ADA....a way of life....THE WAY FOR MUSIC!!!

All the Arr critics, please brace yourselves up....cause ur gonna eat some special humble pie.......

The 'God of music' / 'Mozart of Asia' gives us Ada......
A lot has been said that ARR is no longer concentrating on melodies....too much experimentation and all that crap!!!!ARR has been workin on Ada from 2001....and this results in a magical album....each track having a different mood, feel, style and melody!!!!!
Really nice to hear some original music!!! Special appreciation for brilliant usage of different types of guitar throughout the album!!!

I heard all the songs, and this is my view on them!!!

1.Ishq Ada:
There are two versions....a male version sung differently by Rahman's guitarist Rashid Ali!!! The female version is sung by a newcomer Parul Mishra.....she's got some potential..[:D].....This song is basically Waltz track , but the guitar is used dominantly to give the 3/4 time signature.....thats somethin new, coz usually Piano is the preferred instrument !!The guitar solos have a vintage effect and the accordion used in this song is pure genius played by none other than our ARR.........
A short but very cute track.....RATING: 8.0/10

2.Hawa Sun Hawa:
One of the best melodies rahman's composed in recent times.....he has filled up the bits with some of his piano magic.....Naveen steals the show with some mesmerising flute bits......Sonu Nigam is as usual at his very best for ARR's melodies......I'm not a big fan of Alka Yagnik's monotony, but she has sung this track well...The chord transitions in the interlude stanza's are superb.......The bass track is mild but very effective......An excellent track....one of the best in this album.....RATING: 8.2/10

3.GumSum:
This song might be Rahman's first Complete Commercial Hindi Track, pretty sure, it will become a major hit in the north!!! The unique start and end to this song with some type of guitar is a treat for the hears.....
The lead guitar and bass guitar have been used to the maximum level to give us a peppy dance no.....but the melody has never been compromised...Sonu Nigam's voice is full of power!!!If there's any negative thing, it might be that the beat is not original, but then this type of track needs that kinda beat.....but rahman's treatment disguises the cliche punjabi feel to a new wonderful level!!.....some church organ-like instrument has been used at the end!![:D]
Gumsum....a commercial hit.....RATING: 8.3/10

4.Gulfisa:
Another different song.....the percussion arrangements are like an Arabian song, but the tune gives an unique feel......the time signature is different and catchy....Sonu nigam delivers a good performance, but it is Sunidhi Chauhan who steals the show with a mind blowing performance....she switches between octaves with utmost ease.....once again the melody is pleasant....this track will stay on ur minds for sometime....RATING: 8.4/10

5.Meherbaan:
WOW!!!!!!!!This is the most amazing track of this album and no guesses for who sang this track.....It's none other than our Rahman.......This song is completely in an acoustic feel.....all u can hear is the piano, guitar strumming, gr8 bass sequence, simple ballad style drumming, and BRILLIANT VOCALS.......the voice preset for ARR is similar to the processing done for Pray for me brother....it suits the song well!!! Rahman's humming is amazing in between like 'yeh jo des hai tera'....Rahman's hindi diction is very good....When the song goes higher ,the vocals and chords are absolutely stunning!!!!.....i'll cherish this track forever....The instrumental version is also another track in the album.....Sanjeev Thomas stands out with a scintillating guitar performance.....RATING: 10/10 [:D]

6.Tu Mera Hai:
This track gives us Chitra at her best.....the ease at which she is able to go to insanely high pitches is quite unbelievable......The tune is quite captivating.....the strings arrangement is in typical Rahman's fashion!!!!.Sukhwinder Singh has done a good job...The main chorus has got great chord structure with rich use of strings.....The interludes are rich....overall the melody has got richness..the negative aspect: well i would have liked more variations in the main beat......but nonetheless a great track........RATING:7.9/10

7.Hai dard:
This track seems to be heavily based on film's situation......Rahman's managed to create sufficient melancholy.......however,till the first interlude, the track is ordinary with an 'Eh ajnabee' feel....when the guitar and flute starts , the song begins to sound brilliant....the second stanza has a brilliant tune....Udit has sung the higher notes with considerable feeling.....I'm sure the track will be hundred times better with the video.......RATING:8.0/10

8.Milo Yahan Wahan:
The choir and strings give an intoxicating start to this track......something only rahman can do.......in terms of melody, this is one of the best ones in this album......However alka Yagnik can get irritating when the higher notes are being sung......She has do something about her monotonous singing style......Jayachandran has sung well.....the first interlude is out of the world.....once again, Rahman makes use of strings and pads thus the chords give a soothing yet amazing feel to the song.....Beautiful track......RATING: 8.8/10

OVERALL VERDICT:
Rahman's come out with a stunning album, filled with variety and originality.....
Special mention to all the lyricists......
This album is a must for all Rahman fans....even his critics will find their 'Ada reoriented'.........Hail ARR!![:D]