The title song by Sukhwinder Singh carries a whiff of Omkara’s title song, but is markedly more simplistic and masala’ish. Baap ka maal doesn’t deserve any comment whatsoever. Ditto –...
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A Flat (Music review), Hindi – Bappa Lahiri
Meetha sa has an ambient sound, though the tune is staid and predictable, much like Shreya Ghoshal’s Pyar itna na kar, that hams it up in a sleepy, standard tune....
Continue reading...Music review: Acid Factory (Hindi – Assorted Artists)
Shamir Tandon’s languorous ambient sound in Yeh jism is pretty neat, while Khatti meethi, by Manasi Scott is an uncomfortable overdose of the Justin Timberlake’sque hip-hop sound! Gourov Dasgupta’s reworking...
Continue reading...Music review: My Love (Indipop – Bappi Lahiri)
Bappi Lahiri’s pop album, My Love, seems like a rude joke. It’s everything that everyone makes fun of the composer, once known for his pretty good tunes and massive plagiarism....
Continue reading...Music review: Jai Veeru (Hindi – Bappa Lahiri)
Bappa Lahiri’s solo composing debut sees him aping Paki rock in Sufi – surprisingly well. This may well have been a Pritam track, but to give credit where it’s due,...
Continue reading...Music review: Chandni Chowk To China (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Kailash, Paresh & Naresh serve an ace in the earthy S.I.D.H.U, peppered with lively lyrics by Kailash, but their other track, Chak lein de, despite all that techno-sound and inspirational...
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