Aasai nooru vagai.. aadi parkum varai..aadalam va...!!

I started going to gym quite regular these days.. although I have always hated to do the tread mill monotonously... I am pretty much in a bad shape now.. I really really need to loose weight. I have gained 20Kgs (yes not pounds!) after I came to US.

I decided that some interesting business/tech magazine and music could go along very well to make the arduous task of trend mill or elliptical much more interesting. I loaded my humble 512MB sony MP3 player with some nice melodies of 80's and early 90's mostly illayarajas...

I couldn't believe for myself that I enjoyed the songs soo much. They were just spectacular.. Each of these songs were so unique and so melodious.. so soothing.. I began to wonder how Illayaraja was able to create so many distinct, unique and classic piece of masterpiece. When I listened more closely.. I couldn't distinguish more than 5 or 6 instruments that he used for all these songs!!

Mirudhangam was the base in almost all of his scores.. flute plays a major role as well.. violin another strong score .. other than these there were very less intruments being used. Mostly it was voice modulation!!

To this master ragams...and thalams, the genius vairamuthu adds the exquisite sauce of lyrics. His heavenly imagination can only be matched by the beautiful might of his lyrics. As if this wasn't enough, K.J.Yesudhas and SPBB garnish it giving it a divine life! A piece of Immortal music which, I am sure will last for years, much more than any of A.R.Rehmans and Harris Jeyaraj's or Yuvan's.

I wouldn't dare to say ARR , HJ or Yuvan are any less talented folks..but I think there is some clear distinction between them and Illayaraja. ARR, HJ and Yuvan live and excel in the present time. Illayaraja is undoubtebly a shining landmark in the vast space of eternity!!