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Various - Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 (2012)

Various - Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 (2012)

BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists

  • Title: Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974
  • Year Of Release: 2012
  • Label: Sublime Frequencies
  • Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic, Soul
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log) & cover
  • Total Time: 1:09:53
  • Total Size: 397 MB
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A whole sociological study could probably be based around Saigon Rock & Soul, a double-album compilation of killer Vietnamese pop/rock tracks from the late ‘60s to mid-‘70s, but that will be left to more academically minded types in order to focus on the music at hand. The tunes included here were surely the product of Western music's influence, as American soldiers brought the sounds of U.S. rock, pop, and soul along with them over the course of the Vietnam War. By the late ‘60s, a whole subgenre of than nac ("modern music") had emerged, as hordes of young Vietnamese musicians absorbed and emulated the music that arrived from overseas. Besides local clubs, many of the artists featured here performed -- and often recorded -- at U.S. army bases, where the soldiers made up a major portion of their fan base. Still, most of this collection's cuts never made it anywhere near an album until now, having initially been released only on 45s and the equivalent of street mixtapes. The ‘60s psychedelia explosion obviously had a major effect on the Vietnam scene. Phượng Hoàng and Minh Xuân's "Black Sun," for example, features some of the rawest, nastiest fuzz-guitar snarl you're likely to hear anywhere this side of a Blue Cheer box set, and the guitarist on Thanh Lan's "Autumn Memory" could give Big Brother & the Holding Company's James Gurley a run for his money, but for as many stoner-rock moments as there are on this compilation, there are just as many -- if not more -- pop and soul flavors to be found. Thai Thanh's "Dawn" is powered by a combination of R&B-influenced sax honking and Wes Montgomery-like octave voicings on guitar, while the sunny harmonies and folk-rock guitar strumming of Elvis Phu'o'ng's "Our Treasures" lend the tune an almost Lovin' Spoonful-esque feel, despite the chirpy, vibrato-laden organ. When the Viet Cong took over Saigon in 1975, they clamped down on all Western cultural influences, including music, and an era came to an end, but thankfully, Saigon Rock & Soul documents that nearly lost golden moment in musical history in all its pancultural glory.

Tracklist:
01. CBC Band - Tinh Yêu Tuyệt Vời (The Greatest Love) (3:54)
02. Elvis Phương - Bài Ca Ngông (The Crazy Song) (3:50)
03. Carol Kim - Cái Trâm Em Cài (Your Hair Clip) (4:35)
04. Thành Mái - Tóc Mai Sợi Vắn Sợi Dài (Long, Uneven Hair) (4:42)
05. Carol Kim - Nỗi Buồn Con Gái (The Sadness Of Being A Girl) (3:55)
06. Bich Loan and CBC Band - Con Tim Và Nước Mắt (Heart And Tears) (3:49)
07. Phương Tâm - Đêm Huyền Diệu (Magical Night) (4:41)
08. Lệ Thu - Sao Biển (Etoile Des Neiges) (Starfish) (4:54)
09. Minh Xuân & Phượng Hoàng - Mặt Trời Đen (Black Sun) (3:03)
10. Thái Thanh - Bừng Sáng (Dawn) (4:34)
11. Bang Chan - Những Đóm Mắt Hoả Châu (Fireballs) (3:50)
12. Giao Linh - Chuyện Tình Sao Ly (A Love Story From Sau Ri) (4:41)
13. Elvis Phương - Kho Tàng Của Chúng Ta (Our Treasures) (2:50)
14. Thanh Lan - Hoài Thu (Autumn Memory) (4:13)
15. Hùng Cường & Mai Lệ Huyền - Hờn Anh Giận Em (Jealousy) (3:24)
16. Mai Lệ Huyền - Duyên Phận Con Gái (A Girl's Destiny) (4:54)
17. Phương Dung - Đố Ai (Riddles) (4:04)

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  • mufty77
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Many thanks for lossless.
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