A.R.Rahman's two releases... in the same day !!!And damn my exams.. which kept me away from them.. :(
I could neither listen to it "many" times, nor analyze nor write a review :P LOL
Yet, I managed to take a break from my jam-packed schedule ...listen to ARR's and then pen down few lines about it..
Well, JAANE TU YAA JAANE NAA and ADA
Let me first say about JTYJN.
8 songs..
I saw the track list..Normally when an ARR flick releases,I see the track list and then go for the songs. I,will obviously,listen to all the songs. But when I was going through the track list,I thought of listening to the one which was sung by the Maestro.
TU BOLE MAIN... sung by ARR himself, this song is very much like one from the movie Rangeela, again, even that was sung by ARR. Also, I felt , this one very much resembled Jillunu Oru Kadhal's title track.
Its a cool song, altogether a different feel..not a typical song for ARR. But the way he sings..
"jaane tu, jaane tu ya jaane naaa..
maane tu, maane tu ya maane naa.." Amazing !!! :)
In the lines of terebina, khwaja and newyork nagaram, Tu Bole is totally different.
My pick in the whole album is KAHIN TOH HOGI..sung by Rashid Ali and Vasundhra dass. A very melodious one and very well sung.Rashid's voice here resembles Kay Kay's !
I like the "jaane na kahan woh duniya hai.." that part and also Vasundhra's part is too good.. Just love those four lines sung by her. This song is my personal favourite. Asusual, the highlight is when the pitch changes towards the end :)
Next is KABHI KABHI ADITI.. again..Seems ARR was impressed by his own Mustafa Mustafa while composing this song..The starting of this song is like Mustafa's interlude 2. Rashid Ali has sung this exceptionally well. Here his voice resembles Adnan Sami's !!! I wud put it as.. Rashid Ali = Kay Kay + Adnan Sami..
Subtle lyrics... The guitar bit (prelude) and the flute bit which comes after stanza 1 (interlude 2) are all superb..
"gaana toh aata nahi magar phir bhi hum gaate hain "... :)
PAPPU CANT DANCE... dance number. Sounds like one of the songs from the movie BOYS (I'll anytym prefer BOYS' music).. The remix version is just OK.. not a big difference..
NAZREIN MILANA.. is again an average song..!Many people singing.. Of all, only Dharshana's and Benny's (yeah, that 'maduraikki pogadhadee' pair!!!) is clearly audible.
The other songs "JAANE TU MERA KYA HAI" , "JAANE TU MERI KYA HAI" are all just mediocre. These songs are definetely good..No doubt.. But in ARR's scale and ARR's range, I wud rate them as mediocre only.
On the whole JTYJN is an average album for an die-hard fan of AR Rahman. When compared with ARR's past hindi releases like Rang De Basanti, Guru and Jodhaa Akbar... Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa is just okay !!! :(
Next release is ADA.. Still more.. 10 songs in an album... :)
There are two songs in the album which are the BEST. One is MEHERBAAN sung by ARR.. :) Dulcet, subtle and what not ?? It has got that 'Vellai Pookal' and the 'Pray For Me Brother' feel... Very limited use of instruments, simple lyrics and ARR's voice make this song extremely adorable.
There is an instrumental version of this song.. Guitar ! And thats equally good.
Next song is HAWA SUN HAWA.. Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam. A very mellifluous one.. The music is just too good in this song.. esp the flute ! :) A very nice song in this album... I wud rate it as one of the Best..
Next comes GULFISHA .. Sunidhi Chauhan and Sonu Nigam.. stylish song.. The beats in this song are good. The prelude... What language is that ? Well, some people say that it is French ! Whatever be it, it is so attractive ! :)
The female version of ISHQ ADA is good. Then there is one song which is sung by Chitra, Sukhwinder and Naresh (where does he sing in that song ?).. This song... well, I'll say that it wud have been great if it is in tamil.. For hindi, it doesnt suit that much !
MILO WAHAN WAHAN.. Jeyachandran and Alka.. is again OKAY !
Hai Dard, Ishq Ada (male), Gumsum and all are just mediocre! Here, I can give the same reason that I gave for JTYJN.. In Rahman's scale, these songs are just average !
It was truly like a dream with two of ARR's getting released on the same day. When you have 18 songs from ARR, you wud definetely expect more..Same was there with me too..!
Any die-hard Rahmaniac, who have enjoyed ARR's music throughout,will definetely say that JTYJN and ADA is a big let-down! Categorizing only 5 songs out of 18 as good..from a whole lot of 18 songs of ARR, is just not enough.. :(
If I have to pick one of the two albums then I'll definitely vote for JAANE TU YAA JAANE NAA..
I am wondering when will ARR recreate his magic.. like a "Thiruda Thiruda", a "May Madham", a "Pudhiya Mugam", a "Kadhal desam", a "Jeans" and many more..! Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa and Ada doesn't even come near to all those memorable hits of ARR..!!! Lets wait for another dawn.. as a song from JTYJN says...
"lekin raat ke baadh hi toh savera hota hai.."
What say ?
Waiting for ARR's next...................!!!
