Comments on: Respecting, Refining, and Reviving

By: donny

donny — Fri, 26 May 2006 08:55:21 +0000

Yeah, I am not so bothered about it too much if every song hits the mark. Besides, “Tieng Dan Chai” and “Hoi Trung Duong” are 7-10 minutes long. And I think it is fantastic that he knows how to leave out fillers. His latest album is “Tinh Yeu Trong Sang” and you get a totally different feel from the other two albums.

By: joseph

joseph — Fri, 26 May 2006 07:45:10 +0000

Q: Có lý do gì không khi mỗi album của anh số lượng bài hát không vượt qua con số 8?

A: Không phải tôi không thể tìm được ca khúc để đưa vào đĩa mà tôi cho rằng đó là một cách làm rất chuyên nghiệp (cười). Khi làm, tôi thuờng tính toán về hiệu quả của sản phẩm mà mình sẽ làm ra, nó sẽ phù hợp với tai người nghe thế nào, giá trị ra sao và chất lượng đĩa sẽ đạt ở mức độ nào? Tôi làm đĩa với một sự chắt lọc tuyệt đối, muốn ca khúc nào cũng là ca khúc hay và thật lòng muốn bỏ đi thói quen là nhiều khi khán giả chỉ nghe 1-2 bài trong đĩa mà không nghe tất cả. Vì thế tôi thường đầu tư kỹ để có sự đồng đều giữa tất cả các ca khúc. Khán giả có thể nghe hết cả album mà không phải bỏ bài nào vì chất lượng của nó.

Now even though I still am a little peeved, I can respect his explanation. Maybe he’s just a good promoter… but as long as he keeps his end of the bargain and sticks to producing quality stuff I might be cajoled into getting his next …uh, ‘single?’

By: joseph

joseph — Fri, 26 May 2006 07:41:32 +0000

this things has been bothering me a little bit about duc tuan’s albums… the ones i have so far “doi mat nguoi son tay” and “ngam ngui…chiec la thu phai” each have 7 and 6 songs respectively. as i thought about it, even though he’d have to come up with another appropriate album title, DT could have easily combined all the track to one 13-track album and help his fans out a little bit on the dough. actually i’ve noticed a growing trend of artists comfortable with dishing out 6-7 track albums and call it a day; a new norm. and i find it disturbing that what i would have categorized as a single before or some sort of demo/sampler is now the new dish like those ‘real’ mexican street tacos that disappears as soon as you open your mouth. then i found the following interview with DT:

By: donny

donny — Thu, 18 May 2006 09:19:26 +0000

I love “Sang Rung,” especially the savory production, but didn’t realize 5 Dong Ke were in it. As you can see, I didn’t give this album full review because I didn’t get the original copy, only MP3s. My bad, man. You really dig, 5 Dong Ke, huh? Don’t blame you playa. They are fantastic! Still rocking that a cappella joint like a fresh pair of sneakers.

By: joseph

joseph — Thu, 18 May 2006 05:03:03 +0000

donny… you are right on the mark with this album. those two classic tunes, “tieng dan chai” and “hoi trung duong” are excellent covers by duc tuan. perhaps what set it apart in my mind from other older versions i’ve heard is the youthful quality in his voice that doesn’t come across as weak nor overbearing but still authoritive. but.

…there’s one thing you forgot to mention in your review. in “sang rung,” 5 Dong Ke is also featured. dude, you can’t give presume to give us the full scoop if you don’t mention something like that. in fact, i would have bought the cd may 9th instead of eight days later if I had known my girls were in the album.

dude.

By: T in Delaware (now)

T in Delaware (now) — Tue, 16 May 2006 22:35:26 +0000

“Mong Duoi Hoa” is beautiful like a picture “Hoa. Duoi’ Mong”. Never leave that behind.

By: donny

donny — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:43:39 +0000

Sure, I’ll be glad to post them up for all to enjoy!

By: Thu Hoai

Thu Hoai — Tue, 16 May 2006 19:14:15 +0000

Thank you DTDT.. I will check with Donny.. Having supportive friends in this forum really means alot :)
Lyrics of songs are most important to me, secondly, the color of the composition.. I love those old
old poetic lyrical songs..but also love some of the newer songs such as “Em oi! Ha Noi pho” something about this son really makes me miss Vietnam alot..especially I have no memmories of it..yet when I sing this song, I feel as if I am walking in Ha Noi in a late beautiful Autumn evening..:)

By: DTDT

DTDT — Fri, 12 May 2006 05:43:39 +0000

Thu Hoai, if Donny don’t mind and you don’t mind, you should post more songs you sing so we can all enjoy.

By: htc

htc — Thu, 11 May 2006 21:02:09 +0000

Trinh Cong Son, the vietnamese Nostradamus? I respectfully disagree with you there Vansky. Then again you might be right. That might explain the way he lived his life, somewhere over the rainbow! Anyway, no matter who he was, I just love his music!