agree with AJ completely.
--- In [email protected], "AJ" <purev...@...> wrote:
>
> I think people should express their dislikes more specifically about a
> particular album and not draw conclusions that today's Rahman is not as good
> as yesterday's or he's lost it...whatever. Regardless, it's someone's
> opinion anyway and there really is no room for argument when it comes down to
> that.
>
> Good points.
>
> --- In [email protected], V S Rawat <vsrawat@> wrote:
> >
> > During 18 years of my following of ARR's works, I had started liking
> > ARR not with Roja, but with Urvasi of Humse Hai Muqabla, even Gopala.
> >
> > But I got quite disappointed with Hindustani's Latka Jhatka, Duniya
> > Dilwalo Ki's Hello Doctor, Dil Hi Dil Me's Maria, etc. Rangeela songs
> > appeared so barren on first hearing, even chhaiya chhaiya first seen
> > on TV ad was appearing so comedily funny like a bunch of monkeys
> > jumping senselessly.
> >
> > They came in a short duration, so I generalized that ARR has changed
> > and I had lost faith on him.
> >
> > But, then I again started liking his other albums, and even liked some
> > of the songs in the above albums also. That was how I discovered the
> > "growing" effect of ARR songs.
> >
> > I still don't like some above mentioned songs but of course I now am
> > mad about chhayya chhayaa and rangeela (mangta hai kya, can u
> > believe?), I still don't like Roja much (not dislike but I have my
> > likings), I didn't like most of JTJTN, Ghajini, I have a lot of
> > misgivings about selection of type of music for JA that failed to
> > measure up to Mughal-e-Azam, that was ARR's worst lost opportunity.
> > Blue I have beaten endlessly.
> >
> > And I still like Ravan, D6, and many more.
> > ---
> >
> > With this background, I have discovered that ARR gives many genres of
> > music and some genres I just don't like, can't like, whether it is by
> > ARR or by anyone else.
> >
> > So, I hope members should take some time to think it over about
> > themselves.
> >
> > 1. Please find out which genres of music you DO like.
> >
> > 2. Please find out which genres of music you DON'T like.
> >
> > 3. Now, think of ARR's songs that you DO like and find out whether
> > these are in the genre that you like that you listed in "1" above.
> >
> > 4. Also, think of ARR's songs that you DON'T like and find out these
> > are in the genre that you DON'T like that you listed in "2" above.
> >
> > I am sure it will give you some insights why you like some ARR songs/
> > albums, and why you don't like some other ARR songs/ albums.
> >
> > I am also sure that it will give you some peace (not piece, ha ha ha)
> > of mind coming to terms with your liking and disliking ARR's and
> > others' songs/ albums.
> >
> > Don't torture urself condemning yourself when you don't like any of
> > ARR's song/ album. It is OK. it is the genre that you don't like.
> >
> > --
> > Rawat
> >
>
