Mama mia holds groovy hip-hop appeal, while O baby baby falls more in the Harris Jeyaraj-style, with some exotic orchestration thrown in. The Madonna’ish I wanna talk to you works...
Continue reading...Music review: Paa (Hindi – Ilayaraja)
Mudhi mudhi (and Udhi udhi) is one of the trendiest songs of the year; zingy, superbly sung by Shilpa Rao and exceptionally orchestrated! Gumm summ, after its various versions –...
Continue reading...Music review: 3 Idiots (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
All izz well is no doubt funky and does a 2.0 version of Anu Malik’s pet sound (dhumpachikitha anyone?), but this one-hook-trick can only go so far. Zoobi doobi with...
Continue reading...Music review: Naanayam (Tamil – James Vasanthan)
Aasa aasa’s unconventional use of Kannan’s vocals is pretty cool, as is the format-breaking tune. With a Celtic touch, the Simbu-Devi Sri Prasad sung duet is a jolly good listen,...
Continue reading...Music review: Kavalar Kudiyiruppu (Tamil – James Vasanthan)
Appan policeda is banal, while Uyirodu uyiril is pleasant enough, but is something Vidyasagar would’ve composed 10 years ago. Belly Raj and Padmanabhan gel amazingly well with the chorus, in...
Continue reading...Music review: Inkosari (Telugu – Mahesh Shankar)
Ninnalanni has all things going for it – a pleasant and melodious tune, a catchy chorus and Rahul Nambiar’s serene vocals, but this one, along with Shweta Pandit’s Vade navadu,...
Continue reading...Music review: Odipolama (Tamil – D.Imman)
Vaalu paiyane is something Imman churns out in his sleep and puts us into sleep, while Poochandi’s Junkyard version with the title phrase sounds considerably better. With its subtle Middle...
Continue reading...Music review: De Dana Dhan (Hindi – Pritam, RDB & Ad Boys)
Rahat is getting typecast and it is clear from the maha-predictable forced-pleasantness of Rishte naate. Gale lag ja works marginally, only because of Javed Ali, but Paisa (by RDB), with...
Continue reading...Music review: Aval Peyar Tamilarasi (Tamil – Vijay Antony)
Nee otha sollu is a rather pedestrian duet despite the forced folk’ish sweetness Vijay adds to it, while the kids’ chorus in Guju guju wears out after the mild interest...
Continue reading...Music review: Ariyaan (Tamil – Vikram Varman)
Kadavul paarpadhillai’s Yuvan-like influences do very little to help the song – it’s still rough around the edges, while Mazhaiya nee is an equally amateurish kuthu number. Nee irukkum is...
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