Gappu aappu is a scintillating combination of Parthiban’s massy wordplay and a cool tune from Joshua. Parthiban’s verses stand out in three other melodies – Ikkuthae, Thanana thanthana and Kadalirandu;...
Continue reading...Item (Music review), Indipop – Euphoria
Sajnaa apes Euphoria’s earlier folksy tracks, to relatively poor effect. Mere dost is a decent effort for its lyrics and a neat tune, while Gumsum has Palash of yore in full...
Continue reading...Tunak Tunak Tumba (Music review), Indipop – Daler Mehndi
Sheila ho ya munni seems like an attempt to ride on the popularity of the two songs, since tune-wise it falls flat. Tumba, Dum ba dum, Ye adaa, Kann phad...
Continue reading...Thank you, Jagjit Singh!
For a voracious music listener and reviewer now, I didn’t even own a music system (the one that plays cassette tapes) till 1992. That was the year I joined college...
Continue reading...Back To My Future (Music review), Indipop – Suraj Jagan
NW1W. Perhaps the first every NW1W for a non-film album on Milliblog. The title could have been ‘How to really maul Hindi film classics’. The idea seems interesting, on paper,...
Continue reading...Ae Dosheeza (Music review), Indipop – Singer: Kshitij Tarey; assorted composers
O meri jaane jaan is college-level cuteness that even college kids may have given up these days. But Gaurav Dagaonkar’s 2nd, the title track, does the trick – zingy tune...
Continue reading...Jaana Pehchana (Music review), Hindi – Ravindra Jain
Sachin’s singing is clearly over the top in Hairat zada hoon main, but Ravindra Jain’s tune and orchestration has a pleasant ring to it, in a nostalgic way. Ek farishta,...
Continue reading...Miley Naa Miley Hum (Music review), Hindi – Sajid-Wajid
Haan yahi pyaar hai overdoses on cliched lyrics (can the government declare ‘Dheere dheere haule haule’ as an illegal phrase), but has a charming ring to it. Wake up now...
Continue reading...Tell Me O Kkhuda (Music review), Hindi – Pritam, Sajid-Wajid, Abhijit Hegde Patil & George Theofanous
Abhijit Hegde Patil’s Someone Somebody is blasé; its remix, even more so. George Theofanous’s Mile na tu makes up with some enthusiasm, but fails to make any impact. Sajid-Wajid’s title...
Continue reading...Aravaan (Music review), Tamil – Karthik
Nila nila poguthae is predictably dulcet and is a pleasant listen as well, thanks to lovely singing by Vijay Prakash and Harini. Na.Muthukumar shines with his verses in Unna kolla...
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