Old Vs New Singers - Can We Compare? - Page 2

If its unfair to compare new singers to old, then why is it getting so hard for most of us to accept Atif Aslam's Style and Himesh's.

they are ppl of new generation, and have their own unique style, why do we need always a singer like Rafi or Kishore with a soft voice?

Originally posted by: Ms. Bholi Bhali

If its unfair to compare new singers to old, then why is it getting so hard for most of us to accept Atif Aslam's Style and Himesh's.

they are ppl of new generation, and have their own unique style, why do we need always a singer like Rafi or Kishore with a soft voice?

I agree to it that each singer has a unique style and tat its not right to compare the Old and New singers.. But ya i do not concur with the statement in Bold.. How many days can u hear to only the disco numbers or the Himesh and Atif Aslam style?? We also need soft romantic songs along with the hip hop songs.. We do hv few singers to sing the romantic songs but we need more as many these days are focusing their style on sufi and disco numbers

Originally posted by: Ms. Bholi Bhali

If its unfair to compare new singers to old, then why is it getting so hard for most of us to accept Atif Aslam's Style and Himesh's.

they are ppl of new generation, and have their own unique style, why do we need always a singer like Rafi or Kishore with a soft voice?

I agree to the first part that its unfair to compare.But accepting a singer is something that does not depend on era.It more depends on how the singer is singing. Many cant accept Himesh but these very people are accepting Kailash Kher.They also luv Kishore or Rafi. It is not the time or the era that decides the liking of these singers but how they sing.

comming to the second part even i dnt agree that why we need such singers.We need melody too. The ones mentioned are mostly the feet tapping ones.But we may not like to hear just those. So just like a singer like himesh is needed so do we need Shreya or Shaan or Sonu. But yes more than comparing its wrong to downplay them.

I think whenever we compare (not just singers, but anything 2 similar things or people in any field), we are bound to get frustrated to an extent, because their offering will not match up with our preception and as a result, we have a tendency to tag someone as good or bad... This may not be fair! So its best not to compare...

As for old vs new singers, again thats also a perception to an extent... We grew up listening to Rafi, Kishore, Lata, Asha and fell in love with them - when the new voices came up, we were resistant to the change... but our parents and other elders were equally resistant to the change of style that Kishore'da or Asha'ji or Pancham brought in.. whether we like it or not, they were downplayed equally just like we do tend to downplay Himesh or Preetam today! So, its best to leave people with their choices and not comment on what is better based on your individual perceptions!

i jugde the singer by the fact that rafi,kishore and the likes r still listened to today...
chances of ppl like himesh or atif aslam bien rememberd 20 yrs down the line just doesnt seem possible....
the words and the way they were sung is wat made the oldies great...
foot tapping the current music mayb...but in the end...
the comparision is unfair...bothways...

Nah i dont think we can compare old and new singers cuz old is just classic and the best now a days they have all these short clothed women and then there never used to be stuff like that nowadays song s might be worth listening to but never watching

xxAnuxx

Jaya,

I agree with you 100%. I grew up mostly a Kishore Kumar and R D Burman fan and I remember my elders criticizing the songs I loved. I remember comments like "What is this odlai oldlai odlai? Is this music? Real music is what we had in 'Mughal-e-Azam', 'Anarkali', etc.". It is the tendency of older generations to look down on anything new. I myself was resistant to change for a long time. However, when I tried to be objective (some time after the mid-90s) and really tried to appreciate some of today's music, I found there is still some very good music going around these days. I am still a big fan of the 'golden era' but I do think there are some very good singers these days (Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Udit, the Rathore brothers, Kailash Kher, Sukhvinder, Shreya, Sunidhi, etc.). In the 70s and 80s, there was a singer in the mould of Kailash Kher, Narendra Chanchal - similar kind of voice. However, he just languished because his genre of music was just not available from the music directors of those days. There is more variety these days which lets singers like Kailash Kher and Sukhvinder flourish. I for one don't like to put down singers or music of this era.

Having said all this, my personal preference is still for the golden era. It may just be a function of what I grew up with rather than the superiority of any particular kind of music or of any era of singers.

Originally posted by: *Jaya*

I think whenever we compare (not just singers, but anything 2 similar things or people in any field), we are bound to get frustrated to an extent, because their offering will not match up with our preception and as a result, we have a tendency to tag someone as good or bad... This may not be fair! So its best not to compare...

As for old vs new singers, again thats also a perception to an extent... We grew up listening to Rafi, Kishore, Lata, Asha and fell in love with them - when the new voices came up, we were resistant to the change... but our parents and other elders were equally resistant to the change of style that Kishore'da or Asha'ji or Pancham brought in.. whether we like it or not, they were downplayed equally just like we do tend to downplay Himesh or Preetam today! So, its best to leave people with their choices and not comment on what is better based on your individual perceptions!

Originally posted by: Anu.Rad

I agree to it that each singer has a unique style and tat its not right to compare the Old and New singers.. But ya i do not concur with the statement in Bold.. How many days can u hear to only the disco numbers or the Himesh and Atif Aslam style?? We also need soft romantic songs along with the hip hop songs.. We do hv few singers to sing the romantic songs but we need more as many these days are focusing their style on sufi and disco numbers

Agree with Anu as well here, it is not that every singer needs to be Rafisaab or Kishore, or Lataji or Ashaji.... they are our music idols, many have grown up listening to them... but definitely, abt the older songs is that there's so much versatility and orignal melody which i feel is slightly lacking in our generation.. it's wonderful that shows like SRGMP, Indian Idol, Voice of India, etc are giving so many people a chance to show their singing talent, which adds to the diversity of music.. but i feel singers who sing the same type of songs and only have one style will not do well in the industry and that is a phase which is going on right now.. at the moment those songs are at the top of the music charts but i feel they will slowly die down.