Reviews (page 4 of 7)
Interesting to say the least. This was a little all over the place, I’m sure it makes more sense in the context of the movie. It was enjoyable to listen to.
Really immersive in bringing you to India. The singing techniques were interesting
#152/1001. I give this album a 5 because: A) it is a banger B) this list should have more variety in the selected music C) baby let’s dance together D) i don’t care if it is a soundtrack E) none of the above F) all of the above
This is one of my fuq it this is some cool weird shit albums.
Kinda cool album, also an extremely bizarre choice. There's probably a better example as well as a wider breadth of albums they could have used.
This album is awesome. The generator keeps throwing me solids. I would never listen to this on my own, it reminds me of something my Grandma would have in her collection. The track sung by Lata Mangeshkar is standout. She has a real stop and take notice voice. The cover/movie poster is also great. This list needs more World Music, particularly from Japan and Brazil.
An Indian film soundtrack is the last thing I expected to hear today. It wasn't even on Spotify or YouTube... I had to "hunt for jellyfish" like I used to do before streaming, downloading the album from a suspicious website with a Windows 98 page layout. Anyway... honestly, the songs surprised me. I was expecting something extremely "ethnic," like that Michael Jackson Thriller parody called "Golimar." But I was caught off guard by the stereotype and overwhelmed by some good music. 4 stars.
This was real kitchy and fun. I liked the overall 60's/70's feel it had, actually makes me curious to see the film. 3.5/5
Really fun album. Makes me wanna watch some 70s exploitation shit. 3.5/5
you eighter like it or hate it. Some songs were funny, some songs were good, and some reinforced the indian stereotypical music. The quality was surprisingly good for an 50 yrs old album
quite boring.
Not a great intro to this project.
I was surprised by this album a nice mix of styles.
Um começo interessante, mas um disco fraco ao final da audição. A mistura de sons hindus com uma salada de ritmos não funciona.
at least it's different?
Starts strong right out the gate then simmers down. A refreshing break from shitty 80's music that this website has been feeding me recently.
Gotta question this one’s inclusion in the list. Pretty basic Bollywood soundtrack. Not sure what this is brining of note but nothing particularly exciting about it.
Glad to see a Bollywood album, but really this one?
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would from the cover. Fun.
Ok, lite kul med world music för att visa att man är öppen, men nja
I enjoyed this a lot. I am no expert and couldn’t tell you much about the difference between each track after one listen, but I’d like to return to it and explore more of this and similar music.
Cracking soundtrack.
This is why I follow this list. This album fucking ROCKS!! It’s so badass in every way. It’s got some variety, it’s got action, it’s got romance, what’s not to love. This not only gave me a super obscure vinyl to look for it also gave me a movie to look forward to watching. I’m not joking or being sarcastic I loved every single second of this album. I just want more weird shit like this please! 🙏
The Good: We get an awesome movie poster to look at… The Bad: That’s it… just look… don’t listen. The Ugly: Finding out that Shalimar is Hindi for crap music… This album actually starts off great, making me look forward to the rest… till the rest starts, and then I start looking forward to the album ending… It’s a little of this, too much of that, and not enough of everything. Shame… However, I’ve listened to it, and can now stand proud knowing that I have been baptized in the lore of Bollywood, knowing that it’s not my cup of tea… 2*
2.5
3? Maybe mid 3. Nothing felt mind blowing but it was mostly fun
2/5 A couple winners, but the overall mix feels disjointed and doesn't quite maintain the cool James Bond sort of feel of the early tracks.
Interesting
Pretty good, just wish soundtracks weren't included in this list as I think they're better experienced actually watching the movie.
In the book, this album is bundled together with Gollege Girl by Bappi Lahiri: https://open.spotify.com/album/0z1eaNtpezCc1OEClb6Wd0 But I think it's because they used to only be available on the same CD, and I have the feeling that the authors would have included only Shalimar.
Really good. Like the Bollywood harder they come soundtrack. Tempted to give it 5 stars but that feels excessive.
40 straight minutes of boring jeetslop. Do not redeem.
not for me, tough to rate
Sure. I think this is a movie soundtrack. It is different to be sure and not just because it is Indian style music. I like the style and the chaos of the album never makes it boring. However, it is pretty darn niche and I would not expect too many people to think any differently about it. I suppose a fan of the movie would love this. I have not seen it so I don't know. In the meantime (before I actually see this movie) I think as a stand alone album it all fits together and is never boring. Just bear in mind it is pretty niche! It IS the soundtrack to some Bollywood movie after all! I suppose it is fun enough to sneak on at a house party! Bruha ha...
Not something I would ever search for but I listened to it when I was working and wasn't bad background music.
This was fine! It's a movie soundtrack and it was kinda all over the place? I don't know it just wasn't for me I think. I liked the composition of the songs and a few of them are very catchy, but otherwise it was meh.
Ugh. Part of the problem with this, I think, was that it was a film soundtrack, which is just very different than most "albums". I *think* it was "it's a soundtrack" and not "it's a Bollywood soundtrack"; I think I was more put off by the swelling instrumentals than the sound of the music itself. Whatever it was, though, it just didn't work for me.
This was a lot of fun to hear, but I'm not sure it's the most relistenable album for me. Bollywood is probably not for me, and although the Indian tinged funk and pop is cool and all, it feels like a cheap mix of all the styles going into it. The musicianship is top notch, and the arrangements are definitely well crafted. However, I don't really feel a pure artistic vision I expect from a really timeless album. Of course, no complaints listening to this - it's fun, campy, and easy to get into.
Not my cup of tea but I liked it good background music
Eclectic. Some Bollywood numbers on her but a fair few western songs with an Indian twist too. Not sure what to make of it really. I think it's the soundtrack to a film so watching it might help.
1.5
Not one I’d return to but quite made me want to watch the movie
*insert i guess we doin bollywood music now meme* <img src="https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/892/333/086.jpg" alt="https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/892/333/086.jpg" width="907" height="508" class="shrinkToFit"> Nei ech ha mech scho chli gfrogt wo plötzlech e Compilation vomne Bollywood felm, offebar e rächt berüehmte, i mim 1000 *Albe* Projekt vorgschlage worde esch. Jetzt stellt sech natürlech t frog, wie mer so öppis ratet. Normalerwiis esches jo es Albom das heisst es esch au als settigs dänkt dass mers zom biispel am stöck losst ond dass es, meischtens, vo eim Intepret veröffentlecht worde esch. Bi dere Compilation esch das de halt so gar ned de Fall. Rächt random. Trotzdem werdis so bewärte, wie es Albom woni eifach so wörd lose. Wemmer scho bim Random si send, mues mer halt scho säge, dass es mega vel verschednigi genres send. Alli töned zwar einigermasse ähnlech, aber vo dem einte instromentale Stöck met Giige ond em ne sehr klare Cha-Cha-Cha sends halt doch chli wälte. Wenns en entwecklig gäb, wär das jo no cool wels e chli t Diversität vom Albom ufzeigt, do esches aber wäg de Natur vom Albom halt ohni grosse Senn dehender. Es eignet sech also wenig zom als eis zämehaltends Albom z lose. Trotzdem hanis no e gueti Erfahrig gfonde. Einersiits esch e chli World Music näbscht de velne britische Punk-Bands us de 80er no e rächt welkommnigi Abwächslig ond au mol enteressant z lose. Anderersiits heds au rächt neui Genres för mech do enne gha wie öppe de Cha-Cha-Cha (One Two Cha-Cha-Cha esch öbrigens no rächt guet). Au das machts enteressant, aber halt au schwerig z bewärte. Vo de musikalische Leischtig här esches halt au chli es naja. Zom teil sehr random Effekt ond okay aber ned bsonders guete Gsang. Au heds ab ond zue chli komischi Spröng oder no chli Dialog wo halt ned guet in es Albom passt. Zämefassend chammer also säge dass es halt e chli s falsche Format esch för es Albom ond ech drom au stuune, dass das i dere Liischte ufgno worde esch. Schöni erfröschig aber halt au ned das Albom.
Rad. This list needs more world music.
Not my favourite Bollywood soundtrack. That would be the one Houmous & Chutney did in 1972. ‘Caffe Saffron’ as a film was a flop but the soundtrack won endless awards. 1.9 7/10 Baby Lets Dance Together
Quite enjoyed listening to this. Even went to check out the film, which wasn’t as crazy as I thought it would be.
Sounds like a movie soundtrack from the 60s/70s and in fact that's exactly what it is. Probably would have helped if I'd actually seen the film, otherwise I wouldn't have thought this is just a bizarre album
Was ok.
Very, very cool music I’ve never heard before. I can’t give it a high rating as it’s just not my jam, but awesome to listen through.
Very fun soundtrack! Many tracks use melodies from American pop music, with a distinctly Indian twist. Interesting to have something feel near and far at the same time.
It has some funk, it has some interesting beats, and some jazz. Which all blend into a pretty cool soundtrack.
Would have never ever listened or discovered this, but so glad I did! And now I kind of want to watch the movie…
Better than I thought it would be
Interessant indisch album met duidelijke westerse invloeden, goed voor een keer maat niet voor vaak
This is exactly what I would expect from a Bollywood movie with Rex Harrison in it. I can’t think of a reason why it would be on this list, apart from we’re all different.
Great to hear something other than US/UK rock. This is the exact kind of thing I am looking for from this project. It’s an interesting sample of music from another country that puts a 70s spin on traditional indian music. engaging and really fun to listen to. 3.5⭐️
Okay, but not really my thing. One Two Cha Cha Cha is an ear worm.
Well that was cute(?)
Not sure how I feel about this album. It's definitely interesting but I am not sure I would want the album in my library. Not sure I would listen to it again.
After listening to this I can safely say that Bollywood music is not for me.
i could not find this on amazon so i just listened to Bollywood best of 80s and it was fantastic
40 mins of joyful music - wasn’t aware of the film/story so didn’t understand the significance of the pieces, will have to look up
Watahel! Måste titta på den här filmen. Trodde inte jag skulle uppskatta Bollywood-musik så här mycket. I am baffled!
Interesting album, though not bad. 3/5
I mean, after listening to a day of Shalimar with absolutely zero context to what it’s about, I feel like it’s a legal obligation to watch the actual movie at this point, no?? Bet I can guess the plot by hyper analyzing the soundtrack. I wonder how culturally significant in the UK this movie was to warrant a Bollywood Movie Soundtrack making the cut. To my great surprise, I actually kinda vibe with it. It is undeniably Indian, and again to my surprise, this album is mostly instrumental. I was really expecting something different from this, something with a lot more singing and a faster pace overall, but I’m not complaining. You probably know what I’m talking about if you’ve seen a Bollywood film. This mostly female lead vocal soundtrack is the perfect amount of background noise to still let me be able to focus on my daily tasks and relax, instead of getting me amped up like I was expecting it to. My favorite track is the opener, “Title Music”. That’s one smooth opening that I greatly enjoyed. You know what, I easily liked this more than I disliked it. I would actually come back to this. Another good obscure album from the site that I’d never find by myself in a million years. Sure, let’s call it a 3. Why not??
Fav: Romantic Theme Least Fav: Naag Devta Loved the instruments, but man the vocals just weren’t it. Still enjoyed it
Interesting way to start a Monday. Definitely different than the 200th 80s British New Wave band.
This is hitting the spot on a Monday morning. When "One Two Cha Cha Cha" came on I got a big smile. Now I want to see this movie! The local dosa restaurant has contemporary Indian music videos playing all day. The old white dude cultural bias in me wants to hear these tunes in there. Next time I go I'll look for some similarities or nods to the oldies in those videos/songs.
Bollywood sound track that was just ok.
Umm.
i dont like it or hate it. really stereotypicak styff and just like all indian stuff i have heard before. 3/5
finally smth not eurocentric… awesome record, like the combination of ethnical and pop sound, will definitely relisten. 4.5
Don't feel like I'm qualified to judge this
More like Badllywood.
today i have one of the worst days of my life and this album made me smile
Cha Cha Cha
Bollywood at it's weirdest! A very unique entry on the list, even though it breaks the "No Soundtracks" guideline. At this point in the list, I refuse to call it a rule since Dimery breaks it whenever he encounters a soundtrack that really should be included. The breadth of styles here is remarkable. There's a little bit of everything on here for anyone. I could listen to some of this forever, because, even though I don't understand it, the emotion comes through. My Rating: 5/5
4/10
It's a fun album with some good songs, but don't know why the only Indian album I've seen on here is a movie soundtrack. Surely there are better options. 5/10
Well, 70s Indian movie soundtrack is... refreshing. I can't say I didn't enjoy it.
Unique and I found enjoyable to listen.
Absolutely loved this. Never would have listened to it were it not for the 1001 album challenge.
Not having the context of the movie doesn't help. The music is nice and mostly easy to listen to.
Not my thing, but not bad either.
Interesting listen! Nice to have a bit of variety after a string of mediocre Brit rock, and to hear something I would never have listened to on my own.
Супер фан. Лучшая песня - One Two Cha Cha Cha.
knowing the amount of slop that awaits me on this list and that they’ll never make movie soundtracks like this again….maybe i simply won’t
I mean at the very least, it's interesting. But way too much fluff and nonsense that really detracts, glad I listened, will never again and no interest in seeing the film as a result of listening to this
Not exactly for me, but no knock on it. I imagine it fit well for the film, I just didn't finish it.
A bit of an odd one as a lot of it just sounded like the soundtrack to a standard 70s Hollywood film. I was expected a more distinctive (possibly stereotypically Indian) sound.
Hard to evaluate this one. Is it a standout in the genre? Why this over other Bollywood albums? Feels very directly western influenced but has taken a heap of styles and pulled it together and layered on more traditional sounds. Some songs have a decent groove going on but then will quickly change in the next - sometimes the difficulty with soundtracks I guess.
Something new and different for me. Like musical theater soundtracks. I liked it!
che sound
Sometimes you listen to dozens of identical sounding British bands for this project and you start asking yourself why you're even doing this and then you get a gem like this and it's all worth it.
Took a long time to find the motivation to listen to it all as the first two tracks put me off a bit. Ended up quite enjoying it. 2.5.
I probably should have just watched the movie. Really enjoyed the music overall but yeah without any context of the film it’s from, it will probably always be lacking something. Like that 70s sound, India meets Hollywood. Thought the Romantic Theme was particularly good. (3.5 stars)
Fun and different!
Not my thing but a fun little listen A generous 3 Can't imagine listening to it again but happy to have listened to it once
Erster Eindruck: strange Zweiter Eindruck: einfach geil Echt, was ist das😂 Wtf hör ich mir da an?! Okay, Bollywood, das erklärt es😅 Ist auf jeden Fall lustig und macht gute Stimmung
Better than Coldplay
This is batshit, some klezmer, Ennio Morricone and KC and the Sunshine Band in there. Recognised a few things that have been sampled in there too, although the only one I know for certain was the very start of Mera Pyar Shalimar is sampled at the start of a Go! Team song. A fun listen overall
A fun listen that's completely new to me. I'm not sure I'd go back to it but I did enjoy it.
I really enjoyed this, i think i'll try and give the film a watch and listen again.
Probably not the best soundtrack for the gym
4/5, really strong way to start this. some faves: “Romantic Theme (Shalimar),” “Title Music,” “Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai”
neato more world music. was fun. put more stuff like this, please. 80/100
Sehr schönes Disco-Album, wenn es auch klingt wie etliche andere Bands zu jener Zeit... Sehr tanzbar.
Nett
I wasn't sure what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. Interesting mix of traditional Indian music with funky, disco and jazz.
Album not on Spotify
Vibrant. Bursting with life. Huge cultural watermark, this film, and the soundtrack doesn't disappoint.
Very interesting?? Definitely not my muisc very theatrical and not exactly to my taste but it’s still a good album just not my music highlights: Chicago, casmir pulaski day
This is #day374 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… I was trying to approach this as open-minded as possible, but I failed eventually. Track #5 was the last drop. I mean, a Bollywood movie soundtrack? I was aiming for at least a 2, but I just couldn't, I'm sorry. This is a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day375.
Can't stream it. Gay.
For a movie soundtrack to be great, in my opinions, it doesn't need the movie to be attached for it, but also makes you appreciate the music more. I feel like Saturday Night Fever, Scott Pilgrim, Black Panther's and a few other soundtracks/"songs inspired by" doesn't need the movies attached to them. You can still visualize the scene or the characters in general from the movie but also you don't have to see the movie to enjoy the music. I want to say this soundtrack does that because I have not seen the movie, but the music is good. I liked Indian and Indian-inspired music, I dunno why I kinda always did. Honestly maybe if I seen the movie, which I probably never will, I can have a better appreciation for the songs
Interesting 2-3
this is such a banger I have to see the movie now
Better than Shalamar but only just! Started quirky and interesting but I soon tired of this. Sorry to all my lovely Indian friends and colleagues who love Bollywood 😞
As a film soundtrack it’s fine, but not something I’d really choose to go and listen to itself.
I'll admit I'm not a fan of Bollywood, but I wanted to give it a listen and see if it could change my mind. The first track surprised me positively, but it was pretty downhill from there. The good track for me was "Title Music (Shalimar)", it's a pretty ambitious composition, mixing to great effect different styles, the wind and horns sections are outstanding, it's jazzy and bold, and it works so good. After the opener though, I found it to be not only very different from the first track, but to be pretty monotonous. It's a one-trick pony, and I didn't like the trick. It's just pretty mediocre all over. Admittedly, I didn't understand the lyrics, but I doubt they'd be so good they'd fix what's lacking musically. I feel like Madlib would have a field day sampling this, but for a regular listen it gave me almost nothing.
quite nice and fun
I’m at a complete loss as to why this album makes this list. Not only the inclusion of a movie soundtrack questionable but the quality of the music is so bad it is contemptuous to most of the other artists on the rest of the list. It reminds me of the kiddies cassettes I bought my son as a singalong. If anyone knows The Wiggles you’ll get my drift. Thing is The Wiggles did have degree of talent unlike anything on this album. I accept that this may be a tick box exercise and a nod to the Wokerati to include some Indian music on the list. But then again why when Ravi Shankar is already included? It is a crime that a maestro like Ravi shares this list with dross like this. But I have said that about other included albums but this one is definitely at the bottom of a shitty barrel. 1/5 12/8/25
Even the Cha Cha Cha couldn’t save this from obvious defeat.
Loved this soundtrack, I thought it was fantastic.
There are some amazing tracks here. That first track has been heavily sampled. Fun, different, enjoyable.
8/10…hindi / bollywood
A beautiful and enlightening journey into music beyond the English-speaking western hemisphere. Standout track: Countess' Caper (Bollywood meets spaghetti western)
I had my tummy tickled listening to this one. Sure it's a bit kitsch and dated, but that's precisely what I enjoyed about it. There's something about the technology of the recording that sounds wonderfully vibrant and technicolour. The light-hearted, almost naive, playful charm of the vocals are on the right side of goofy and the music is surprisingly funky at times. Music from Mars man, music from Mars.
One minute I was in love, then battle then melaancholy then love again, all I wanted to do was dance!
Disappointing, felt like a half-baked and subdued version of the magnificent chaos and speaker-distorting bonkers-ness that Bollywood soundtracks should be.
What is this doing here? Some kind of western influenced Bollywood thing? I didn't enjoy it. If this is tokenism, there must have been something better in THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF BOLLYWOOD than this.
One, two, cha cha cha, that's the way I like it! Despite being the 1001 list's token Bollywood entry, I quite enjoyed this, a refreshing change.
Could only find the theme song
Cover 6.5 Fun soundtrack. Not sure if I've heard of before. It sounds familiar. I liked it
Bollywood soundtrack. good, but not what I want to listen to for 40 mins
Really sags in the middle, but a couple of interesting tracks
Different than most albums but not reallly my thing I like the first song though
Not sure why this was the example of Hindi music the authors felt needed to be included on the list. It's ok but it feels a bit like a parody of itself, which probably represents my own ignorance more than the quality of the art. I will say that I do have a sudden urge to whip up a batch of popcorn, grab a blanket, and nestle into the couch to watch the movie. It can't be all that bad, right? But if it is, please let it fail in a gloriously memorable mess.
And here I was thinking that Yugoslavian music sounded dated...
Not bad, but without the movie it felt a little all over the place. But I do appreciate getting exposed to music I wouldn't know existed otherwise.
I really liked the first song, Title Music (Shalimar). It sounded like some 1970's twilight zone jazz. I also liked Mera Pyar Shalimar. The Cha Cha Cha song was pretty Chee Chee Cheezy in a very vintage campy kind of way. The rest was okay but I don't need to hear it again and I'll probably not watch the movie.
Another movie soundtrack I’m confused is on the list because it’s missing so much context. The music is fine for what it is, but it was obviously made to complement what we aren’t able to see while we listen, and because of that, it doesn’t feel complete.
This is … ok, I guess - but I have no cultural connection to it so can’t really judge if it’s good or bad. I didn’t hate it, but it didn’t interest me. Meh.
There was some western flare thrown in here but this is very ethnic. Tough to say if good or bad just not anywhere near my wheelhouse.
Eclectic and beautiful, exotic and accessible
ok i guess 2.5
Not even in English.
There have been some albums that have come out of India and Pakistan in this Project that I've enjoyed a surprisingly large amount. This wasn't one of them. It's - to my ears at least, and I do appreciate that I'm coming from a position of almost know understanding of the culture - a quite hackneyed sounding affair, and just generally pretty annoying.
Great. It's all over the place. Favorite song: one two cha cha cha
To listen to Shalimar without its accompanying visuals is like stumbling across the exploded remains of a carousel in a desert: colours, mirrors, twisted brass piping, faint music still playing, but no hint of its original order or purpose. It’s dazzling. It’s baffling. It’s possibly broken. But it’s not boring. Soundtracks always bear this ontological defect - they are works made in relation, in response, parasitic by design. But even severed from its cinematic host, Shalimar is like a chicken dancing after its head has been cut off, still alive some how. I haven’t seen the film. I’m not even sure I believe in the film. Listening to this, it might just as plausibly be a score for a theme park, a diplomatic function on Mars, or a children’s cartoon about a private dick whose a sex machine to all the chicks. The musical grammar mutates every few minutes. There’s the velvet blare of Blaxploitation horns, the faux-sinister strut of a Eurocrime thriller, sudden bursts of Vegas lounge, funk, Hindustani classical gestures, Moog squiggles, cocktail samba. It all careens past like floats in a badly organised Pride parade. In this way, Shalimar invites comparison not with the typical Bollywood songbook, nor with the great symphonic scores of Hollywood, but rather with the smirking bricolage of Serge Gainsbourg at his most light-fingered: Comic Strip, Du Jazz Dans le Ravin, Coleur Cafe. Everything is in play, which I understand is just for Bollywood’s own meta-cinema tradition, where homage and parody often blur. But it's only a rush of ideas. There is narrative logic holding the whole together that the listener can understand. Thoughts arrive, flash, and vanish, without transformation. There is no development, only incident. Maybe the film is like that – unwatchable. But, as a soundtrack, it resembles what Paul McCartney did with Standing Stone: an associative soup of musical signifiers with little connective tissue. Also unwatchable. Is Shalimar pastiche? Yes. Appropriation? Certainly. But does it matter? There are elements traditionally associated with Blacksploitation and Noir here. Plenty of other western styles weave in and out, but, if you told me that the more traditional Indian styles were also appropriation and pastiche, that the composers and performers were from Antarctica or outer space, and that they'd learned everything about music from mail order Lalo Schiffren boxsets, I would believe you. I would believe you if you told me there was no movie either. I'd believe if you told me there was a gas explosion in the editing suite. Scoring this would be absurd. I'm not saying that it doesn't belong on this list, but it doesn't warrant that sort of anal scrutiny. Whatever score you give it, I will match and we'll say no more about it. 3.5 This was very enjoyable. There was probably a ceiling on my potential to be moved here because I have neither seen this film nor learned Hindi yet but ‘Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai’ and ‘Hum Bewafa…’ struck me as very lovely. The menagerie of sounds and styles here across 40 minutes is a treat. I particularly enjoyed the Countess’ Caper in which she presumably gained surreptitious entry to a Jewish wedding and witnessed a Sergio Leone-style showdown before some sort of Monarch arrived; all in under 4 minutes. Here is a film I will watch. 3.5/5
maybe it’s the paint fumes but I kinda had fun
Refreshing change from British junk, but it does feel like the so-called music critics who created this list saw this film and decided to throw this album on as a token.
Didn't like
fun for a little but gets old fast
Didn’t make it through for many reasons unrelated to the music. This was cool and I’d like to come back. I have a soft spot for Indian music
That's not my taste in music
I give - cha cha cha shalimar - cha cha cha five stars - cha cha cha duruu
Sounds like a 70s crime drama. Either undercover cop trying to bring down a drug ring or criminal doing "One last heist before retiring". Lots of martinis, scenes in casinos, and helicopter shots of beaches with pretty people wearing quite dated bikinis or banana-hammocks
Not as awful as expected but close. The tracks with flute were ok.
I usually like Bollywood but this one wasn’t for me
...........And now I'm shopping for a copy of this thing on vinyl. FIVE STARS
It wasn't unlistenable. It had a few brief moments where it started to get interesting, then just went back to being very boring and monotonous.
Not our usual go to genre but a nice change; it's a light, breezy and fun album.
It's easy to forget when I'm merrily giving five stars to every album by the Beatles, but I started this project because I wanted to hear something new. Getting an album I would probably never have listened to under my own steam but really enjoyed like Shalimar was definitely a reminder. It's so much genre-hopping fun.
hard not to like this one
Wilde indische 70er Filmmusik
Super fun actually.
Interesting, but not for me.
Goes hard, but removed from its context as a film score its hard to judge Favorite song: One Two Cha Cha Cha
much better than I thought it was gonna be, probably a one timer for me but was fun Will I listen to again: 2%
Never seen Shalimar but already feeling a desire to watch it purely from how good this soundtrack is. Peak.
I enjoyed this. It was a fun change from the other albums. I hope there's more of this sort of stuff.
No va
It's not my thing, but I appreciate some of the orchestral bits. There were also some nice little funky bits in there. For the most part it wasn't a bad listen, and I was happy enough with it playing in the background. I really can't get on-board with the wailing singing though. 2.5 rounded down.
It’s absolutely a 1970s movie soundtrack through and through, just sprinkle in some Hindi and plenty of sitars. What I liked is that it didn’t feel like it was trying to be weird or experimental, it just is different. Like Shaft and Monsoon Wedding had a baby and James Bond toasts the beautiful Indian girl with a Chai Martini.
This had some nice spacy moments, but at times was crowded with extra noises.
One time I saw a Bollywood movie with some kids from Nepal and they just forwarded through the entire plot to get to the musical numbers. It was pretty cool. Then we watched Cannonball Run 2.
This was fun music to work to! Not sure it stuck with me too much beyond that, though.
Ahhhh, the sweet balm of novelty and variety. This was a mad ride though so many styles all viewed through and indian lense and i listened intently throughout just to try and pick up what was going on. Classical indian music, country, bluegrass, pop and much more. My head spun and i wasnt bored once.
I liked this a lot. I thought it blended a lot of genres together but kept it authentic. Good soundtrack, might even watch the movie now.
I read the synopsis of the film and it's wild. I can certainly imagine this soundtrack doing a pretty good job of complimenting its exotic thrills and chaotic twists.
0’5
Surprisingly entertaining and it kept my interest till the end.
While this is a movie soundtrack, it actually has very enjoyable music consistently throughout the album. I would listen again!
intrigued at first, it became boring after a couple of songs.
why THIS movie out of all of bollywood. are americans really that important
Really interesting and original)
Cool album. Not my usual genre, but I would listen to this again.
Those was a wild ride. Likely not going to revisit it, but the kind of horizon expanding album I love to get on this.
I just can't listen to this, too boring
Beautiful!
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Certaines chansons assez inattendues avec un petit côté western rigolo.
Not familiar with this movie at all. Not often you see a full-on movie soundtrack on this list. This is admittedly a strange listening experience, as I'm listening to this without the context of what this movie is all about. Some tracks were interesting in a funk sort of way. Other tracks went on too long or had vocals that were sort of grating to listen to. The overall sound quality felt inconsistent too. It would be a bit strange if this was the only Indian music representative on this list, but I also wouldn't be surprised given what this list of albums has offered. In any case, I didn't come away yearning to watch this movie or anything after listening.
Was alright. 3 stars
Very beautiful music, sweeping masterpieces, talented musicians and vocalists. Really strange flourishes in certain places that make me want to watch the movie and see the corresponding visual. Absolutely wild choice for this list only because it seems like he added it by mistake, and it's a soundtrack, not an Indian artist's music album. Like others have said, the author was clearly aware that India, as well as the UK and America, made music, but barely included any of it in his list. This one is an absolute gem to treasure. Faves: Hum Bewatha Hargiz Na They, One Two Cha Cha Cha
The overall sound is very eclectic. Some parts sound Indian (to me), some like a bond-inspired action movie score, some jazzy/big-band, some like a western, some like 60s/70s go go rock. The sound quality is sometimes a little rough -- voices sound a little noisy/clipped.
Not an everyday listen, but I like the variety of this: Going from Bollywood to swinging 60s to Spaghetti Western and back again.
Remember when Bollywood music suddenly had a moment with 'Ghost World' came out? Like it was the mark of someone quirky and cool - before it was easy to track down obscure and/or foreign films and music. Life before the internet was so different.
I had no idea what to expect going into this album, but I really liked it. I probably would have loved the movie, too.
Interesting to see which soundtracks make the list but this was solid
This was an interesting album. Started strong but I lost interested after several songs.
Meh. Not a huge fan. Overall boring soundtrack with a few brief interludes of interest. None of the songs are catchy, most suffer from repetition.
Lovely film music.
This is schlocky and awful. 70s drivel. Some redeeming qualities, but overall unlistenable.
Este es una banda sonora de una obra que ha venido ganando reconocimiento con el tiempo, como Panditji o Pancham autor de más de 300 bandas sonoras casi todas de sestilo Hindi. No estaba en la lista de los 1001 hasta hace poco, y eso para un disco del exultante 1978 significa algo difícil de lograr. No es exotismo, que también, lo que marca su calidad sino temas como Baby Let's Dance Together, Aaina wohi rehta hai o Naag Devta. Mención a parte para One Two Cha Cha Cha, que en la película homenajea al That´s the way (il like it) de KC and the Sunshine Band (1975). A caballo entre los maestros Mancini-Bacharach-Barry, música pop, sonidos orientales y el easy listening, componen un producto muy disfrutable con claro aroma retro de cuando Bollywood aún era algo lejano. En plena explosión punk, disco y no wave, esto suena luminoso aún. Aquí en España tuvimos a nuestros Algueró (que resuena en Mera Pyar Shalimar) o Waldo de los Ríos (Romantic Theme podría haberla compuesto él) como claros ejemplos de maestría y éxito. Otros discos del 78: The Man Machine de Kraftwerk, debuts de Kate Bush, Pere Ubu, Magazine, , Public Image Ltd., Dire Straits, Police, The Only Ones, Devo, The Cars y Siouxsie and the banshees, (también Chris Rea y Midnight Oil), así como discos esenciales: C´est CHic, Plastic letters y Paralell Lines, Some Girls, This year´s model, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Incantations, Équinoxe, Ambient 1: Music for Airports, All mod cons, Some girls, One Nation Under A Groove, Outlandos d´amour los directos de Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley, AC-DC y The last waltz, e incluso Grease.
This ended 7 songs ago and I didn't realize Spotify was autoplaying
3.5
Was really not expecting much(!) but this is a strangely enjoyable album, especially the more upbeat ‘chanty’ songs. Will come back and listen again.
Well, not really my kind of music... Interesting listening anyway, kinda reminded me of that Benny Lava video 😅
Highlights: Shalimar (Title theme), Countess’ Caper, Naag Devta, Hum Bewafa Hargiz Na Thay (Happy). In a nutshell: a groovy official soundtrack. Part funk, part mod rock, part classical folk, part fruit salad of sounds for this (checks Wikipedia) bilingual Bollywood survival-of-the-fittest jewel heist movie. Cool! Watching the film or at least looking up the plot/reviews is recommended AND the translations of the song titles for context. This is the early era of Hindi cinema (Bollywood et al). Also, Rahul Dev Burman has soundtracked over 300 films. That deserves acknowledgment in this book. Any artist who uses samples in their music would have a field day here! Overall: 6/10
Pretty interesting and unique album. Made me wanna watch the movie to see what Bollywood is all about
Listenable
Generic soundtrack, didn’t get it.
Fun!
This was a fun listen.
Actually quite good! Never heard of the movie but willing to see it based upon the soundtrack!
That was quite fun. I bet it works like a soundtrack like it's supposed to. I haven't seen the movie.
Eclectic and funky!
This makes me want to watch this film and listen to more Bollywood soundtracks. Strong 3
I've listened to a grand total of zero other Bollywood songs, so it's a bit difficult to out this one into context. But all I know is that this is some very eclectic, lively, fun music that doesn't bore for even a second.
Kind of odd this is the Bollywood the editor chose. Also, there should be more Bollywood than the amount of mid Britpop and 60s rock on this list.
A very enjoyable listen but I have no idea how representative it is of either Bollywood in general or Burman's works in particular. It seems, at least, a bit Westernized, for the possible crossover of the film.
Interesting and different. First soundtrack for me on this list. Glad to see some broader diversity of music here.
well this was interesting, didnt expect quite an album like this but it grabbed my attention in a few parts. glad to have played it
2/5
- ganz stimmig muss ich sagen (Soundtracks klicken für mich aber auch einfach oft - sollten sie auch, wenn sie einen Film gut untermalen sollen) - wenn auch etwas lang, denn zwischendurch war ich bei einigen Songs versucht zu skippen
Accounting for inflation, Shalimar is apparently the most expensive film ever made in India, with strong international appeal due to the inclusion of Western actors and a bilingual script. It takes a couple of listens to get a proper handle on this soundtrack because the first and second halves are so different from each other. At the start of this LP my brain feels like it is being juggled from performer to performer, style to style, transition to transition. The performances, and expansive range of musicians don’t just sound expensive, but like they have free reign to be truly creative. Singer Usha Uthup on One Two Cha Cha in particular is so fluid in front of the microphone that she has you questioning whether she’s ad libbing (impossible surely?) It’s experimental music in virtue of it being home to such eclectic styles sitting side by side, but also, consistently and pleasingly strange decision making being made in the writing. During the second half it settles into something much more conventional. The spine tingling, filmic instrumentation remains, but you get the feeling they would be enhanced by the visuals they were written to support. It might be an indication that I need to see the film, which I’m sure benefits from the relative lack of intensity in the closing moments. 7/10
⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me, made me want to watch the film, which i think i will! Loved the psych flavours melding with the more traditional indian instruments A lot lost on me through not understanding most of the lyrics which meant it never fully resonated but a cool record
this was fun and very 70s movie soundtrack, which makes sense given it is a movie soundtrack from the 70s. that said, interesting choice for this compendium, and not something i will likely return to
This dude has over 300 albums. Not sure how we can be certain this is his best.
A solid listening experience, but nothing too compelling. Fun instrumentals with decent vocal work. 'Romantic Theme' was nice though.
Когда я слушаю очередную африканскую музыку или джимиджимиачаача по типу этого, постоянно возникает вопрос: почему в этом списке нет ничего из постсоветского пространства? Мы че блять хуже индусов, африканцев, латиносов? Вы там опидорели что ли???
Had very low expectations. It's a pretty fun listen honestly, although not very good.
Meh Rating: 2.0
I mean, it’s a movie soundtrack and not a very good one at that.
Liked a lot of this, particularly the more unexpected stuff, Cha Cha Cha is excellent, then it goes into some Mid-European accordion ditty, and then straight into Ennio Morricone spaghetti western music - it flits all over the place and is really interesting. It was just the rather stereotypical male/female reverbed wailing songs with soaring (similarly reverbed) strings that let the album down for me and reminded me of too many nights in Indian restaurants. I can tell from the other tracks on this album that Indian music is clearly not all like that. I'd definitely embrace more - but not the wailing thanks
Scores are written for movies. It can be a great score, but a great album is completely different goal. This whole album is missing the context of the movie. There are still some good songs in there, but it's ultimately a soundtrack, and I'd much rather watch this film than listen to this album.
As a dumb white American, I have no idea how to rate/recommend this. I feel if I were to rave about it and label it a must-listen, it would really only come from a place of "people should expand their boundaries and listen to music they don't normally listen to" which feels shallow. I just have no frame of reference. For what it's worth, this is an enjoyable listen with some fun and different pop and Indian music styles. I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this album waaaay more than I expected to. Fun listen!
That was pretty fun
Honestly better than I expected
What the hell, sure
#2 cha cha is a banger Enjoyed more than I expected
Better than expected.
Um, it was alright
A perfect example of this list’s strengths. Wouldn’t have found this without it, likely, and it carries a good variety of familiarity and newness in its tracklist.
Hey! This was pretty nice. Again wouldn’t mind hearing more world music but hey, gotta make room for TWO BETA BAND ALBUMS
Definitely has the "soundtrack" style. The mix of music is quite interesting and fun but not particularly amazing. It has gotten me thinking that someone should be creating a sitar-funk fusion band.
Bien plus original que le précédent album proposé par le générateur ... mais je n'accroche pas du tout. Je ne suis pas allé au bout. =>1/5
Hard to find as it's not available on Spotify or Apple Music. Opening title track is a banger. Rest is okay. Glad I found it and was exposed to it.
Villiä menoa, sehän meni humpaksikin siellä! Hieman tylsää on kuunnella musikaalimaisia biisejä ilman videota, mut loppupuoli levyä oli onneksi perussoundtrackia. On varmasti mieleenpainuvat biisit leffassa, näin yksinään jäävät minusta vähän ilmaan. Melkein 3 tähtee, ei ihan.
Cha cha cha viihdyttää (kuulostaako tutulta?), mutta levykokonaisuudessa on laulelun makua (eikö tämä olluutkaan soundtrack?).
This was a different genre, which was cool.
Although I have not seen Shalimar, and may never see Shalimar, this is a very good soundtrack to a film that could look as though it is a epic adventure. It works as a standalone release in and of its own right as well. A colorful blast from start to finish. Favorites: Title Music, One Two Cha Cha, Countess' Caper, Naag Devta, Aania Wohi Rehta Hai, Baby Let's Dance Together, Romantic Theme.
Really cool and refreshing work on this list. I enjoyed it a lot. It's obvious listening to it that it's from a film. The score aspects are fun. The sung musical parts are fun.
I'm happy to hear something outside of english/american rock/pop and whatever Electronica is. On the other hand I would find it immensely offensive against my culture if the only album from my country is a soundtrack of a movie. Imagine the only album of your country out of 1001 albums you must hear is the soundtrack of "Forrest Gump".
A soundtrack to an old Bollywood movie? Interesting. The first track was really cool, after that was just okay.
As a soundtrack album goes this is really good, I liked pretty much all of the songs other than the one two cha cha cha which just felt really repetitive, the dialogue one was also a bit hard to enjoy just purely based on it being mainly spoken word. Favourites were the title track, countless caper and the last one, they all had their strengths though, especially the female vocals on some of them which were powerful. Overall a high 3 (6.5/10)
Indian music, some more orchestral elements
fun but not my thing
As a brown person, I was so happy to see some Bollywood on this list. That being said, it does feel like a token admission. There's a lot of world music, particularly Bollywood soundtracks, that are better than this album by far, and yet this is the one that makes it to the list. After seemingly endless manchester angry rock and brit stuff? Was this the only Bollywood album the list writers had ever listened to? 3/5
No thanks, cha cha cha. Fuck that, cha cha cha.
singer has a good falsetto
Fun and different.
As a commenter states on the reviews page albums like this are what make the list so invaluable. I would have never sought this out but for this list. The highs are why I give this a three. The lows being it down from a four or above.
334/1001 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
OK
Hard to rate this one. Wasn't really my thing and is pretty foreign to what I normally listen to. Didn't resonate with me, but seemed to be well made.
Bollywood movie soundtrack! Ok. Starts off with some chase scene type music then Indian Cha Cha Cha... Already know I'm in for a journey here. Sitar Cha Cha Cha that makes fun of itself. There are a lot of just orchestral tracks -- some very Ennio Morricone via Sergio Leone sounding -- and a few actual songs, which are pretty decent. But at the same time, I'm not sure how to rate this as it's way out of my experience. Naag Devta has some appeal. Baby Let's Dance Together is kind of funky. Not exactly full on Bollywood, some of these songs, which I guess is why it's unique in that genre? 3/5 because I don't know how else to compare this.
It probably would be higher but i lack both context of the movie, and the language to understand, so no emotional depth for me. It does sound cool, so it's a nice solid 3 - I don't seek it out or change the station.
I wasn't sure what to expect with a Bollywood soundtrack going in and figured it wouldn't fare well without the context of the movie to help it out, but I was pleasantly surprised. That said, as with a lot of orchestral soundtracks, some visual context does help a bit, but I did enjoy this album all the same. Some great big band/jazzy passages that did most of the heavy lifting to get me through the whole soundtrack, while some of the more obvious tracks lifted from the film were harder to enjoy as a standalone piece of music (looking at you "One Two Cha Cha Cha"). All in all, an interesting experience.
It's pretty good for what it is. But I don't find anything about it an essential listen and it really doesn't belong on this list. It is more of a nice little curiosity with some nice jazzy tunes sprinkled throughout.
Its definitely not my style, although 1-2 bangers can be found in the soundtrack
This was a pretty good album overall for a Hindi movie soundtrack. The best way to describe it is Indian Pop mixed with funk, and some of the songs even had a Western feel to them. Even though this was my first time hearing it, it felt like I’d heard it before, probably because this album has definitely been sampled in modern music. Right away with the first track, I recognized it because I know Dan the Automator sampled it. I can’t remember the exact song or project, but he definitely used it. But even beyond that, this album is full of beats and percussion that have been a big influence on hip hop and pretty much any other kind of music that uses breakbeats.
Maybe not something I'd be quick to revisit but it's the sort of thing you would hope you would uncover in a list like this and not 100 different 80s British post punk deary shite 3.5*
This frustrates me SO DEEPLY because clearly this means the author KNOWS music from other countries at least a little bit and yet I am going to be subjected to intolerable amounts of 60s-80s UK hits. Get me OUT OF HERE !!!! This goes crazy, though.
Not my usual listen for sure, but not bad. Never been a big Bollywood soundtrack guy, though I’ve met some die hard fans.
Ok?
… interesting.
not for me but cool bass lines!
not my thing
Not for me
I dig this. I think some of the ideas could have been a bit more fleshed out, but what's here is working.
Albums like this get me coming back to this generator. Feel like I need to see the movie now. Really interesting mix of sounds throughout but also felt distinctly Indian at the same time. Great Listen
Why did I have to listen to that?
I think movie soundtracks should automatically be disqualified. Was this really an album I had to hear before I died?
Genuinely quite good but realistically I'm never going to listen again
Cool soundtrack.
Fun and interesting. I would love more Bollywood and Indian music on this list.
yeah not for me
Rhythmic and melodic. Nice soothing background music (since i don't know what they're saying)
The variety of sounds was interesting, and having them sung in a language I don't understand made them relaxing background music. Pretty enjoyable.
Good music but maybe would have more impact if I saw the film
It’s a little “Shaft” meets Bollywood, which makes sense given the time period. Not as many catchy songs as some films from this genre, but overall, very well done.
They don't make it like this anymore!
I've heard other Indian music in film that I've enjoyed much more than this, which seemed incredibly hokey. I started to say it sounded like an Indian James Bond soundtrack...but really it's more like an Indian Austin Powers soundtrack. But from what I read, this composer is legendary and very influential in the genre so I guess I'll have to give it a 3.
Can't say I know enough about Bollywood music to judge this, but it was pretty entertaining.
An interesting placement into the 70s Indian soundtrack but it was more noise than pleasure for me.
Not a critic of the music rather it’s inclusion, in that it’s a bit tokenistic isn’t it. We get more dreary 2000’s sub- rock British bands than we do world music. Which is sort of ok if you except this is albums from western music history, but why then throw in the very occasional lp from the outside world, you can't have explored the wider scope so don't insult it with tokenism. Musically it's fine, no I don't know if it's the best of its genre, no won't likely seek it out again as its film music, some nice music but it jumps around too much and (is it, don't know) too westernised with English lyrics etc - 3 Star.