A.R.Rahman, when that name comes attached with the music album, the expectations are lot more higher than other music directors. The main reason for this is, the person has many things in his magical bag and tries different things all the time…and in this process you cannot expect everything to be a major hit but yes…that’s how you learn…
In Yuva he tried to mix techno with fresh music and the outcome was very good, very fresh music (of course there are several people who did not like it) then the music of Mangal Pandey released, which was low down for everyone including me; the only good track was Title song..Mangal Mangal…and now he is back again with Rang De Basanti
Now at this time also, like always, people very eagerly waiting for the music…the music in promo was really impressive, fresh music and in fact the music also proves to be same, fresh with lot of new experiment with the music…
But Mr. Rahman forgot that people do not like experiments much…but I personally liked the music..Yeah..I won’t call it as great music but it is decent enough….
He has tried lot of variations in music, mixed Arabic stuff (Khalbali) ,traditional punjabi music (Ik Onkar) to Dance / rocking (NOT rock) music mixed with hindi words (Paathshala)…
Let me go one by one with all the tracks…
Track Listing:
1. Ik Onkar
2. Paathshala
3. Khalbali
4. Paathshala – Be A Rebel
5. Lalkaar
6. Rang De Basanti
7. Tu Bin Bataye
8. Khoon Chala
9. Luka Chuppi
10. Roobaroo
First track Ik Onkar, I won’t call it as a song but it is a music clip with verses from a Sikh prayer, the Mool Mantar (Thanks to Raagish for correcting me) traditional punjabi lyrics…2nd one Paathshala, as mentioned earlier this is a dance track which can be played loud in the cars, discos and is kinda fresh and happening track…3rd one Khalbali, this one is a nice song, you will like this if you love stuff in Buddha Bar…Arabic stuff but very well mixed with hindi lyrics….4th one Paathshala – Be A Rebel, this one can be called as english version of Paathshala, not bad…5th one Lalkaar, this one is kind of motivational song sung by Amir Khan…not much to comment on it since there is not much music in it…6th one, Rang De Basanti, classy…one of the best tracks in the album….lot of Bhangra with touch of Dance music in it…damn good lyrics and nice music….7th one Tu Bin Bataye, nice song..slow song but very well sung and good lyrics…8th one Khoon Chala, slow track with good lyrics but it is not the track which you everyone would like to listen to it…but this one seems to be made for some situation in the movie..9th one Luka Chuppi, starts with track of 70s and great guitar, finally you hear the voice which all music lovers wait for…Lata Mangeshkar…and whatever she sings has to be good….and this one too is a good song…slow track with great music and lyrics…but yeah..not for normal people…music lovers will love it…..now the last one, 10th song Roobaroo, this one is a different track and nice music…but again I do not think so everyone would like to listen to it….
So overall the album might not do good for the masses but yes if you are music lover like me…then you will like it for sure 
and one more thing, people might love the music once they see the movie….
Agreed totally and no comments
cheers
Deep
RDB is one of the best compositions of ARR so far. Please folks, do not buy pirated MP3 version of RDB or download from web. Get the original. Its worth it. I just did that and its truely “value for money”.
its RAHAMAN , not like short time vendor , means jatin, himesh, Sankar has provided some new , but can he make his own stamp.. no in some ways he matched with Rahaman, and in some ways … I dont want to say much more bcz , the popularity doesnt want any critisism, Rahaman is going day by day popular in india and abroad also , the live examples is his Live shows in banglure and hyderabad, can any one comment on that ,This forum also contain 50 massages till now , please check any other forum for any other music review of other music directors , may be you will find max 5 – 10 comments..
Rahman made his style , Every singer want to sing at once with him…This forum clearly indicate the popularity o0f rahman and also the future of RDB….
No doubt ARR … Music of RDB is hit , best of luck for the film. If film do well , whole world will dance with your newely investigated TUNES
Tanuj
Tanuj
its RAHAMAN , not like short time vendor , means jatin, himesh, Sankar has provided some new , but can he make his own stamp.. no in some ways he matched with Rahaman, and in some ways … I dont want to say much more bcz , the popularity doesnt want any critisism, Rahaman is going day by day popular in india and abroad also , the live examples is his Live shows in banglure and hyderabad, can any one comment on that ,This forum also contain 50 massages till now , please check any other forum for any other music review of other music directors , may be you will find max 5 – 10 comments..I purchesed Three ORIGINAL ( 160 / – each) CD , one for myself , one for my home , and one i gifted to my friend.. Original one , often in office i used raaga to listion in lunch break or in off hours of my work.
Rahman made his style , Every singer want to sing at once with him…This forum clearly indicate the popularity o0f rahman and also the future of RDB….
No doubt ARR … Music of RDB is hit , best of luck for the film. If film do well , whole world will dance with your newely investigated TUNES
Tanuj
rahman’s best album of all times lukka chuppi is my favourite . lata sounds like a boon in this song . it is going to rule the chart.
The Best Musical Compositions of 2005 is out now on http://www.indiafm.com/features/2005/12/28/913/index.html
and it’s public who makes the career of the other person and abrupt the career of another…well …it’s we not a media ppl who judge and sort the things out ….once u get to see the feature then u’ll realize that what ever i had stated earlier was TRUE !!
So, I want all of you to visit this page for once atleast !!
XYZ
The Best Musical Compositions of 2005 is out now on http://www.indiafm.com/features/2005/12/28/913/index.html
and it’s public who make the career of the other person and abrupt the career of another…well …it’s we not a media ppl who judge and sort the things out ….once u get to see the feature then u’ll realize that what ever i had stated earlier was TRUE !!
So, I want all of you to visit this page for once atleast !!
XYZ
The Best Musical Compositions of 2005 is out now on http://www.indiafm.com/features/2005/12/28/913/index.html
and it’s public who make the career of the other person and abrupt the career of another…well …it’s we not a media ppl who judge and sort the things out ….once u get to see the feature then u’ll realize that what ever i had stated earlier was TRUE !!
So, I want all of you to visit this page for once atleast !!
No doubt every pre- justified tunes are always going well , like murder , and other , himesh also accepted that one in SAREGAma..
and a lot of appriciations he already given for rahaman, in his various interviews.. Rahman also fan of such mind blowing short tunes like Nadeem , he accepted , his music is not for just dance and auto / buses , he is the md of masss not for … who are doing a lot labour in day time and want some easy justified tunes..
Rahman is great .. hw is, no doubt..
Any rikshaw or other labourious ( physical labour) absolutely do not want to listion arr, some exceptions always be their, but as i think majority, but please go for mind labours ( like softwares , BPO, KPO, professors, doctores) every body, here also may be some exceptions..want to listion ARR in his / her home with original CD, not with Pyrated MP3 , if any doubt , just go through google and after 2 month find the sale of original CD , or purchase , once get his ans..
After reading all the 60 messages i got the point, that are reviews are from the great fans of Rehman. I agree to few and will like to add, like some new fashion in the market, it took time to be popular among the masses. It will be accepted by the fashion geeks but at the same time, masses found it really odd. Same is the case with Rehman’s music. We want him to do what he did in his very best like in Taal, Bombey etc. But how can one say that if an album is not a commercial success its quality is not as good as the one which sells more. Take example for Oscars, that goes to quality not what business has been generated by this movie. So, i think Rang De Bansanty is as good as any other flick of Rehman.
Just to add, I did not understand any other language but Urdu, but love few Tamil tunes of Rehman, and that leads me where, one can almost sence it is not what masses like but quality does matters.
As far as comparison is concern with other directors I think, there is ot point in comparing a great with some one. Greats have there own class and mind it, if any one of you hears the past days Greats like SD, one can feel this too.
Back to Rang De Basanty, it is as fresh as morning breaze and as pure as the newly inborn. Strating with Tu Bin Bataye, I wonders how Rehman avoid his usual temtaion of adding few tricks here and then in Khoon chala, Rubaroo and specialy Luka Chuppi are the best. Few people might disagrees with me about the fact on Khalbali and the main track but I don’t really like both track as they are very contemprary ones unlike the four I mentioned.
In the end, i will recommend you to listen to Water’s sound track from Rehman. One can feel the difference between a great and ….
Absolutely bang on that its not masses kinda music,bought the cd and thoroughly satisfied !!!!!!
Khoon Chala is gr8,the vocalist is Mohit Chauhan of Silk Route fame !!
Luka Chuppi is one of the sweetest songs ,with Lataji giving a beautiful touch to it !!
Roobaroo is awesooomely cool,in fact another beauty is Ik Onkar..man it grows on u !!
Paathshaala is nice and finally the title track is catchy,actually liked Daler’s voice in it !!
Cool music,if u want smthin refreshingly different,GO FOR IT !! and,plss buy the cd and dont download !! ITS WORTH ITS PRICE IN GOLD….atleast for me !!
Sounds interesting…will try it soon…
Great , with the helping hand of sweet lyrics ( prasoon joshi), rahaman did great. The enerzizing voice of daler with the really touchable voice of a mother,…. great poetic expression. Best of luck for movi, may be movi should bring same freshness and excitation like , SARFARoshi ki tammanaa ab hamre dil mai hai , dekhna hai jor kitna bajue katil mai hai,( amir khan’s voice , )
great , rahman and prasoon ……
My very best wishes …..
Fantastic music by ARR in RDB. the soft music Tu Bin Bataye is really catchy , great doing Rang De Basanti
deep, u have tu think again from now on when writing a review.. i really appreciate ur concern for starting a thread like this and posting ur comments.. but the original review was not that much gud..i’m sorry to say that.. but good work dude.. and everybody was telling here about good music and bad music considering the commercial success of the albums only.. i cant agrre tu that cuz many a songs were damn gud and still not commercial success.. so dear ppl wat du u think..
gud work deep
Hi Jack,
Basically I said becasue if you ask any guy on the road he will say “what kind of music is it” but if play “Kajra re” song then he wil start singing along with you…so by masses i meant the guys who do not think much about music and they just need dance numbers…
Well the world is more than 66 people
I am a great fan of A R Rahman and I just love the music along with you guys but the people outside this computer…i.e. local public might not like the album that much…
Deep
The last rahman album i heard was Mangal pandey.My expectations were damn bloody high.but then except for the title song(mangal mangal) and tumhari adaoon…all were simply boring.but then with RDB in was extremely shokd.i mean the entire album is a block buster.its simply wonderfull.khalbali hain khalbali..was fantastic.luka chuppi is one of my most favourrate melodies rite now..rahman is simply great…wishing him all the best for sivaji and godfather.hope rdb breaks all time music records 1nce again.Go rahman go..
ADVANCE BDAY GREETINGS FOR RAHMAN.WISHING HIM ALL THE BEST FOR HIS CAREER.JITHU..
great music . no beating rehman. constantly reinventing himself.
kudos to rehman. rdb & rehman rock
the whole album is really superb.every songhas special flavour to it ,kudos to Rehman.listen to songs atleast 4to 5 time ,u will get the hang of them.
AR Rehman Bangs Man….
Apni Toh Paathshala & Roobaroo Roshani really rocks.
Maybe this might be more beatuiful had Rehman himself sang it. (Remember Vande Mataraam, Dil Se Re, O Hum Dum Suniyo Re & Fanaa)
tell u 1 more thing , the album is for classes & not for the typical masses. These days, Music is marketed very vigrously. I just laugh when some news channels, declare “Kajra Re” as the hittest song of the decade. Well, when we have this kind of mentality, I don’t wonder if people don’t appreciate RDB.
HEYA GUYS..I’M GLAD TO FIND A LOTTA RAHMAN FANS IN THIS SITE.SALY MOST OF YOU ARE SPEAKING ONLY OF HIS HINDI ALBUMS.JUS CHEK OT HIS NEW TAMIL FILM..”BEST FRIED”..ITS SBPERB…SADLY HE WONT BE CONVERTING IT TO HINDI…THERE ARE OTHER LOTTA HITS IN TAMIL….GOTTA CHEK IT OUT
Fully agrees with Jithin. I can’t understand tamil but few songs are just too much. They are really good.
But, right now i am looking for one of his less known albums i.e. Fire. I am unable to locate in my local market. Does anyone of you can tell me if i can stream it or download that?
Waiting for the reply.
I would be a jerk to say RDB’s music album sucks……….
So I will not be a jerk cos RDB rocks.
This is the first time that I have heard an album that has
so much variety in its songs.There is a bhajan to start with,
followed by Bhangda,Arabic, Indian Classical,Rock,Melody
and Indie-pop all incorporated into one album.
This album kinda gives u a flavour of world music,
ARR strikes another homerun with this album
I loved the music & me thinks there r a lot of people who worked very hard on it and they must get their dues so buy CD and don’t
download, this album is worth its price
ilike the song
i’ve searchd a lot for “water”.we don get it jus like that here and there…where to we get a review on ..”water”….i”ve heard it rocks…kudos to rahman sir.
I told Deep to listent the album and write some comments what he thinks about the album but still nothing…
Now, for right now let me do this.
There are number of instrumetals and all conveys the human pain, hope and joy in really good manner. “Ladoo Dreams” (Excellent Shehnai in Khamaj Thhat shows joy one (to be get married ones) can feel in every note of it) , “Carriage”, “Train”, “Funeral”, “Across the river” and others reviels the pain, helplessness and a lots of hope.
“Fatty” comes out like the sun and shatters the nights away.
“Kallu” and “Chuhiya Express” are the ones, they starts of with a desire and ends up on jouyes node.
“House of widows”, you must check this. A track full of depth and lots of sayings.
Till now one can feel the difference of what is commercial and what should be called a soulfull different music.
Now, the songs, again if you are looking for some masalla or regular number this is not for you.
Frist “Chanan”, my personal favourite. An extreamly hatke sort of track. One must notice the use of Sexophone with very few other instruments. Beautiful rendering by Sukhwinder and Sadhna.
Then comes the first love song of the album, “Naina Neer”. Smoooth, Classssy. I dont anything else.
First joyous track, don’t know much about what is meant by “Sham Rang” but again an extreamly differnet and will grow on you as soon as you listen.
In the end, this albums needs a proper listening. Not for those who likes to dance to the tunes of Rehman. Album won’t take time to grow but at the same time very different indeed.
Classical is the base of this album.
Good work done by Rehman.
If any one wants the linke, check out the replies, you will find that…
A R Rahman is Universal. Say balls to people talk about his music. Listen to LOTR (Lord of the Rings ) this year. Simply Gr8!!
Dear urchin,
I am a dead heart fan of rahaman, but feels so pleased to listion you, here i searched once water local market, but couldnt find , i am trying to find the album in raaga.com, but i really enjoy rahaman only at home , bcz when i listion him , i dont do work so i neglect to listion him in office . As getting time , bcz i ma here in hydrabad in very busy shedual, but be sure i will get the original CD on the last of this week.
thanks
tanuj
AR Rehman you r just amazing
i dont shy away frm saying i’m a great fan of rehman,i’ve got all the music collection this living legend has ever made,i read all the voices and opinios given above,itz really awesome to know there are so many ARR fans around,i really liked the view that RDB is not for masses,but for classes….presently no music director in India can match the genius and class of rehman,i really mean it…i have carefully studied and listened to music made by all other music director,but i culdn’t find anybody matching rehman’s class,elegance,versatility,flexibility,freshness in music,and abt RDB,wow….itz beyond words…experience it chill out
hi every body, previous reviews are really awqsome. lets see , how will happen with RDB. Best of luck rahaman and other unit.. songs are hit , moovi is also looking to get trmendous sucess.
i get lost in thoughts when i hear the song rubaroo…..its like a dream …same with tu bin bataaye and luka chupi….
lyrics are fantastic and AR rehmans rendition is simplylovable
title song and khalbali are nice songs to be played when dansing with friends
khun chala has the most isnpring lyirics ever same with rubaroo
“dhuan chataaa khulaaa gagan mera”
just love it
Rehmanbhai, this is a breakthrough album which caters more to classes and little in it for masses too
thans this is great ireally loved it
Oh! dear I love all the songs.Freedom? What the hell is this?
Azadi?
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Deep think u had a gight with ur wifer while u posted this review..Dun think u done justice to the gr8 music n fabulous Mr. Rahman.
The music is one of the best in recent times and considering the fitment in movie it simply rocks!!
Rahman has created one of his master pieces and shut mouth of his critics after Mangal Pandey!!
Deepesh – If you read the review then you will find that I have clearly said that…
I like the music very much..there is no question in that
cheers
Deep
Iam a small jingle composer who has travelled maybe 4 out of the 7 oceans of music, but man this guy ARR blows the $hit out of even other {like me} composers` brains, who know what music is all about. He`s a Genius ? I guess thats truly an understatement!!!
all the songs reached into deep in my heart.JYO A.R. RAHMAN & AMIR KHAN
great music, specially i like the song “tu bin bataye,” beautiful tune, lyrics and soft music, it is sung very nicely by madhushree, she is really day by day get matured, what a song, it is so nicely sung by madhushree as if i am in other world, i heard the song more than 7 times, it is really pleasure to hear the music of rahman and the sweet silken romantic voice of madhushree, thanks a lot,
Yeah it is cool yaar
i want to know about you`r songs not.espeshely TALL songs.
Dear deep,
Really enjoyable to get 100 comments approx , in this section , this only done , bcz of rahman, great rahman, Lord of the rings.
thanks to start such string.This is a real expression of music lovers and their blessings.
sexy music specially i like song pathshala we reabel
arun
loving movie with great patriosm and emotions.it is enjoyed by my whole family.cool songs like paathshaala,roobaroo.
they r good
Noting much to say….saw 99 messages and wanted to make 100….hope Rahman also hits a century….east or west …Rahman is best