Top 10 A.R.Rahman Albums

[prasana84]

Let me start
1.Roja, Kadhalan
2.Pudhiya mugam, Thiruda Thiruda, May madam, Duet.
3. Kizlakku chemaiyilae, Love birds, Uzhavan
4. Taal, Rangeela, Indira.
5. Kadhal desam, Minsara Kanavu, The legend of Bhagat Singh.
6.En swasa katre, Jeans, Rythm, Meenaxi.
7.Zubeidaa, Rang De Basanti, Bombay, Mr.Romeo, Sangamam, Alaipayuthey, Ayitha Ezluthu.
8.kandukondain kondukondain, Iruvar, Rachakan, uyirae.
9.Sillunu Oru Kadhal, Boyz, Pukar, One 2 ka 4.
10.1947 Earth, Gentle man, Kadhalar Dhinam, Bose

[Yathu]

Hmmm thats pretty hard! Your list seems pretty good. In my list I'd probably put Minsara Kanavu, Jeans, Kandukondain Kandukondain & Alaipayuthey higher up though.

Can't comment on his hindi albums because I've only started listening to them recently! :D

[HBK]

1. Aayutha Eluthu - <All songs were great>
2. Indian <BGM was great, i actually use Manisha intro scene BGM as my ringtone>
3. Boys <Lot of good songs with some nice short songs like Kannisamy>
4. ATM < maybe i'm biased because it was the latest ARR album, but i swear all songs were awesome>
5. Sangamam <Proved he can work in village subjects very well>
6. Jeans <Great songs, all were different>
7. Bombay
8. Mudhalvan
9. May Madham
10. Duet

PS: i'm leaving out hindi movies, because i'm not that good in the language

[littlemaster1982]

2. Indian <BGM was great, i actually use Manisha intro scene BGM as my ringtone>


I'm using that one as ringtone too :redjump:

[k_vanan]

1. Dil Se (Uyire)
2. Khadalan
3. Jeans/Alaipayuthey
4. Taal
5. Minsara Kanuvu
6. Muthu
7. KKKK/Kadhalar Dhinam
8. Duet/Sangamam
9. Indian/Boys
10. Kizlakku chemaiyilae

Taiyya Taiyya irreplacable... :2thumbsup:

[Sanjeevi]

Here, my picks

1. Roja, Bombay, Kankalal Kaithi Sei
2. Boys
3. Aayutha Ezhuthu
4. Duet
5. Minsara Kanavu
6. Thiruda Thiruda, Shivaji
7. Kadhalar Dhinam
8. Alaipayuthey
9. Muthu, Kadhal Desam, Sillunu Oru Kadhal
10. Gentleman, Kadhalan, Indian, Azhagiya Tamil Magan

[sarna_blr]

my list...

1 karuththamma
2.thirudaa thirudaa
3.roja
4.boys
5.kizhakkucheemayile
6.padayappa
7.lovebirds
8.kadhalan
9.gentleman
10.taal (hindi)

[Devar Magan]

1.puthiya mugam
2.roja
3.karuthamma
4.sangamam
5.minsara kanavu
6.duet
7.indira
8.may madham
9.rhythm
10.kizhakku cheemaiyile

[prasana84]

Hmmm thats pretty hard! Your list seems pretty good. In my list I'd probably put Minsara Kanavu, Jeans, Kandukondain Kandukondain & Alaipayuthey higher up though.

Can't comment on his hindi albums because I've only started listening to them recently! :D
True excellent albums but i like the old albums of arr much.

[Sanjeevi]

I think Puthiya Mugam album is overrating here. IMO, it has only two very good songs (Kannukku Mai Azhagu and Netru Illatha Matram) and a good/average song (July Matham Vanthal) and a below average song (Sambo Sambo)

Any other songs? :roll:

[littlemaster1982]

Sanjeevi,

Adhu avangalOda preference. Neenga koodathan Rishi songs ellam very good songs-nnu sonninga. Free-ya vidunga :D

[prasana84]

I think Puthiya Mugam album is overrating here. IMO, it has only two very good songs (Kannukku Mai Azhagu and Netru Illatha Matram) and a good/average song (July Matham Vanthal) and a below average song (Sambo Sambo)

Any other songs? :roll:
Album irukura ella songsum solitinga but this is a fantastic album
Even sambo sambo is a cute song other 3 evergreen songs

[always]

1.rangeela (anytime this album ROCKS. you can listen to the songs anywhere,anytime anyhow you feel the same way you felt the first time you listened to this album)

The rest are not in order. But if I were to choose these would be in my list.
RDB
dil se
kaadhal virus
Taal
bombay
love birds
kaadhalan
swades
jillunu oru kaadhal
sangamam,boys,AE,AP, KM

can't cut it down to 10. REALLY REALY HARD

[Sanjeevi]

Sanjeevi,

Adhu avangalOda preference. Neenga koodathan Rishi songs ellam very good songs-nnu sonninga. Free-ya vidunga :D

Point taken :)

[littlemaster1982]

:thumbsup:

[karthik_sa2]

1.roja
2.kandukondein
kandukondein
3.rdb
4.kallori salai
5.jeans
6.kadahalan
7.indhra
8.jok
9.kannathil muthamittal
10.bombay,gentleman


they r my best albums of arr not in order though...like them all equally...esp roja is still evergreen.....

[karthik_sa2]

gosh!!!how did i forget rangeela thiruda thiruda??

[karthik_sa2]

saary forgot one more minsara kanavu...strwabery kannae grand orchestration...ceratinly one of the best of arr

[thineshan54321]

Sanjeevi,

Adhu avangalOda preference. Neenga koodathan Rishi songs ellam very good songs-nnu sonninga. Free-ya vidunga :D

imo, ARR has adapted the styles of MSV/IR and ofcourse his own style in pudhiya mugam. kanukku mai azhagu (MSV style), sambo sambo (IR style) and ofcourse naetry ilatha (his own). a very unique album with one legend paying tribute to two other legends in TFM.

[Scale]

Top 10 :notthatway:

Someone dare to list worst 10 ? (forget for timebeing an apposite justification in order to confess)

[thineshan54321]

Top 10 :notthatway:

Someone dare to list worst 10 ? (forget for timebeing an apposite justification in order to confess)

worst 10? i'd rather climb the himalayas naked! :lol: :lol:

[Scale]

Top 10 :notthatway:

Someone dare to list worst 10 ? (forget for timebeing an apposite justification in order to confess)

worst 10? i'd rather climb the himalayas naked! :lol: :lol:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :thumbsup: Is anyone here?

thineshan, Atleast 5?

[Devar Magan]

i am here :yes:

[Sanjeevi]

I am too :lol2:

[Ramakrishna]

i am here :yes:

vaanga vaanga...engadaa ivara kaanumey nnu paathen :lol2:

[Scale]

Phew! For a moment I thought these two are going to climb Himalayas naked! :lol: :rotfl:

Terribly mistaken :noteeth:

[littlemaster1982]

Phew! For a moment I thought these two are going to climb Himalayas naked! :lol: :rotfl:

Terribly mistaken :noteeth:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[thineshan54321]

Top 10 :notthatway:

Someone dare to list worst 10 ? (forget for timebeing an apposite justification in order to confess)

worst 10? i'd rather climb the himalayas naked! :lol: :lol:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :thumbsup: Is anyone here?

thineshan, Atleast 5?

here these are prolly the only albums that i dont like: alli arjuna (i really dont like this) and parasuram (but i like dolna and mupathu nimidam)

[selvakumar]

Phew! For a moment I thought these two are going to climb Himalayas naked! :lol: :rotfl:

Terribly mistaken :noteeth:

I thought the other way. Since thineshan and you haven't listed them and seem to prefer the second option, I thought you people have already started your journey :shock:

[thineshan54321]

Phew! For a moment I thought these two are going to climb Himalayas naked! :lol: :rotfl:

Terribly mistaken :noteeth:

I thought the other way. Since thineshan and you haven't listed them and seem to prefer the second option, I thought you people have already started your journey :shock:

:lol: :lol: naan escapu, i mentioned two worst albums.

[Scale]

Selvakumar,

I am really stumbled upon your comprehend skills...

Read the following carefully...


Top 10 :notthatway:

Someone dare to list worst 10 ? (forget for timebeing an apposite justification in order to confess)

How would you expect me to list then? Did you read what thineshan meant? The difficulty in sidelining ARR's album to worst categories. I was curious to know how many of them feel that ARR has letdown totally. There is a wide difference to categorize ARR's album from average to worst categories.

Dont just post rubbish for the sake of arguements. Your attempt is nothing but to lend a hand to encourage hypocrites.

[Scale]

Thineshan,

I appreciate your humour sense & audacity . ..

Alli Arjuna doesnt fit in to the category since it has got all dubbed songs. Few of them are really good even while dubbed. I think most of them will easily rate Parasuram as the worst album of ARR. I dont remember exactly when I listened to it. Though it has some genuine reason behind the production Its ARR album and we need to admit it fairly.

I am still wondering how the majority would rate Vandicholai Chinrasu, Udhaya, paarthale paravasam as an album in whole...

[Scale]

I am open for sensible discussion rather mudslinging and wasting forum space. No place for Incorrigibles!

[thineshan54321]

Thineshan,

I appreciate your humour sense & audacity . ..

Alli Arjuna doesnt fit in to the category since it has got all dubbed songs. Few of them are really good even while dubbed. I think most of them will easily rate Parasuram as the worst album of ARR. I dont remember exactly when I listened to it. Though it has some genuine reason behind the production Its ARR album and we need to admit it fairly.

I am still wondering how the majority would rate Vandicholai Chinrasu, Udhaya, paarthale paravasam as an album in whole...

parthale paravasam is a totally underated album. its got amazing songs/experimentation. if u take into account the time lag for udhaya and imagine it came out in 1997 then thats also a great album (especially pookum malarum and udhaya title song). let me listen to VC (been a while).

[Ramakrishna]

I am still wondering how the majority would rate Vandicholai Chinrasu, Udhaya, paarthale paravasam as an album in whole...

Vandicholai Chinrasu - I love 4 Songs from this movie.Chithirai Nilavu and Senthamizh are some of my all-time favourites. So i wud eliminate this one

Udhaya - I wud infact rate this as one of his best. This is far better than ATM. Just becoz the movie was pathetic and this album went unnoticed, we shudn't discard this album as one of the worsts. I still listen to Pookum malargal and Udaya Udaya.

paarthale paravasam - This one has an everlasting melody. I think that his enough to remove this album from this list. Even then other songs aren't bad. Raathiriyin sonthakaarra was a big hit then.

So still Parasuraam is the only album so far in my list of worst albums.

[Scale]

>>> Udhaya better than ATM<<<

Wow, thats relatively true! I liked "Rehanuma" as well. SKS was fabulous!

What's more New, Aa Aah, Godfather, Baba? Average or Worst?

Any other Singles, hindi films?

[Ramakrishna]

What's more New, Aa Aah, Godfather, Baba? Average or Worst?



:notthatway: New, Aa Aah and Godfather are really good albums. But i wasn't very impressed with Baba's soundtrack. So i wud add baba to Parasuram. In Hindi, Daud is an album which never really impressed me. And of course Lakeer.

[Devar Magan]

godfather and New are atleast above average albums.. cant classify them as bad..

baba has atleast 2 good songs.. and this movie has some good BGMs too..

[MADDY]

Phew! For a moment I thought these two are going to climb Himalayas naked! :lol: :rotfl:

Terribly mistaken :noteeth:

I thought the other way. Since thineshan and you haven't listed them and seem to prefer the second option, I thought you people have already started your journey :shock:

selva - yaen ivalavu vakkalathhu vangura karthi-kku??? come on, he is a big boy, let him fight on his own :)

[Devar Magan]

Phew! For a moment I thought these two are going to climb Himalayas naked! :lol: :rotfl:

Terribly mistaken :noteeth:

I thought the other way. Since thineshan and you haven't listed them and seem to prefer the second option, I thought you people have already started your journey :shock:

selva - yaen ivalavu vakkalathhu vangura karthi-kku??? come on, he is a big boy, let him fight on his own :) maddy,

naan atha paakka late-aayiduchu.. athula ennoda birathar vanthuttaaru.. :lol:

[thineshan54321]

I am still wondering how the majority would rate Vandicholai Chinrasu, Udhaya, paarthale paravasam as an album in whole...

Vandicholai Chinrasu - I love 4 Songs from this movie.Chithirai Nilavu and Senthamizh are some of my all-time favourites. So i wud eliminate this one

Udhaya - I wud infact rate this as one of his best. This is far better than ATM. Just becoz the movie was pathetic and this album went unnoticed, we shudn't discard this album as one of the worsts. I still listen to Pookum malargal and Udaya Udaya.

paarthale paravasam - This one has an everlasting melody. I think that his enough to remove this album from this list. Even then other songs aren't bad. Raathiriyin sonthakaarra was a big hit then.

So still Parasuraam is the only album so far in my list of worst albums.

just listened to VC to refresh, i love this album, not even close to being the worst.

the only worst for me too as well is parasuram (thats it).

[Renault]

Parasuram had "Kaadhal vettikili" song.. which was quite an innovative composition.. haven't heard other songs in the album, though.

That song is one in my top list of ARR songs.

May be it came in a period where ARR films as such were not doing well such as KKS, KV, E20U18, etc.

[Renault]

Correction in my previous post.. Kaadhal Vetikili is one among my top list of ARR songs.

[marti]

Thineshan,

I appreciate your humour sense & audacity . ..

Alli Arjuna doesnt fit in to the category since it has got all dubbed songs. Few of them are really good even while dubbed. I think most of them will easily rate Parasuram as the worst album of ARR. I dont remember exactly when I listened to it. Though it has some genuine reason behind the production Its ARR album and we need to admit it fairly.

I am still wondering how the majority would rate Vandicholai Chinrasu, Udhaya, paarthale paravasam as an album in whole...

VC- is a good album

Udhaya i like around 3 songs in this album

PP- interesting album.

I wouldn't rate these as his worst.

To me if there was a worst album it would be Shivaji,Parasuram and Star

Shivaji- other than Athiradi and BOSS the other songs were repetitive and not the ARR. Basically an overrated album

Parasuram I like only Dolna.

Star- just OKAY

These are the only albums I can think of.

[thineshan54321]

Thineshan,

I appreciate your humour sense & audacity . ..

Alli Arjuna doesnt fit in to the category since it has got all dubbed songs. Few of them are really good even while dubbed. I think most of them will easily rate Parasuram as the worst album of ARR. I dont remember exactly when I listened to it. Though it has some genuine reason behind the production Its ARR album and we need to admit it fairly.

I am still wondering how the majority would rate Vandicholai Chinrasu, Udhaya, paarthale paravasam as an album in whole...

VC- is a good album

Udhaya i like around 3 songs in this album

PP- interesting album.

I wouldn't rate these as his worst.

To me if there was a worst album it would be Shivaji,Parasuram and Star

Shivaji- other than Athiradi and BOSS the other songs were repetitive and not the ARR. Basically an overrated album

Parasuram I like only Dolna.

Star- just OKAY

These are the only albums I can think of.

pay particular attention to vaaji vaaji, style, and sahana.

vaaji vaaji - the orchestration in this song is spellbounding, with the initial string section and the oriental drills leading to a powerpacked vocal performance by both hariharan and madushree (the melody that madushree sings is just wonderful)

sahana - the melody is top class. the song is based on a carnatic raga sahana (sahana in sahana), but arr takes things a bit further when he improvises another totally diff raga for the saranam. the orchestration is also unique with stacatto beats and ofcourse the mrdanga rhythms perfectly in sync with the western beats.

style - the most innovative song ihave ever heard from rahman. no one orchestrates like this. what seems like a slow song at first picks up speed (i say speed triples) and ofcourse the electrifying metal pads making it sound so powerful. i say style song is full of Rahman's style which perfectly portrays the style of Rajni

athiradee u have already mentioned.

imo, sivaji is one of the best albums coming out of shankar and ARR.

[Scale]

[tscii:b4823ee634]We need to exclude Lakeer, Star etc and other identicals like I held before for the reason of dubbed songs whereas originals are really good. It was the demand or non-availability made the producers/directors to pick songs from ARR collections.

Marthi, I had Sivaji in my mind as well , certainly an overrated album. The songs didn’t gel with the movie anywhere script itself a collasal mess. Maltreatment of Superstar for a "Boys" hangover is pathetic and It has certainly failed to withstand the expectations. IMO, Biggest disappointment in TFI.

thineshan, we shud not expect everyone to dwell deep to analyze ARR's, string orchestration, usage of metal pads, interludes, vocals alone as a positive measure. On a general perspective how does the album fare even songwise? A particular genre/song may not be liked by all like "oru koodai" "Athiradi" "style" thats different but the album is chock-full.

Good one! Lets see what others had to say..
[/tscii:b4823ee634]

[Thalafanz]

Its really sad to see none mentioned Pavithra. :cry:
One can never forget the evergreen song "Uyirum NeeyE"... 8-)
As the whole, Pavithra is not at all a bad album. :D

[selvakumar]

Dont just post rubbish for the sake of arguements. Your attempt is nothing but to lend a hand to encourage hypocrites.
Scale,
Will try to avoid RUBBISH POSTS :!: in this section. I think I can ensure that after improving my COMPREHENSION skills. I hope there will be a SEPARATE book of RULES for the COMPREHENSION skills required for this section.

Thanks for informing me about my level of COMPREHENSION. :arrow:

[Scale]

:banghead: :banghead: :x

selva, freaa vidu... :)

[Scale]

>>As the whole, Pavithra is not at all a bad album. <<

I think it has got some good songs. Have to check.

[Sanjeevi]

It is not that hard for me as a close follower of ARR in tamil.

OK. This is my list of ARR's not good/bad albums

1) Parasuram
2) Puthiya Mannargal
3) Uthaya
4) Alli Arjuna
3) Star/Pavithra/Baba

Any objection? :huh:

[Scale]

idha munnadiye senjirukkalamla.

Thanks! Objection Objection sustained for a while

[Scale]

If you agree to my above affirmed conditions then your reviewed list would be


This is my list of ARR's not good/bad albums
1) Parasuram
2) Puthiya Mannargal
3) Uthaya
4) Pavithra
5) Baba

[karthik_sa2]

infct parthaale paravasam was one of my best albums of arr.....i don know how kb managed to make such a nauseating movie...but for the movie songs were simply awesome.......

[karthik_sa2]

selva - yaen ivalavu vakkalathhu vangura karthi-kku??? come on, he is a big boy, let him fight on his own Smile
yaaru karthi???????

[thineshan54321]

[tscii:ee00c5f7a4]We need to exclude Lakeer, Star etc and other identicals like I held before for the reason of dubbed songs whereas originals are really good. It was the demand or non-availability made the producers/directors to pick songs from ARR collections.

Marthi, I had Sivaji in my mind as well , certainly an overrated album. The songs didn’t gel with the movie anywhere script itself a collasal mess. Maltreatment of Superstar for a "Boys" hangover is pathetic and It has certainly failed to withstand the expectations. IMO, Biggest disappointment in TFI.

thineshan, we shud not expect everyone to dwell deep to analyze ARR's, string orchestration, usage of metal pads, interludes, vocals alone as a positive measure. On a general perspective how does the album fare even songwise? A particular genre/song may not be liked by all like "oru koodai" "Athiradi" "style" thats different but the album is chock-full.

Good one! Lets see what others had to say..
[/tscii:ee00c5f7a4]

to put it in plain terms, imo, sivaji is completely fun to listen to.

[Yathu]

YES! Sivaji is one of his top albums, it shouldn't even be considered for this worst albums list. There is no musical knowledge needed to apprecite these songs. Each one is different, innovative and serves its purpose well in the film. Vaaji Vaaji, Sahana and Style are spectacular songs. The only average song in Sivaji this was Balleileka.

[thineshan54321]

YES! Sivaji is one of his top albums, it shouldn't even be considered for this worst albums list. There is no musical knowledge needed to apprecite these songs. Each one is different, innovative and serves its purpose well in the film. Vaaji Vaaji, Sahana and Style are spectacular songs. The only average song in Sivaji this was Balleileka.

agreed, balleileka was a bit average but even that sounded good with the fast chorus and the beats. but the all the other songs were exceptional imo.

[Thalafanz]

"KangalAl Kaithu Sei" ??? Nobody mentioned about this. :huh: :cry2:
An awesome all time molodious album... :smokesmirk:

[prasana84]

YES! Sivaji is one of his top albums, it shouldn't even be considered for this worst albums list. There is no musical knowledge needed to apprecite these songs. Each one is different, innovative and serves its purpose well in the film. Vaaji Vaaji, Sahana and Style are spectacular songs. The only average song in Sivaji this was Balleileka.

agreed, balleileka was a bit average but even that sounded good with the fast chorus and the beats. but the all the other songs were exceptional imo.
Shivaji is a top class album but when it comes under arr album then its an average album. udaya-good, parasuram- ok(not worst), star, alli arjunu cannot be considered as worst albums b'coz we know how the original was. parthaley paravasam excellent album except two songs. vc great album. even i love puthiya mannargal esp eduda(suits well for rajini) and vanam.

[ajithfederer]

This list is based only on the movies which i have seen and purely based on my liking !!
1) Swades

2) Iruvar

3) Rang de basanti

4) Lagaan

5) Roja

6) Dil se/Uyire

7) Aayutha Ezhuthu

8) Alaipayuthey

9) Kandukondein Kandukondein

10) Kannathil mutthamittal

[marti]

[tscii:35266b9495]We need to exclude Lakeer, Star etc and other identicals like I held before for the reason of dubbed songs whereas originals are really good. It was the demand or non-availability made the producers/directors to pick songs from ARR collections.

Marthi, I had Sivaji in my mind as well , certainly an overrated album. The songs didn’t gel with the movie anywhere script itself a collasal mess. Maltreatment of Superstar for a "Boys" hangover is pathetic and It has certainly failed to withstand the expectations. IMO, Biggest disappointment in TFI.

thineshan, we shud not expect everyone to dwell deep to analyze ARR's, string orchestration, usage of metal pads, interludes, vocals alone as a positive measure. On a general perspective how does the album fare even songwise? A particular genre/song may not be liked by all like "oru koodai" "Athiradi" "style" thats different but the album is chock-full.

Good one! Lets see what others had to say..
[/tscii:35266b9495]

are you trying to be sarcastic to what I said ?

The melodies are NOT the one's we've had from ARR.... If you listen to vaaji vaaji or sahaana right after munbe vaa or some other melody of your choice then you'd be able to notice the difference. it does not have the same Quality like other albums. Just because the album became a hit doesn't mean the songs were good. It's not appealing. It's no where near the Rahman standards.

[dinesh2002]

im sorry but couldnt help posting on this....

how can u people ever say Sivaji album was a dissapointment...i really dun get it... wut more better songs u need in an album???

Sahana - Beautiful melody with excellent interludes/perludes... not to mention and excellent ending of the song...

Vaaji - Peppy number with indianized tune. Loved the "aambal...aambal" chant which comes during the starting & ending of the song... not to mention excellent interludes...very rich...

Athiradi - beats were strong, excellent chat of " Sanja...manja..."..the tune of this whole song is very catchy...

Style - Wow.... wut a very modern number... its so tough to listen to this kinda songs in Tamil industry, why even in Indian Film Music industry. its one of a kind.... loved the "Aaeyo Aeyo...Lets throw the fido" bit... and loved the beats that pick up after the charanam... and wut a creative ending.... very lively & youthful...

Balleilaka - Ok...this is probably the most simple song. Nothing really extraodinare bout this song, even the picturisation. The lyrics & SPB's voice were the only interesting in the song IMO. Rehana some parts she sounds nice, and some annoying. Music beats were 'heard it b4"....

4/5..... thats like WOW...... and people can complain.... tsk tsk tsk...

[ajithfederer]

New is a very good album to me. The songs were chartbusters right from the day it got released if i am not wrong.

GF is a very good album as well. I liked the songs from GF in this order
1) Innisai alabadai (Pure Class. Infact i voted as song of the year and i was listening to them often before/after GF release) 8-).
2) Ilamai original and remix
3) Theeyil vizhuntha
4) Kaatril oru
5) Thothapuram and kamma karayil aren't bad either.
I think they both are good albums 8-).

godfather and New are atleast above average albums.. cant classify them as bad..

baba has atleast 2 good songs.. and this movie has some good BGMs too..

[thineshan54321]

[tscii:a923ec7159]We need to exclude Lakeer, Star etc and other identicals like I held before for the reason of dubbed songs whereas originals are really good. It was the demand or non-availability made the producers/directors to pick songs from ARR collections.

Marthi, I had Sivaji in my mind as well , certainly an overrated album. The songs didn’t gel with the movie anywhere script itself a collasal mess. Maltreatment of Superstar for a "Boys" hangover is pathetic and It has certainly failed to withstand the expectations. IMO, Biggest disappointment in TFI.

thineshan, we shud not expect everyone to dwell deep to analyze ARR's, string orchestration, usage of metal pads, interludes, vocals alone as a positive measure. On a general perspective how does the album fare even songwise? A particular genre/song may not be liked by all like "oru koodai" "Athiradi" "style" thats different but the album is chock-full.

Good one! Lets see what others had to say..
[/tscii:a923ec7159]

are you trying to be sarcastic to what I said ?

The melodies are NOT the one's we've had from ARR.... If you listen to vaaji vaaji or sahaana right after munbe vaa or some other melody of your choice then you'd be able to notice the difference. it does not have the same Quality like other albums. Just because the album became a hit doesn't mean the songs were good. It's not appealing. It's no where near the Rahman standards.

so even you know how silly it sounds to say sivaji is in worst list, thats the whole reason why you thought he was being sarcastic when he wasn't. keep it up!

[thineshan54321]

im sorry but couldnt help posting on this....

how can u people ever say Sivaji album was a dissapointment...i really dun get it... wut more better songs u need in an album???

Sahana - Beautiful melody with excellent interludes/perludes... not to mention and excellent ending of the song...

Vaaji - Peppy number with indianized tune. Loved the "aambal...aambal" chant which comes during the starting & ending of the song... not to mention excellent interludes...very rich...

Athiradi - beats were strong, excellent chat of " Sanja...manja..."..the tune of this whole song is very catchy...

Style - Wow.... wut a very modern number... its so tough to listen to this kinda songs in Tamil industry, why even in Indian Film Music industry. its one of a kind.... loved the "Aaeyo Aeyo...Lets throw the fido" bit... and loved the beats that pick up after the charanam... and wut a creative ending.... very lively & youthful...

Balleilaka - Ok...this is probably the most simple song. Nothing really extraodinare bout this song, even the picturisation. The lyrics & SPB's voice were the only interesting in the song IMO. Rehana some parts she sounds nice, and some annoying. Music beats were 'heard it b4"....

4/5..... thats like WOW...... and people can complain.... tsk tsk tsk...

ya i was shocked when this was put up. i didnt even imagine in my weirdest nightmares that sivaji would be even remotely close.

[A.ANAND]

1.roja,puthiya mugam
2.kadhalan,indian
3.thiruda thiruda,ranggeela
4.kadal desam
5.taal,teehzeb
6.uyire,sanggamam
7.alaipayuthey,guru
8.rytham,parthale paravasam
9.boys,ayutha ezhuthu
10.s.o.k,kanngala kaithu sei,atm,ah ahh

[Scale]

[tscii:0b10a3ef49]Marthi, nah! that’s why I didn’t include it before. Have to admit that’s its certainly overrated but not categorically that bad.. My assessment is on the disarray of genres - packed recklessly. Sahara pookal thiruvasagam version is still my favourite which noone mentioned.

Ok Guys, opinions differ. Good to have different opinions and glad to note many of them liked it.

From Sanjeevi list, Does Udhaya/Baba are that bad? What do you guys say?

>How would you rate 1-2 ka 4 original, reused in Alli Arjuna?< I think this is the another album failed miserably in Hindi. Daud mentioned by Ramakrishna b4.

Let the top 10 albums run aside I am making a note of every post.

Thanks!
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[Scale]

[tscii:14a009f283]With immense effort the list is here.

1. Roja Thirudan :yes:
2. Duet
3. Dil Se/Uyire
4. Sangamam
5. Tehzeeb (Tehzeeb/Zubeida/Water)
6. Bose TFH (WOHE /Bose)
7. Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (KK/KKS)
8. Alaipayuthe
9. Rhythm (May Madham/Rhythm)
10. Kizhakku Cheemayile (KM/KC)


I may bring something on top unexpectedly that’s the magic of ARR's Music :D .
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[crajkumar_be]

Not necessarily in any ranking order:

Roja
Rangeela
Taal
Tehzeeb
Dil Se
Kadhal Desam
Kadhalar Dinam
Iruvar
Thiruda Thiruda
Boys

[Sanjeevi]

"KangalAl Kaithu Sei" ??? Nobody mentioned about this. :huh: :cry2:
An awesome all time molodious album... :smokesmirk:

see my list :cool:

[Sanjeevi]

From Sanjeevi list, Does Udhaya/Baba are that bad? What do you guys say?


Definitely Baba is not bad album, since it was not upto Rajni album standard I listed it but I liked Maya Maya song much and Baba Kichu thaa a little bit. Ofcourse I hate Dippu Dippu Kumara top to bottom. When taking Udhaya, again I go with public opinion despite it has one or more good songs. However a weak album of ARR will beat a best album of any 2nd/3rd grade MD :)

[littlemaster1982]

My Top 10

Not in any particular order, but Alaipayuthey is very special to me 8-)

Alaipayuthey
Roja
Minsara Kanavu
Uyire
Thiruda Thiruda
Rangeela
Kadhal Desam
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei
Mr.Romeo
Kadhalan

[Sanjeevi]

Oh God! Uyirae is top class album

[crajkumar_be]

Baba is definitely not a bad album! As a matter of fact, it's underrated 8-)

[Scale]

[tscii:938f1733ed]Sanjeevi, that’s your opinion and I value it . I asked others view to check. Rajyama/Sakthi kodu/Baba rap they are pretty good! IMO, Maaya Maaya, Dippu Dippu are plain mediocre whereas "kichutha" , "baba rap" are truly innovative no.s and I love them. Udhaya is subjective again.

How did I leave out "Bombay"? :roll: :banghead:
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[Music4Ever]

1) Roja (All time top ARR album)
2) Taal (only Roja can beat it!)
3) Alai Payudhe (what an album)
4) Dil se (super duper stuff)
5) Boys (awesome stuff Ale ale.. ale ale.. ale ale ale ale ale..)
6) Duet
7) Lagaan
8) Kandukonden Kandukonden
9) Kangalal Kaidhu Sei
10) Rhythm/Kadhalan/Minsara Kanavu/Bombay/Thiruda Thiruda

[Yathu]

My list, based on:

- Innovativeness
- Memories associated with the album. The main reason why Kaadhalan beats Roja in my list!
- The album as a whole
- Picturisation (I think this does play role, even if it is subconsiously)
- Play count (on my computer!)

1.Kaadhalan
2. Roja
3. Minsara Kanavu
4. Jeans
5. Bombay
6. Mudhalvan
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Alaipayuthey
9. Uyire
10. Alagiya Thamil Magan

I decided not to give any albums joint positions! Some of the other contenders were:

Kadhalar Dhinam
Sangamam
Padayappa
Ah Aah
Duet
Taj Mahal
Sivaji
Iruvar
May Madham
Duet
Rhythm
Mr. Romeo
Ayutha Eluthu
Ratchagan
Sillunu Oru Kaathal
Boys
Karuthamma
Kangalal Kaithi Sei
Love Birds

Really thought long and hard about the number 10 position more than anything. I decided on ATM, optimistic that this will stand the test of time and remain a great album in years to come.

[thineshan54321]

My list, based on:

- Innovativeness
- Memories associated with the album. The main reason why Kaadhalan beats Roja in my list!
- The album as a whole
- Picturisation (I think this does play role, even if it is subconsiously)
- Play count (on my computer!)

1.Kaadhalan
2. Roja
3. Minsara Kanavu
4. Jeans
5. Bombay
6. Mudhalvan
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Alaipayuthey
9. Uyire
10. Alagiya Thamil Magan

I decided not to give any albums joint positions! Some of the other contenders were:

Kadhalar Dhinam
Sangamam
Padayappa
Ah Aah
Duet
Taj Mahal
Sivaji
Iruvar
May Madham
Duet
Rhythm
Mr. Romeo
Ayutha Eluthu
Ratchagan
Sillunu Oru Kaathal
Boys
Karuthamma
Kangalal Kaithi Sei
Love Birds

Really thought long and hard about the number 10 position more than anything. I decided on ATM, optimistic that this will stand the test of time and remain a great album in years to come.

i am glad to see ATM in ur list. dinesh and I really admire this album, we went back to mudhalvan days when ATM released. truly a mindblowing album by ARR and tops Sivaji easily.

[jangofett]

1. Thiruda Thiruda
2. Dil Se
3. Rangeela
4. Roja
5. Taal
6. Alai Payuthey
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Minsara Kanavu
9. Bombay
10. Kaadhalan

Bottom 5
1. Star
2. Pukar
3. Baba
4. Alli Arjuna
5. Kadhal Virus

[thineshan54321]

1. Thiruda Thiruda
2. Dil Se
3. Rangeela
4. Roja
5. Taal
6. Alai Payuthey
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Minsara Kanavu
9. Bombay
10. Kaadhalan

Bottom 5
1. Star
2. Pukar
3. Baba
4. Alli Arjuna
5. Kadhal Virus

kadhal virus? :shock: well about two months ago, i would have agreed with you, but after i listened to it recently, its amazing. just give it another listen just for us and hopefully u forgot the movie by now.

[Ramakrishna]

Kathal Virus can only feature in the top 5, not bottom 5.

[A.ANAND]

Kathal Virus can only feature in the top 5, not bottom 5.
antha 'sonnalum ketparathillai' song onne pothume-master piece :musicsmile:

[jangofett]

I also agree that ATM is one of ARR's best in the last 5 years especially in Tamil music. There was too much pressure for ARR to do Sivaji. I'm still listening to ATM. I'm not saying that Sivaji is not good but ATM reminded me the good old days of Kadhal Desam, May Madham, Mudhalvan, etc.

I vaguely remember Kadhal Virus - it was released before or after Boys? I didn't like the Mano song. I also hated that Simbu sang a track on the album. After Kadhal Dhesam and Kadhalir Dhinam - I was expecting a lot from Kadhir and ARR but it was disappointing for me personally.

For me Thiruda Thiruda will always be the album that made me an ARR-Fanatic since 1993. I liked Roja, Asogan, Gentleman, Puthiya Mugam but it was Thiruda Thiruda that made all the difference for me. The album was huge in Malaysia - I think Warner Malaysia gave ARR a gold disc or something for high sales. Tony Fernandez - the current CEO of AirAsia who was the director of Warner Malaysia in 1993 said that ARR single-handedly revitalized the music industry of Tamil with that album especially in Malaysia. I lost my MagnaSound CD that had Thiruda Thiruda/Puthiya Mugam combo:(

[prasana84]

1. Thiruda Thiruda
2. Dil Se
3. Rangeela
4. Roja
5. Taal
6. Alai Payuthey
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Minsara Kanavu
9. Bombay
10. Kaadhalan

Bottom 5
1. Star
2. Pukar
3. Baba
4. Alli Arjuna
5. Kadhal Virus
What pukar :shock:

[thineshan54321]

1. Thiruda Thiruda
2. Dil Se
3. Rangeela
4. Roja
5. Taal
6. Alai Payuthey
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Minsara Kanavu
9. Bombay
10. Kaadhalan

Bottom 5
1. Star
2. Pukar
3. Baba
4. Alli Arjuna
5. Kadhal Virus
What pukar :shock:

pukar was WOW! kismat se tum, that alone is enough. divine romantic melody.

[prasana84]

Pukar is in my top 10 list and jangofett has the same movie in the bottom 5 list. This kind of strange things happens only with Rahman albums :lol:

[always]

1. Thiruda Thiruda
2. Dil Se
3. Rangeela
4. Roja
5. Taal
6. Alai Payuthey
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Minsara Kanavu
9. Bombay
10. Kaadhalan

Bottom 5
1. Star
2. Pukar
3. Baba
4. Alli Arjuna
5. Kadhal Virus
What pukar :shock:

pukar was WOW! kismat se tum, that alone is enough. divine romantic melody.



Pukar is in my top 10 list and jangofett has the same movie in the bottom 5 list. This kind of strange things happens only with Rahman albums :lol:


Each of us have our own preferences.If you like an album then good for you.....don't expect everyone to like it :huh: he /she may have his/her own reasons for rating it as one among the bottom five.....

[Scale]

[tscii:8ec4dffc83]Please note its their's personal choice and we should not disparage it. We need to perceive others opinion as well. But look, others have liked it immensely. Definetly this will make to revisit again.

Its apparent ATM, Kadhal Virus, Pukar does have customary mediocre stuffs but cannot discard it completely. There are good songs in it.

To rate ARR's Best/ *worst* is the most <spine-tingling> task and I have failed inconsolably several times. That’s why I feel there is a wide spectrum of difference to classify ARR's works. Its shows the amount of effort he put forth to maintain consistency. Keep going!
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[thineshan54321]

1. Thiruda Thiruda
2. Dil Se
3. Rangeela
4. Roja
5. Taal
6. Alai Payuthey
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Minsara Kanavu
9. Bombay
10. Kaadhalan

Bottom 5
1. Star
2. Pukar
3. Baba
4. Alli Arjuna
5. Kadhal Virus
What pukar :shock:

pukar was WOW! kismat se tum, that alone is enough. divine romantic melody.



Pukar is in my top 10 list and jangofett has the same movie in the bottom 5 list. This kind of strange things happens only with Rahman albums :lol:


Each of us have our own preferences.If you like an album then good for you.....don't expect everyone to like it :huh: he /she may have his/her own reasons for rating it as one among the bottom five.....

u guys r mistaking me. i never told jangofett to remove it from his list. all i did was give him my opinion and since i liked it so much, i was shocked that there r ppl who dont like it. thats all to it. for example, if i say Roja is in my bottom 5 list, I expect 99% of u guys to feel shocked or say that its in ur top 5. same thing with pukar, for me. i am just shocked.

[jangofett]

I think Pukar was released late in 1999. The reason I didn't have fond memories of Pukar was because of Kay Sera Sera - the song from ESK. The song was the intro for Madhuri Dixit and ARR had to reuse a Tamil song. Ek Tu Hi Bharosa was also another song reused from a concert in Malaysia. Was this the second song that Lata Mangeshkar sang for ARR after Dil Se?

For the Top 10, I try to choose the albums that all or almost all (at least 80%) of the songs created an impact on me. The album that can stand on its own.

I remember when I listened to Gangmaster/Manitha Manitha in 1995 - I was so disappointed - I was expecting another Super Police but as a collection of tracks - Gangmaster is quite OK though not everyone might like it or remember it compared to ARR's other albums.

[thineshan54321]

I think Pukar was released late in 1999. The reason I didn't have fond memories of Pukar was because of Kay Sera Sera - the song from ESK. The song was the intro for Madhuri Dixit and ARR had to reuse a Tamil song. Ek Tu Hi Bharosa was also another song reused from a concert in Malaysia. Was this the second song that Lata Mangeshkar sang for ARR after Dil Se?

For the Top 10, I try to choose the albums that all or almost all (at least 80%) of the songs created an impact on me. The album that can stand on its own.

I remember when I listened to Gangmaster/Manitha Manitha in 1995 - I was so disappointed - I was expecting another Super Police but as a collection of tracks - Gangmaster is quite OK though not everyone might like it or remember it compared to ARR's other albums.

its completely fair. i respect ur views.

[prasana84]

1. Thiruda Thiruda
2. Dil Se
3. Rangeela
4. Roja
5. Taal
6. Alai Payuthey
7. Kandukondain Kandukondain
8. Minsara Kanavu
9. Bombay
10. Kaadhalan

Bottom 5
1. Star
2. Pukar
3. Baba
4. Alli Arjuna
5. Kadhal Virus
What pukar :shock:

pukar was WOW! kismat se tum, that alone is enough. divine romantic melody.



Pukar is in my top 10 list and jangofett has the same movie in the bottom 5 list. This kind of strange things happens only with Rahman albums :lol:


Each of us have our own preferences.If you like an album then good for you.....don't expect everyone to like it :huh: he /she may have his/her own reasons for rating it as one among the bottom five.....
Im not forcing them to like the album but the songs in this (pukar) album is amazing thats y i was shocked anyway that is his opinion

[Scale]

How about listing ARR's instrumental scores?

[Yathu]

How about listing ARR's instrumental scores?

First thing that came to my head when I read your post:

***BoMBaY THeMe***

Undoubtedly the best. This piece of music alone, for me, defines ARR.

[thineshan54321]

How about listing ARR's instrumental scores?

First thing that came to my head when I read your post:

***BoMBaY THeMe***

Undoubtedly the best. This piece of music alone, for me, defines ARR.

same goes here. my next fav has to be love theme. as much as bombay theme induces peace, love theme induces love/romance.

[Ramakrishna]

How about listing ARR's instrumental scores?

First thing that came to my head when I read your post:

***BoMBaY THeMe***

Undoubtedly the best. This piece of music alone, for me, defines ARR.

same goes here. my next fav has to be love theme. as much as bombay theme induces peace, love theme induces love/romance.

Now, what is this love theme :?

[thineshan54321]

How about listing ARR's instrumental scores?

First thing that came to my head when I read your post:

***BoMBaY THeMe***

Undoubtedly the best. This piece of music alone, for me, defines ARR.

same goes here. my next fav has to be love theme. as much as bombay theme induces peace, love theme induces love/romance.

Now, what is this love theme :?

:shock: ramakrishna enana ipadi oru kalla thooki thalela podureenga. jeans love theme theriyatha? :(

[Ramakrishna]

How about listing ARR's instrumental scores?

First thing that came to my head when I read your post:

***BoMBaY THeMe***

Undoubtedly the best. This piece of music alone, for me, defines ARR.

same goes here. my next fav has to be love theme. as much as bombay theme induces peace, love theme induces love/romance.

Now, what is this love theme :?

:shock: ramakrishna enana ipadi oru kalla thooki thalela podureenga. jeans love theme theriyatha? :(

oh athuvaa .. theriyum theriyum ...hehe... neenga love theme nu mottaiyaa sonnathaala confuse aagitten :)

[thineshan54321]

How about listing ARR's instrumental scores?

First thing that came to my head when I read your post:

***BoMBaY THeMe***

Undoubtedly the best. This piece of music alone, for me, defines ARR.

same goes here. my next fav has to be love theme. as much as bombay theme induces peace, love theme induces love/romance.

Now, what is this love theme :?

:shock: ramakrishna enana ipadi oru kalla thooki thalela podureenga. jeans love theme theriyatha? :(

oh athuvaa .. theriyum theriyum ...hehe... neenga love theme nu mottaiyaa sonnathaala confuse aagitten :)

u shocked me for a minute.

[vibinrajmani]

Before the triple treat hits us in the form of Sakkarakatti, ADA, JTYJN, I've been revisiting some of ARR's classics!

My Top Ten Songs(Tamil):

Azhagana Ratchasiye(Muthalvan)
Ennavale Adi Ennavale(Kadhalan)
Kadhal Rojave(Roja)
Theekuruvi(Kangalal Kaithu Sei)
Munbe Vaa(Sillendru Oru Kaadhal)
Snehidhane(Alaipayuthe)
Kaatre En Vaasal(Rhythm)
New York Nagaram(Sillendru Oru Kaadhal)
Varaaga Nadhi Karai(Sangamam)
Ennai Kanavillaiye(Kaadhal Desam)

My Top Ten Albums(Tamil):

Rhythm
Sangamam
Uyire
Roja
Sillendru Oru Kaadhal
Alaipayuthe
Kandukonden Kandukonden
Duet
Kaadhal Desam
Sivaji

[thineshan54321]

Before the triple treat hits us in the form of Sakkarakatti, ADA, JTYJN, I've been revisiting some of ARR's classics!

My Top Ten Songs(Tamil):

Azhagana Ratchasiye(Muthalvan)
Ennavale Adi Ennavale(Kadhalan)
Kadhal Rojave(Roja)
Theekuruvi(Kangalal Kaithu Sei)
Munbe Vaa(Sillendru Oru Kaadhal)
Snehidhane(Alaipayuthe)
Kaatre En Vaasal(Rhythm)
New York Nagaram(Sillendru Oru Kaadhal)
Varaaga Nadhi Karai(Sangamam)
Ennai Kanavillaiye(Kaadhal Desam)

My Top Ten Albums(Tamil):

Rhythm
Sangamam
Uyire
Roja
Sillendru Oru Kaadhal
Alaipayuthe
Kandukonden Kandukonden
Duet
Kaadhal Desam
Sivaji

glad to have found sivaji in ur list. most people think sivaji lacks the class due to the huge hype and mass people. i found sahana, sad version especially a very high profile melody. the carnatic melody and the crisp orchestration is just out of this world. a special mention to the thrupaavai accompanied by brilliant guitar strokes. only rahman!

[vibinrajmani]

Before the triple treat hits us in the form of Sakkarakatti, ADA, JTYJN, I've been revisiting some of ARR's classics!

My Top Ten Songs(Tamil):

Azhagana Ratchasiye(Muthalvan)
Ennavale Adi Ennavale(Kadhalan)
Kadhal Rojave(Roja)
Theekuruvi(Kangalal Kaithu Sei)
Munbe Vaa(Sillendru Oru Kaadhal)
Snehidhane(Alaipayuthe)
Kaatre En Vaasal(Rhythm)
New York Nagaram(Sillendru Oru Kaadhal)
Varaaga Nadhi Karai(Sangamam)
Ennai Kanavillaiye(Kaadhal Desam)

My Top Ten Albums(Tamil):

Rhythm
Sangamam
Uyire
Roja
Sillendru Oru Kaadhal
Alaipayuthe
Kandukonden Kandukonden
Duet
Kaadhal Desam
Sivaji

glad to have found sivaji in ur list. most people think sivaji lacks the class due to the huge hype and mass people. i found sahana, sad version especially a very high profile melody. the carnatic melody and the crisp orchestration is just out of this world. a special mention to the thrupaavai accompanied by brilliant guitar strokes. only rahman!

I personally think that Sivaji is ARR's best commercial work to date. I agree with you on the Sahana sad version. But my pick was Athiradee. I was never fond of fast numbers except if done by ARR of course. In these days of mindless kuthu songs, Athiradee was refreshing with ARR's masterclass singing.

IMO, there is no bad ARR album as every one of his work stands out for its uniqueness. :thumbsup:

[Scale]

[tscii:9cfd3a49b9]Ofcourse Bombay theme is unrivaled. There are some other instrumental scores deserves special acclaim as well.


Spirit of Rangeela (na.na naaa..)
Raaga Dance – VMae
Lagaan Themes
YJDHT – Shehnai
Duet Theme – Sax
Ratchagan Theme
Potters Village/Raaga Dance - the authority of percussions (http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textp/PercussionInstruments.html)
Janagana Mana Revival
Kisna – Piano/Flute
Airtel Theme
WOHE ? 1.2.3.....
Bose TF Hero 1.2.3....

I was trying to listen to all of them collectively for a long time and just listed them not in any particular order. Got much more excited and checked Gopals' ARR discography (http://members.tripod.com/gopalhome/arrdisc.html) and stumbled upon the other instrumentals, jingles, others etc. It seams that he composed more than 200 jingles and we could find only few of them

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:frightened: A R Rahmanukke velicham...
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[Kumarappa]

Behindwoods' top 10 (actually top 15) A. R. Rahman albums:
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-3/rahman/rahman.html

You won't believe which one they have placed on top!