40+ years after Sadhana lost her jhumka, Sonu Kakkar asserts that there’s more to lose in Bareily ke bazaar, in coarse, item-number style, adding infamy to the much-maligned town. Shamir...
Continue reading...Music review: Ilamai Idho Idho (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Vaanam pudhidhu has the hallmark of a Vidyasagar melody – from the fabulous vocals to the minimal, nuanced orchestration. Sujatha’s Kaadhal pookkum goes one up on the melody scale, sounding...
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Kunnathe konnakyum: Pazhassi Raja (Malayalam OST), Ilayaraja Ilayaraja’s score for Pazhassi Raja is stringly reminiscent of his soundtrack for Priyadarshan’s Kaalapani – the canvas is huge and the score is...
Continue reading...Music review: Ek Niranjan (Telugu – Manisharma)
The languorous style of the title song is appealing, thanks to Ranjith’s superbly casual rendition. Hemachandra and Geetha Madhuri’s Gundello is typical Manisharma material – a tuneful and catchy, massy...
Continue reading...Music review: Pazhassi Raja (Malayalam – Ilayaraja)
Aalamadankala mythavanalle with its dramatic Islamic sound makes excellent use of chorus vocals, while Aadhiushas sandhya poothathivide takes a classic Ilayaraja tune to a newer level with that dreamy, expansive...
Continue reading...How do you listen to music?
Starting July 2005, when I started Milliblog, I’ve read tons and tons of opinions about the stupidity of 100 word reviews and faced the constant allegation that I do not...
Continue reading...Music review: Aladin (Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar)
Tak dhina dhin is Pancham all the way, with a punchy new sound to the boot, much like Bachke O Bachke, which has select portions of its tune in the...
Continue reading...Music review: Jaggubhai (Tamil – Rafi)
Includes an insipid remix of the classic, ‘Anbulla maan vizhiye’. NW1W. Keywords: Jaggubhai, Rafi, Sarathkumar, Shriya
Continue reading...Link exchanges!
I got a mail from the owner of another music-related blog, Music Aloud, asking me if I’m interested in a link exchange. That’s when I realized that Milliblog could be...
Continue reading...Music review: Couples Retreat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – A R Rahman)
A R Rahman’s soundtrack for Couples Retreat is disparate, background-music material, given the strong connection between the mostly-wordless tracks and the film. Barring two full songs – the romantically corny...
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