Music Review:BOSS Is A Safe Bet for Party Lovers!

This is a multi-composer album (in keeping with the latest trend) that offers good variety and a few genuinely good dance numbers. Overall, a safe bet for party lovers. 

BOSS Is A Safe Bet for Party Lovers!

 
Film:

Boss

Producer(s):

Viacom Motion Pictures

Director:

Anthony D’ Souza

Cast:

Akshay Kumar, Ronit Roy, Shiv Pandit, Aditi Rao Hydari

Music:

Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Chirantan Bhatt, P.A. Deepak

Lyrics:

Kumaar, Manoj Yadav, Sahil Kaushal-Lill Gollu

Rating Of Tracks:

No.	Song	Artist	Rating
1	Boss	Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh	3.5/5
2	Hum Na Tode	Vishal Dadlani	1.5/5
3	Pitah se hai Naam Tera	Sonu Nigam, Meet Bros Anjjan, Sanjay Misra	1.5/5
4	Party All Night	Yo Yo Honey Singh	3/5
5	Har Kisi Ko	Nikhil D'Souza	3/5
6	Boss Entry Theme	Sonu Kakkar, Meet Bros Anjjan, Khushboo Grewal	2/5
7	Boss (Remix)	Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh	2/5
8	Har Kisi Ko (Version 2)	Arijit Singh, Neeti Mohan	3/5

Album Rating:

3/5                 

Details:

"Boss"is a Bollywood potboiler starring Akshay Kumar and promises to be packed with the necessary elements of entertainment to the brim. Akshay Kumar seems to have made it a habit to come out with numerous such films every year and this one has the distinction of following up after "Khiladi 786" and "Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobara". Here’s what I think of the music album.

"Boss" (title song) is an unabashed tribute to the swagger and charm of the lead actor– Akshay Kumar and it does not disappoint. The song has attitude and throws it like it hardly cares. Meet Bros Anjjan and Yo Yo Honey Singh do great justice to this genre with their ‘club’ assault and risqué rapping respectively. The structure is pretty conventional and there is nothing that will stay with you beyond a point but the rustic coolth coupled with a groovy melody and fitting lyrics make it a pretty perfect version of what it aims to be.

"Hum na Tode" is a Hindi remake of the Tamil super hit ‘Apdi Pode’. The original song has such a cult status among its audiences that you feel sorry for the music directors who decided to rehash this one. Hum Na Tode is neither as uninhibited as the original nor does it make up for that by adding some spark in the arrangements. It’s basically a plain retelling of a spunky original and fails despite Vishal Dadlani’s utmost efforts.

"Pitah se hai naam tera" is an ode to fathers that fashions a melody out of the done-to-death combination of guitars and tabla. But, it is not the combination that actually falters here but the melody itself. The song, sung by Sonu Nigam, has mundane arrangements and oddly - placed backing vocals that sound funny at times. The tune builds up from a soft and mellow platform but shockingly meanders into ‘Ganesh Vandana’ territory laced with dhols and fervent mouthing of ‘pitah’ chants that renders it completely unidentifiable, let alone enjoyable.

"Party All Night" is bang in the middle of the ‘Yo Yo Honey Singh’ territory and doesn’t plant a foot wrong.This one is a party song that has Honey Singh doing what he does best –enjoying himself at the cost of unsuspecting listeners. The melody is repetitive (a genre characteristic) but convincing enough for you to ignore the expletives and start moving to the beat.

"Har Kisi Ko" is a remodeled version of the older hit by the same and, truth be told, does no harm to its own reputation at all. The song has a pop-rock arrangement with electric guitars doing duty alongside a soothing piano. It manages to keep afloat the melancholy mood of the original and adds a few tricks of its own to make it worth the while.

"Boss Entry Theme" is predictably high - voltage and laced with dollops of drama that will serve the film well in its critical action sequences.

"Boss (remix)", as the name suggests,is the forced addition of ‘Dandiya’ beats to a perfectly good original to enhance the perceived value of the album and mock the original in the process.It succeeds in its purpose (as it finds a place in the track list) but fails miserably as a standalone track.

"Har Kisi Ko (duet)" has the rising singing stars Arijit Singh and Neeti Mohan croon effortlessly to this beautiful old melody. Only this time the treatment is more pop than rock and creates a good parallel to the older song from this very album. Two remakes of the same classic and not one is half-bad. That’s a lot in today’s times.

Verdict:

"Boss (title song)" is the standout song of the album followed by "Party All Night" and "Har Kisi Ko". The album soars as long as the composers stick to their natural strengths and fails as soon as they get too ambitious with "Hum Na Tode" and "Pitah Se Hai Naam Tera". This is a multi-composer album (in keeping with the latest trend) that offers good variety and a few genuinely good dance numbers. Overall, a safe bet for party lovers. 

  

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