Duc Tuan – Music of the Night
August 1st, 2009
Duc Tuan got balls. In Music of the Night, the man tries to cover some of the most popular songs from some of the most celebrated musicals. Sadly, in the entire album, his bravery is the only thing worthy of applause. He seriously lacks tonal variation and vocal embellishment inherent in every musical piece. His story telling sucks. In “Man of La Mancha,” he makes the valiant Don Quixote sound like a salad-tossing queer. In “Memory,” his note transition and phrasing run all over the place and blob together more like a bad amnesia than memory. Music of the Night may be a treat for die-hard Duc Tuan fans, but musical lovers definitely won’t be asking for an encore from this performer.