Swaradhiraj Vol.3 And 4 (The King Of The Musical Note) - Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Advantages: Two maestros for price of one
Disadvantages: None

...Bala murali krishna, what can be said of him, every word in the music dictionary will fall short when i try to describe him in his own field. He has decades of practise that singing is breathing for him. Perhaps, quitely , there is a hum when he breaths in and out. He is a pious man and with a blend of divinity and expertise in music, his renderings are as Divine as it can get. Clarity in expressing difficult words in Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil makes his songs heart-throbbing. The vibrations really oscillate the listener into a different world. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, a singer with a difference, his rugged voice may seem to be a wrong combination for the compositions he sings,but once he gets going, the melody gets the better of everythign and everyone... his single line rendering in a patriotic song... Read review

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Advantages: Really impressive action adventure score, one of the best of 2005
Disadvantages: Some action scenes a little unremarkable

...OTHER STUFF 1. King Kong (1:09) 2. A Fateful Meeting (4:17) 3. Defeat is Always Momentary (2:48) 4. It's in the Subtext (3:20) 5. Two Grand (2:35) 6. The Venture Departs (4:03) 7. Last Blank Space on the Map (4:44) 8. It's Deserted (7:09) 9. Something Monstrous… Neither Beast Nor Man (2:38) 10. Head Towards the Animals (2:48) 11. Beautiful (4:09) 12. Tooth and Claw (6:18) 13. That's All There Is (3:26) 14. Captured (2:26) 15. Central Park (4:36) 16. The Empire State Building (2:36) 17. Beauty Killed the Beast I (2:00) 18. Beauty Killed the Beast II (2:23) 19. Beauty Killed the Beast III (2:15) 20. Beauty Killed the Beast IV (4:46) 21. Beauty Killed the Beast V (4:14) Produced by James Newton Howard & Jim Weidman Music Composed by James Newton Howard Additional Music by Blake Neely & Chris P. Bacon Performed... Read review

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Advantages: interesting new idea
Disadvantages: sounds awful

...When i first heard of this CD i was like WOW! For the first time ever someone is playing tunes on tablas. (the western equivelent would be playing songs on loads of drum kits all tuned to different notes). I bought the cd immediately and couldnt wait to play it at home. I must admit though, when i played it, i could have killed myself. It was sooo dreadful. the most boring and monotonous music i have ever heard. it actually featured some of my favourite ragas in it (melodic scales) but now i regret walking in to the store and buying this. i am soo sorry for doing such a negative review but i have to get this out. Please no body ever buy this cd because like me you will become scarred for the rest of you lives! also, if you are into world music or indian music, there are hundreds of other cds, buy them, not this. even if somehow you... Read review

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