Another popular musician from South Korea, Hahn Dae-soo has an interesting vocal style that clearly takes influence from the folk rock of the 60s and 70s. He was quite influential in his time, and also highly controversial: his first two albums were actually banned in his home country. This album, his third, is probably his most acclaimed. The singer incorporates various different styles in addition to folk, especially funk and hard rock. Highlights for me are 'Til That Day, one of a handful of tracks sung in English, and 또 가야지 (track 3) which google tells me roughly translates to "I Have To Go Again". This track especially evokes the sound of US folk rock artists, namely Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. The song I've chosen for the sample is If You Want Me To, a song with a bordering-on-goofy vocal performance and mediocre lyrics. However, the piercing guitarwork throughout more than makes up for it.
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