Pritam Chakraborty's assortment of songs in "Speed" is quite
forgettable. After belting out hits like "Dhoom" and "Life
In A Metro", one is quite surprised that a composer of his calibre
would have "Speed" among his list of works.
Already doing the rounds of the small screen is "Hello" from
the album, which hasn't really gained much popularity. With ordinary
lyrics by Mayur Puri, the track has been sung by Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan.
One expects such established singers to render better tracks. But knowing
the audiences' tastes, the track is likely to last for a short period
and then disappear. Until then, you can expect the music to hit the
clubs in the form of remixes.
Starting with 'Hello', every track in "Speed" seems to have
some whacky title or the other.
"Wanna Wanna", again rendered by Shaan and Sunidhi, is an
average number that doesn't interest you to the extent that a Pritam
number usually does. The instrumentals are nice, with mixed arrangements
and tempo that gets attention when played. But, sadly, that is all the
song delivers. Nothing to make you hum the track even in the bathroom!
"Loving You", a romantic track with good tempo and rhythm
is still better than the previous two. It brings some relief after the
'what-was-that' kind of tracks one got to listen to.
Sung by Sonu Nigam and newcomer, Antara Mitra, the number has got the
same ingredients like any other track and, yet, there's something that
makes you like it.
"Tikhi Tikhi" is all gibberish, to say the least. With unimpressive
lyrics, easily forgettable voice of Jojo and mediocre music, the song
seems to be a big washout. The lyrics really make you want to doubt
the capabilities of Puri. The already wasted album could have done without
this number.
The biggest mistake committed by Pritam was to bring in Puri for lyrics
that are senseless, and the Hindi-cum-English fare just didn't impress.
"Speed" would not generate much sale. Here's hoping that
Pritam makes a 'speed'-y recovery soon to belt out tracks that we all
love so much.