Despite everything Thaman throws into making Vaena vaena, it remains a largely predictable and is actually quite a boring song. Oru megham holds better prospects; this and the other Harris...
Continue reading...Agent Vinod (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
The officially credited Rasputin homage, I Will Do The Talking Tonight, is surprisingly effective – a pulsating, catchy track that makes whimsical use of the original’s hooks! Pungi is quirky...
Continue reading...The best of Ilayaraja in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam?
Let me start with a confession. Despite having been a massive fan of Ilayaraja ever since I remember, I heard ‘Jotheyali’ from the 1980 Kannada film Geetha…for the first time...
Continue reading...Blood Money (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguly, Pranay, Siddharth Haldipur & Sangeet Haldipur
Jeet’s 3 Bengali-to-Hindi reused tunes work mighty well; Ek muthu sopno’s (100% Love) Hindi version, Chaahat, Ferari mon’s (System) Hindi equivalent, Gunaah are thoroughly engaging, thanks to wonderful vocals by...
Continue reading...Kahaani (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Aami shotti bolchi is a cornucopia of genres, but works well together with Usha Uthup towering above all. Javed Bashir’s Piya tu flows ahead beautifully from Ra.One’s Bhare naina, while...
Continue reading...Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey (Music review), Tamil – Achu
Oh Baby girl is very Yuvan’ish; even Hemachandra sounds a bit like a polished Yuvan. Yaar ivalo is fascinating! Haricharan has a deeply resonant, tuneful solo and he devours the...
Continue reading...Teri Rehmatein (Music review), IndiPop – Harpreet
The title song has a pleasant, harmonious sound; the voices work too – Salim Merchant and the uncredited chorus and lady’s voices. Sanam Marvi’s voice is the only highlight of...
Continue reading...Say Yes To Love (Music review), Hindi – Jatin Pandit
Koi kaam aisa kar du is the umpteenth pointless addition to the Ode to Daddy genre. Sunidhi’s diva act in Aaj ye bewajah is undone by horrendous lyrics, but she...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (January 2012)
Off to the races, Blue jeans, Die Mountain Dew, Dark paradise & Radio – Born To Die (Lana Del Ray) She’s being criticized left, right and center for being a...
Continue reading...Alemaari (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Maribeku is Karthik’s show all the way – Arjun’s tune and backgrounds are highly effective in letting the tune flow. Neeli neeli works up its tune slowly, with Javed Ali...
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