Chennai 600028 album review - Hype kills!!
They say that Hype kills and that is what that has happened with the Chennai 600028 album. This is actually a pretty decent album from Yuvan. If only Indiaglitz had not hyped up the album to dizzying heights, this album would not have been a slight disappointment which is what it is right now. The fact that everybody involved with this film is an youngster in their 20s and mid thirties shows in the songs too, both in the lyrics (amatuerish at some places) and in the tunes. Now, to the songs...
Yaaro...yaarukkul yaaro - Both the versions of this song are outstanding but it is the SPB - Chithra version that is a lot better and easily my pick of the album. The kind of retro beats used in the SPB version are very interesting. But more than anything else, the veteran singer shows that 100s of singers might come and go, but SPB will stand forever. Chithra only adds to the magic created by the song. Only when we hear songs like these, we realize how much we miss these legends. This was one song that I was very much looking forward to ever since I read about it in Indiaglitz and the song sure lives upto the expectations. Totally addictive song.
Un Paarvai mele pattaal - Vijay Yesudoss seems to be fast becoming Yuvan's favorite. IMO the 2nd best song in the album. I loved everything about this song - the prelude, Vijay's rendition and the interludes too. The wordplay in the charanams is very interesting and catchy. Just like the Maestro - Yesudoss combo of yesteryears, we have this Yuvan - Vijay Yesudoss combo now and they are fast emerging as one to look forward to.
Natpukkulle - This is a song that the "Yuvan, please do not sing" brigade will be happy about bcos it has given them one more case to argue for. The guitar strumming with the which the song starts is stunning and all is well with the preludes too, until Yuvan starts singing, from where even the biggest Yuvan fan will shift uncomfortably in his seat. This could have been an awesome typical Yuvan short melody if only somebody else had sung this song.
World cup jeyikkapporom - The song starts with a neat rap. Yuvan's voice is not very bad in this one. The lines "roattula edhiriya adikkalaam ulla vaa...ground-la neeyum naan modhalaam ulle vaa" are very catchy. I think the rapping during the interludes has been done by the Yogi B Natchathira folks. The thing I loved in the song is that both the rapping and the lyrics in the song is completely on cricket. Decent song.
Saroja saamaan nikaalo - High energy song. Will be a huge hit if this is picturized aptly. Shankar Mahadevan is the perfect choice for this song. The tempo of the beats doesn't lag a bit from start to finish. I am a big fan of songs with beats like these and so this is my 4th best song of the album. But I feel that Yuvan should start trying different beats for fun songs like this. The beats in this song are identical to the ones that have already been used by Yuvan in songs like Ammaadi aathaadi from Vallavan and En aasai mythili remix from Manmadhan.
Jalsa pannungada is a rather ordinary song and the bad choice of singers by Yuvan does not help the song lift from its mediocrity. The remix version of the song is actually better. Oh oh ennammo by Anouska is probably my least favorite song of the album and naturally, I don’t want to delve on the negatives in the song, starting from the way she has sung this song to why should Yuvan always keep turning Anoushka's way for such sensuous songs.
Even given the fact that the album does not live upto its pre-release expectations, its a highly enjoyable album. And for Yuvan fans like me, this is an album that should go into the Yuvan CD collection.
Yaaro...yaarukkul yaaro - Both the versions of this song are outstanding but it is the SPB - Chithra version that is a lot better and easily my pick of the album. The kind of retro beats used in the SPB version are very interesting. But more than anything else, the veteran singer shows that 100s of singers might come and go, but SPB will stand forever. Chithra only adds to the magic created by the song. Only when we hear songs like these, we realize how much we miss these legends. This was one song that I was very much looking forward to ever since I read about it in Indiaglitz and the song sure lives upto the expectations. Totally addictive song.
Un Paarvai mele pattaal - Vijay Yesudoss seems to be fast becoming Yuvan's favorite. IMO the 2nd best song in the album. I loved everything about this song - the prelude, Vijay's rendition and the interludes too. The wordplay in the charanams is very interesting and catchy. Just like the Maestro - Yesudoss combo of yesteryears, we have this Yuvan - Vijay Yesudoss combo now and they are fast emerging as one to look forward to.
Natpukkulle - This is a song that the "Yuvan, please do not sing" brigade will be happy about bcos it has given them one more case to argue for. The guitar strumming with the which the song starts is stunning and all is well with the preludes too, until Yuvan starts singing, from where even the biggest Yuvan fan will shift uncomfortably in his seat. This could have been an awesome typical Yuvan short melody if only somebody else had sung this song.
World cup jeyikkapporom - The song starts with a neat rap. Yuvan's voice is not very bad in this one. The lines "roattula edhiriya adikkalaam ulla vaa...ground-la neeyum naan modhalaam ulle vaa" are very catchy. I think the rapping during the interludes has been done by the Yogi B Natchathira folks. The thing I loved in the song is that both the rapping and the lyrics in the song is completely on cricket. Decent song.
Saroja saamaan nikaalo - High energy song. Will be a huge hit if this is picturized aptly. Shankar Mahadevan is the perfect choice for this song. The tempo of the beats doesn't lag a bit from start to finish. I am a big fan of songs with beats like these and so this is my 4th best song of the album. But I feel that Yuvan should start trying different beats for fun songs like this. The beats in this song are identical to the ones that have already been used by Yuvan in songs like Ammaadi aathaadi from Vallavan and En aasai mythili remix from Manmadhan.
Jalsa pannungada is a rather ordinary song and the bad choice of singers by Yuvan does not help the song lift from its mediocrity. The remix version of the song is actually better. Oh oh ennammo by Anouska is probably my least favorite song of the album and naturally, I don’t want to delve on the negatives in the song, starting from the way she has sung this song to why should Yuvan always keep turning Anoushka's way for such sensuous songs.
Even given the fact that the album does not live upto its pre-release expectations, its a highly enjoyable album. And for Yuvan fans like me, this is an album that should go into the Yuvan CD collection.
Labels: Audio review, Music, Yuvan
posted by Filbert at 2:39 PM
12 Comments:
Hey, actually i liked the album, may be because, i didn't have much expectations on this album... Also i liked the way Yuvan used hip-hop and rap genre in all the songs of this album which gives a kind of unique feel to the soundtrack...ofcourse i hate yuvan singing but i liked Oh ho Ennanamo pannudhu inspite of Anushka's singing
Exactly Suresh. If there had been no expectations from this album, it would have been a pretty good album (which is what it actually is). Deepavali was pleasantly surprising bcos I wasn't expecting anything good from that album. About the Oh oh ennamo pannudhe song - I guess we don't agree with each other on such songs (remember the Mazaa mazaa song from JOK :))
correct filbert...i was slightly disappointed with the album....but somehow i thought this will not come out good....just becoz all involved in the film are yuvan's friends and family....kandipa sodhapa poranganu thonichi :(
my fav is Un Paarvai mele pattaal ...neenga sonna maadhiri yuvan and vijay combo rocks...
Yeah Bharani, since everyone involved in the making of the film are very close friends and relatives of Yuvan, they would have given him a completely free hand. And it is always good to have someone giving you unbiased feedback :) Definitely a good album but not to the extent that Indiaglitz had projected it would be
hi filbert i liked saroja song and its tempo also world cuppa jeyikka porom song along with un parvai, yaro song. definitely an energetic album from yuvan after TI
True Kumar, this can definitely be called an energetic album from Yuvan. It has something in it for all kinds of music lovers. The Saroja song can be a tremendous hit, if the director gets the picturization right. Lets see.
Hmm... none of the songs in this album impressed me... I loved all the songs from Deepavali... And it has become my current fav...
Kind of surprised that you didn't like any song from this album, Rathin. Un paarvai mele pattaal and Yaaro...yarukkul ingu yaro are definitely top notch, IMO. Konjam chance koduthu paarunga :) But I am too beginning to believe that Deepavali was a better album than this one.
At my first glance, I thought I would like "Yaaro...yarukkul ingu yaro" (SPB and Chitra, right?)... But, later after hearing couple of times, I realized, I am not impressed with this song...
Un paarvai mele pattaal... I heard once, and took out of my list.. Will try again :)
BTW, I listened couple of times to Unnalee Unnalee (SUN TV trailor) songs and now I feel couples of songs from this movie are good... May be the same thing can happen later, with this album... ;)
Rathin, I am sure you will start liking the 2 songs after a few listenings. I am just addicted to those 2 songs, particularly to Un paarvai mele pattaal.
Unnaale unnaale was one album where I liked all the songs except the Hello miss imsaiye. Now, April 4th is what I am looking forward to, for The Boss :)
Good words.
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