Khuda ke liye is typical Roxen material, propped remarkably well by Mustafa Zahid’s vocals and the slow, ballad-like build-up of the tune. Pyaasi machuriya is crass all the way –...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (April & May, 2009)
This time, the list is mighty long. So, let me spare the extra descriptions already elucidated in the respective reviews and present the list, directly! Know Your Enemy, East Jesus...
Continue reading...21st Century Breakdown (Green Day)
With a decidedly more leaner pop-rock structure than the punk-rock outlook of their earlier political parable, American Idiot, Green Day’s latest album, 21st Century Breakdown, is stadium-sized ambitious. The 18...
Continue reading...Music review: Munnar (Tamil – Ravi Devendran)
Sri Ranga is archaic in every sense – vocals, backgrounds et al. Karthik and Chinmayee do a considerably better job in the breezy melody, Konjam poo konjam thaen, while the...
Continue reading...Music review: Male Barali Manju Irali (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Yeno agide and Ondu ninna are painfully 90s Anu Malik material. Even Aadesh Srivastava! What are they doing in Mano Murthy’s repertoire? Gelathi neenu may be using the ever-dependable Sonu-Shreya...
Continue reading...Music review: Valmiki (Tamil – Ilayaraja)
The absolutely haunting melodies of Kooda varuviya and Oli tharum sooriyan are mesmerizing; an impeccable combination of smooth interludes and a tune to die for. Rekka katti parakkudhu is the...
Continue reading...Music review: Oy (Telugu – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
With simplistic backgrounds, the title song relies on Yuvan’s solid tune, while the by-now-trademark Yuvan tune in Saradaga is equally impactful. Yuvan’s awesome tune-smithing resurfaces in the engagingly mellow Waiting...
Continue reading...Music review: Ride (Telugu – Hemachandra)
Mahive has a calculated and assured style to it, besides sounding addictively catchy, while Rangula lokam is high on adrenaline rush courtesy the powerful backgrounds. Edo edo too showcases Hemachandra’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Prayanam (Telugu – Mahesh Shankar)
The absolutely fascinatingly titled YYW is fascinating tune-wise too, with a instantly hummable tune and impressively appropriate backgrounds! The assorted vocals do complete justice too though the star vocalist credited,...
Continue reading...Music review: Nadodigal (Tamil – Sundar C Babu)
Velmurugan’s rustic vocals and the hilariously interior Tamil Nadu lyrics ensure a winner in the rhythmic kuthu Aadungadaa! The other bawdy kuthu Yakka yakka is awfully imagined and scored. Shankar...
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