ATM Muzik Review!!

Well this is the review of the music of the latest Tamil movie ATM - Azhagiya Tamil Maghan..the review might be late coz of work commitments...but it kinda let me get drenched in the music before I formed an opinion about it .

Cut to the chase...

1.)Ellaappugazhum - A R Rahman
Initially when the samples released...ppl were talking about the start being the best intro ever for Vijay..they werent kidding...its really got the punch.....maybe not a 'oruvan '..but nonetheless the 'munnnal munnal' is top notch and when ARR goes 'nee nadhipola ' bit is really inspiring.....i have no technical expertise in music etc etc ....so being laymanish....the first interlude..with orchestral music seemed like a bit from a Hollywood flick....(JA effect eh???).....the stanza is modestly good enough...nothing giving me goosebumps....until 'Hey thozha' comes back with a bang.....the second stanza is a turntable....ARR rendition goes completely different esp when he says 'thooki podada';the sound effect as in something getting thrown is cheeky....then the pitch changes with the chorus with ARR also joining them in a completely novel way of singing the song.....it seemed exaggerated at first....but with repeated hearing...it sticks on...!!!!


2.)Ponmagal Vandaal - Aslam & Ember Rap
By starting the song from the middle of the original song was surprising(ARR touch!!)....i loved the beat of this song..not too fast..not too slow..just a nice,feel good pace....Aslam does a nice job...the song turns to the better when the rap starts....the lyrics are not rapid-fire ...(thank god.)... the old bit was nicely interspersed with the new rendition..and the asymmetry when TMS goes Vaa first time with an echo and w/o echo the second time was all ARR!!....the last rap bit was also neatly done....Diamond of the album.
niceties - the tanglish rendition of the old bit,the 'oh yeah' bit by the female,'she is so fine in diamonds' rap bit....
p.s - i have just heard the original song vaguely before...thanks to ARR ,bharathan and chetan m going to listen to the original again ....and about who composed this song....if ARR takes credit for this song in the main inlay...he would have approved of the remix...(which is enough 4 me!!!)....coz no one other than ARR fans is gonna see the credits section!!!!


3.)Nee Marilyn Monroe - Benny Dayal & Ujjayinee
The best start for a song in the movie..was so much in smile when i listened for the first time..esp the 'kurrr' part... :) ...had to be my ringtone.....but then after that the song goes down a beaten path .......the mashup of english and tamil lyrics...have heard this kinda of songs so many times from ARR so many times......the computerized bit...all seem reminescent.....i like ARR experimenting even if it sucks big time(who am I??)...i think ARR has proved that he is the best in 'western meets indian' kind of music...so some more experimenting in this genre would be OK....interludes match up....nice song !!!
niceties - 'oooh oho',chess board bit,
did not like - the wicket- mixie bit by the female


4.)Valayapatti - Naresh Iyer, Ujjayinee & Madhumitha
Super start with an italian kinda music....and then get the female sing about nadhaswaram ....get some wierd voice and then get some old song kinda music....and make naresh iyer sings in a different tune to the female gets me all worked up and super confused.....this song is the pick of the album for its motley of musical facets.....the interludes are the the pillars for this song..with a lot of alaaps making me go crazy......the stanzas are super duper......
with the the inclination of the word super coming in my while writing this...The song is SUPER!!!
niceties - the kalyani et al bit,the kalpakkam - hormones bit....


5.)Kelaamal Kaiyile - Sriram Parthasarathy & Saindhavi
The nostalgic start with Saindhavi was nice..but that music bit which followed did not excite me...but again the next bit with that nostalgic(i love nostalgia!!!) lyrics with a nice made-up voice is what which makes this song tick...Sriram does what is expected...the interlude bit with the female voice humming reminds of some english song(just reminds me)....stanza just manages(maybe not...still dicey!!!) to keep up with that first bit(the oldish keetu rasitha padal part)...the 'kokilam' was a worthy addendum(paradox???)to the song....


6.)Maduraikku Pogathedee - Benny Dayal, Archith & Dharshana
I thought this is gonna be the weak spot of the album when i heard the samples first...thought it was the same shankar mahadevan kinda song..but was this song a surprise???...ARR goes back to his folk composing days...(i still miss an album like uzhavan or KC)...song little reminscent of SOK kummi adi esp the start....the nadhaswasrm bit is good...the interlude was agin top notch....the stanzas of this song alone make it a must listen....MUST LISTEN!!!
niceties - 'maapilai than singam','thera-thera','dumm dumm','indiran-chandiran'
did not like - the female laughter when it goes maarghazi..it sounded mechanical...

Finally the album is a must for all ARR fans and all non-ARR fans (did i miss anyone??)....the album is completely enjoyable...after a long time maybe(RDB??)....My quench for a classic in Jodha-Akbar just spiced up!!!!!! :)