Aakash, I agree with all that you have said. Especially about the great music by RDBurman (or for that matter, Salil Chaudry, Jaidev, SJ, LP, KA, etc..). However, I disagree with your premise that "Among the current crop, Rahman is the only composer who is doing good job." Yes, Rahman is miles ahead of others in terms of great music. But, there are others who are also creating musical gems that will last for years to come.
For instance: Jatin Lalit -- a pair whom Rahman has also admired in his interviews...have given us the lovely Pehla nasha (JJWS), Ruk ja o dil deewane (DDLJ), KKHH (title), Chalte chalte (title),..and lots more. And of course, JL have to be credited for their own individual style of light hearted music, and a unique trendsetting way for 'mehendi' kind of songs. Anu Malik -- though he is a large ego-head, and often gets inspired .. there are many gems from him. Sandese aate hai (Border), Aisa lagta hai (refugee), Mere mehboob (duplicate), Gali mein chand (zakhm), Chot dil pe lagi, Roshni se (asoka), Chura ke dil mera (MATK), and lots more. When he's not inspired, he is quite inspiring. SEL -- a wonderful trio with amazing and diverse talents. Even Rahman has loved the soulful Kal ho na ho. And their compositions for Dil Chahta hai (incld the par-excellent BGM), Kuch Naa kaho (baat meri suniye to zara), Mission Kashmir, and the funky Bunty aur Babli. All of these are very well-crafted and sound engineered..and they have a brilliant underlining of melody. Of course there are many new ones who are promising -- Shantanu Moitra (parineta), Vishal Shekar (Musu musu, Jhankaar beats, Taxi no 9211), etc. There are other ones who kind of remain less noticed (reminds me of Jaidev)..for instance Vishal (with wonderful and my fav Satya, Maachis, to recent Ramji Londonwale..), Ismail Durbar (with his HDDCS), Anand Raj Anand (have you heard Mar Gayo re?), M.M.Kreem (criminal, sur..), Raju (Satta), Shiv Hari (Lamhe, Chandni, Darr) Of course some one timers like Anand Milind (the wonderful QSQT), Nadeem Shravan (not one timers..but with limited gems like Pardes) , Uttam Singh (DTPH) have also given gems that will last forever. In short, there is a crowd of wonderful musicians. Admitedly, they are way behind Rahman..but still, they have to be acknowledged for giving us musical gems that touch our heart. --- In [email protected], "Karthik, Sankara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Excellent reply... > > Aakash, I appriciate your level headed thinking. > > Regards, > > S.Karthik > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [arr] asha bhonsle and rd burman > > > > > Rangdebasanti3, > > Comparing Yesteryear greats with today's composers is not just. Yet, one > must agree that today's composers are not as great as yesteryear composers. > Because they could compose music with so many limitations and their music is > still alive.Among the current crop, Rahman is the only composer who is doing > good job. > And i feel we must not misread Asha Bhonsle's remarks.For someone who has > seen the development of music, right from 1940s...definitely today's music > would sound non-qualitative. And how can she single-out Rahman that only he > is doing good job..if she does that, other composers would protest..or > rather she would be inviting their disrespect. So, her statement is a > general opinion.Yet, i can cite so many interviews in which she praised > Rahman as being a unique composers among the current lot. > > Secondly, you find Rahman greater than R.D.Burman because you are living in > Rahman's era. Music should be judged by quality and the timelessness > associated with them. Tomorrow your kids might not enjoy Rahman..as someone > else will be ruling in their era. does that degrade rahman's > achievements.Same applies to R.D.Burman also.He was a true genius no > doubt.and if you think that his worth can be judged only by remembering 100 > films of his work, then you are mistaken. you must not forget that > R.D.Burman, like Rahman, was a trendsetter in his own times and even now, so > many of his songs are still remembered. Lets give him the credit and > respect. judging who is greatest is very abstract. you will show me few > songs which only rahman can create..and i can show you some songs which only > R.D.Burman could create. how can you evaluate then? > it is useless to draw such comparisions and lets give every good/great > composer a due place in the history of Indian Film Music. > > Regards > Aakarsh. > > rangdebasanti3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i recently read an asha bhonsale interview. i have noticed that she in > her interviews always says that todays music composers are not great > and no one has the passion for music like rd burman. if she wants to > advertise rd burman then y compare him to todays music composers and > if still she compares then she should make it clear that she is not > talking about rahman. all these yesteryear greats are jealous of > rahmans popularity. i respect asha and rd burman a lot but rahman is > the god of music. no one can b compared to rahman. i used to hear only > rd burmans songs till i heard rahman. no musician in india has been as > popular as rahman. accept that asha. rd burman was great but rahman is > greatest. rd burman composed music for 300 films. can u name 100. > rahman has composed music for 35 hindi films and v can name them all. > thats d magic and thats d consistency.sorry if im being rude. but im > sure most of u agree with me. > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > How low will we go? 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