Maula is Mithoon’ish not just with the mild sufi sound that opens the song, but also in the relentless use of the word Maula. As the decidedly rock’ish backgrounds kick-in,...
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Music review: Wanted (Hindi – Sajid Wajid)
Everything about Love me is corny and moronic, while Ishq vishq is a confused mishmash where Kamaal Khan seems to have forgotten a huge chunk of his lyrics. Dil leke...
Continue reading...Music review: Phir Kabhi (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
Jheeni jheeni puts composer Shantanu Moitra in a strange predicament – it is instantly likeable; has excellent choice of singers (Bhupinder and Hamsika Iyer) and an almost dream-like orchestration and...
Continue reading...Music review: Chal Chalein (Hindi – Ilayaraja)
Shehar hai eulogizes Allahabad, with its local lyrics by Piyush Mishra and a simple, catchy tune. The prelude and interludes make up for the ennui in Uff are tu’s tune,...
Continue reading...Music review: Life Partner (Hindi – Pritam)
With 5 singers, the weirdly short Aage aage is mindless in a typical Pritam way – some convenient rhythms and a non-descript tune. The strong flavor in Gunji angana mein...
Continue reading...Music review: Teree Sang (Hindi – Sachin-Jigar, Anu Malik & Bappi Lahiri)
Bappi’s Miss Baabaloo is pitiably stupid while the middling Paki rock he attempts in Tere bin is noticeably better. Anu Malik raps inconsolably in Laal quile while his Chal mera...
Continue reading...Music review: Kaminey (Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj)
The surf guitar-loaded DhanTeNan is no doubt reminiscent of Dick Dale’s legendary track, Misirlou (more popularly referred to as the theme from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction), but beyond broad, genre-influences,...
Continue reading...Music review: Luck (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman)
Minimal techno-wizardry and even more minimal tune makes Luck aazma a poor title song, but the duo spring a surprise with Salim’s vocals in the laid-back melody of Khudaya ve....
Continue reading...Music review: Love Aaj Kal (Hindi – Pritam)
Overlaying a familiar, repetitive sapera-been piece to a hyper-energetic tune in Twist is a total winner all the way; Neeraj Shridhar rocks in the catchiest track of the year, so...
Continue reading...Music review: Shortkut – The Con is On (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Predictability is a dreadful thing – you know it when you listen to three tracks from Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s latest soundtrack, Shortkut – The Con is On! Kyun hota hai...
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