Truly captures the essence of a Rahmaniac. Gopal - one more to forward to ARR ...nothing better than this as a Thank you note :-)
-A On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM, ichord <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So beautifully written, Vinod, and this so much expresses what we all feel! > Three cheers for you!!!! Fantastic writeup!!!!!!! > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vinod R Iyer <vinod.ramamoor...@...> wrote: > > > > Couldn't help but write this .. I know this is nothing new for everyone > out > > here .. But after CR , I just couldn't hold on to my fingers. It is not a > > review of CR. I have given up reviewing Rahman's music! > > http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/musings-of-a-rahmaniac/ > > > > > > Musings of a Rahmaniac > > > > I don't know where to start. And I am sure there would be no ending. > People > > follow music religiously. And there are others who take up music as a > > profession and/or as a hobby. They learn music in different forms. > Perform > > in various stages. Make a living out of it. And there are others who just > > listen to music. People have different tastes when it comes to music. > Some > > like classical, some like rock, some like reggae and some like jazz. But > > there are a set of people who would listen to anything that comes their > way. > > But when it comes to listening to a man's composition, they would leave > > aside everything else. These people would dedicate their lives for one > cause > > – being a Rahmaniac. There is only one religion that they follow – > Rahman's > > music. They call him "Boss". And no points for guessing who their God is. > I > > know, it is crazy calling a human being God. But craziness comes to them > > naturally. > > > > The amount of pride these people take in being a Rahmaniac is > bewildering. > > They would have first hand information of his compositions. What movies > he > > has signed, what song is coming next, researching deep into each one of > his > > compositions – they take all this up as their duty. Following Rahman in > his > > concerts, buying original CDs on the first day of music release, posting > > their thoughts in various groups are all part of their duties. They do it > > blindly. Once you are a Rahmaniac, there is no looking back. You have to > > catch up with every composition of his'. And defending every composition > of > > his too when people accuse that the songs are not up to Rahman's > standard. > > It is mighty hard for them to accept that any Rahman composition can be > > "ordinary". Ask them what the one thing is that you want to do in life". > The > > answer would be simple –Meet the Boss! > > > > One of the things you would notice about rahmaniacs is all of them would > > have their status message reflecting his song names/movie names etc. It > is > > not to show off their craziness. They do not know any other way in which > > they can express the happiness, bliss, eternal piece they feel while > > listening to a his album. And the pleasure you get when you play the CD > for > > the first time, is unmatched. The CD would be played in loop. And on each > > round of listening, the music grows on you. Slow nectar, they call it. > There > > are other songs/compositions too which would be like cocaine – would > shoot > > up to the brain straight. These people need no drugs to follow the music. > > His music in itself would take the effect. > > > > So what is bringing out this huge outpour of emotions into words. The > > Oscars ? The Golden Globe? I guess not. Something better has happened in > the > > year 2009. It started with a certain song called Arziyan. Life had a new > > meaning to it. People say you have to die to go to heaven. I tell them I > > have been their atleast a thousand times – each time I hear Arziyan. I > > thought that had to be the best composition of the year. But along came > > Passage. The moment I heard Tango, I was paralyzed. I could not > understand > > the emotion that I was going through. From happiness to fear to anger to > > sorrow, I felt them all together at a single point. And by the time the > > harmonica, violin and the keyboard had stopped playing, I was > transported. I > > did not want to open my eyes. I did not want to come back to the real > world. > > But then I had to. Since I knew that more was coming my way. A (re)treat > was > > coming my way. And today, the day on which "Couples Retreat" is unveiled, > I > > thank God, the real one, for having had me live in this era – The era in > > which A.R.Rahman lived. > > > > And to Boss – all I can say is > > > > "Un isai mattum illayendral, naan endro endro irandiruppen" > > > > Signed > > > > A Rahmaniac > > > > > > > > - > > Have Fun, > > Vinod R Iyer > > > > http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com > > http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com > > > > > -- -A http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
