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Sometimes more than just the songs, it is the CD cover that catches your attention. THE GREATEST COLLEGE CLASSICS is one of them. A cover which could go down as one of the most innovative ever to have arrived in Indian music scene, it is designed as a diary of a college student with space for 2 CDs as one flips the pages.
The pages themselves have been imaginatively designed as one can sense a teenager using it as a scrapbook for penning his/her thoughts. Some of these thoughts take shape as lyrics of 28 chartbuster tracks, mostly from the 70s, which form a part of this compilation. A romantic album, it could well have arrived around Valentines!
When first song in the compilation is as intoxicating as 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas' [Blackmail], you know that there is something special on your way. Kishore Kumar goes on to revive the nostalgia with songs like 'Chalte Chalte' [Chalte Chalte], 'Chhu Kar Mere Mann Ko' [Yaarana], 'Pyaar Maanga Hai' [College Girl], 'Dilbar Mere' [Satte Pe Satta], 'Saagar Jaisi Aankhon Waali' [Saagar], 'Kitne Bhi Tu Kar Le Sitam' [Sanam Teri Kasam] and 'Koi Roko Na' [Priyatma]- none of which need any introduction.
Apart from these sugar coated melodious romantic numbers, Kishore Kumar is also heard in his full-on 'masti' mood as he goes ballistic along with R.D.Burman, Bhupinder, Sapan Chakravorty and Gulshan Bawra in 'Pyaar Hamein Kis Mod Pe Le Aaya' [Satte Pe Satta], a song which till date is a picnic favorite.
Kishore da's naughty streak is revisited when 'Ye Jawani Hai Deewani' & 'Saamne Ye Kaun Aaya' (both from [Jawani Deewani]), 'Pal Bhar Ke Liye Koyi Hamein Pyaar Kar Le' [Johney Mera Naam], 'Choori Nahi Ye Mera Dil Hai' [Gambler], 'Janu Meri Jaan' [Shaan], 'Jahan Teri Ye Nazar Hai' [Kaalia], 'Koi Haseena' [Sholay] and 'Sara Zamaana' [Yaarana] come one after another. But the real kick comes when the ever-so-loved 'masala' track 'Ek Aankh Maroon To' from 'Tohfa' makes a special appearance of sorts. Oh, how much we loved the cinema of 80s!
With Kishore Kumar dominating the album, the few remaining tracks are required to be special to make their presence felt in THE GREATEST COLLEGE CLASSICS. They do justify their presence, especially songs like 'Hum Tumhen Chahte Hai Aise' [Qurbani], 'Kya Dekhte Ho' and 'Laila O Laila [all from Qurbani].
'Hothon Se Chu Lo Tum' [Prem Geet] is special as it brings to fore Jagjit Singh while Pancham da sung 'Dil Lena Khel Hai Dildar Ka' and Shailendra Singh's 'Hoga Tumse Pyaara Kaun' [both from 'Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai'] are worthy inclusions. Asha Bhonsle and Preeti Sagar come up with a solo each in the form of 'Pyaar Karne Waale' [Shaan] and 'My Heart Is Beating' [Julie], hence making it a complete youth album.
Good part about this 2 CD compilation is that each of them deserves to be termed as a college classic. It doesn't seem like a gimmicky experiment at all and justifies the effort that has gone into making this compilation the way it is.
Gift it to your loved one!
Rating: ****
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