Che Linh & Tuan Ngoc: Cu Tuong Con Trong Tay / Bac Tinh
When putting Jay-Z and R. Kelly together, you get the best of both worlds but I am not talking about Hip-Hop and R&B here. Featuring on Cu Tuong Con Trong Tay / Bac Tinh are two of the most famous Vietnamese singers with two completely different styles. While Tuan Ngoc is popular for ballads, Che Linh is well known for music on war and “Nhac Tru Tinh.” Van Son production probably try to kill two birds with one stone on this album but the outcome isn’t what they have expected.
I must admit, Van Son production are clever when they set the “Lien Khuc” with Che Linh and Tuan Ngoc switch styles. Both do a convincing performance but to go as far as creating an album together is a big mistake. Che Linh style doesn’t fit Ngo Thuy Mien’s “Rieng Mot Goc Troi,” “Ban Tinh Cuoi,” and “Dau Tinh Sau.” He couldn’t even pull off Truong Sa’s “Xin Con Goi Ten Nhau.” These songs suit more for Tuan Ngoc’s techniques. “Cu Tuong Con Trong Tay” is the only song Che Linh gives a flawless performance because it fits him perfectly.
Fortunately, Tuan Ngoc does not switch styles on his part. Once again his amazing vocals have applied on Huynh Nhat Tan’s “Bac Tinh,” “Hon Doi,” and “Ngo Ngang.” I just love the way he starts off “Bac Tinh” with confident and power. The band also does a fantastic job of captivating the beauty of the song. On “Hon Doi,” he goes sentimental and his skillful manipulation on “Hon doi, thoi em dung hon doi…” is soothing and mesmerizing. “Ngo Ngang” is equally enchanting as well. Although “Linh Hon Tuong Da” is well done by Tuan Ngoc, the song is more suitable for Che Linh. I guess Tuan Ngoc is switching his style on this one.
Van Son production should have produced two separate albums for Tuan Ngoc and Che Linh instead of grouping them together. They would have made more sells that way. Before even purchasing the album, I was debating whether to get it or not since I could predict it is an uneven album. Not that I am disrespecting Che Linh but these songs aren’t his strongest effort. Even though I expect far more, I still glad I copped the album. Tuan Ngoc’s part alone is worth the price of the CD.
“Linh Hon Tuong Da” is created by an artist: Mai Bích Dung (1970)
Oh thanks Trung. The album printed Lam Phuong but it doesn’t sounds like his kind of music to me.
There is another error Van Son made on the album. “Thanh Pho Buon” is written by Lam Phuong but they printed Ngo Thuy Mien.
Very sloppy, they should double check their sources.
i was impressed by your comments , you told right , tuan ngoc has his technique in ballad and his suond was very warm . Van son production cuoldn’t put them in a c-d album because che linh has his professional in yellow music , his sound is sad. in your comment , you told a lot of tuan ngoc suond but you have passed che linh , i have heard che linh and tuan ngoc sang a series song in a joke court ,it’s mean tuan ngoc sang “che linh music” che linh was equivalent, when tuan ngoc sang “thanh pho buon”,che linh sang “rieng mot goc troi”,they did very well that the audience claping all time . especially the “song thanh pho buon” performanced by tuan ngoc was extremelly perfect
i agree with you
Want to buy Tuan Ngoc VCD:
Songs: Rieng Mot Ngoc Troi and Tien Em.
Thank You
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what are you saying, you all moron, Che Linh and Tuan Ngoc don’t match, so how was it clever.
Van Son wanted to something that differentiate them from the big twos (though Van Son is really suck), so they group Che Linh and Tuan Ngoc together. Tuan Ngoc has a weir voice. I think he sucks.
The legends are:
Duy khanh
Che Linh
Khanh Ly
Hoang Oanh
Nhat Truong
Thanh Thuy
Che Linh had a sad and unique voice. Truong Vu was trying to mimmic that and failed miserably. He shouldn’t have done that. There are some songs that are Truong Vu’s trademarks. He is a great singer, however. It’s ironic to compare him and his teacher. If you do, your music-listenning skill is weak.
Thai Chau, and Huong Lan are great as well. Here is my rankings:
1. Che Linh
2. Hoang Oanh
3. Duy Khanh
4. Khanh Ly
5. Nhat Truong
6. Thanh Thuy
7. Huong Lan
8. Thai Chau
Thanh Pho Buon sung by Tuan Ngoc is not perfect, people. You all are stupid.
To make this comparison is just stupid.
Che Linh made this song great in 60, so why make the comparison. People are just stupid.