Very well said Chord. Very similar to what I had in mind while reading people's reviews from last couple of days. You put it together very well.
If a new album is similar to old one, composer is accused of being repetitive and if he takes initiative to be different and experiments new things, his work is compared with his previous works and doesnt get appreciated for trying something new. Either way, these people dont get satisfied. Even Rahman mentioned during audio launch to not to compare this album to any other. --- In [email protected], "Chord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it only by consensus that we can say one album is superior to > another? There are many opinions out there that go against consensus. > Are they wrong? Perception of art is subjective. It's amazing how > opinions differ so widely for one piece of art, although again, there > is the consensus factor. > > I keep hearing from people everywhere that Yuvvraaj is nowhere near > ARR's best, Taal is much better, etc. I feel disappointed by these > comments. I feel we should try to enjoy new art without retroactive > interference. My motto is: Enjoy a new album for what it is, not > what you think it should be. It doesn't mean you have to like it. If > you don't like it, you don't like it. But, it bothers me that some > people don't like a new album BECAUSE it doesn't live up to a > subjective standard of theirs for a previous album like Taal, Dil Se, > etc. I guess part of this is just human nature. > > What makes Rahman so legendary is the fact each of his albums have a > completely different sound and identity, yet keeping his signature > standards. Let's celebrate that. If Rahman kept Taal in mind when he > created Yuvvraaj, people would immediately say he is repetitive. But, > when he does something totally different, people immediately say it's > not as good as X or Y. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. > Anyway, I don't think Rahman cares too much those comments. It's his > creative satisfaction that's most important to him and I think that > when we hear a new album, we should judge it also from a creative > standpoint, innovativeness, freshness. >
