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Red |
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MUSIC |
PREVIEW |
MOVIE REVIEW |
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The wait is over. For a music lover who was used to hearing
a new Himesh Reshammiya album practically every fortnight last year,
it was quite a wait almost 6 months, as Aap Ki Khatir Aug 2006 was
his last album to hear the composer/singer again for a new project.
Agreed that some of his last few albums were not as popular or
successful as his work earlier in the year, a Himesh Reshammiya
stamp still means a lot. With lyricist Sameer in and director Vikram
Bhatt at the helm who utilized Pritam to the fullest for the score
of his Ankahee, one expects a passionate musical score from this
Aftab Shivdasani, Celina Jaitley and Amrita Arora starrer. Himesh
Reshammiya has gone for a kill in 'Red' by singing seven out of
total nine songs in the album. For his fans, it is a bonanza of its
kinds. But would his bashers have a field day too? Well, don't know
about that but at least his fans won't be quite kicked with the
final outcome. |
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Track 1,6
Afreen Tera
Chehra. It is a passionate beginning to the album in the way
Reshammiya comes with all the required emotions for Message of
the song is quite simple - Come what may, I am gonna gain your love!
Pasteurized imaginatively in a volatile manner, it truly brings the
dark side of love with the music creating an all around haunting
appeal. Sameer's lyrics are of the kind that he used to write for
Nadeem Shravan till about a few years back while Reshammiya sings
well fine too a kind of punch that goes down well for the song's
genre. A catchy track, it is a good mix of passion, sensuality and
some true hot blooded love! Not one of your typical love songs
crooned while dancing around the trees, Afreen makes a good impact
even in the Remix version which only aides in rocking the
proceedings further |
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Track 2,7
Aamin
Passion flow continues with which actually takes off from were
Afreen left. Yet another track which is about never ending love and
desire for someone who means most to your life, Aamin is based on
sufi music with Reshammiya taking center stage once again as a
singer. With tabla being the most prominent instrument used for the
song, the song is lightly paced though one misses the punch of
Afreen even when there is an attempt to create the base rhythm
around the word Aamin.
Since one is not quite kicked with the original composition, it is
not with much enthusiasm that one play on the Remix version
of the song. Well, if you have heard half-a-century odd remixes of
Reshammiya songs in 2006 and are still kicked about listening to
more of them, then 'Aamin' may just manage to interest you. |
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Track 3,8
Ek Tum Hi It's almost an anti-climax when arrives,
both from the situation and the music point of view.
Let's talk about the situation first. While Afreen and
Aamin were all about feeling so strongly about one's
love and doing whatever achievable to grab it with both
hands, Ek Tum Hi is a retrospective song that challenges
the very emotions of falling in love with that
particular person. And this is the time one actually
ends up wondering that there has been no female voice
heard in the album so far. But more about that later.
Now coming to the music of Ek Tum Hi. Though Jayesh
Gandhi croons the number fine, the tune is so lukewarm
in spite of a sufi base to it that one wonders how could
the team of Red agree to its placement in the album? As
a situational number which also comes in a Remix
version, it is expected to run as a part of the
background score and the only high point of this entire
5 minutes composition is a brief reference to Afreen
that ignites the proceedings! |
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Track 4
Dil Ne Yeh Na Jaana Harshdeep, who has earlier sung
tracks like Udne Do from Taxi No. 9211, Le Ja from Karam,
Sajna Main Haari from Aap Ko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai
and Uljalul from Oops, sets the prelude for before
Reshammiya takes over from her in a matter of seconds.
Yet another sad song in succession, it is about the pain
and sorrow that comes as an after effect of love. A
haunting number that moves at a very slow pace with
minimal background instruments, 'Dil Ne' concentrates on
lyrics and voices with both Harshdeep who arrives on the
scene again towards the middle of the song and
Reshammiya singing with a heartfelt effect. A
situational song with 'tabla' used to good effect yet
again, it is not the kind that would make you hum it
around the town but would at least ensure that you are
glued to the proceedings. |
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Track 5,9
Loneliness
Is Killing Everyone After making her sing the song of her
playback singing career in the form of 'Dil Vich Lagaya Ve' from
Chup Chup Ke, Reshammiya reduces newcomer Akriti Kakkar to a mere
background crooner. She practically gets to sing only 4 words which
is also the title of the last song of the album that also appears in
a mandatory Remix version. The line comes after every minute
or so but that's about it. Beyond that, it is Reshammiya who sings
the entire track about loneliness and how it is a killer. From being
subtle in 'Dil Se', he sings 'Loneliness' at a higher pitch and
comes up with a fair number that is again only for the situation.
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Overall
Red is not really an album that one would have wanted to be
Reshammiya's first release of the year. It hardly seems to be an
album that he would have composed after a 6 month break and instead
appears to have been an assembly line album created in the first
half of 2006 when he was coming up with soundtracks in dozens.
Except for Afreen which is the USP of the album, the rest barely
pass muster. |
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