Music album of Maximum can be said to have maximum diversity in a single setting. The amazing fact is that out of six total tracks, three are two Sufi numbers, one Shloka taken from Rudrakash with the remaining three being more of items numbers. Quite some diversity!
Music of the album seems to be just about fine though, not to mention that the opening item track which, to give due credit, is quite a catchy number.
The album erupts with the Aa Ante Amalapuram, a good work by music director Devi Sri Prasad, which has been given strong voice of Malathy and together both have done well. The song is quite interesting since there is a good play of an item number that uses heavy beats and drums along with the use of some Bhojpuri words in the middle. It is borrowed from a hit South Indian track that is already a proven hit and soul of dance parties there.
Play of rhyming words starting with Aa Ante Amalapuram is not only interesting but also the soul of the track. This one establishes the fact that whether it's a small or big budget movie, all must have an item number to associate itself with, which is done for the masses, by the masses and to attract the masses. Of course the whole credit for this goes to Munni and Sheila!
Album has two true Sufi tracks which is quite a rarity. The first of the two, Ya Maula is quite lengthy as it lasts for over 7 and half minutes. Shabbir Ahmed has used beautiful Urdu words admiring the almighty. Music of Vikram-Sawan is also good and touches the heart but still something more could have been done in it. Hear this one with closed eyes and your soul will start enjoying it.
The third track, Aaja Meri Jaan, is not even an average track. Music is very ordinary and lyrics are not even ordinary. Seems here is a last minute track done in rush and surely not worth listening for a second time. Lyrics are so dull that you may soon stop this one and move to the next track.
The next track - Sutta - is a rowdy track. It's a perfect number to be played in all guys' cocktail party. Shrill voices of Nadeem Khan and Tulsi Kumar complement each other well, as they try hard to replicate the magic of Himesh Reshammiya. Though lyrics are quite weak and make little sense, only the music of the song holds on. Music Director Amjad Nadeem should be thanked to make such lyrics work.
The next one is Namami Shamishan which is a beautiful and different track. Taken from Rudrashatak (Ramcharita Manas), this one has been delivered in various albums in the past but the one here is more amazing and soothing. It experiments well with the beautiful play of instrumental music while praising almighty Lord Shiva, destroyer of the whole universe.
The final track of the album is the second of the Sufi track - Maan Qunto Maula. A nice number; it scores few more brownie points over the first one. Sufi track is another formula these days to make an album work and here too it delivers good results. Reason being it includes good ingredients of strong lyrics, musical nodes taken from classical background, good music - both vocal and instrumental and amazing voice that is not only soothing to ears but also to the soul. Each words connects well with other hence bringing alive the whole theme; ditto is the case here in this track. Nasir Ali Nasir has given good lyrics and singers Raga Boys have done there job well.
Overall the music of album is fine as few of the tracks are good. Still, there is something missing as well since not all of them are catchy enough. After all, only item numbers and Sufi music cannot hold fort on their own; balancing it all is truly an art.
