Band Baaja Baaraat (2010)
Music: Salim-Sulaiman
If you had come to dislike Punjabi music for it's repetitiveness and pervasiveness, your perception is about to change....
1. Aadha Ishq ----------------- 8/10
Alright, this is not exactly a Punjabi track. But the question is, what is the saturation point for us to listen to
Shreya Ghoshal's melodious voice. At least I have not reached there. A typical melody about love and all that jazz. The lyrics are pretty innovative in a poetic way, unlike
Ankhiyon Se Goli Maare. Super sweet track.
2. Mitra ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/10
Another slow, silent and good sounding track. It starts out on a very promising note, but gets a tad 'already heard this before' kind of a track. But in all, not bad
3. Ainvayi Ainvayi ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6/10
Now this is where I am talking about Punjabi songs. Nice beats, good rhythm and quite likely to be played at all the forthcoming parties. This will get your feet tapping right from the onset and by the middle of it, it would have set a good tempo.
Master Saleem has surely found his niche: Foot tapping Punjabi numbers with a native accent. This is
Sunidhi Chauhan's genre now, although she is good enough to sing songs like
Aadha Ishq too. Perfect example of what bad choices does to careers.
4. Baari Barsi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/10
A fresh take on this oft-used Punjabi lyrics. As I said, you will not dislike it, but at the same time it is not awesome.
5. Dum Dum, Tarkeebein, Band Baaja Baaraat (Theme) -------------------------- 6/10
The other remaining tracks that are good enough to listen to when not paying attention to the songs, but not so bad that they will attract your attention to make you change the track
Final verdict: Get number 1 above, while the rest are just fun to listen to. Just not great.
Salim-Sulaiman have been producing decent music for a while, however they haven't broken the barrier to the recognized as the leading musicians. Just like
Amit Trivedi.
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No Problem (2010)
Music: Pritam, Sajid-Wajid, Anand Raj Anand
The love affair with Punjabi music continues with '
No Problem' this week! The music is true to the styles of all 3 musicians above. Peppy energetic with not much to do with melody. This is an energetic album with a couple of tracks for the dance floor.
- Babe Di Kripa
- Mast Punjabi
In other fun facts:
- No Problem starts out as if it was a Shakira track. I am saying this because this album has a track titled Shakira.
- No Problem and We Are Innocent are typical Sajid-Wajid numbers reminiscent of Welcome.
Final verdict: For the two tracks which could be fun for the dance floors, this is not a noteworthy album
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Ramaa: The Saviour (2010)
Music: Siddharth-Suhas
Oh no! It's not me who co-directed the music. (Actually, if it had been me, I would be been proud despite the poor music). KK tries to salvage this album with Sunlena Sunlena, but it is not enough for this track, leave alone the album.
There are no diamonds to be found in this coal mine.
