Great music, gifted style!
Jimmy Liu | NYC | 11/04/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Colors of Wind" is my favorate, very romantic, very imaginative, and very philosophical (with kind of Zen spirit)! "Wanton Desires" is very creative, it brings the boring Chinese menu items to a song in such a fun and comfortable way, lively depicts many Chinese immigrants' life...The fact that we may have wonton every now and then seems to be a trivial thing, however, wanton is the very way of making a living for quite some people and their families, it has much more meaning than a simple food... Neko has a keen observation on the things around and has an intuitive inspiration from her experiences. Her voice is very special, somewhat similar to a famous Chinese singer named Deng LiJun, plus Neko has more Jazz , R&B, or even Chinese folksong elements. As far as "Yao Song", I like it, it keeps my spirit high ! Jimmy @ New York"
VH1 Diva-To-Be
musikmuse | 08/04/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Rarely does one hear a debut album that could be followed up successfully in so many different directions. Neko can deliver a bouncy pop hook (Butterfly Girl and the Chinese version of the Yao Song), channel Karen Carpenter or early Olivia Newton John (So In Love, 3 Little Words, Friend) and -- my favorite -- adopt the smoky, sultry chanteuse (Tangled, Delirious). If you want to discover a new crossover artist before she goes into heavy rotation on VH1, buy this album now."