Assorted trivia, in no particular order! 1. The first review on Milliblog was of A R Rahman’s Ah Aah (Tamil), posted on July 22, 2005. But, it was on July...
Continue reading...Lafangey Parindey (Music review), Hindi – R.Anandh
Anandh takes up rock and Indian’ness in equal measure with seasoned ease for the title song; Ronit’s lead vocals and the backing chorus are extremely effective. Mohit Chauhan’s Man lafanga...
Continue reading...Naan Mahan Alla (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Oru maalai neram…neat flute phrases, but tedious tune. The pathos-laden Theivam illai…even more so! That leaves us with just two more songs in the soundtrack and that’s where Yuvan scores...
Continue reading...Peepli Live (Music review), Hindi – Indian Ocean, Ram Sampath & Nageen Tanvir
In true Indian Ocean tradition, the live version of Des mera manages to capture the band’s inimitable energy better than the re-adapted, recorded version! The band’s other contribution, Zindagi se...
Continue reading...Komaram Puli (Music review), Telugu – A R Rahman
Power Star is that perfectly exhilarating hero-intro track – it is racy, immensely catchy and a cornucopia of fascinating sounds all working in brilliant sync. Amma thale starts of as...
Continue reading...Could Amit Trivedi do less of Aisha please?
As one Milliblog loyalist (Yaju Arya) so thoughtfully noted in Aisha’s review, it looks like Amit Trivedi is the only composer who has got maximum 200 word review from me!...
Continue reading...Aisha (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Suno Aisha, while sounding like any other track by Vishal-Shekhar or Shankar Ehsaan Loy, has enough nuances in the interludes and backgrounds that makes it instantly likeable, complete with a...
Continue reading...Maryada Ramanna (Music review), Telugu – MM Keeravani
Ammai kitiki has a pleasantly breezy tune; Karunya sounds a lot like Sonu Nigam, but does a great job, along with Chaitra. Ranjith’s Udyogam poyindi is quite Mani Sharma’ish and...
Continue reading...Gubbi (Music review), Kannada – AP Arjun
The reggaeton influences in Confusion are skilfully handled and the overall package is catchy! Ee paapi starts like a standard pathos track but is beautifully arranged with some amazing musical...
Continue reading...Plus Two (Music review), Malayalam – Manu Ramesan
Kannolam sounds like early Rahman output; this gentle track achieves much by keeping it simple and tuneful. Thaane‘s 2nd version by Jyotsna sounds better than Ajay’s, but both are perfectly...
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