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![]() Cut to the present â the promos of Badmaa$h Company have sent the viewers into a tizzy, be it for the slickly edited trailer, or Anushka Sharmaâs sudden transformation from girl-next-door to glam-doll, or maybe even the song Ayaashi playing as a background score to the trailer, it has been in the news since itâs worldwide release! And thereâs this additional myth factor that âYRF-makes-good-musicâ that ups the expectations. So the question is, does it live up to its billing? The shiny cover of Badmaa$h Companyâs audio CD awaits my âinauguration ceremonyââŠ.. Electric guitar riffs welcome your ears as the opening track, âAyaashiâ, starts off with its ear-piquing prelude, which builds up, adding more beats all the way from the introductory vocals of Krishna Kumar Kunnath (better known as K. K.) till the first chorus, where a background middle-eastern beat is added to make an addictive fusion of beats. Lots of horns can be heard at very low gain, which enhance the whole song to make it energetic and perhaps reflect the old school mood (the movie being set in the mid 90s). The percussion samples are used at the right places and youâve nothing left but to shake your body to the tune! Anvita Duttâs lyrics heighten the sense of energy and emphasize on the aspect of having fun till it lasts! K. K.âs vocals are perfect for a full-on energy driven track. The listener will appreciate that for once we donât have a Bhangra-dominated hit by Pritam but something fresh. The number returns sometime later in âAyaashi Remixâ that starts off really well, but meanders somewhere and never comes back to impress. The original is surely loads better. Abhijeet Nalani could have done something far more innovative than this random remix. Average at best. With YRFâs limited promotion of the movie, one knows of nothing but the inclusion of âAyaashiâ in the soundtrack. One thus moves to the next track, titled âJingle Jingleâ â not the best title to give to a song, and certainly not the best follow-up to the catchy opener. Not that itâs bad. The beats are good, the mixed guitar loop is catchy and Mohit Chauhan, Master Salim and Farhid sing aptly. But the lyrics by Anvita are trashy! If you find it playing on a radio station, you wonât change the channel, but youâll never want to listen to the song at will. One wonders, after listening to this track, whether Pritam has lost his shine by creating a stale dĂ©jĂ vu! But Pritam usually steps up a gear just when a soundtrack needs it so letâs be hopeful and move toward the next track⊠Alas we wished too soon because âChaskaâ goes through the same pattern. Whilst the music is high on the baseline, awesome beats, cool percussion and synth samples, the lyrics downgrade the overall package limiting it to a situational track only. The minute the song starts playing, Krishna tries hard to captivate the audience through his singing but fails due to the lyrics. A surprise revelation to the listeners would be that URL can sing, when we thought he could only rap! And it may not be Anvitaâs fault here â the director would want a situational offering, which is why both Pritam and Anvita might have churned out this effort. Putting sympathies to one side we still canât like the song anyway! âChaska Remixâ is slightly up-tempo here. Joshilay has done a good job here creating an enjoyably foot-tapping effort although he can do nothing about the lyrics which are an ear-sore! How I wish the song as a whole had something much more energetic and innovative to offer. âFakeeraâ , post Rahat Fateh Ali Khanâs stint at âRishte Naateâ (De Dana Dan) is actually fun. For once the lyrics hold some potential. Being a soft rock track (Pritamâs forte) this one is quite different from the soft-rock hits by Pritam in the years gone by â itâs fast-paced, and contains a lot of energy, but tilts dangerously to pop-rock. After âJingle Jingleâ and âChaskaâ though, âFakeeraâ doesnât allow us to praise it and listeners will find random faults in the song, the main being the feeling of dĂ©jĂ vu. Saying that the song might grow on you after a few hearings. Itâs a feel good soft rock track that genuinely deserves the aggressive promotion âAyaashiâ is getting. And just when you think this is a wasted album, comes the title track, "Badmaash Company" as the super finale of the album. This song starts off where it left in âAyaashiâ , bringing back the thump of the beat and the boom of the bass-line! Though the synth-horns eerily remind us of âDhan Te Nanâ from Kaminey, the feelings cease when the song moves forward. Benny Dayal seems to have become a favorite with Yash Raj Films after his stint in âPocket Mein Rocketâ from Rocket Singh â Salesman of the Year (2009). Here as well, he goes full on, attitude laced in his voice. Like âAyaashiâ , this track too has got superb sound arrangements and awesome mixing! The chorus has to be the best part of the whole song, because thatâs when the beat changes to something completely catchy and addictive, which in turn hooks the listener for the whole song! Anvita Dutt gets back to the funk in her writing post âAyaashiâ , and the zany lyrics actually seem to work here. Worth the listen for the thump, the eclectic sound design, mixing and of course, Anvitaâs being back in form with this one. Five original tracks and two remixes later, I put the CD back in the cover and look at the glossy cover blankly. And if the body is the cover, and the soul is the music CD, I would surely call this album a âbody-beautiful-minus-soulâ affair. Except for âAyaashiâ and the title track (and to a very small extent, âFakeeraâ ) the album is distastefully situational and mundane â something not expected of Pritam. We know that the songs need to fit into the situation of the movie but then again, we also know we want something that has a rock-solid repeat value. Sadly tracks like âChaskaâ and âJingle Jingleâ spoil the album. All in all, itâs a disappointing affair from a regular hit-maker but then again, post the soundtracks of Toh Baat Pakki! and Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? , we couldnât be more surprised. As a final word, I would like to request Pritam to bring back the hits, else 2010 wonât be the golden year for him like 2009 wasâŠ
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