On 10/16/2008 10:16 PM India Time, _Thulasi Ram_ wrote:
> By Parampreet Singh Sandhu
>
> 'Shano Shano' (Sonu Nigam, Srinivas, Karthik, Timmy, Sunaina, Vivienne
> Pocha, Tina) strays away from the romantic feel, offering those young
> whiper snappers a song to 'get on the floor' and dance to. Rahman has
> been successful in the past when utilizing synthesizers for dance tracks
> ('O Humdum Suniyo Re' from SAATHIYA), but at times 'Shano Shano' comes
> off as a cheap 80s pop number. There was no point of having Sonu Nigam
> contribute to this song, he had a minimal part and got drained by all
> the other singers. Another negative was Rahman blatantly using snippets
> of a previously recorded song, 'Chori Pe Chori', from SAATHIYA.
Could anyone please mention the durations when Chori Pe Chori is heard
in Shano Shano?
>
> Retracting back to the original theme set by 'Tu Meri Dost Hain', Alka
> Yagnik comes together with Javed Ali in 'Tu Muskura' for another
> romantic duo. The last thing you want to do after listening to this
> track is smile. For those who don't want to see their heroic composer
> fall deeper into the mediocrity pool and eventually drown, then either
> throw the CD out or skip back to 'Tu Meri Dost Hain'.
Seems that is what he himself did, that is why his reviews of remaining
songs sound as if he has never listened to them.
>
> 'Mastam Mastam' brings Sonu Nigam with Alka Yagnik and again makes this
> album tougher to swallow.
Teri to...
Mastam mastam is so catchy, so simple, so naughty. THIS is the song that
is the most easier to swallow in the entire album.
> Alka was once the most sought after female
> singer, but in the last few years her stock has declined drastically,
> paving the way for the Shreya Ghosals and Sunidhi Chauhans.
So?
You forget to mention the point for which you made that irrelevant comment.
>
> Srinivas has not been able to establish himself in Bollywood, but is a
> power house for the Southern film industries. He adds his S. P.
> Balasubramanium-esque voice for a slow paced tune, 'Zindagi'. There's
> nothing original in terms of the composition, Gulzar's lyrics are the
> only positive.
"nothing original in terms of the composition"?
Could you please cite some of the non-ARR songs that you feel are original?
> A song with the most amount of potential is 'Manmohini Morey', where
> Vijay Prakesh goes about his classical singing style with new age beats
> from Rahman. This would have been a highly touted piece had Rahman put
> some effort into incorporating classical instruments instead of relying
> on the synthesizer.
Why? Does a classical raga on synthesizer not remain a classical raga.
> The last time I was this disappointed was when I found out there was no
> Santa Claus (that was three weeks ago by the way);
So, you have turned 12 years 3 weeks ago, that is the age by when
everybody finds there is no Santa. Happy belated b'day. :-)
> and that Indians
> don't even celebrate Christmas (how am I supposed to get pony I asked
> for…Diwali?).
What do you want a pony for?
> It seems after Rahman made 'Tu Meri Dost Hain' he phoned
> in for the remainder of the time. Its painful to see such a talented
> person degrade themselves and compose utter garbage for what was
> supposed to be one of the biggest events of the year.
The talent you have shown in writing this review does show your
understanding of the term "talent".
> Does Rahman think
> that no matter what he gives to the public it'll be a hit?
Actually, that is what has happened again and again.
> This is a
> complete waste of time and money, don't bother picking this up.
Why did you waste your own time and money on it, and then spent time on
writing this review?
>
> All you Rahmaniacs out there please stay away from this one! It's below
> the standards of anything Rahman has composed in the past (that includes
> the few songs he did in KISNA).
Could you tell which THE FEW songs ARR did in KISNA?
--
Rawat
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