Music Review - Thiruda Thiruda

The best album of rahman according to me. No song can be categorised under any predefined genre .The first and last music of its kind and a very underrated album.

My review ,however rave ,cannot give the DUE credit for the music. I dare to say,no review can.

Konjam nilavu...Anupama should ve been the find of the season then.Her aggresive and passion filled rendering accompanied with the erratic voice modulation in this stylish number ought to have fetched her a national award. Superbly catchy interludes especially after the Pallavi .The male chorus and the female one at the finishing stage only add to the splendour and elan.

Veerabandi kotayile is an apt exemplification of revolutionising music. Be it the drums, violin or key board interludes, each charms in its own captivating way. Rahman makes the perfect choice of voices in an energetic Mano and mellifluous Chitra who form a contrasting duo.The song slows down from an initially heavy fast folkish western music to a balled kind of orchestration which then gets back unpredictably to its high energy self. This element of surprise at several points along the song and the manner in which the music easily transits at these bear testimony to the brilliance of its creator. The bass violin orchestration in the middle of the song and the flute bit which follows reinforce the same.

Putham pudu boomi...It starts off like a slow melody with a pleasant solo piano note .Then the unexpected happens when chorus orchestration begins at full swing and when the piano joins hands, the song gets out of the world . No words to describe how efforlessly the singers,especially Mano reached such high pitches . The violin interlude after the anupallavi produces goosebumps. If there could be an adjective to describe this track, it would be ETHEREAL.

Rasathi...My feeling of awe for the album rose to its peak after listening to this unbelievable number. A record making piece through which Rahman proved to his nit picking critics( who constantly complained of his excess dependency on technology), that he is still a genius without instruments. I can bet on my claim that the song would nt hav sounded this great with instrumentation. It has the male singer (late Shahul Hameed) singing in a melancholic tone and chorus part providing the bass effect full time and an occasional humming by the female chorus interlude which enhance the gloomy mood of the song .The uniqueness in Shahuls voice does magic...Unimaginable number..

Thee Thee...Fast beats with the accompaniment of bass guitar and powerful rendering of jathis marks the first 50 secs of this sensual number.Immediately the song turns into a soothing melody with minimal instrumentation . This sequence continues throughout the song and like Veerabandi Kotayile , its flow is seldom obstructed.Though the singers voice is fresh, she sounds so wispy that lyrics become imperceptible.

kannum kannum...High energy number with superb guitar interludes and heavy beats . The guitar inerlude after the pallavi is brilliant..So is the female chorus humming after the anu pallavi...Rocking track.

This is the level best I could describe in words, about the album.However, this will not constitute even half of the mesmerised experience I undergo every time I listen to the tracks. Such is the incredible and undescribable nature of the sounds.

Rahman might have given bigger chartbusters prior to and post Thiruda Thiruda.. But this album outshines all of them with its unprecedented instrumentation and to be more general,top notch music ...A very stingy 9.5/10...