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Lawrence Chang
When So Late Becomes So Early
Genres: Folk, Pop

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Second Thinking
2. Glares and Yells
3. Matador
4. Mere Miles
5. Finding Forward
6. What Happens Now
7. Taciturn
8. Burden of the Second
9. Buried in Motion
10. Lovers Laze
11. Dream of All Ages
12. Liturgical Blues

CD Details

All Artists: Lawrence Chang
Title: When So Late Becomes So Early
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Corydoras Media
Original Release Date: 5/12/2004
Release Date: 5/12/2004
Genres: Folk, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 783707882123

Synopsis

Album Description

Singer-songwriter Lawrence Chang's solo debut album gradually disarms while imploring, explaining, and reproving. Emotive and expressive vocals share heart-felt lyrics about the working life, filial unease, challenges of faith, and love in the modern world. Story-telling at times, poetic at others, the songs are always thoughtful and always grounded with something stirring to say. "Chang is remarkably poetic for an MIT graduate with a degree in electrical engineering..." -- Jennifer Layton, indie-music.com. Lawrence draws from his eclectic background as an award-winning playwright, liturgical guitarist, and high-tech engineer to create a truly unique album. "When So Late Becomes So Early" resonates with a sincerity and naturalness characteristic of his poems, plays, and acoustic guitar. Lawrence's musical influences include Dave Matthews, Eric Clapton, the Cure, U2, Counting Crows, Jars of Clay, Arizona's Rick and Steve, and fingerstyle guitarists such as Preston Reed, Laurence Juber, and Peter Finger.

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CD Reviews

A Wonderful Album!

R. Shrivastava | Chicago, IL United States | 06/10/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I highly recommend this CD. All of the songs are great. Chang's voice is a little bit like that of Axl Rose when he sings ballads. I kept repeating "Matador" and "Burden of the Second" because I related most to these tunes. "Matador" could have been about some of my bosses in prior industries. "Burden of the Second" applies to almost every second-generation immigrant I know. The word "second" therefore has a double meaning. The burden to succeed is what I have heard others discuss. Chang's mention of the burden to be happy is quite original and made me think deeply."Second Thinking" conjured up memories of moving in general to a new town and leaving college. "Mere Miles" and "Dream of All Ages" were amazing. "Mere Miles" skillfully uses similes and metaphors with celestial objects and I enjoyed the comparisons. "Dream of All Ages" took me back to Sept 11th and the war in Iraq. I suppose it would hold different meaning for older generations, perhaps of the Cold War and Vietnam. The instrumentals were appropriately haunting and it was my favorite song. I am looking forward to Chang's next CD release!"