Comments on: Duc Tuan – Tieng Hat Truong Chi

By: Thanh

Thanh — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:33:15 +0000

Tac gia bai viet tren day nha.n xet ra’t hay va chi’nh xa’c. Duc Tuan the? hie.n tam y’ bai ha’t ra’t hay, nhung ve` pha`n ky~ thua.t co’ le~ CD nay ke’m 2 CD truo’c.

By: Hoang

Hoang — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:10:15 +0000

Lam Dien, thanks for the details. It must be rough for Van Cao then. While I didn’t know about the history of the song nor the detail biography of the author like you. I also didn’t find the it offensive just because it was released in 1976. I was more annoyed by the subtle message in the title accompany by the year it was release. “Mua Xuan” (spring) symbol happiness and renewal. After 1975 life was hellish for many people so how could it be “Mua Xuan”?

Since he was emotionally torture like you said. So maybe he was just trying to vent, or maybe he just trying to come to good term with the communist government at the time. People need to make a living so that’s perfectly understandable. Whatever the reason is I understand that the situation is horrendous for the author and I am not judging him in anyway. Still, I can’t bring myself to promote a song with a title like that knowing the year it was release. So I just don’t listen to it.

By: Lam Dien

Lam Dien — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:35:19 +0000

This cd is good. Van Cao is a phenomenal composer and his music is asethetically at its best both the melody and lyrics. Personally i think Duc Tuan sang very well in Truong Chi, Thien Thai and Mua Xuan dau Tien. Other songs i can relate to how he’s described as ” dieu “. I have found that he sang little “dieu” a while back many cds b4. But overall, his vocal is beautiful and techniquely sound.
Van Cao was pretty much guarded and emotinally tortured after Communists took over VN and he was not allowed to write anything. It’s an extreme pity for an artist to not be able to express his arts. I profoundly feel angry and hatred toward the communists as most people here. With the Mua Xuan Dau Tien, Van Cao was hoping after ” giai phong” and reunion of the nation it will be better for the Vietnamese people. I do not find it offensive jsut because it was released in 1976. Basically he was hoping after the wars everything will be better. But of course it was not. And the communists bit him as hard or even harder ( as he was an influencial person )as anyone else at that period of time.

By: Hoang

Hoang — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:53:47 +0000

Thanks for the head up Pham Thien Nhien. I’ll be sure to never listen to that song. Not that I have anything against the Communist itself but any kind of music that scream political propaganda definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.

By: Q~

Q~ — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:12:10 +0000

Yeah I know. But still good:-) Tu nhien no lam minh nho lai nhung ngay xuan co chim en hoi con nho o que nha (Hue)….

By: Phạm Thiên Nhiên

Phạm Thiên Nhiên — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:59:08 +0000

Q~ :)

Just a separate notes, I also like Mua Xuan Dau Tien but you know, it was written in 1976, the first “Mua Xuan” of the Communists.

By: Q~

Q~ — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:46:30 +0000

I just listened to this DT’s cd on http://www.yeuamnhac.com/cbeta/album_details.php?id=EB857A1280D1
His style/voice here is a little feminine (die^.u nhu anh Phạm Thiên Nhiên no’i) for a male singer. Thru out the cd, the music/arrangment is same old. Nothing new in here to make a new album. maybe i am kind of “kho tinh” but if a singer wants to cover old standard songs (TCS, PD, VC…) he has to make it fresh and current. If not I would rather listen to the original artist. BTW, Mua Xuan Dau Tien is a very good song.

By: Son Doan

Son Doan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:06:38 +0000

I agree with Donny. Đức Tuấn’s “Sang Ngang” (by Đỗ Lễ) has got to be the best version that I’ve ever heard of that song. I swear it makes me wanna cry every single time.

By: Ngoc Hong

Ngoc Hong — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:37:28 +0000

I agree (not completely) with the author’s comment about Tieng hat Truong Chi of this link : http://www.thethaovanhoa.vn/home/van-hoa-toan-canh/am-nhac/Duc-Tuan-cat-tieng-hat-Truong-Chi/297/20080725065519311,14.htm

By: Ngoc Hong

Ngoc Hong — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:02:28 +0000

Thien Nhien
Mot nguoi mot cam xuc. Tuan hat nhu bai Suoi mo hay Truong Chi theo cach Doi Mat Nguoi SOn Tay thi co the khong hay bang. Minh danh gia cao Doi Mat nguoi Son Tay. Bai hat trong album nay da so mang tinh hung trang thi hat manh me. Con tinh cam nhu Suoi mo thi hat nhe nhang hon, tha hon vao bai hat nen xuc dong khi hat thi co the thoi.Hihi. Tuan hat live thi hay hon.