Lead single “Shivashtakam (Balasubramanyam)” and “Vishwanathashtakam (Balasubramanyam)” start with near-whispers before kicking into giddily catchy, fuzz box-driven hollered hooks. Since completing 0’s ‘Shivashtakam (Balasubramanyam)’, Various Artists fulfilled their contract with EMI Records and where under no obligation to release another album. After debuting at No. 1 last week, Various Artists’s album Siva Stuthi falls to No. 2 with 894,000, a sales slide of 56%. Various Artists “Siva Stuthi” is an amazing album.
This track makes my mind whirl and vibrate with flowing energy. Lingashtakam (Balasubramanyam) is just simply stunning. Bilvashtakam (Balasubramanyam) is the song that really did it for me. It took me a little time but I ended up loving Sri Saila Mallikarjuna Subrabhatam (Sreenivos&janaki). Shivanamavalyastakam (Balamuralikrishna) has a gorgeous instrumental sound, which lets Various Artists’s strong vocals come to the fore. The first time I listened to Kalabhairavashtakam (Balamuralikrishna) I was struck by its excellent sound. I came to like Shiva Panchakshara Shtotram (Balamuralikrishna).
Siva Stuthi CD
| Song Name | Time | ||
| Shivashtakam (Balasubramanyam).mp3 | 3:37 |  |
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| Vishwanathashtakam (Balasubramanyam).mp3 | 3:15 | |
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| Lingashtakam (Balasubramanyam).mp3 | 3:37 | |
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| Bilvashtakam (Balasubramanyam).mp3 | 3:00 | |
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| Sri Saila Mallikarjuna Subrabhatam (Sreenivos&janaki).mp3 | 27:16 | |
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| Shivanamavalyastakam (Balamuralikrishna).mp3 | 7:26 | |
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| Kalabhairavashtakam (Balamuralikrishna).mp3 | 5:11 | |
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| Shiva Panchakshara Shtotram (Balamuralikrishna).mp3 | 7:42 | |
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