Vienna Teng

WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
edited October 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">I just saw her in concert</div> So it's Tuesday night, me and my small group from church have dinner and we play a little "ask each other embarassing/personal questions" game. Then I realize, "oh, crap, it's 8:00PM and i'm supposed to pick up 2 people from campus for the Vienna Teng concert at 8:30." Luckily, we don't get sidetracked too much and end up at the pub only 5 minutes late (McGonigel's Muckyduck Pub, if any of you ever go to Houston, look it up). It's a nice place, small bar and lobby area. The stage was really small. Anyway, we sit down and 10 minutes later she comes onstage, tells a few self-deprecating jokes, and gets on to the music.

OH-EM-GEE.
Her music is like 10x better live than it is on her recordings, it's very close and personal. She's also fairly skilled (as in kickass) at piano. Her backup singers/instrumentalists were kinda....bleh, the violinist messed up a lot (but it's something that wouldn't be immediately obvious to people who don't play instruments) and the cello messed up once really noticeably.
But other than that, she's got amazing voice talent. It was a long concert, too, which was bonus++ (2 and a half hours including a 30 minute intermission). I must say I'm much more impressed now than I was when I first heard her songs and was like "yeah, she's got a pretty voice and interesting lyrics."

She also made a reference to a gamer who told her that he thought the lyrics of "The Tower" were about "some girl who used to own but is now getting owned."

That was unbelievably funny, mainly because me and my friends that I went with have a running joke about the whole "roxxor/own/pwn" phenomena.

/me goes off humming "gravity"


P.S. To people who have no idea who Vienna Teng is, <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006RY7D/qid=1097644576/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/102-3691924-6442527?v=glance&s=music&n=507846' target='_blank'>here for samples</a>
<a href='http://www.viennateng.com/' target='_blank'>her webpage, which has some of her more popular/well-known songs as mp3s</a>

*edit* spelling are my worst enemy >B(
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  • ZeroByteZeroByte Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3057Members
    edited October 2004
    Gravity? Wasn't that the song used for the credits of Wolfs Rain? :O

    You lucky lucky man. I want to listen to her too!

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    Just downloaded gravity from her site. Not the singer I was thinking of, but great nonetheless.
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    Man, I have wanted to see her in concert for the longest time. You lucky bastard! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    edited October 2004
    You guy should definitely check out the songs on her site. Those are some of her best. I think her albums are two of the best CDs I own.

    And y'know what makes her even more awesome? She has a masters degree in computer science. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • HawkeyeHawkeye Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1855Members
    I wrote her the link to this thread, so if we're lucky, maybe she'll make a guest appearance. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    Not my usual cup of tea but doesn't make her any less talented I guess. She has a nice vocal range which is definately lacking in many female artists in the charts at the moment.
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  • BobTheJanitorBobTheJanitor Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24228Members, NS1 Playtester
    What sort of music does she do? (I'd just listen to samples, but I'm at work, so no speakers) Is it so amazingly awesome that I should try and remember to check her out when I get home?
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    Well-sounding pop I'd say (opposite of the twisted britney spears voice made by a machine), Maybe abit country/folk I dunno I know nothing of genre <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> It's quite ok music <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin-BobTheJanitor+Oct 13 2004, 01:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BobTheJanitor @ Oct 13 2004, 01:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What sort of music does she do? (I'd just listen to samples, but I'm at work, so no speakers) Is it so amazingly awesome that I should try and remember to check her out when I get home? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes it's that awesome. I don't know exactly what genre I'd classify it as. It's piano/vocal. Think Sara Mclaughlin with a clear voice, less production, and more interesting compositions and rhythms.
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  • jumpingjodajumpingjoda Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24367Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I would call that new age classic, it is great.
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  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    edited October 2004
    She's really good. Gonna download all the sampled from the page right now.

    So while we're onto "not-so-much-popular-but-still-better-than-most-things-in-charts" singers I can only recommend you Jan Hegenberg. He sings mainly german but he has one or 2 english ones (which aren't that good though.) His main field is computer games and his style is pretty much rock. He started his career by singing a CS song. He's very popular in the german gaming scene. His voice ain't that good like vienna's but womens voices are often nicer to listen.

    www.janhegenberg.de

    <a href='http://ek51.s5.domainkunden.de/jh/index.asp?a=dlf&FileID=12' target='_blank'>http://ek51.s5.domainkunden.de/jh/index.asp?a=dlf&FileID=12</a>
    <a href='http://ek51.s5.domainkunden.de/jh/index.asp?a=dlf&FileID=13' target='_blank'>http://ek51.s5.domainkunden.de/jh/index.asp?a=dlf&FileID=13</a>

    these 2 will mostly interesst you.
    The others are even better but in german. Still worth it.
    You have to listen to balea... a song about soap... gold I tell ya! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I'm curios about others. Any recommandations?
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    <!--QuoteBegin-moultano+Oct 13 2004, 12:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (moultano @ Oct 13 2004, 12:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You guy should definitely check out the songs on her site. Those are some of her best. I think her albums are two of the best CDs I own.

    And y'know what makes her even more awesome? She has a masters degree in computer science. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yeah, she seems pretty darn intelligent. and she's fairly witty as well. there was this part of the gamer joke (the guy i talked about before) where she was like, "yeah, i keep getting these backhanded compliments. [insert story about gamer]. and i heard that he said, "yeah, if she were hot, i'd totally be stalking her." this actually makes me glad for two reasons, the first one is that he's not stalking me, and the second is that my music seems to be appealing"

    but yeah.
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    I actually went and bought her CD today! Much much much love. Too bad I can't listen to it yet.

    Can't wait till I get home.
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    i'd do the audioscrobbler thing, if it weren't another download -_-.

    my laziness is legendary. anyway, yeah, her cds are teh pwnzor, i've had "waking hour" cd on continuous loop for like 12 hours now <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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    <!--QuoteBegin-moultano+Oct 14 2004, 05:32 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (moultano @ Oct 14 2004, 05:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Tyrain+Oct 13 2004, 03:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tyrain @ Oct 13 2004, 03:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm curios about others. Any recommandations? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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    <!--QuoteBegin-Wheeee+Oct 14 2004, 12:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wheeee @ Oct 14 2004, 12:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i'd do the audioscrobbler thing, if it weren't another download -_-. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I don't get it. Your computer does all the work! Does your ISP make you deliver packets by hand or something? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    Hrm I can't find her CD in stores... crappit.

    /me kicks Canada for not getting all the stuff the US gets
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  • ZeroByteZeroByte Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3057Members
    I'm not in the US, I'm in the Philippines. I found her CD over at tower records. Irunno if that would help you out much, but at the very least you know tower records would be able to get the CD's.
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <a href='http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vienna2' target='_blank'>these guys</a> ship to canada, but it's a hefty price, $17 US for CD+s/h ($33 us for both).

    hope you enjoy <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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    <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000ZMHBU/qid=1097810343/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-2076504-8139126?v=glance&s=music&n=507846' target='_blank'>Amazon</a>

    <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006RY7D/qid=1097810343/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/104-2076504-8139126?v=glance&s=music&n=507846' target='_blank'>Amazon</a>
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    amazon ships to cd? i didn't know that.
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin-Wheeee+Oct 14 2004, 10:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wheeee @ Oct 14 2004, 10:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> amazon ships to cd? i didn't know that. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmm, maybe not, I just assumed they did cause they seem to be everywhere. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Well, for anyone else then who wants them. There are the links. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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