NW1W. Methuvai methuvai is the only track that deserves a passing listen – the rest has forgettable tunes and even worse choice of singers. Keywords: Maathiyosi, Gurukalyan, Nanda Periyasami
Continue reading...Music review: Prem Ka Game (Hindi – Raju Singh)
But for Javed Ali’s Tum hi mere and Sonu & Shreya’s Magar kuch to hai, Prem ka Game is perfect NW1W material. Raju Singh’s biggest collection of duds yet. Keywords:...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (January 2010)
Title song – Teen Patti (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman) Very techno and very catchy. Salim’s vocals add to the charm – the hook, ‘Ikka basha rani’ is stuck on my...
Continue reading...Music review: Shaapit (Hindi – Chirantan Bhatt, Aditya Narayan & Najam Sheraz)
Ajnabi hawaayein is old-school melody; but its mysterious longing that gets on to you. Chaahata dil is Aditya Narayan’s show – lovely, romantic number that he makes great use of!...
Continue reading...Music review: Click (Hindi – Shamir Tandon)
Rubayee must be the best song of the soundtrack, since it has 3 versions – the duet with Raaj and Sunidhi works pretty well as a lilting melody backed by...
Continue reading...The Composition of World Harmony 2010 (Mrigya)
Sharat Chandra’s violin is the soul of the album; pervasive and brilliant. The track Ganga is perhaps the best example of his skills, even as the band layers it beautifully...
Continue reading...Music review: Yeh Sunday Kyun Aata Hai (Hindi – Kumar Sanu)
Rang dharti ke liye, which also doubles up as the title song, has a nostalgic, Nadeem-Shravan’ish sluggishness that is remotely interesting. Jisne sapna dekha has an overdose of sapna and...
Continue reading...Double Grammy for A R Rahman
No point in stating the obvious, since the news sites have carried it adequately – AFP and NDTV. But, this double-win should put to rest the murmurs that Slumdog Millionaire’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Teen Patti (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman)
Bachchan’s probability mumbo-jumbo sounds silly in an otherwise-enjoyable, Bond’ish Life is a game; fantastic vocals by Sonia Saigal and Anushka! Summertime (George Gershwin’s original used as-is) has corny lyrics, but...
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