The Best of Tuan Ngoc – Va Toi Mai Yeu Em
Distributed by Asia Entertainment, The Best of Tuan Ngoc is the second most invaluable special collection next to Ngoc Lan 1982-1991. With his flamboyant vocals and his mastery skills of holding on to a note as long as he pleases, Tuan Ngoc proves to be the most influential singer of his time as well as the younger generation. Tuan Ngoc has been singing for twenty-some-odd years and why does he last so long? Unlike many other Vietnamese artists, Tuan Ngoc takes his craft seriously. He only chooses songs that he can fully express, particularly, Tuong Niem, Huong Ve Ha Noi, Giu Nhau Trong Doi, Ai Ve Song Tuong, Tinh Yeu Nhu Mui Ten, Bai Khong Ten So 4, and Khong Ten Tiep Noi 28 (Anh Cam On Em). As a result, almost every song from Tuan Ngoc is elegant, romantic and priceless.
Beside the precious hits, Tuan Ngoc and Asia also offer some ballads for your enjoyment. So put down your glass of champagne and lead your lady to the floor for a graceful Waltz in Tinh Han (Delilah), a passionate Rumba in Va Toi Mai Yeu Em, a funky Twist in Ghen, and a stylish Bebop in Hay Song Cho Tuoi Tre (Say You Will). Actually, I prefer Don Ho version of Hay Song Cho Tuoi Tre because Tuan Ngoc seems to be a bit too slow with fast beat while Don Ho gives a perfect performance. Other then that, this special collection is an excellence work of art. Even his English pronounciation in Papa (Cha Yeu Dau) and Delilah (Tinh Han) is quite good.
With Tuan Ngoc untouchable vocals and Asia impervious musicals, The Best of Tuan Ngoc is an indispensable collection for Tuan Ngoc fans. The best part of being Tuan Ngoc fan is that you don’t have to put a hole in your pocket since his music is quite limited but valuable. Unlike Nguyen Khang and Quang Dung who only became popular recently yet they had come out with tons of CDs. As a result, most of them are junkies. I appreciate artists who take their time to produce timeless works and Tuan Ngoc is definitely one of them.
Hi Donny & everybody,
How are you doing? I haven’t had a chance to come here in a week and already there’s a difference in visualgui.com site. Looks great Donny. I like it! Did you draw the graphics “con ro^`ng” yourself?
About this CD, I believe Asia produces it using TuanNgoc’s old songs and adding just a couple new ones that he performs recently in Asia videos. Personally I don’t like TuanNgoc hat “nhac di.ch”, i.e. Nhac Ngoai Quoc lo+`i Viet, with a couple of exceptions of course. “Tinh Yeu Nhu Mui Ten” is OK but because it’s “nha.c di.ch”, I don’t like it that much :).
Though this CD’s named “The Best of Tuan Ngoc” but I only like a few songs in here.
Even though he’s my family’s favorite artist, we’re not too fond of him singing English. Hehehe… Personally I think he wastes his talent performing the songs that don’t fit him such as “Hay Song Cho Tuoi Tre” & “Cha Yeu Quy”. However I completely agree with you regarding being TuanNgoc’s fans. His CDs are not cheap but you always feel good buying them because mostly they’re valuable works.
Unfortunately Quang Dung and Nguyen Khang producing so many CDs in a short time (for commercial purposes perhaps) that you feel soooo overwhelmed keeping up with them much less talking about their qualities. They make you feel disapointed, don’t they?
Hi Mimosa, Yes I did draw the dragons. They occur to me when I was walking in NYC Chinatown. I was inspired by the artists who draw your name with different animals. I thought they were kind of kool so I want to give them a try.
About the CD, I thought he did a great job on Cha Yeu Quy and Tinh Han. Even though his English is not perfect, I do give him credits for trying new things once in a while. Of course, he wouldn’t be where he is today if all he sings is those translated songs but “An com suon hoai, lau lau lam to pho cung am bung” :)
And of course he can’t go wrong with his usual style. My favorite song of the album is Khong Ten Tiep Noi 28 (Anh Cam On Em). The melody is so beautiful and I just love the way he goes real low than gradually high. It is just amasing.
Oh I forgot, I am not disappointed in Quang You because I don’t like him in the first place but I am extremely disappointed with Nguyen Khang. He has such a nice voice but doesn’t seem to know how to choose his music wisely.
Ah yes, I can find these Chinese artists drawing this kinds art in Santa Monica Third Street Promenade close to where I live too. They’re interesting aren’t they? You did a good job Donny.
Maybe I’m kinda old for these translated songs :). But you make a good point there. Lau lau thay ddoi cho ddo+~ cha’n :). Oh, have you ever listened to him singing Bolero melody? It’s strange that no matter how “se^’n” the song is, when he sings, it doesn’t sound “se^’n” at all. Just like you, I also like Bai Khong Ten Tiep Noi (aka Bai Khong Ten Tro Lai Cuoi Cung). TuanNgoc’s vocal is made for this style of melody.
I agree with you about NguyenKhang undisciplined style of music. It seems to me at first he aimed for those “nha.c sang” audiences, and then he went into “nha.c tre?”. Now he sings all kinds of music. So maybe he’s aiming for all kinds of audiences?
Well, no artisits can satisfied everyone (maybe Ngoc Lan did) and that’s how Nguyen Khang is going to fail if he is being greedy. You know so well that Nhac Tre doesn’t last for too long. It’s great for starter (to get your name out) but you have to move out of it quickly before your name starting to fade. That was Don Ho’s strategy and that was how he was able to maintain for quite a long time.
As a listener, I started out listen to Nhac Tre but now they are so stale to me. I can’t even listen to it anymore and thanksfully Tuan Ngoc came to rescued.
hi every people i love tuan ngoc and i hope he will come to vietnam and sing bai rieng mot goc troi, may be i wil be in america in september but i dont know where he sing? can u tell me thanks.
co ai biet tuan ngoc ve viet nam he hat o dau va khi nao khong? lam on email me biet voi skinnybamboo2003@yahoo.com
Hi Tuan Ngoc !
i like listen sing by very long.
I live in the US since 1975, and I am in the generation that listens to Tuan Ngoc before 1975 and after 75, and a fan of him. Like any other artists, there are songs that TN can sing so well but I’ve also heard songs that he should not have sung. Just like Hong-Nhung can sing TCS and certain songs but not very good in some Duc-Huy’ songs. I don’t know much about NKhang, but his singings on Thuy-Nga or some videos I watched seem fine. I particularly like QDung even though there are some songs that are bad (only a few). If anybody can come close to Tuan-Ngoc, it’s QDung. And since he’s younger, his voice even sounds better. We should judge him on the nice songs that he sings, not on the bad ones. After all, TN is getting old, we would need new generation singers like QDung.
Try to listen to “Bang Khuang Chieu Noi Tru” and few other songs that were sung by TN and QD. They are so… close. My other current favorites are KhanhHa, ThanhHa, HongNhung, MyLinh, TranThuHa and few other singers in VN.
chao em em cho anh dia chi nha
anh rta vui dc lam quen voi em anh cung nho em nhieu lan anh noi that long voi em day
Whoah comparing Tuấn Ngá»c with Quang DÅ©ng?
Really, in my opinion Quang DÅ©ng is a really nice singer whereas Tuấn Ngá»c is a so so singer I’ve never hear singing live.
Biết đến bao giá» tôi má»›i được nghe Tuấn Ngá»c hát ở Nha Trang ?
Xin má»i ngÆ°á»i chú ý: Ai có thể giúp tôi tìm lá»i các bà i hát của ban nhạc AVT (trÆ°á»›c năm 1975) trong đó có nhạc sÄ© Lữ Liên (là cụ thân sinh của ca sÄ© Tuấn Ngá»c). Xin chân thà nh cảm Æ¡n tất cả.
Xin lá»—i má»i ngÆ°á»i, địa chỉ E-mail của nguyenlena là : lena71296@yahoo.com
Response to “NguyenLena”. Ban nhac AVT lyrics:
http://khanhly.net/phoxua/tm.asp?m=9459&mpage=1&key=
i agree with donny that tuan-ngoc is a gem in the vn music industry. his technical command of the craft is unsurpassed. the asia cd from him is excellent!