Golden Voice of Bollywood Singers? - Page 2

Originally posted by: iambest

u forget to add shaan and kk

Originally posted by: iambest

rahat is a different thing he is a qawal he needs to be in leauge of all fateh ali khan type singers in playback singing he dont deserve a chance he isnt made for it in duets he sang with sonu nigam ...sonu nigam out shined him with all his expressive and expressions in singing . their is a difference between a authentic playback singer who actually emote feelings and a qawal who mostly do alaaps or hi scale singing... rahat dont suite to any actor face though

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX8T9RyxkhQ[/YOUTUBE]

Originally posted by: paklover

good to see my post growing but very gradually

Originally posted by: sinisterstorms

Thanks for sharing the song -- had never heard it before. :)

I've heard both of them live and IMO there is simply no live performer like Rahat - his talent is on another level. Even in the duet you shared, no doubt Sonu sounds sweet and very nice, but his voice lacks the depth of Rahat. They both handle emotions well, albeit differently. Whether one does or doesn't do playback doesn't connect to whether or not they can be expressive in a song. Regarding "playback", singers like Sonu, Udit, Kumar, etc. definitely work better as playback for heros but that's not what I look at when assessing singers. Arijit's voice in fact doesn't match up to many heros i.e. SRK - yet he gets to sing for them.

Originally posted by: iambest

i agree with most of the part but differ with the live performer thing ..best live performer in india pakistan has to be sonu nigam alone ...because live performance isnt something about how great u sing its about the connection with the audience and i havent seen any one else getting so much invloved with audience as sonu does . rahat is amazing in his zone which is a limited zone of Qawali genre no one can sing better qawali;s than him ...even though i belong to pakistan i dont rate rahat as a best pakistani singer best here is sajad ali but no one knows him sadly because he havent been to bollywood . we can agree to disagree on opinions but without thinking i am biased to sonu 😊 u should see the connection he made to audience

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDImF2UCNmw[/YOUTUBE]

and for depth u must see he is Live and i repeat no one else could have given this emotions and deepness in a live performance than him

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDImF2UCNmw[/YOUTUBE]

Originally posted by: sinisterstorms

Yeah, I know you like Sonu! I do too. It's great to share opinions and I agree with you too - it's just about how we are looking at it. I tend to look specifically at power, range, and level of singing whereas you are looking at the entire package and the way the performer connects with the audience. There is no doubt at all that Sonu connects with the audience in an incredible way and gets them involved far more than Rahat. But then for the kind of singing Rahat does, I am also stunned by his performances and how he can sing with such power on the song's original scale for several hours at a stretch. In comparison, Arijit always tones down his songs or turns them into "rock versions" and often doesn't even hit the notes that were in the studio version, but his stylistic handle and versatility makes him coveted.

Originally posted by: iambest

Arijit is a mediocre singer its just he has been the flavor of audience for quite some time ... rahat is a fav though he is trained on those notes which he sings .. .. to me what most matter in singing is expressions so my judgement for a qawal is that he cant sing the essence of romance or depth of pain in sad songs or a arrogant badmash or tapoori expression because its what only real playback singing teaches you which is muhammad rafi school of thoughts 😊 rahat can express bollywood songs he knows his job but he cant express the way it should be expressed the plus point playback singers with the likes of udit , sonu and kumar sanu had they knew how to express romance one cant expect rahat to romance a song like suraj huwa madham 😊 it would not suite his voice ...thats why i dont rate him in playback singing and nether the likes of arijit because they are not what u call authentic playback voice who can emote and at the same time can be called as voice of a hero ...classical or harqat murkiyaan is secondary to me ...best classically trained vocalist of the world could not sing a song like kal ho na ho with the deepness ...or udit narayan song meri zindagi ke maalik mere dil pe hath rakh de ...

Originally posted by: sinisterstorms

I'd agree to disagree on the romance song part - romance songs are in Rahat's capacity. Suraj Hua Madham is simplistic and it wouldn't be a stretch to see Rahat do it. O re piya, zaroori tha, samjhawan, etc. are all examples of romantic songs loaded with expression and power that he has done. Tum jo aye, jag soona laga, etc. all demonstrate his ability to emote. However, I cannot see him doing songs like Zoobi Doobi and Love is a Waste of Time. Then again, Sonu cannot do a Rashke Qamar. Sonu's softness and expressiveness in a song like Kal ho Na Ho takes the song to the next level. Arijit's strength is ability to carry all types of songs - perhaps not at the level of Rahat or Sonu but nevertheless his versatility is a huge asset. He's the only one I can see carrying a Channa, Bulleya, Nashe, Phir Bhi Tumko, Breakup song simultaneously. They all have their strengths.