QUOTE(abhayp @ Nov 1 2008, 11:59 PM)
QUOTE(Saki @ Nov 1 2008, 11:33 PM)
Abhay ji,
1. Absolutely in accord with you here. Though I don't claim to be as familiar with the nature of discussions that usually take place here as you, I tried to be as objective as possible. Whatever I may have said about the two singers, I was not suggesting one singer's superiority over the other to anybody (even though my post was addressed to USR ji). I was merely expressing my opinion, although my post was not replete with 'IMOs'. Showing someone's favorite singer down was not the intention.
I don't know how much of me you've seen on RMIM; I'm not particularly visible there.
2. I have heard some of SK's marathi songs, including the two you've mentioned. Looking at the sensitiveness of the matter, I shall refrain from sharing my *objective opinion*.
Warmest regards,
Saksham
That dratted "ji" again!
Hadn't you started/participated in a thread on RMIM about Lata-vs-Asha re classical singing skills? Now that was a good example of what happens even in a forum that *is* specifically meant for discussions like that one: it *is* a subject where some amount of objectivity *is* possible, but people tend to go with the artiste they prefer rather than compare singing skills objectively! Unfortunately (or fortunately!), objective criteria (alone) do not determine the listeners' experience of the song. E.g., in objective terms - breath control, fluidity and modulation of voice, unvarying adherence to sur, etc. - Meena Kapoor cannot quite match up to Lata Mangeshkar. Nevertheless, her version of the "Anokha Pyar" songs have their own magic, even though they are not in Lata's class in terms of singing skills per se. For that matter, for all MK's breath control issues, I would *never* want to hear "kuchh aur zamaanaa kahataa hai" in anyone else's voice: they may sing it more *skillfully*, but the passion and depth that MK brings to the song is out of this world!
I was also basing my suggestion on the few altercations I have seen on some of the forums here and on other "fan sites". Fans come to the forums/sites to share their enthusiasm for their favourites: I have learnt from experience that they are not looking for objective analysis of their favourites' skills!
I may well be over-reacting here: please take just as much of all this as you wish to. If you choose to leave it all behind, that's perfectly fine too.
Warm regards,
Abhay
Abhay ji,
I was the one who started that thread. It was faliure for the simple reason you have already mentioned. Any discussion (even if it's strictly *objective*) about two singers inevitably disintegrates into those stupid 'my favorite' vs 'your favorite' kind of nonsensical stuff. I should have learnt my leason there and then. Gosh! I'm ratarded
I take whatever you say, for the simple reason that no matter how much I try to convince myself otherwise, whatever you said *is* really the truth.
Thanks sir for the concern you have shown and for your suggestions. I shall try and follow them as much as possible.
Warm regards,
Saksham
PS- Sir, that dratted "ji" is gonna bug you for the rest of your life! Considering you are double, perhaps triple my age, and the fact that I can't be absolutely unmindful of these teeny-weeny technicalities, its better you get used to it than loose sleep over it....