Xsuie: Lucky Ali

First vibration of sound hits my ear, and I know it’s Lucky Ali. And I’m Lucky to hear him sing. That’s how Xsuie starts. And Dil Gaaye Jaa. A very typical, very relaxing song from Lucky Ali that touches your heart, and sticks there. The best part is that you know that even though the song has such a typical Lucky Ali flavor, somewhat like teri yaad jab aati hai, it’s again so relaxing that you can listen to it a hundred times. And if you are a Lucky fan, add your zeroes.

The world, especially India, is moving towards rock now, and when Bollywood can rock, why can’t Lucky Ali? Well, I know this would be the last thing on his mind while making this song, but this was my first thought when I started to play ‘With you‘. A romantic, rockish piece with almost equal amounts of Hindi and English words. Good to listen to, though not the best of the album.

Yeh Zindagi (Everyone’s Watching You) starts with an English chorus and I wonder if the very first words were talking Geeta. Anyway, the song is more interesting than it’s good, though the lyrics and music make a worth listening song for sure.

KhudaHafiz (We Don’t have to say Goodbye) is again a good one, though the song sounds like a Bollywood sad number more than a Lucky Ali song. Still, the song is nothing less than good and should sound even better with every listening.

O Raahi (You’re never on your own) is again one wonderful pop’ish piece of poetry and music woven by Lucky Ali. The bakcground You’re never on your own is as good to listen to as Lucky’s singing but then it’s his poetry that makes the real difference. A must listen thing. By the way, Lucky Ali mentions his name in this song, a first I guess.

Rehne de is a small piece that starts very normally but as soon as Lucky Ali says Rehne de for the first time, I fall for the music and words at the same time. A song that urges others to let me remain as I am, Rehne de is a less than four minute song that moves you if you go deep into the song. The abrupt end of the song, though, is surprising for the first time.

Sea of Life (Duniya ke Samandar mein) is a song where Lucky is once again on the mission of finding himself. The song, somewhat a ballad, may remind you of Sur’s Jaane Kya Dhoondhta hai at the beginning, but the song is different and a good one.

Overall, Xsuie is a typical Lucky Ali thing with no song that can be counted as bad, or even not-good. All songs of the album are at least good, to wonderful. For now, I guess Dil Gaaye Jaa, O Raahi, Khudahafiz, Rehne De, and Sea of Life are the songs to be heard.

Lucky fans, get Lucky.

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