http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Wed, 3 Jan 2007 08:50:34 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2007/01/01/072026.php#comment-42070 Ref: "The primacy of "music" over "song" goes a long way toward explaining Rahman's growing acclaim among far-flung audiences." Interesting. His music does has a level of complexity that's really pleasing to the ear. Sort of an optimal balance between order and variety. But it's not just that. We can easily recognize order, but distinguishing variety from disorder is a little trickier (which is why I have a hard time with jazz). Rahman's music has its surprises, but is not so surprising that it confuses or bores. Sounds like damning with faint praise, I know, but it isn't. Cross-over appeal is a fascinating topic. Great meditative piece per usual. Thanks, Q. 42070@desicritics.org Wed, 3 Jan 2007 08:50:34 EST