MUSIC REVIEW: All The Best

From Golmaal through Sunday to Golmaal Returns, Rohit Shetty's films have had consistently rocking music. All The Best is his most lavish effort till date. And a good soundtrack will only enhance the movie's chances at the box office.

But this is unlike any other recent Pritam album.

All The Best opens with Dil Kare. The song has a Rock On mood all over it. Energetic singing, guitar, drums and even the coming of age lyrics…this could have very well been a Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy song. Dil Kare is foot tapping and fun while it lasts. Dil Kare further impresses with it's rocking remix.

The rock feel continues with All The Best. A fun filled title track with some catchy hooks, Pritam creates a carnival like atmosphere in the song. You Are My Love has lots of singers complementing each other. It's a fast paced song, much on the lines of Main Hoon Naa's end credits number.

Pritam revisits his Life In A Metro sound in Kyon. The O Meri Jaan influence is apparent all through the song. Kyon however makes for a great listen thanks to some wonderful composition and singing.

And now come to the best song of the album. Kay Kay's Martaba is an intensely romantic number - minus any Rock On influences. Slow yet far from dull, Martaba grows on you with every listen. And the remix gives an all-together different spin to the song.

Pritam has ditched his Punjabi influences for a more rock and roll sound in the album. But the tunes lack a sing along feel to them. There is certain sameness to the songs.

Verdict: Pritam's score lacks his spontaneous energy and comes across as a laboured effort. He tries too hard to do a Vishal Shekhar and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Unfortunately not a single tune stays with you after you are done with the album. All The Best is nice to listen, but hard to hum.

Rating: 2.5