Has anyone heard the music of guitarist Nguyen Le? I think he is excellent! His style tends to mix rock and fusion, but he often adds world beats and interesting percussion to his music. He has a CD called "Tales From Vietnam" where he interprets traditional Vietnamese folk songs through his own style. Very cool! His latest work is called "Purple" and it is a CD of all Jimi Hendrix music, but done the Nguyen Le way. You can listen to some of his music at his website:
http://www.nguyen-le.com/cden.html
What do you think?
rage
Full Version: Vietnam's Best Guitarist
Huh!!!!!!! But i dislike it...Its junk 
I can't listen.. it said I need a plug-in but won't tell me which.. 
Its a damn!! Any time i went to the bus station...I get mad to hear the noise of Guita...Thats why i dislike a guita...its a Junk... 
Thường thường tôi thích hơn các ban nhạc Hard Rock hoặc Hardcore hoặc Progressive. Nhưng kỹ xảo của Nguyen Le rất tốt và rất duy nhất! Như là Joe Satriani một ít (trừ Jazzier).
Anh Rockheart: Anh nên cố gắng quên về bến xe buưt và nghe thích Ngyen Le! hahaha!
Xin lỗi tiếng Việt của tôi rất xấu.
rage
Anh Rockheart: Anh nên cố gắng quên về bến xe buưt và nghe thích Ngyen Le! hahaha!
Xin lỗi tiếng Việt của tôi rất xấu.
rage
Thường thường tôi thích hơn các ban nhạc Hard Rock . Why dont you just say that you like to listen the RockHeart Musics instead that once (Hard Rock)????? 
I am sure 'Rockheart Music' is excellent, but I have to assume it has not guitar in it! hahaha!!
As for Nguyen Le, it is hard for me to make comparisons. I mentioned Joe Satriani above, but that is not exactly a good technical comparison. Stylistically, Nguyen Le has a much wider range and, I believe a greater command of technical ability. His strength as a player lies not so much as a solo performer, but as a compositionalist - as he brings some great musicians together and writes with the group in mind.
I have heard some of the Vietnamese band Da Vang and, well, they were just a typical rock band without much technical virtuosity. Nguyen Le is still the best Vietnamese guitarist I have ever heard. There is a possibility that the guitar player in the band Metronome (from Saigon I think) would be much better as that band is heavily influenced by Dream Theater (who are amazing!), but I haven't heard any of Metronome's material yet.
rage
As for Nguyen Le, it is hard for me to make comparisons. I mentioned Joe Satriani above, but that is not exactly a good technical comparison. Stylistically, Nguyen Le has a much wider range and, I believe a greater command of technical ability. His strength as a player lies not so much as a solo performer, but as a compositionalist - as he brings some great musicians together and writes with the group in mind.
I have heard some of the Vietnamese band Da Vang and, well, they were just a typical rock band without much technical virtuosity. Nguyen Le is still the best Vietnamese guitarist I have ever heard. There is a possibility that the guitar player in the band Metronome (from Saigon I think) would be much better as that band is heavily influenced by Dream Theater (who are amazing!), but I haven't heard any of Metronome's material yet.
rage
QUOTE (rage @ Jul 16 2004, 12:18 PM)
I am sure 'Rockheart Music' is excellent, but I have to assume it has not guitar in it! hahaha!!
As for Nguyen Le, it is hard for me to make comparisons. I mentioned Joe Satriani above, but that is not exactly a good technical comparison. Stylistically, Nguyen Le has a much wider range and, I believe a greater command of technical ability. His strength as a player lies not so much as a solo performer, but as a compositionalist - as he brings some great musicians together and writes with the group in mind.
I have heard some of the Vietnamese band Da Vang and, well, they were just a typical rock band without much technical virtuosity. Nguyen Le is still the best Vietnamese guitarist I have ever heard. There is a possibility that the guitar player in the band Metronome (from Saigon I think) would be much better as that band is heavily influenced by Dream Theater (who are amazing!), but I haven't heard any of Metronome's material yet.
rage
As for Nguyen Le, it is hard for me to make comparisons. I mentioned Joe Satriani above, but that is not exactly a good technical comparison. Stylistically, Nguyen Le has a much wider range and, I believe a greater command of technical ability. His strength as a player lies not so much as a solo performer, but as a compositionalist - as he brings some great musicians together and writes with the group in mind.
I have heard some of the Vietnamese band Da Vang and, well, they were just a typical rock band without much technical virtuosity. Nguyen Le is still the best Vietnamese guitarist I have ever heard. There is a possibility that the guitar player in the band Metronome (from Saigon I think) would be much better as that band is heavily influenced by Dream Theater (who are amazing!), but I haven't heard any of Metronome's material yet.
rage
I've never heard of Nguyen Le as of now. I only listen to a few from the site you mentioned. I didn't have the chance to listen to a wider range of his music playing skill though. I used to listen to flamigo type guitar music and other range of classical guitarist. Do you know one name Vo Thuong ? he's been around sometime and his guitar skill is not too bad. Carry a unique style from the rest of the Vietnamese guitarist. As for American, I find some that can handle the guitar pretty well such as Carlos Santana, Dave and Kirk from Metallica band, lead guitarist from the Eagle band (forgot the name).
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