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█▓█ General Info :
█▓█ Title .........: Waking Hour
█▓█ Artist ........: Vienna Teng
█▓█ Music Style ...: Electronic
█▓█ Type ..........: Album
█▓█ Release Date ..: Apr-04-2004
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█▓█ Used Tools :
█▓█ Grabber .......: EAC
█▓█ Encoder .......: FHG Radium MP3 Codec v.1.263
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█▓█ Additional Info:
█▓█ Source ........: CDDA
█▓█ No. Of Songs ..: 13
█▓█ Size ..........: 76,5 MB
█▓█ Playtime ......: 55:38 min
█▓█ URL ...........: http://www.viennateng.com
█▓█ Label .........: Virt Records
█▓█ Quality .......: 192kbps / 44,1kHz / HQ / Full Stereo
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█▓█ 01 ::: the tower ::: 03:50
█▓█ 02 ::: momentum ::: 05:22
█▓█ 03 ::: gravity ::: 03:39
█▓█ 04 ::: daughter ::: 03:15
█▓█ 05 ::: between ::: 03:34
█▓█ 06 ::: say uncle ::: 05:26
█▓█ 07 ::: drought ::: 04:05
█▓█ 08 ::: enough to go by ::: 04:18
█▓█ 09 ::: unwritten letter #1 ::: 03:35
█▓█ 10 ::: eric's song ::: 05:07
█▓█ 11 ::: soon love soon ::: 04:37
█▓█ 12 ::: lullabye for a stormy night ::: 03:53
█▓█ 13 ::: decade and one ::: 04:57
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█▓█ My Rating: 5.2/5 (For two amazing songs - Eric's song and Stormy Night)
█▓█ Vienna flexes her muscles in her debut album proving she can make music
█▓█ just as good as some of the better known artists. Overall the album
█▓█ features clever lyrics in stylistically diverse songs. Vienna tries her
█▓█ hand at jazzy sounds, world music, old time rock and roll, and
█▓█ mesmorizing piano solos (for which she will become known), all with her
█▓█ nice alto voice.
█▓█ Highlights:
█▓█ Soon Love Soon - A song to fill your ears. It has a quasi- African
█▓█ tribal beat, with an Enya-"Sail away" like background and almost gospel
█▓█ like melody.
█▓█ Eric's Song - A beautiful and powerful solo featuring poetic lyrics
█▓█ dealing with regret and hope.
█▓█ Lullabye for a Stormy Night - This is a song I envision singing to my
█▓█ own daughter. It is warm and comforting, yet powerful in it's beauty.
█▓█ Negatives -
█▓█ Unwritten Letter #1 - Vienna successfully writes a song with a jazzy
█▓█ beat, but the song, unfortunately, doesn't measure up to the albums
█▓█ standards.
█▓█ Decade and One - Starts out promising but becomes burdensome as it drags
█▓█ on. I found it difficult to find the climax.
█▓█ [ billydylan @ www.amazon.com ]
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█▓█ I first heard of Vienna Teng while watching David Letterman one evening.
█▓█ She sang the song Gravity and just totally captivated my attention.
█▓█ Immediately I purchased the album.
█▓█ Waking Hour is a great CD and almost exactly as David Letterman
█▓█ described it, "not a dud on this album." In fact, I wouldn't say that
█▓█ any of the songs could be classified as "duds" at all, though there are
█▓█ a couple that are less than favorites for me, but still beautiful and
█▓█ this album grows on you too. I always like that about a CD. Songs that
█▓█ were not favorites before may become favorites later. This CD
█▓█ deffinitely has that potential for me.
█▓█ Vienna's lyrics are intelligent, creative and sometimes introspective
█▓█ and the music is unique, warm and emotional. Some of her music
█▓█ (especially the song Gravity) reminds me (a little) of Paula Cole. Here
█▓█ voice bears some similarity to Cole as well but also artists like Tori
█▓█ Amos and Sarah McLachlan, though Teng's is quieter and the lyrics more
█▓█ thoughtful. Brilliant melodies, wonderfully arranged! The styles on this
█▓█ CD range from pop, folk and a little rock to new age and world beat. The
█▓█ styles flow seamlessly together and each song is just beautifully
█▓█ crafted and performed. One of the most identifiable aspects of Vienna's
█▓█ music is her beautiful piano playing, with which her voice compliments
█▓█ flawlessly. Can you tell, I just thoroughly enjoyed this album.
█▓█ An article from Paste Music put it so well: "The album takes listeners
█▓█ on an emotional ride through the haunting, the ethereal, and the
█▓█ comforting. Most of all, her songs reveal a keen understanding of the
█▓█ magic that lies beneath the surface of the everyday world and how to
█▓█ share that hidden beauty with others through music."
█▓█ Brilliantly stated!
█▓█ My favorite songs on this album are Gravity, Momentum, Enough To Go By,
█▓█ and Drought. I give it a strong, VERY STRONG, four stars. Good stuff!
█▓█ [ nobody777 @ www.amazon.com ]
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█▓█ Biography of Vienna Teng
█▓█ From an outside perspective, 24-year-old singer, songwriter and pianist
█▓█ Vienna Teng fits comfortably into the Asian-American stereotype. She
█▓█ began taking piano lessons at age 5, studying classical composers like
█▓█ Bach and Chopin. A straight-A student in high school, she had her choice
█▓█ of Ivy League colleges before eventually deciding on Stanford
█▓█ University. After a two-year stint on the pre-med track, she switched
█▓█ her major to Computer Science. By all appearances, her existence is that
█▓█ of the quintessential brainy Asian-American girl.
█▓█ But thereÆs another story below the surface. Far from being pressured
█▓█ into studying music, Vienna asked for piano lessons on her own. While
█▓█ she delved fully into classical works, she was drawn more to the act of
█▓█ improvisation, and in expressing the ideas that were emerging in her own
█▓█ imagination. She wrote her first song at age 6, and had an albumÆs worth
█▓█ of instrumentals composed by age 16. As if the challenges of collegiate
█▓█ life werenÆt enough, she released a 4-song EP at Stanford and finished
█▓█ recording the tracks for her first full-length album before she
█▓█ graduated. A classic overachiever, perhaps, but Vienna can hardly be
█▓█ relegated to any mere stereotype.
█▓█ As with her life, Vienna TengÆs music defies any attempt at simplistic
█▓█ classification. Her full-length debut, Waking Hour, reveals a unique
█▓█ intensity in her melodies, brilliant turns of phrase in her lyrics, and
█▓█ a natural instinct for song craftsmanship that is difficult to
█▓█ comprehend given her young age. Her compositions range from gentle piano
█▓█ ballads featuring pristine vocals to multi-layered productions with lush
█▓█ landscapes. Waking Hour features explorations into not just pop, folk
█▓█ and rock, but also new age and world beat stylings, reflecting ViennaÆs
█▓█ admission to being something of a ômusic geek.ö The album takes
█▓█ listeners on an emotional ride through the haunting, the ethereal, and
█▓█ the comforting. Most of all, her songs reveal a keen understanding of
█▓█ the magic that lies beneath the surface of the everyday world and how to
█▓█ share that hidden beauty with others through music.
█▓█ As a result of her captivating live performances, Vienna has earned
█▓█ increasing recognition from the press and a dedicated fan base
█▓█ throughout the Bay Area. Strong sales of Waking Hour at gigs and online,
█▓█ where the album achieved best-seller status at CD Baby, combined with
█▓█ remarkable word of mouth and critical acclaim, helped attract the
█▓█ interest of independent label Virt Records, which signed Vienna in May
█▓█ of 2002. Virt released a new version of Waking Hour on November 5th,
█▓█ featuring three tracks produced and mixed by David Henry (Cowboy
█▓█ Junkies, REM, Josh Rouse, Yo La Tengo) and guest musicians Will
█▓█ Kimbrough (Kim Richey) and Craig Wright (Steve Earle).
█▓█ [ http://www.tuningin.com ]
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