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TELUGU
Chakram...
Aditya Music... Rs. 38
THIS ALBUM is definitely different. At least the first three songs give you that impression. It has unusual lyrics, perhaps the order of the day, which sound more like ordinary conversation - with a difference: only they are set to music. It somehow reminds you of R.D. Burman's argument with Gulzar - "Someday, you'll ask me to compose music for headlines in some newspaper." Anyway, the music is good enough to demand a second hearing. The album starts off with Naa peru chakram which the hero sings with and for some children. Likewise, Rangeli holi hangama keli ekkada nuvvunte akkada jaragali by Shankar Mahadevan is a nice song about festivals. Penned by Sitaramasastry, this number along with Koncham kaaramga koncham gaaranga rendered by Kausalya, make for a pleasant hearing.
On Side B are Oke oka maata by Chakri, and Jagamantha kutumbam naadi ekaki jeevitham naadi by Sri which are both slow melodies (the latter in particular is a soppy song). The album is nicely rounded off with Sony cellphone theesa rendered by Chakri and Kausalya.
HINDI
Romeo...
Tips... Rs. 99 (CD)
JASWINDER SINGH Bains or Jazzy B for his fans is back. Not that he has ever faded from the scene. This time he has Apache Indian for company in the signature song Dil Lutiya. The effort is to tap the popular trend of mixing English with Hindi and Punjabi lyrics. Having hit headlines with songs like Ghugian De Jorra, Jazzy thrives on Hip Hop and Rap style set to effervescent Punjabi lyrics. Here again he repeats himself in the tunes set by Sukhsinder Shinda. After a couple of numbers, just the language remains the connecting link. Its time to jazz up something new, Jazzy.
Kaal...
Sony & BMG... Rs. 55
IMMITATION if, done with a dose of intelligence, works. The popularity of the song "Tauba Tauba" from the film proves this. Sung by Sonu Nigam, Kunal Gunjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan and Richa Sharma, the song is foot-tapping number, the tune of which immediately reminds you of Main Hoon Na's Tumse Milke song. The title song might get a few admirers from the younger generation, as it is another fast beat number.
Rest, whether Nasha Nasha or Ankhiyan Teriya Ve, these best qualify in the category of blare-beats in which instruments play more important role than the singers. And lo! As if we didn't enough of remixes, the side B of the album contains remixes of Shahrukh's Khan's hit films' songs, as Koi Mil Gaya from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, "Pretty Women" from Main Hoon Na and so on. Well, those music directors with lesser brains can imitate from even this idea. Sharief Ahamd as a lyricist in the album had nothing to do in terms of creativity. And Salim-Sulaiman, the music director-duo has done a good job of creative imitation.
UMI-Vol. 5...
Universal Music... Rs. 65
THE SCOURGE of remix numbers has come to haunt us again, this time in the shape of Universal Music's latest volume five of remix songs. All the tunes for the 10 songs selected for meting out the infamous "remix" treatment by UMI for its latest volume five are all sheer gems having an eternal, timeless appeal. If only they were the original numbers one would have been transported to a different world. The beats all look terribly out of place and extravagant, especially in such a sweet song Jab Chali Thandi Hawa. In the original version, it was vintage Asha Bhonsle singing her heart out for Ravi's composition. Not that the current crop of singers are terribly bad - Shashwati, Parineeta and Sona Mohapatra can and do sing well - yet they all come out as poor, and often bad imitators.
Nisha Upadhyaya (Kapadia) commits an unpardonable hara-kiri in making such a mess of that lovely song from Heer Ranjha set to such great music by the inimitable Madan Mohan. The song Milo Na Tum To by Lata Mangeshkar was so brilliant, so charming. Needless clapping in the next number Tere Naino Ne has completely robbed the original offering of Lata Mangeshkar-Husn Lal Bhagat Ram combine (the man who gave us Aayega, aayega, perhaps Lata's very best in her long career) of its sweet appeal. Nisha though makes some amends by rendering nicely that peppy O.P. Nayyar's CID song, Kahin Pe Nigahen.
One only hopes the remix fever is a transient phenomenon and the sanctity of the original music is not allowed to be violated.
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