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TELUGU
Palanati Brahmanaidu... Aditya Music... Rs. 40
ACTOR BALAKRISHNA'S films are a huge success because of two reasons — the faction-action combination and the raunchy lyrics. Gundammo Gundammo from his latest flick Palanati Brahmanaidu is just a sample of how vulgar and crude language lyricists can write. It is shocking and embarrassing to note that some words attain offensive connotations in one's mother tongue.
Bhadrachalamlo Seethammalle... and Bandarulo bus-stand lo ninnu choosaka nidare raaka which follow are just about bearable. About the other songs on Side B — Oososi poolateega and Sarasaala Sundarayyo, the least said the better. Nevertheless, those are what would extract whistles from the frontbenchers. And, the choice of buying the album is purely personal.
Ninne Ishtapaddanu... Supreme... Rs. 38
YOU MAY not know the name of the film, or the singers or the actors, but you can certainly make out the lyricist if Sitarama Sastry has written a song. He has got a style and class. The richness in his lyrics makes you pause and care for a second hearing concentrating on the lyrics. The song Ku ku ku... eda koyila paadena from Ninne Ishtapaddanu is one such song. Clean bowled and Jumbai bai bai that follow on Side A of this album are in sync with the songs in teenage love stories — with more emphasis on the tunes to make them attractive than on the lyrics.
Krishna zilla maradalu pilla on the flip side sounds quite different from the rest of the songs in the album for its tune, probably a mix of folk and rap. Now does `folk' ring a bell? Yes, the film's music is composed by R.P. Patnaik. The singers Ravi Varma and R.P. who rendered this song also make a conscious attempt to sing it different. Following this are I love you and Prema O prema which make for a good hearing. The album is worth the money spent on it.
HINDI
Chalte Chalte... Jatin-Lalit and Aadesh Shrivastav... T-Series... Rs. 55
THIS HOME production of Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla directed by Aziz Mirza is in the news as it comes after Asoka. Jatin-Lalit have scored chart-busting quality for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge but somehow they are not able to recreate that magic in Chalte Chalte even in the three songs they have composed. Aadesh Shrivastav does rest of the score.
Tauba Tauba and Chalte Chalte are `mellow' tunes. Abhijeet is able to impart a certain standing to the two compositions with his smooth voice. In fact he is the life of the three songs in the album. His Suno na suno na is quite melodious though it is a familiar tune. Dagariya chalo has elements of folk in it both in terms of lyrics and music. Layi Vi Na gayee by Aadesh sung by Sukhvindra has a distinct Punjabi touch. Tujhpar gagan se is in the genre of a `separation song' which is now quite common in Hindi films - slightly `qawwalisque' with a `Sufi' touch.
The music is certainly not the winner and it is left to the stars to turn this into a blockbuster.
INDI-POP
Baliwood2... Nitin Bali... Crescendo... Rs. 65
IF YOU feel you have missed out on the golden oldies, melodies that ruled the seventies, here is your chance to check out the same. Nitin Bali brings a refreshing bouquet comprising handpicked tunes originally composed by O.P.Nayyar, S.D.Burman, Hemant Kumar, Laxmikant Pyarelal and R.D.Burman featuring mellow lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, Anand Bakshi, Gulzar and other noted writers. The numbers are given a new lease of life with new age sound. Diwana hua badal taken from Kashmir Ki Kali, Din Dhal Jaye— Guide, Tum Pukar Lo— Khamoshi, Thandi Hawayein— Naujawan and more tracks form the line up at the album. Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas taken from Dharmendra-Rakhee starrer Blackmail stands out in the album for the apt rendition--Nitin Bali does justice to the soulful lyrics penned by Rajendra Kishan. Kahin Door Jab from Anand— the block buster of yesteryear starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna, with lyrics by Yogesh and music by Salil Choudhary, is yet another classic number sung by Bali who has also designed music for the album.
ENGLISH
John Mayer... Room For Squares... Sony Music... Rs. 135
HIS MUSIC is different from the boy bands and popular artistes of his times. A genre that borders on the commercial rock, jazz and country, this is John Mayer for you, with his new album featuring 15 vivid tracks, including his Grammy entry Your body is a wonderland. Simple lyrics such as for City Love, Love song for no one, Great indoors and My stupid mouth, with easy backing music, make the album comforting. The tracks to watch out at the album for the music composition are Neon, 83, Back to you and St Patrick's Day. Two acoustic tracks for the pure strings rendition — Back to you and No such thing plus another two, live renditions — Lenny and The wind cries Mary, make the album complete.
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