Music: Amit Trivedi
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1. Shubhaarambh ------------------------ 9/10
Amit Trivedi's musical odyssey takes him from Maharashtra/Tamil Nadu (Aiyyaa), Punjab/Rajasthan (Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana) to Gujarat with this track. Set on the beats of a garba and using authentic Gujarati vocals, we are awakened to the musical beauty of a garba. Very upbeat and festive.
2. Meethi Boliyaan ----------------------- 7/10
A soft and melodic jazz track which exudes a feeling of all the simple and nice things of life, with a dash of childhood nostalgia. Great vocals by Mili Nair, not so much by Amit Trivedi himself. More on that in final comments. Pleasant track.
3. Manja -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/10
Right from the outset, you know this song will capture our hearts. An optimistic narrative with an allusion to kite terminology, the song stays soft throughout it's course towards an operatic finish. Drawback: Amit Trivedi's voice.
Final verdict: Overall, gets an 8/10. Just three songs in the album, but all three are very much enjoyable. Amit Trivedi's unique musical style is getting a blossom after a couple of years since his entry into Bollywood. His songs exude a purpose and the judicious use of instrumentals make them a euphony. He needs to watch though where he lends his voice. He sings well, but his voice doesn't have the melodic luster. Mohit Chauhan would have been awesome for Meethi Boliyan. Good short album overall.
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This album is more like a convention of India's struggling or entrant rock bands. For some reason, rock music coming out of India, is really light on bass guitar and soft on drums. It is an odd album, with some English and some Hindi songs. Very experimental album with a few interesting ones.
Brownie points:
- Dil Pukaare - If you long for more Zuj Gibran like Pakistani rock band music, this one is for you. A decent soft rock track with nice instrumentals.
- All Alone - A soft serenade on strumming guitars by Caralisa Monteiro. An all English track, it is nice to listen to.
- Blackbird - Another guitar strumming English track. It is notable for the fact that it's style is very similar to Mumford & Sons without the crazy euphoria they bring.
- Tanhayee - This is a strange one. Initially it feels super mediocre with the vocals and instrumentals out of sync, but gets way better when it gets into it's stride. Interesting rock music twists in the later half keeps this song alive. The ending very Evanescence like.
Final verdict: Overall, gets a 5/10. Kudos to the exposure experimental music is getting. Rock music is getting a foothold, but it has ways to go before it can get any serious on the world stage.
Music: Amjad-Nadeem, Bappa Lahiri
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Owing to the backdrop of the movie or just due to a rowdy turbocharge the music directors had, the overall album has got an uncouth and cacophonous appeal to it. Even the predictably dhinchak song Baap Ka Maal from Mamta Sharma could not salvage this album. Yeh Hai Zila Ghaziabad sounds almost like a rip-off of Hud Hud Dabangg from Dabangg.
Brownie points:
- Ranjha Jogi - For those who can never get enough of Sonu Nigam's and Shreya Ghoshal's melodious voice, this qawwali-like romantic track is for them.
- Tu Hai Rab Mera - ...and for the Mohit Chauhan fanatics, there is this one. CAUTION: Tulsi Kumar almost ruins this song with her shrill voice. She is not a bad singer, but is not good at least in this one. Yet another hopelessly romantic track.
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