Rajinikant Ver. 2.0 Receded hairline…uncheck. Age lines all over the face…uncheck. Slightly tired swagger…uncheck. Down market dress sense that wishes to address other markets…uncheck. Same ‘ol explosive and predictable intro...
Continue reading...Satham Podathey (Tamil, Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Azhagu kutti is dissonant, with Shankar Mahadevan sounding a tad harsh for a song sung to a kid! Oh indha kaadhal harks back to the younger Yuvan, composing predictable, trite...
Continue reading...The Jatin Lalit top 10!
This is yet another section I’ve been meaning to start but it takes a lot of time to first compile and then make up my mind! Amongst contemporary composers, this...
Continue reading...Partner (Hindi, Sajid Wajid)
Do you wanna partner does have a certain charm to it, mainly unleashed by Udit’s entry even as Shaan’s lively vocals do the same thing to You’re my love. Dupatta...
Continue reading...Kuch Khwaab Aise (Shekhar Suman)
Shekhar Suman? Music album? Why? To be fair, thanks largely to Aadesh’s reasonably bearable tunes, Mere gham, Dil ki nazar and Deewana do impress, despite that awkward voice Shekhar manages...
Continue reading...Bollywood and the forgotten feeling called shame!
We Indians have got used to all plagiarism in Bollywood, but when you’re premiering your scene-to-scene copied film in England – while the original starred one of UK’s biggest stars,...
Continue reading...Thiruththam (Tamil – Praveen Mani)
Badava kaiya is Praveen’s continuing effort in elevating the kuthu genre, while Labam yogam sounds at best like Harris Jeyaraj aping a really bored SA Rajkumar. Paadhai therigiradhu is an...
Continue reading...Speed (Hindi, Pritam)
Wanna wanna is the pick of this soundtrack, for its pretty appealing hook and sprightly vocals by Shaan and Sunidhi. Hello is plain silly and I sincerely hope the makers...
Continue reading...Bheja Fry (Director: Sagar Ballary)
Having finally endured this recent toast of the multiplex generation, I’m not entirely sure who I’m supposed to be laughing at. The audience is idiot number one, for, what we...
Continue reading...Agnee (Sony BMG)
While true rock continues to evade success from Indian bands, the early 90s Agni drops its ego, adds two e’s and Sony BMG as their new record label! The selection...
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