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Ek Hi
Jaam
Venus;
Rs. 30
Contrary
to what the title suggests, this album is no celebration of wine and it’s
intoxicating effect. It is a collection of six rather austere ghazals rendered
by the leading playback singers of the day. The opening number, Sagar likkha...
is sad and sorrowful to which Kumar Sanu does full justice with his soulful
rendition. Aye mere dil... by Hariharan and Jaa re jaa.. by Suresh Wadkar
reflect melancholic mood. The flip side has the deep baritone of Bhupinder
Singh casting the magical spell with Mrinal in Agar zindagi.... The peppy
and lively tones of Aaj ki gulabi sham... do well to break the sad monotone.
Mere sapno ke sathi..., a duet by Udit Narayan and Mrinal, concludes the
album on a soft and silky ghazal grid. However, music by Tapas-Babun lacks
innovation. A passable fare by all means.
Sona Kitna Sona Hai
Tips;
Rs.50
This remixed
version of popular hit numbers, has been interestingly named. So Sona Kitna
Sona is called bahut sona mix, Nahi hona tha is ho gaya mix, Do dil mil rahe
hai is sweetheart mix, and so on. Like any other remix album, this too has
heavy beats and some English lines thrown in for effect, which fail to make
any impact. But the good thing is that the the original soundtracks have
been remixed, which makes for a thorougly enjoyable fare.
Ek Main Aur Ek Tu
Tips; Rs.
45
A
Valentines' special, this cover version of romantic duets will have the lovers
swinging to its tunes. The compilation has been carefully done to include
lively and peppy numbers. Abhijeet, Sonu Nigam and Sikander pair up with
Sadhana Sargam for different numbers. But these singers don't do justice
to any song, and are not even half as effective as the original singers.
And why is Sadhana the only female singer?
Radio Blast
Hits
Milestone;
Rs. 60
The
album comes with a warning: Can cause fatal dance cravings. Rest assured,
things are not as dangerous as suggested. But for party enthusiasts, it would
be a good addition to the collection. This medley of dance classics includes
excerpts from all time hit dance numbers. The first medley Dance all nite
has the all time favourite Kung fu fighting and Abba’s Dancing queen...
We’re gonna party has the popular soundtrack, Pretty woman. Side B has
a medley of good ole rock numbers, and the last segement of medley Dancing
on the stones has some fast foot-tappers that will keep the dancers happily
boogie-woogieing. Not phenomenally mind-blowing, nonetheless a neat
compilation.
Dance Nation 1
Plus; Rs.
75
This
is one album music lovers would not like to miss. What with N Trance’s
version of Stayin Alive, Lorna B’s red-hot I’m on fire, Steel
Pulse’s Brown Eyed Girl, Linx’s foot-tapping Billy Jean and Looney
Choones’s X Files lined side by side in one album, it won’t be
surprising if youngsters' feet keep dancing to the music! Dance music aficinados
should thank Plus music for this bonanza.
 Lie To Me - Jonny Lang
PolyGram;
Rs. 95
A
strong, gritty sound of drums and bass guitar for lovers of rock. The album
gets off to a good start with Lie to me, a peppy number, and then cools off
with the sultry Darker side. While Good morning little school girl reflects
a strong jazz influence, slightly at odds with the other, more rock-oriented
numbers. An average album for rock fans.
GOLDEN PIANO
Plus Music;
Rs. 75
More
magic from Disney. And this time Mickey Mouse, Winni the Pooh, Alice of the
Wonderland fame, and Alladin, aboard his magic carpet, have Richard Clayderman
and Kentaro Haneda for company. The fairy tale family’s favourite ditties
come to us from the fingers of these two musical geniuses. The sonorous strains
of their piano soothes away the fretful frown from your forehead and transports
you into a golden world of enchantment, far removed from the cares of this
world. Bibbidi bobbidi boo...yes, it’s pure magic and proves once again
that music needs no words.
NEW
RELEASES
 SIMPLY
LOVE
A
compilation of some of the best love songs like Paint my love, Mama, I'll
never break your heart, You must love me, to name a few. An apt gift to win
over your Valentine.
Plus Music; Rs. 65
`O'
RAMA
This album
has Ram bhajans composed to Western tunes by music director J.D. Uppal, who
is also the lyricist. The eight bhajans have been sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy,
Sonu Nigam, Vinod Rathod and the composer himself.
Pen Audio; Rs. 32
MANCHALAA
This
film has seven songs composed by Raam-Laxman and sung by Lata Mangeshkar,
Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Sonu Nigam.
Pen Audio; Rs. 35
ALBUM
OF THE WEEK
EK THA DIL EK
THI DHADKAN
Time; Rs.
34
The music
for this film, composed by Anand Raaj Anand and Surendra Sodhi, comes like
a breath of fresh air, and has a subliminal quality about it. Add to this
Javed Akhtar’s simple, romantic lyrics which are like the icing on the
cake. The songs don’t make much of an impact initially, but after hearing
them a couple of times, the melodious tunes keep playing on your mind. The
album begins with one of the best songs Resham jaisi ye baahein. Abhijeet
renders it feelingly, bringing out the romance in the song, and the overall
effect is haunting. Baahon mein aao zara, again sung by Abhijeet, is equally
mesmerising, while Udit Narayan’s Tum to chal diye, sung with masti,
will surely woo back any angry maiden. In keeping with the theme of the film,
it is music from the heart, which reaches out to the romantic in every
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