female vocal lovers..... try Vienna Teng

kyyuan · « **on:** 3 Feb 2004, 04:38 am »

I did a search on the forum and was surprised not to find any mentioning of her.

I picked up her album, Waking Hours, a few months ago. Her music is refreshingly different and splendidly recorded.

Ken

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #1 on:** 3 Feb 2004, 05:12 am »

What genre/type of music does she sing? I must confess I've never heard of her, but I'm always on the lookout for something new and interesting.

kyyuan · « **Reply #2 on:** 3 Feb 2004, 05:27 am »

Quote from: Rob Babcock

What genre/type of music does she sing? I must confess I've never heard of her, but I'm always on the lookout for something new and interesting.

Based on her first album, Waking Hours, I would say her genre would be easy listening (?) with very introspective lyrics. Many have compared her style to that of Tori Amos. If I remember correctly, she's a classically trained pianist.

Also, I believe she appeared on David Letterman's and NPR, and did receive some pretty high praises. Check out this album on Amazon.

Ken

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #3 on:** 3 Feb 2004, 06:07 am »

Cool. I'll check it out. Thanks, and a belated "Welcome!" to AC!

ekovalsky · « **Reply #4 on:** 3 Feb 2004, 06:30 am »

Good recommendation. Nice piano and voice.

Pirate · « **Reply #5 on:** 3 Feb 2004, 08:34 pm »

http://www.viennateng.com/high/music/download.html

kyyuan · « **Reply #6 on:** 3 Feb 2004, 09:48 pm »

Quote from: Rob Babcock

Cool. I'll check it out. Thanks, and a belated "Welcome!" to AC!

Rob---thanks for the welcome. This is definitely a friendly site, and I've learned much from it.

ekovalsky---the piano playing and her voice are definitely great. In addition, I find her songs to be, for the lack of a better word, "intelligentj"; perhaps, that's what happens when one has a computer science degree from Stanford. I hope her 2nd album will be as tasteful.

Ken

ekovalsky · « **Reply #7 on:** 3 Feb 2004, 10:10 pm »

Quote from: kyyuan

ekovalsky---the piano playing and her voice are definitely great. In addition, I find her songs to be, for the lack of a better word, "intelligentj"; perhaps, that's what happens when one has a computer science degree from Stanford. I hope her 2nd album will be as tasteful.
Ken

Agreed, although I tend to pay less attention to lyrics than most. I will add that it is a nice, clean recording.

Monolith · « **Reply #8 on:** 4 Feb 2004, 03:11 pm »

Quote from: kyyuan

I did a search on the forum and was surprised not to find any mentioning of her.

I picked up her album, Waking Hours, a few months ago. Her music is refreshingly different and splendidly recorded.

Ken

Thanks for the heads up! I also ran across Corrinne May who originates from Singapore. The one free MP3 from Amazon called "Journey" sounds like a winner. I'll be looking for both artists at lunch!

Link to Corrinne May on Amazon

meilankev · « **Reply #9 on:** 4 Feb 2004, 07:27 pm »

Ken,

My wife has a number of CDs by Teresa Teng. Is there a connection between the two women???

Kevin

kyyuan · « **Reply #10 on:** 4 Feb 2004, 08:11 pm »

Quote from: meilankev

Ken,

My wife has a number of CDs by Teresa Teng. Is there a connection between the two women???

Kevin

Not to my knowledge. Vienna Teng is a Chinese American, whereas Teresa Teng was a hugely famous artist in Taiwan. I don't know much about Teresa Teng, but have heard a lot of great things about her.

Ken

kyyuan · « **Reply #11 on:** 4 Feb 2004, 08:27 pm »

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Thanks for the heads up! I also ran across Corrinne May who originates from Singapore. The one free MP3 from Amazon called "Journey" sounds like a winner. I'll be looking for both artists at lunch!

Right back at ya--- Corrinne May seems like a really good find. cdbaby.com has all of her songs through Real Audio.