So many singers…so many pop albums…and only a few realize that more than their impressive voices and those gorgeous videos, it’s the tune and music that makes them click! Latest...
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al Risalah (Raj Verma, A R Rahman & Liyakat Ajmeri)
Rahman’s Marhaba Mustapha is perhaps the only highlight of al Risalah’s soundtrack. Rahman delineates his track from the other routine, devotional tracks in the soundtrack by beautifully blending the mod...
Continue reading...Yaaradi nee mohini (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Yaaradi nee mohini faithfully reuses Aadavari matalaku ardhale verule’s soundtrack with the punchy, techno’ish Manasa mannichamma conspicuously missing. Venmegam is as classy as its original with Hariharan in place of...
Continue reading...Kangalum Kavi Paaduthey (Tamil – Ilayaraja)
Hey mamu is plain dated, right from the vocalizing, orchestration and that cobweb ridden tune. Maalai nila and Sollumvarai kaadhal, however are Raja’s return to his, melodic roots – despite...
Continue reading...Yaadein (Amit Sana, composer: Rajeev Bhatt)
After just one original composition (by Vishal Shekhar, no less!) in his debut, Chal diye – Amit Sana returns with a real pop album. Rajeev Bhatt’s compositions are pretty listenable...
Continue reading...Black & White (Hindi – Sukhwinder Singh)
Main chala/ chali is plain, with a pedestrian tune, with even more banal backgrounds. The composer puts his vocals to better use in Peer manavan, a lively shaadi number but...
Continue reading...Pirivom Sandhippom (Karu Pazhaniappan)
Pirivom Sandhippom’s script and screenplay is nothing short of a miracle in a state which thrives on loud, shocking or sudden twists in everything – films, megaserials or politics! It’s...
Continue reading...Race (Hindi – Pritam)
Pritam’s Neeraj fixation continues pretty well in Race saanson ki, spectacularly showcasing the composer’s mastery over sound, while Atif’s passionate vocals considerably elevate an otherwise middling tune in Pehli nazar...
Continue reading...Humsafar (KK)
After a Bryan Adamesque Pal (1999), KK – one of India’s finest playback singers – returns with Humsafar, with a slightly more pronounced rock influence than his debut. The Pritam-styled...
Continue reading...Superstar (Hindi – Shamir Tandon)
Rekha Bharadwaj is scintillating in the haunting Aankhon se, ably supported by Ustad Sultan Khan, while Raaj’s fresh, unconventional vocals glisten in the sing-alongish guitar track Ajnabi. Dont I Love...
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