Recently I was watching an interview of Sonu Nigam. Money was being discussed and Sonu was asked if there are music directors for whom he sings for free at times. And the answer was yes, but the first name he took was a bit of a surprise for me. It was none other than Sajid-Wajid. [...]
I don’t know how many today are interested in listening to an album with Shiney Ahuja as the main lead of its movie. But I certainly have interest in listening to a Toshi-Sharib album. And hence, a review. Toshi and Akram Sabri’s Jalwanuma shows the good and the bad of the brothers. The song is [...]
The album begins with Nikhil D’Souza’s Lamha Lamha, and though the song doesn’t seem to be one for a long life, Nikhil’s voice is nice and the music and lyrics are average, making the song an okay one. Second song in a row begins in such a way that you are bound to think if [...]
Continue reading about Ye Stupid Pyaar: Music Review (Vipin Patwa)
With Aadesh’s so-enthusiastic music, Ladd baapu is excruciatingly long with its five and a quarter minutes, even though the lyrics are not bad. The song is a bit noisy but maybe some good publicity and a good video can make it likable. As of now, strictly okay. Khel Khel mein, again sung by Aadesh and [...]
Continue reading about Stand By (2011): Music Review (Aadesh Shrivastav)
The small album of total five tracks starts with Aaj Chalein hum, sung by Shaan and Pamela Jain. Somehow I did not have much expectations from the song and as the song unfolded, it came true. Though the lyrics are fine, the arrangements are banal and tune is not too great. Passable. The next song, [...]
Continue reading about Music Review: Chitkabrey – Shades of Grey (Akshay Bafila)
In Bodyguard title song, Salman tries to get a Dhinka chika done by Himesh and of course, success doesn’t come, not properly at least. But then the song can do well as a ‘title’ song, making a good background for the movie, and trailers. Mika’s Desi beat is a nice try at a dance number, [...]
Continue reading about Bodyguard: Music Review (Himesh Reshammiya, Pritam)
The album starts with Shaan’s feel-like-’90s Kya kare dil bechara. The song has an okay melody and doesn’t sound really good, but doesn’t sound bad either. An okay one, reminding me of Anu Malik days of the ’90s. The next song, that is the title track, is very Nadeem-Shravan’ish in its arrangements and is sung [...]
Continue reading about U R My Jaan: Music Review (Sanjeev Darshan)
After Dev.D, Bin Bulaye Baraati is probably the first album which started with a ‘Baaja’ but the comparison ends there. Aa gaye Bin Bulaye Baraati is an average affair on a too simple but potentially addictive tune while addition of Brass band seems a good step. Still, don’t hope too high from the song. You [...]
Continue reading about Bin Bulaye Baraati: Music Review (Anand Raj Anand)
The album starts with Aashish Rego and Shree D’s only composition for the album, which happens to be the title track of the album. The song, sung by Bhavin Dhanak, Sanah Moidutty and Apeksha Dandekar, is a usual, funky-colleg-y number that is full of nice beats, but the less than four minutes’ track takes a [...]
Continue reading about Always Kabhi Kabhi: Music Review (Pritam, Aashish, Shree D)
Coke Studio is finally in India. And while there may be questions about the credibility of the show and comparisons to its much older Pakistani counterpart, I am quite hopeful and almost sure that this will be a wonderful experience for us. For now, here is some detail about the show, mostly about who all [...]
Continue reading about Coke Studio India. June 17th. 7 PM. MTV.
The title track of the album, sung by Shaan, is a really avoidable number. Raja Hasan’s Billo Rani seems to have some nice beats from the start but then probably that’s the only nice thing about the song, again, making it sound like a Bhojpuri movie’s song, with some added noise. Pyar kiya hai by [...]
Continue reading about Me Mamu and 7: Music Review (Chander Makwana, Sanjay)
Kal Shaam, it was Shaan. I have seen Shankar, Sonu, KK, Euphoria, and a few more before this, and this was probably not better than either of them, but then, it wasn’t much less than most of them, and after this long, it was a treat to watch that concert. The show started at eight. [...]
Continue reading about Skylight’s Shaan Live in Concert at Palace Grounds, Bangalore
Life bahot simple hai. If you are not yet humming this, you’ll soon be, that much I can tell you for sure. Shaan almost does a bum bum bole without exactly getting into that mood and pitch. A soft, innocent, lovely song that is good for you, whatever age you are. Sukhwinder’s Dabba has some [...]
Continue reading about Stanley ka Dabba: Music Review (Hitesh Sonik)
Creating music for a children’s movie is definitely not a child’s play. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy compose here for Darsheel Safary starrer Zokkomon. Here is a review. The album opens with an Eena Meena Myna Mo sung by Yashmita Sharma. Quite an experimental tune, Eena Meena Myna Mo has touches of earlier works of the trio, but the [...]
Continue reading about Zokkomon: Music Review (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)
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