I yearn for good music, especially Hindi film music. The music I enjoy is something which is usually soft on ears, has a rhythm and refreshes you. Lyrics are very important to me. I am often enthralled by the way lyricists use the same set of words but pen them in a different but poetic way. Lyrics are the reasons why Ghazals are still my top draw.
I remember the days when I used to carefully collect some good music CD's; some by repeated listening, others by gut instinct based on the artists involved. Last few years though its been more of online listening and I have not followed things that closely. This year there have been some really good albums from the likes of Rahman, Pritam and S.E.L (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy).
Here are my personal favourites this year:
1.Mitwa (Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna) - Beautiful Lyrics were enough to propel this soothing piece of melody to the top of my list. SRK has been blessed with some real good songs. I liked the revisited version as well.
2.Rang De Basanti (Rang de Basanti) - No one else could have done justice to this one other than Daler Mehendi, he's simply fabulous. The fast, peppy number energizes you no end.
3.Kya Mujhe Pyar Hai (Woh Lamhe) - Pritam has mixed rhythm and beats well to create this youthful song. Listening to it again and again had me addicted.
4.Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai (Gangster) - Again Pritam scores with this one. KK has rendered it nicely and it immediately gets on to you.
5.Aaj ki Raat (Don) - Techno music by S.E.L, great voices by Alisha Chinoy, Mahalakshmi and Sonu Nigam make this one special. Listen the DCH (Koi Kahe) like background tune.
Here are my personal favourites this year:
1.Mitwa (Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna) - Beautiful Lyrics were enough to propel this soothing piece of melody to the top of my list. SRK has been blessed with some real good songs. I liked the revisited version as well.
2.Rang De Basanti (Rang de Basanti) - No one else could have done justice to this one other than Daler Mehendi, he's simply fabulous. The fast, peppy number energizes you no end.
3.Kya Mujhe Pyar Hai (Woh Lamhe) - Pritam has mixed rhythm and beats well to create this youthful song. Listening to it again and again had me addicted.
4.Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai (Gangster) - Again Pritam scores with this one. KK has rendered it nicely and it immediately gets on to you.
5.Aaj ki Raat (Don) - Techno music by S.E.L, great voices by Alisha Chinoy, Mahalakshmi and Sonu Nigam make this one special. Listen the DCH (Koi Kahe) like background tune.
