know the essence of his music.so have blabbered some shit abt delhi06.the songs rock with superb composition

109 Swapnil February 24, 2009 at 12:40 pm

@Mr Jotish Nair –

What the heck is this comparison? Rahman with Balamurali or Bhimsen Joshi….have you gone mad? No one is saying they are bad or the KHARA KHARA PRIYA is bad. The above mentioned Ustadji & Rahman have totally different genre of music. THIS IS WHAT THE ABCD, AT LEAST, I CAN UNDERSTAND EASILY IN THE MUSIC. I, at least can understand, what to compare & what to look out for in a song. It is not mandatory to have a raaga or classical tunes in a music or song. Not at all!!! Who told you about that? Don’t listen with premeditated mind that you are going to find a raaga in the song. Trust me, you will never enjoy any music. Why would anyone try to induce a raaga in a song like Jai-ho? The song depends on the mood & situation in the film & not on the whims of the music director.

Also, you said, Rahman bagged an oscar just because foreign films don’t have songs. RAHMAN NEVER BEGGED FOR AN AWARD NOR DID ANY INDIAN. NO ONE INSISTED TO GIVE AN OSCAR FOR A SONG. Rahman has shown the way to reach the oscar……….just like newspapers said – he has opened the doors for the oscar.
Another question popped up in my mind – do you read newspapers or watch TV? Rahman bagged two awards, 1st for the original score, another for the song. Leave apart the award for the song, but what about original score? It isn’t an award or what? Man, Rahman has defeated the Defiance music director – John Newton Howard. Have you ever heard Howard’s songs or background scores? Don’t critic, just for the sake of it.

& As I said above, in my last but one comment, please complete your list 1st. Let the numbers & facts speak & not the chitter-chatter of you or even me.
If you have guts to complete the list, say yes firmly & present the list & then bark around. What’s say?

110 Swapnil February 24, 2009 at 12:43 pm

@Mr Jotish Nair -

What the heck is this comparison? Rahman with Balamurali or Bhimsen Joshi….have you gone mad? No one is saying they are bad or the KHARA KHARA PRIYA is bad. The above mentioned Ustadji & Rahman have totally different genre of music. THIS IS WHAT THE ABCD, AT LEAST, I CAN UNDERSTAND EASILY IN THE MUSIC. I, at least can understand, what to compare & what to look out for in a song. It is not mandatory to have a raaga or classical tunes in a music or song. Not at all!!! Who told you about that? Don’t listen with premeditated mind that you are going to find a raaga in the song. Trust me, you will never enjoy any music. Why would anyone try to induce a raaga in a song like Jai-ho? The song depends on the mood & situation in the film & not on the whims of the music director.

Also, you said, Rahman bagged an oscar just because foreign films don’t have songs. RAHMAN NEVER BEGGED FOR AN AWARD NOR DID ANY INDIAN. NO ONE INSISTED TO GIVE AN OSCAR FOR A SONG. Rahman has shown the way to reach the oscar……….just like newspapers said – he has opened the doors for the oscar.
Another question popped up in my mind – do you read newspapers or watch TV? Rahman bagged two awards, 1st for the original score, another for the song. Leave apart the award for the song, but what about original score? It isn’t an award or what? Man, Rahman has defeated the Defiance music director – John Newton Howard. Have you ever heard Howard’s songs or background scores? Don’t critic, just for the sake of it.

& As I said above, in my last but one comment, please complete your list 1st. Let the numbers & facts speak & not the chitter-chatter of you or even me.
If you have guts to complete the list, say yes firmly & present the list & then bark around. What’s say?

111 vijay February 24, 2009 at 2:51 pm

@ jothish nair

dude rahman has composed melodious songs based on raagas and indian classical music which stay in heart for years to come.
you just need to expose yourself to his music. then u wont comment like this about rahman..

and people like u who think music, which is not indian classical, is just noise need to grow up. learn to appreciate good music even if it is not classical.

112 JOTHISH NAIR February 24, 2009 at 9:33 pm

A SONG DOES HAVE A STRUCTURE. A SONG IS BASED ON RAGAS IN INDIAN CONTEXT. JAI HO IS NOT BASED ON RAGA AND THAT SONG WAS NOT MADE FOR SLUM DOG EITHER..IT WAS REJECTED BY SUBASH GHAI FOR TAAL. RAHMAN PUT THIS SONG INTO SLUM DOG…THAT MEANS THAT HE NEVER COMPOSED HIS SONG AFTER HE HEAR THE SCRIPT. HE KEEPS A LOT OF COMPOSITIONS PREPARED BEFORE HAND…

RAHMAN DOESN’T KNOW ANYTHING CLASSICAL…MANY OF THE GREAT MUSICIAN ARE SILENT BECAUSE….YOU KNOW WHAT ..THE EMPERORS CLOTHES.

113 Swapnil February 27, 2009 at 11:53 am

Rip off the typical Indian mentality & stop commenting like a fool. Who, on the earth, has said that every song should carry raaga? Then there is no meaning to have hip-hop, rap, rock songs.
Thanks to Rahman who is fusing the western with Indian music so very well that India is getting famous for music worldwide.
Rahman doesn’t know classical is another good statement –
Let me make a list for you Mr. Nair, listen to this immediately since half a knowledge is always dangerous.

Dheem ta dare – Thakshak
Neela Kaigirathu – Indira
Narumugaye – Iruvar
Rasathi – Thiruda Thiruda (special mention- listen to this one, this one has absolutely no instruments, just the singers singing the song)
Listen to all the songs from Arth-1947, Water (I bet, you even don’t know this film) to learn how to use Indian instruments in the songs.
Listen to following qawwalis in various films –
1) khwaja mere khwaja – Jodha Akbar
2) Piya HajiAli – Fiza
3) Noor un nala – Meenaxi
4) Zikr – Bose, the forgotten hero

Once you listen to this, come back to have your comment here.

114 Chitresh Pandey February 28, 2009 at 12:49 pm

It is quiet unfortunate that you can’t understant Hey kala bandar … dude u need to listen it a bit of times to figure out what it is all about …

115 Chitresh Pandey February 28, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Boss PRASOON Made the track …. Listen to it a few more times .. to get the essence.

116 Saral March 1, 2009 at 12:17 am

guys…

search for Papillon theme from 1973 Dustin Hoffman starrer…and you will find the truth about Delhi 6 background score…

I hope it’s not true…i thought only ARR was authentic…but…

117 London Tamilan March 2, 2009 at 2:50 am

ARR rocks in Delhi 6.. none of the other musicians in the indian world can score as good as him.. except for may be shankar ehsan loy.. the othrs guys r jus not in the league… its amazing u’ve given such stu*id ratings for delhi 6. Dude, do u even know how to rate music!! .. go schooling.

118 London Tamilan March 2, 2009 at 2:53 am

@Saral

Mate, u r probably getting too confused with the music instruments, using the same music instruments doesnt mean copying music…

ARR is still the boss.

119 imran March 8, 2009 at 4:08 am

somewhere i read that vishal shekhar used some arr tunes in om shanti om when arr opted out on royalty issues and farah didnt hand him his original tunes dont know which tunes vishal shekhar used recently visited arr official website there i came across 10 songs of arr in which i found piano theme of 1947 earth which sounds just like dard e disco and can it be true vishal shekhar are still using his tunes shut up and bounce sounds like columbus columbus of jeans to me

120 imran March 8, 2009 at 4:18 am

i showed these piano theme of 1947 to some of my friends even they agreed dard e disco tune is exactly the same perhaps even pritam has used allah duhai hai of race pyar kabhi na todenge of chor chor if you here these vishal shekhar they are using arr tunes and reworking on them to make them look theirs arr being humble doesnt bother

121 imran March 8, 2009 at 4:23 am

om shanti om could well have been another feather in arr cap like dil se if farah khan and vishal shekhar and shahrukh wouldnt have robbed rahman. If it was some other composer he would have surely sued them just like ram sampath sued rajesh roshan for krazzy 4

122 imran March 8, 2009 at 4:25 am

arr fans make a note of these new robbers vishal shekhar just like pritam and anu bappi rd burman and many more

123 imran March 8, 2009 at 4:31 am

all the people should know about these plagiarism dard e disco was a huge hit why vishal shekhar shoud be getting that credit when others like pritams and anus are getting caught red handed .I had doubt om shanti om was their original but now its certain listen to piano theme of 1947 earth dard e disco line completely sounds similar

124 imran March 8, 2009 at 5:12 am

piano theme of 1947 earth sounds eaxactly as dard e disco of om shanti om

125 hiran April 4, 2009 at 4:31 pm

abhi really rocks songs are catchy

126 Pradyut February 17, 2010 at 7:28 pm

One of the most badly written reviews I’ve ever read. No offence.

127 Harry February 17, 2010 at 9:03 pm

None taken Pradyut! :)

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