* THIS IS A MUSIC REVIEW NOT A MOVIE REVIEW, AS I DIDN’T FIND CASH IN MUSIC SECTION. When
I first listened to and watched the promo of the title songs of Cash I was instantly
reminded of title track of DUS. No marks for guessing that it was a typical
Vishal Shekhar dance track. After Ta Ra Rum Pum they are again set to storm the
charts with dance friendly numbers. Now let’s analyze the whole bundle
of the album Cash. The cover has an appealing metallic design which I assume is
done to give the metal safe feel. It is elaborate enough to depict amazing
pictures, lyrics of songs as well as
a synopsis but mum in case of giving credits to all the people related to the
album. The front cover states that the lyrics are penned by Vishal Dadlani,
he has proved his vocal skills with Saainya in Ta Ra Rum Pun now he’ll try to show
his wordsmith abilities in this compilation. Other noticeable thing in the
cover is BIG music don’t know if
it’s a sister company of BIG FM 92.7 but lately it has all the big albums under
its banner.
The
album kicks of with the title track “Cash”
sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and the music director dynamic duo Vishal
& Shekhar. As stated earlier it has the 70’s dance feel to it, rhythm
is very catchy which makes you sing the song from the first listen but the
lyric is hard to get, read the inlay cover for it. Horn sounds, mixture of rap
and that fast tempo makes the songs grab attention from the word go.
Next on the list is **“Mind Blowing
Mahiya” **average efforts to vocalize by Sunidhi again. The synthetic
beats woven with the conventional sounds is impressive but it could have
been made better. Lyrics are average but who cares about it as long as it’s
a 4/4 beat dance track. Subsequently another number is “Naa Pucho” by **Sunidhi and
Vishal**. This track has all the elements to be a RnB track with the beats,
rap to start with and power to make you shake a leg. Techno beats with unique instrumentation makes the track
stand out.
Consequently
I come across “Rehem Kare” again
crooned by Sunidhi and Vishal. The
hinglish lyrics still continue to this track as the above tracks. Comparatively
easy on the tempo but this songs also has ample beats still let the dance flow
alive. At track 5 we have “**Naughty
Naughty**”, you are blessed to hear a different female voice than Sunidhi as Anuskha
Manchandani effortlessly executes this really naughty number. Vishal has
injected his voice in this track as well. The instrument arrangement is very
well placed and the lyric is also very fun but Hinglish again. Another can be item number and a chart topper
dance track in the making. Next is the track “Zara Bach ke Jee” vocalized with emotions by Anushka Manchanda
and Vishal-Shekhar duo. Now you feel like the songs are getting monotonous
with same rap in the back, synthetic sound with 4/4 techno beats, Hinglsih
lyrics in this track too. Lyrics are also hard to get as there is Hindi,
English and Punjabi also now. Zara back ke jee from this song all you
listeners. At last we have “**Cash -
Extended Mix**” a longer version of the title. It is no different than the
title except of some more music and less https://lyrics. It can be said this songs saves
the day at the end.
On
the whole the album seems **over
experimental**, Vishal Shekhar also join the bandwagon of music director
cum singer by singing in more than half of the song either as rapping in
the back or lead singer in the track. May be due to giving lyrics for the first
time Vishal’s lyrics is just average
also being Hinglish almost the whole album but has hampered the overall music
of the album, the duo is capable of giving better music than this monotonous
album. Another noticeable **mistake is
singer selection** for the first half of the album it seems it is a pop album
by Sunidhi with Vishal-Shekhar’s music. No variety in song composition as well
as listening to the same voices it’s very **painful
to the ear after a while** if we try to listen to the whole album. Remixes
are not a part of the album, I’m perplexed why! There is only one extended mix
but not up to mark for sure. So this album though being layered with dance all
the way feel shrills after some listens. **Pick
this album up only if you are a big fan of Vishal-Shekhar and Sunidhi** else
I don’t recommend the whole album but some tracks are good.
Around 800 Words
Geshan Manandhar
*Also availabe at https://geshan.blogspot.com/2007/07/vishal-shekhar-all-set-to-make-you.html