Aagayam‘s choir-like opening is juxtaposed with a rather disjoint dubstep mix; the result is pretty interesting! Haricharan sounds good in the foot-tapping Orakkanna sachu nee, that possibly and interestingly touches...
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Jai Ho (Music review), Hindi – Sajid Wajid, Aman Malik & Devi Sri Prasad
Of Sajid Wajid’s three songs, Baaki sab and Photocopy are unbearably banal, but Tere naina, that sounds like the love child of Bullet Raja’s Saamne hai and Dabangg’s Tere mast...
Continue reading...Oru Oorla (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Ippadiyum oruthan undu seems massively out of place in the current scheme of things despite how Raja tries – unnecessarily – to prop up the Nila adhu-style tune. Thannanthaniye and...
Continue reading...1 Nenokkadine (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Telugufies an otherwise predictable Latino template in Aww tuzo morgh korta; kudos to Neha Bhasin for infusing life into it too! O Sayonara is an interesting idea, mixing what...
Continue reading...Jilla (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Imman aims for a Thalapathy-Kaattu Kuyilu style male-leads duet in Paattu onnu and with a pulsating chendai section, and inspiring vocals by SPB and Shankar Mahadevan, almost pulls it off...
Continue reading...Dedh Ishqiya (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal, thankfully, does not sing Dil ka mizaaj, like Matru’s Khamaka; he gets Rahat to do the singing, resulting in pure, dulcet magic! Rahat’s other song, Zabaan jale hai, Ã ...
Continue reading...Thirumanam Enum Nikaah (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
The two Islamic religious songs – Khwaja ji and the unlisted (in the CD) Zikr – are handled with a Rahman-level piety, but without compromising on commercial viability, with a...
Continue reading...Veeram (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
Nallavannu solvaanga is every bit a templatized, predictable Devi-style hero-intro (plus his 4 brothers, no less) song – passable fun. Ival dhaana has a catchy, addictive lilt that works beautifully...
Continue reading...Oru Indian Pranayakatha (Music review), Malayalam – Vidyasagar
Omana komala seems to be using a classic Kedaram raaga base and is instantly likeable, in Najeem Arshad and Abhirami’s pitch-perfect vocals! Saajan attempts what is possibly a Rajasthani-styled song...
Continue reading...Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai
Prashant seems to be trying something innovative in Ithu jeevitham, but despite the heady experimentation and Karthik, Gowri and Charan Raj, the song ends up sounding awkward. That experimentation works...
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