The Kalinka-inspired Darling has an underwhelming rhythm…for such a mesmerizing tune! Usha Uthup and Rekha Bharadwaj make an incredible combo, but get their due only in the other version, Doosri...
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Yeh Saali Zindagi (Music review), Hindi – Nishat Khan
Dil dar-ba-dar is a cornucopia of filmy sounds, including the lead hook’s sitar version by Nishat and a bizarre sounding Javed Ali – nothing quite fits. Javed sounds better in...
Continue reading...Knock Out (Music review), Hindi – Gourov Dasgupta & Sanjeev Darshan
Gourov’s grungy title song has Vishal Dadlani’s lyrics and vocals – sung with genuine effort, though the composer doesn’t put in much effort and spits a blah tune. Rahat’s Khushnuma,...
Continue reading...Music review: Right Yaaa Wrong (Hindi – Monty)
The title song is perfectly competent techno material – Ujjaini’s version scores a shade better than Kunal’s. Amitraj’s Meri aashaon ki is stunning, to say the least – a brilliantly-structured,...
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: Billu Barber (Hindi – Pritam)
Marjaani is a thumping, high-energy item song, but Love mera hit hit is Pritam pushing his luck – age-old hooks and stock rhythm. Neeraj is much better in the relatively...
Continue reading...Music review: Slumdog Millionaire (A. R. Rahman and others)
It’s one thing to Sitar’ize everything going Westward and entirely something else to infuse drama with violins so beautifully in a maniacally racy, Sitar-driven track – the strangely titled Mausam...
Continue reading...Music review: Dil Kabaddi (Hindi – Sachin Gupta)
Sachin’s vocals and the slow, rhythmic melody in Ehsaan are pretty impressive while the Reggaeton-based Uthale ya’s colloquial lyrics jar, even as the tune is decent. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan...
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