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Album: "Speed"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist:
Maya Puri; Singers: Jojo, Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam,
Antara Mitra, DJ Sachin; Ratings: ** Pritam Chakraborty's
assortment of songs in "Speed" is quite forgettable. After belting
out hits like "Dhoom" and "Life In A Metro", one is quite surprised
that a composer of his calibre would have "Speed" among his list of
works.
Already doing the rounds of the small screen is "Hello" from the
album, which hasn't really gained much popularity. With ordinary
lyrics by Mayur Puri, the track has been sung by Shaan and Sunidhi
Chauhan.
One expects such established singers to render better tracks. But
knowing the audiences' tastes, the track is likely to last for a
short period and then disappear. Until then, you can expect the
music to hit the clubs in the form of remixes.
Starting with 'Hello', every track in "Speed" seems to have some
whacky title or the other.
"Wanna Wanna", again rendered by Shaan and Sunidhi, is an average
number that doesn't interest you to the extent that a Pritam
number usually does. The instrumentals are nice, with mixed
arrangements and tempo that gets attention when played. But, sadly,
that is all the song delivers. Nothing to make you hum the track
even in the bathroom!
"Loving You", a romantic track with good tempo and rhythm is still
better than the previous two. It brings some relief after the
'what-was-that' kind of tracks one got to listen to.
Sung by Sonu Nigam and newcomer, Antara Mitra, the number has got
the same ingredients like any other track and, yet, there's
something that makes you like it.
"Tikhi Tikhi" is all gibberish, to say the least. With unimpressive
lyrics, easily forgettable voice of Jojo and mediocre music, the
song seems to be a big washout. The lyrics really make you want to
doubt the capabilities of Puri. The already wasted album could have
done without this number.
The biggest mistake committed by Pritam was to bring in Puri for
lyrics that are senseless, and the Hindi-cum-English fare just
didn't impress.
"Speed" would not generate much sale. Here's hoping that Pritam
makes a 'speed'-y recovery soon to belt out tracks that we all
love so much.
By Meghna Menon
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