Topic started by Rasighan (@ webcacheh04a.cache.pol.co.uk) on Sat Sep 29 13:59:38 .
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Hello;

There was legend called M.rafi, now there is an enormous legend who is ruling India, his name is
Padmashree Dr.S.P.Balasubhramaniam, till date (1966-2001) he has crossed 40,000 songs, & posses more National,State,Film Fare & other awards than any other singer in India!, What are your views on this genius???

Responses:

• From: Rasighan (@ webcacheh08a.cache.pol.co.uk) on: Sun Sep 30 16:55:57
  
  I do not think any body put down a singer intentionaly, but such issues like nasal voice, feminine voice, muthalnk katai, shruthi, layam, pallavi, saranam,sanghathi had to be considered when comparing singers, but in a nice way, cool OK!
  
  Now in terms of Modulation, versatility, expressing feelings, gamaks & punches SPB & M.rafi are experts, although TMS was quite good at this, but KJY though carnatic wizard has not got chance next to SPB or Rafi, He may be better than SPB in carnatic, but SPB proved him self, without any musical training he is also capable of proper carnatic boffin like KJY, BMK, Ghantasala, which is truly outstanding & amazing, take some nasal singers like Hariharan Unni Krishnan, Shanker, even Mano are proper carnatic, well look at them, they can not sing, so would not you agree SPB is gift from god.
  
  If SPB was hindi, he would have been the most famous singer in India, even to better Rafi & KK, but south indian talented artists like SPB,KJY,BMK,PBS,TMS,Ghantasala,AMR,SJ,PS all suffer because they are not northies, it's like saying Michael Jackson is better singer than SPB, because he is known world wide, which may not be true, don't you think so???
  
  Northies are unaware of SPB, so they chant about junks like Kumar Sanu, Udit,Hariharn,Shanker,Sukvindher,sonu nigam, ..etc, that's thier narrow mindness, we should just feel pity for them, it's like every body in India knows "Amitab", how many northies know "sivaji","Rajni","Kamal","IR", but some how ARR manged to break this barrier.
  
  
• From: mamamia (@ 203.106.151.167) on: Mon Oct 1 02:06:07
  
  He is one Gundu Pusnika.........look at his wonderful shapeless abs!!!!!!
  
  
• From: Raguvaran (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Mon Oct 1 06:14:23
  
  : mamamia (@ 203.106.151.167) ;
  
  I bet you are the ugliest a** in the world, do not look at people's achievements, you are fool with lack of self confidence, self esteem & inferiority complexity, you feel a bit satisfied after upseting, other people, what a F**kin idiot you are, look at your self in the mirror first, b4 commenting about others, f**k off
  
  
• From: Raguvaran (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Tue Oct 2 10:56:48
  
  Of course he is!!
  
  
• From: Musician (@ webcacheh01a.cache.pol.co.uk) on: Thu Oct 4 17:05:39
  
  Hello SPB maniacs;
  
  I am so glad 2 see so many SPB fans with So many threads about this awesome voice of Padmashree Dr. SPB, please ignore some ignorant idiots like bharath & Doubter, do not bother replying to them, if you do, they will reply with more garbage.
  
  Now coming back to SPBji , he is the greatest singer in India today, no doubt he has achieved a lot more than the late gem, M.rafi, he has crossed 40,000 songs in 35 years In business, that is a staggering 3 songs a day!!!.
  
  He is nothing but a pure gift of god, as Indian we must all be proud of him. One draw back of SPB is being south Indian, which meant that even though he is better than M.rafi, he is not as famous as M.rafi, which is shame, if he was northie, he would have been more famous than M.rafi, by the M.rafi’s favourite singer is SPB, & SPB’s favourite is M.rafi ,KJY & S.janaki.
  
  He has till date 13 national awards along with KJY, no other singers in Indian History had it or has it now. Besides singing he also dub voices for Kamal, Mohan, NR & few other telugu actors.
  
  In terms of his voice, well every body knows this, he is the ultimate in India today. At 55 he sounds like 25, definition of his voice
  
  1) Heavy bass / manly voice
  2) Only singer along with M.rafi &lata who can sing at the highest pitch (37th Key)
  3) Excellent modulation
  4) Excellent expression of emotions
  5) Ability to sing in 1-37 keys,, even KJY can not do that!!!
  
  
  But now, ARR bought some singers who were singing in streets, clubs & funerals, like HH, what the heck what nasal idiot, Udit son of the great nasalist in the world Kumar sanu, unnikrishnan, nasal & femine voice, srinivas nasal blocked voice, it is very irritating to listen to these idiots. These would not even survive another two years, some singers who sings in bathrooms will come soon,only god knows
  
  SPBji please come back, we beg you and do some justice to your 99.99% of your IFM fans
  
  
• From: Raguvaran (@ 64.124.150.138.safeweb.com) on: Thu Oct 4 21:42:28
  
  What about muthalan kattai and ettan kattai???
  
  
• From: Raguvaran (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Fri Oct 5 11:17:19
  
  (@ 64.124.150.140) ;
  Kupps (@ 156.153.255.134) ;
  : .. (@ 12.5.10.153) ;
  
  Guys enough is enough, I am Srilankan Tamil, I have learnt Carnatic Music in jaffna, we use the term kattai's in the school, if this not known by the indian tamils, then do not take the mick, Like I said I do not know what the indian tamils call kattais as, you guys are pathetic, every Arab Muslims stick for them selfs, all round world muslims fight togethher, but it is rather sad to see one tamilians (Like the you guys) take the p*ss out the other tamilians like me, srilankan tamil, which is rather sad, I wish I was a muslim, at least they do not take the p*ss out of their brothers!!!
  
  I am not going to take part in this forum again (unless you guys change), all of you guys are intimidating & insulting SPB, there are some decent guys who post here, pls do not degrade them as well.
  
  
• From: Manithan (@ webcacheh01a.cache.pol.co.uk) on: Sun Oct 14 07:59:31
  
  Hi to all
  Misguided souls & guided soul;
  
  SPB is the greatest singer ever in India Today, but there are other greats like M.rafi, KJY, Ghantasala,BMK,Dr.S.Govinderajan,...etc. BMK, Ghantasala & SPB has similar voice, well that's my opinion, but none of these singers can not express emotions or modulate as amazingly as SPB, I mean SPB coming from a Non-Carnatic background, yet his Classical & ghazals are breath taking, I know for sure that SPB has won a national award for singing ghazals songs in film or some sort, under nort MD, can some one please tell me the name of Film & the MD???
  
  I know till date KJY posess 7 national awards, how many national awards does SPB posess, is it 7 or more???
  
  Much obliged.
  
  
• From: Raguvaran (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Mon Oct 15 04:44:55
  
  Manithan
  
  Appearently SPB has won 6 national awards, and many state, film fare awards!!
  
  
• From: ramkumar (@ ) on: Fri Oct 18 09:59:57
  
  Hope all the film music rasikas will be aware of
  Vidhyasagar who gave many a musical hit.
  
  Starting from Jaihind to Alli Thantha Vanam,
  Run... he has progressed greatly.
  
  Not to remember the song "Malarae Mounama..."
  
  Vidhyasagar was very daringly and very courageously giving opportunities for S. Janaki
  to sing in his music right from his first film.
  
  "Kanna En Selai Kulla" is the first song, I suppose, that SJ sang for Vidhyasagar.
  
  Then two songs in Karna.
  
  "Puttham Pudhu Desam" and "Malarae Mounama".
  
  Then in Subash "Mugam Enna Mogam Enna", again
  a melody from the pocket of Vidhya.
  
  Even there is a song "Sindhamani Sindhamani"
  from the comedy film "Aha Enna Porutham" with
  Ramki doing the lead role.
  
  Even this is vidhyasagar's piece of work, I suppose.
  
  VidhyaSagar - Janaki combination is a success story.
  
  But Next only to Illayaraja - Janaki combination
  which is invincible and a trend-setter too.
  
  ALL ARE INVITED TO COMMENT ON VIDHYASAGAR'S USE
  OF S. JANAKI which is what the topic is all.
  
  Bye.
  
  
  
  
• From: sweetlad (@ proxy1.bcbsm.com) on: Fri Oct 18 17:34:52
  
  Guys,
  
  SPB is no doubt a great singer and undoubtedly the best playback singer India has ever produced.
  But I would say playback singing dosent necessarily all aspects of vocal singing. Vocal is singing in general is an ocean and playback singing is a part of it. The most important thing in playback singing is the feel or the Bhavam that has to suit the situtation, actors, on the screen. But vocal singing has much more than just feel and Bhavam.
  
  SPB is certainly the best as far as the feel or bhavam (for playback singing) is concerned.
  
  But he cannot be crowned as the 'best singer' in India. i am sure you guys will agree with what I am saying.
  
  
• From: battlefield of earth (@ 219.92.194.150) on: Sat Oct 19 11:54:22
  
  yaarda athu enn topic copy panevan
  
  
• From: fainas (@ montreal-ppp-87295.qc.sympatico.ca) on: Sat Oct 19 15:39:42
  
  i love S.P.B's VOICE,its the greatest voice.as i said it suits (mostly)anyone...he's just great!!i love all he's songs,specialy the ones with a.r.rehman music...but just listening to his voice makes you feel better...he's the best..
  
  
• From: sweetlad (@ proxy2.bcbsm.com) on: Mon Oct 21 15:15:16
  
  You guys always think film music is MUSIC! and film singing is SINGING!!
  
  mistake!
  
  
• From: sweetlad (@ proxy2.bcbsm.com) on: Mon Oct 21 15:21:39
  
  Well I should have slightyl re-phrase the above post.
  
  "you guys always assume without second thoughts that film music is MUSIC in its fullness and film singing is SINGING in its fullness!"
  
  mistake!
  
  film music is only a small part of THE OCEAN CALLED MUSIC and film singing is only a small part of THE OCEAN CALLED SINGING!
  
  singers that have achieved fame and popularity thru film singing cannot be directly assumed to be the greatest singers in the country!
  
  I agree people in general (95%) of the population in TN know only films and only film songs, hence they tend to think that film music and film songs is ALL that goes to make the so called MUSIC and SINGING!
  
  I dont blame their ignorance!
  
  
• From: tipu prince (@ ceatl.public.lib.ga.us) on: Wed Aug 13 16:16:40
  
  i bleave no body is like m.rafi . a true lagend .i think peoples have no mind . m.rafi has a god gifted voice .he was and he is a true lagend . no dody can reach his place.i pray for mr.rafi
  
  
• From: tipu prince (@ ceatl.public.lib.ga.us) on: Wed Aug 13 16:16:47
  
  i bleave no body is like m.rafi . a true lagend .i think peoples have no mind . m.rafi has a god gifted voice .he was and he is a true lagend . no dody can reach his place.i pray for mr.rafi
  
  
• From: rashad khan (@ uslec-66-255-16-66.cust.uslec.net) on: Thu Apr 29 22:19:03
  
  m.rafi is the best ever
  
  

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