Police Quarters Music Review – Hear with Fear!

Audio Review by Suchitra Preetham

Police Quarters- if the name stands out different, the music sticks out starkly as a sore thumb or should I say sore (h)ears. Music composer James Vasantham’s foray into Sandalwood is disaster spelt in capitals. Except for Bisiyada Suddi, the rest of the album is hear- at-your-own-risk.

Doddavarella Jaanaralla: (Srinivasan, Padmanabhan, Bellie Raj): Doddavarella Jaanaralla, chickavarella konaralla….. sounds more like a rusted crime. Sorry lifted rhyme, sorry again- rusted rhyme. The monotonous ranting can leave you reeling.

Bisiyada Suddi: (Chinmayi): Soothingly yours, Bisiyada Suddi twirls delightfully to Kaikini’s expert pen, reminiscence of ebbing moonlight tides. A star in the album, this Bisiyada Suddi in Chinmayi’s melodious voice is a sure winner.

Aaha Oho Nakshatra: (Rajesh Krishnan, Venkat Sham Sundar): No, this Nakshatra number gets no stars. Rajesh Krishnan sings along to the drab tunes of Manohar as if tied down to a lost cause.

Banu Bumi Seridha: (Rajesh Krishnan, Hari Priya): Rajesh Krishnan’s lost cause is found in Banu Bumi Seridha- a number that can make the sun sink into the depths of mother Earth with no chance of resurrection whatsoever. The lines don’t help and the tunes are even helpless. Pity the plight of ears!

Hay Thaye Hegyake Durade: (Srinivasan): Yet another pitiful number. The song on Thaye can move any mother or rather smother even the most patient mother with the screech-est of screechy screeches. Now that’s one hell lot of screeches in one line (oops song).