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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!!!!!! :)

A R Rahman Ringtones!!

A collection of A R Rahman ring tones(mp3) for your phone...its been edited out of the BGM collection !!!!Click the blue thing to download!!!
password : asintrisha

A Long Hiatus!!!

Its been a long long time since i blogged for a variety of reasons....lots been happening but nothing warranting a blog entry....
Of the top of my head ..... celebrated my parents birthdays....i resigned from wipro(in notice period now!!!)....India played consistently(:|) to win T20...Google kept surprising me ..Ferrari does a miracle...and the last and the least as well....i worked like crazy.....
proof for the last :|

i just realized

I just had ..just had to post this song....its gotta be the most nicest song ever written...it echoes my thoughts about this 'evil hungry' world.... :).....m gonna post the lyrics first...thanx Lennon....




Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And NO RELIGION too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

New Orkut Vs Old Orkut

Well my orkut look has changed to the new one.....(its been happening over the past weeks to all of us...)....
and well do i like it???...not much...nothing has changed....except maybe the eye candy stuff(i love eye candy!!!)......i mean the old look was very boring and used to...but it was nevertheless easy to navigate...even the new one is easy to navigate....but the changes are not radical as such..and i would have loved to see more features rather than just gloss...one minor thing i think the coolness ,the sexy and trusty quotient makes more sense now!!!

Anyway, if orkut is listening i have a wish list...
1.)Manage Communities should have a unjoin button next to it..(rather than going individually and unjoining...shuddering at the memory when i had almost 70 communities in the beginning...just for ishtlye).
2.)Unlimted Photo Uploading/Viewing - not just feeds....many ppl dunno what to do with this....
3.)Atleast 5 different templates for the look and feel...(i want black....black...black)
4.)A private scrapbook or atleast an encrypted one..as in there should a encrypt checkbox while posting a scrap ...visible only to the postee and the poster ( :)sorry!!!)...i think this would be cool!!!

will update if i get a brainwave later!!!
[update : i hit a brainwave!!]
5.)A shout ...stating ur status aka twitter style..and it should shareable across friends..
[update:another one!!]
6.)The profile photo should be gif enabled as in animated and all that!!!
..if anyone has some more wishes pls do lemme now...

Wierdo Sightings!!!

all comments would be moderated!!! :)

anyway taken @ Mittal Towers ,MG Road.

Shrek 3 - Finally a worthy Sequel

I Love animation movies..they are clever ,cool,cute and always have a happy ending...Shrek 3 is no different..its a wonderful movie with the parody thread(as usual)running all across it...The dear ogre has played(animated) the part to a T..so has everyone else..of all the sequels this year this is the only sequel which quenched my expectations...maybe the only ordinary thing(relative) was that the novelty factor was missing...(3rd part ...so obviously)....The movie touches a lot of issues...from the cliched bad turn good act...women empowerment...underdog...and yeah paternity as well....!!
Verdict - Yeah!!You gotta not miss this one!!
p.s - waiting for Shrek 4...

Drum Jam...

Well i have never been to any kind of jam(music i.e) in my life before...decided i wont be missing many more in the future...yesterday Aj told me to check out a band called Drum Jam on their website...they were like having a Jam today...so we decided to go along..and my cousin bro tagged along...
We were late (Aj was early)....but not late enough to sit in the sun..just managed to get a good seat inside the tent...all of us were given drums of different kinds and shapes...and whilst we were waiting for the organizers to organize something..(duh!!!).. we were drumming to our sivamanish rhythms... :).... it started...some dude called robreto(dunno ...for sure!!!)...started telling us cues to play differently..it was nice...i mean for a no-go drummer(i.e me)... could follow...so then we started creating symphonies after that...oops exaggerating...i mean we were split into groups impromptu..and told to play different beats and rhythms...oh almost forgot Vasundhra Das is also a part of this group...this continued with some vocals from Vasundhra Das...man she is good...and some tv coverage...(was this the original reason???...sorry for being a skeptic)...and after a 2 hr intense experience...i just have to say it was EXHILARATING..

p.s - my hands are broken...and i took 4hrs and 15 min to write this post...

photos to follow!!!

Birthday Celebrations!!

Celebrated Preetha's birthday today...nothing unusual ,as in almost a week late..... :) .went to her place around 6:30 i think...cut the cake...each one of us pulling each others leg...fun...with Aj taking the brunt..... :)....sujith as usual did his Houdini act the moment he entered....atleast he came....su pulled out at the last moment...vodko not reachable...well...after aj and sujith left...we had some chat.... and came home...and blah..and blah...