SINGH IS KINNG-Music Review

MUSIC: PRITAM

LYRICS: MAYUR PURI

RATING:

Pritam is back yet again with his much hyped about film album. He is not at his belligerent best in this album but most of you will find this one entertaining and grooving with all the right mixes of the instruments. This album is very much the PUNJABI style which might perfectly suite the movie.

Singh is Kinng (R.D.B,Snoop Dogg,Akshay Kumar)

Now heres a groovy number with all the hip-hop hustles u could ask for. Pritam really has done a good job here with the composition and the appearance of SNOOP DO double G is felt with his slow RAP in between, even akshay gets a chance to stretch his vocal chords and does a decent job. I am a bit confused but ill still say that this is the title song of the movie. Not the best but you might just like it.

Jee Karda (Labh Jan Jua,Suzie Q)

The English version of the song is amazing in the voice of Suzie Q that will be shown on Katrina Kaif. The Punjabi version of the song has been sung in the voice of Labh Jan Jua and this song has western and Punjabi effect. The remix version of the song is full of heavy beats. This one is a typical Punjabi number but doesn’t quite catch on with the listener. Mayb it might jus stick with time i guess.

Bas Ek Kinng (Mika Singh,Neeraj Shridhar,Hard Kaur,Aashish Pandit)

This is the song that we were treated to in the TV promos. Another hip-hop style number portraying the title of the movie. The vocalists hav performed a tremendous job & so does pritam who has got all his instrumental ingredients rights to make this a hit number. There is also a Tiger Style Mix of the same number which is quite racy than the original.

Bhootni Ke (Daler Mehndhi)

A typical Punjabi number that symbolizes the culture of Punjab with its lovely lyrics that remind you of Punjabi folk. The music is a feast but i am sorry to say this you are let down by more or less the ‘Shouting’ of Daler Mehndi at the beggining of the song. You kind of get irritated by the constant top decibel chants of the Punjabi singer. There are 2 more remixed versions of this song, a DJ mix by DJ Amyth and a Tiger Style Mix in the voice of Mika.

Teri Ore (Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,Shreya Ghoshal)

Clearly a standout in this otherwise average album. It is a mesmerizing romantic melodious number where Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal just absorb you into the song with their magical voices & not to forget the wonderful composition by Pritam here.

Talli Hua (Neeraj Shridhar,Labh Jan Jua)

Another high energy western beat Punjabi song that is really good with the beats. The deadly combo of Pritam and Neeraj are back again and they prove it big again with this number. It is really fast number and makes u dance once u hear it. A nice groovy number with all the proper beats to make it workin big. A remix version called the Jay Dabhi Mix has the rap of Style Bhai along with the vocalists of the original number.

Rajster’s top 3 of the Album

1. Bas Ek Kinng
2. Teri Ore
3. Singh is KInng

Rajster’s Verdict:

A totally groovy album with all the right POONJABI mixes as Snoop Dogg says. But this not one of the very best works of Pritam. It is an average album aimed at the masses and the hit pair of AKSHAY-KATRINA may just be enough take it to the top of the charts…lets just hope they do

KISMAT KONNECTION-Music Review

MUSIC: PRITAM, SAJID-WAJID

LYRICS: SAYEED QUADRI, SHABBIR AHMED

RATING : 3/5

The moment you play the first track of this album, you start grooving . The signature tune with which the number starts, and continues to play in the backdrop throughout the track’s runtime, strikes an instant appeal with the listener. Aai Paapi (Tu Hai Meri Soniye) written with a youthful touch by Shabbir Ahmed also qualifies for the title track of Kismat Konnection and earns a lucky charm for its soundtrack, right at the beginning. Neeraj Sridhar who sung the Hare Ram (Bhool Bhulaiyaa) seems the perfect choice for Pritam…

Atif Aslam starts Bakhuda Tumhi Ho with his regular alaaps and soon takes over with his soulful singing. Alka Yagnik subsequently joins him in this romantic duet penned by Sayeed Quadri. Pritam synthesizes flute notes reminding of his treatment to Hum Jo Chalne Lage (Jab We Met). At the beginning it might feel a bit out of tune. A couple of listenings and the melody of this number simply grows on you!!!

Singer Hard Kaur who struck to fame with the number Move Your Body from Johnny Gaddaar , returns to sing a song with exactly the same title alongside Shaan, Suheil and Akriti Kakkar. This Bhangra -disco fusion, very much in the vein of Pritam’s earlier compositions again sets you to motion on the dance floor. Another version of the same track has Adeel replacing Shaan and Suheil without much audible difference.

Mohit Chauhan’s opening lines Is This Love (Kahin Na Laage) seems much like the Tumhi Ho number in Jab We Met. Nevertheless the singer from the Silk Route band sets the right mood for this mellifluous love song, very much in the ambiance of the sublime soundtrack of Jab We Met . Shreya Ghoshal’s honey-soaked vocals are tailor-made for such sweetness drenched compositions.

Guest composers Sajid-Wajid are invited for their trademark festivity bhangra composition. Soniye Ve (Dhak Dhak Dhak) is clearly a revisited version of  “Aaja Soniye” from Mujhse Shaadi Karoge right from its arrangements to the singing approach. The off-lately less heard Sonu Nigam teams up with Sunidhi Chauhan for this fun number.

The Remixes follow the originals of the album making it a whopping album of 12 songs…the remixes are done by DJ Suketo who does a decent job wid all tracks…

Top 3 of the Album

1. Aye Paapi (Tu hai Meri Soniye)
2. Bakudha Tumhi Ho
3. Is This Love

One of the most productive composers today, Pritam Chakraborthy, yet again comes up with a promising score. Kismat Konnection instantly connects with the listener and Pritam ensures that nothing has been left to plain luck or as they say…Kismat???