The main tune of Idhu kanavo and the ode-to-friendship track, Oru kudayil, are no great shakes but Gangai Amaran adorns it with interludes and backgrounds very reminiscent of Raja’s heydays!...
Continue reading...Music review: Parichaya (Kannada – Jassi Gift)
Nadedaaduva kaamanabillu’s simplistic tune is bolstered by KK’s vocals and ebullient beats while the composer goes for full razzmatazz in his orchestration for Alisha Chinai’s Jigi jigi jigidu. Kopa beda...
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(Cross-posted from my other blog, Beast of Traal, for a slightly wider reach. No, this post has nothing to do with music, so you can skip reading this right away,...
Continue reading...Music review: Modhi Vilayaadu (Tamil – Hariharan & Leslie Lewis)
The title song, beyond its noisy predisposition, has a sophisticated kuthu feel bordering on Calypso. Chikki mukki is a massy, Pritam’ish song – a catchy track, with a nuanced extra,...
Continue reading...Music review: 99 (Hindi – Ashutosh, Shamir Tandon, Roshan Machado & Mahesh Shanker)
Ashutosh’s two songs – Raja Hassan-sung Delhi Destiny, that follows a monotonous drill barring the lively lyrics and the Shaan-sung Kal ki tarah, that breezes past faster than you expect...
Continue reading...Music review: Mayaandi Kudumbathaar (Tamil – Sabesh Murali)
With its typical yuppie folk sound, Kalavaaniye is strictly average, though the composing duo use pleasant, Vidyasagar’esque sounds in the interlude. Mudhal mudhalaai uses a similar template and just passes...
Continue reading...Music review: Boni (Telugu – Ramana Gogula)
The guitar-driven Arere chejarinde is a pleasant listen but the title song and its variant Dibi dubi daba are terribly annoying – as if Devi Sri Prasad composed them in...
Continue reading...Music review: Ragavan (Tamil – Gangai Amaran)
Kannaadi koppai and Kudimagane advocate drinking effectively, though tune-wise they’re pedestrian. Oothura vidhathil should be Tasmac’s anthem – an old-school kuthu number sung with the necessary verve by Premgi Amaran....
Continue reading...Music review: Kick (Telugu – SS Thaman)
The all-male, 5-member qawali Boss memory loss is high on fun quotient and adds minor zingy elements that make it worthwhile! Chitra’s Dhimtana has an intriguing background rhythm and the...
Continue reading...Music review: Thoranai (Tamil – Manisharma)
Echoing Thiruvilayaadal Aarambam’s Madura jilla, Manjasela mandakini is catchy time-pass, while Janani and Vijay Yesudas’ Pattucha is dreary and seeped in Manisharma’s Telugu styled structure. Pelican paravaigal is fairly rhythmic...
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