Aad Carabao : Ruk Sayun Noi Noi Tae Ruk Narn Narn [ CD Special Package ]  

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Last updated: August 14, 2023

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LOVE IT!
Reviewer : Ann Norman
From : Pittsburgh, PA, USA

In this album, Add Carabao covers the songs of famous Luuk Tung (Thai Country) singer Sanyan Sanya, and it�s BEAUTIFUL! Sanyan Sanya�s most famous song was �รักหน้อย ๆ แต่รักนานๆ � (�Rak Noi Noi, Dtae Rak Naan Naan�) �Love Little [by] Little, But Love for a Long, Long Time,� meaning, �Love me a little bit at a time so as to to make love last; don�t get infatuated and then burn out.� The title of this album invites us to�รักสายัณห์น้อย ๆ แต่รักนานๆ� �Love Sanyan Little by Little, but for a Long, Long Time.�

This musical style sounds very old timey and very �Thai.� The direct translation of �Luuk Tung� is �Child of the Fields,� and indeed Sanyan Sanya grew up in a family of farmers and working in the fields, and then pumping gas, until he began traveling to, and winning, singing contests, and earning a living in various bands, also as a dancer. He died five years ago, and the money from this rather expensive album goes to help his family.

I knew this was going to be good when Add Carabao (or someone close to him) began posting video of him practicing the songs Karaoke-style in a bedroom or a kitchen. Grasping a water bottle or a TV remote as a pretend microphone, and straining to concentrate, he would belt out a challenging song, and nail it. The results were memorizing. If the iPhone video was this good, how good would an official studio album be? Yeah, it�s perfect.

This album was a really great idea. Sanyan Sanya�s songs are just great Karaoke songs that test one�s skill as a singer. It about the vocal gymnastics, showing off one�s range, and making the most out of every note. And Add Carabao is an amazing singer . . . still. I got to meet him once, immediately after a sound check, and my first words to him were, �Wow . . . you sound as good as you ever did!� Add Carabao has already done an album of old timey songs, with a sound similar to this album: รอยคำรณ Roi Kam Ron (1994) . It is one of my favorite Add Carabao albums. Another clue to his abilities on this album would be his contribution to the recent Sek Loso cover album, which got a lot of attention on YouTube.

The last song on the album is Sayan Sanya himself covering a Carabao song��บาปบริสุทธิ์� (Sin/Innocence)�which is pretty cool. I haven�t translated that Carabao song yet, but is about love dying after marriage (treated in a comic way).*

This is one of Warner Music Thailand�s �gold edition� CDs, which means it has special packaging and bonus materials, in this case a little canvas bag with the title of the album on it.