Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
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Free Music Review: Perfect for a Mellow, Lazy Summer Day
Hit: 5 Stars
I, like all of you, have a lot of stress in my life. I'm a freshman in high school, and it isn't easy, plus cross country after school. So I just really like to kick back and try to de-stress myself with some of Norah Jone's music. By the way, yes, I am 14 years old. I just have a hatred for my older sister's rap music and this is my revenge. I prefer either oldies like Elton John or Fleetwood Mac, or women who either play their own instruments or write their own songs, like Jewel (except her new cd, which I hate), Fiona Apple, Sarah MacLachlan, etc. So here's my synopsis of her cd1) Don't Know Why-an obvious mellow hit. Absolutely beautiful 5/5
2) Seven Years- another great one with a mellow tune and one of my favorites. 4.5/5
3) Cold Cold Heart- I don't really like the tune-too different from all of her others. 2.5/5
4) Feelin' the Same Way- A really good summer song with a sunny beat. 4.5/5
5) Come Away With Me- Great. One of my favorites and great for the bath on a rainy day. 5/5
6) Shoot The Moon-Another great summer song. Sounds like track #4, but better.Another one of my favorites 5/5
7) Turn Me On- Kind of dull and boring lyrics. 2/5
8) Lonestar-Different and Great. 4.5/5
9) I've Got To See You Again- A very, very sexy song with great piano music. 5/5
10) Painter Song- Absolutely no tune but ok. 3.5/5
11) One Flight Down- Relaxing with an ok beat 4/5
12) Nightingale- In a strange way, very uplifting. 4/5
13) The Long Day Is Over-Sounds like track #11, but way better. Sssssooooo relaxing. One problem: way too short. One of my favorites. 5/5
14) The Nearness of You-She performed this one as herself in TWO WEEKS NOTICE. Is ok, but like #10 doesn't really have a beat. 3.5/5
All in all I really loved it and liked most of the songs. Great for anyone of any age.
Free Music Review: Sneaky, subtle glimmers of brilliance...
Hit: 5 Stars
Jazz comes to our eardrums with casual slivers of country grace in Norah Jones's debut album, `Come Away With Me'. This review, a long time coming, isn't going to rehash half of what everyone else and their mother has already said. In fact, I'll keep this short and sweet. Jones has a beautiful voice, one that she uses to caress our ears and elevate her standard fare on the album. What is so shocking about this album is its unapologetic simplicity. The album is very subtle and barely moves tempo from one track to the next, and yet it doesn't hurt the overall impact thanks to Norah's slinky vocals that take the album to places it couldn't go alone. Honestly, Jones has to watch that her songs don't start to run into one another, because when you dwell within a tightly confined musical aesthetic it becomes very easy to create songs that feel too familiar. That happens a few times here, but when separated from the album as a whole, each of its parts sing beautifully. Those who haven't heard this album (which I'm sure isn't many of you) should pick this up. The rest of you, well, I'm sure you already listen to this album plenty. It's a perfect `mood setter' and the album that launched one of the richest voices in modern years.
For those interested; the five standouts are:
1) Turn Me One (such a richly sensual song that spices up the album at just the right moment)
2) The Nearness of You (beautifully sung ballad that closes the album out flawlessly)
3) Cold Cold Heart (validates her jazz vocals while remaining classy and eloquent throughout)
4) Shoot the Moon (her country soul shines here by balancing out alongside her signature sound)
5) Come Away With Me (the albums title track and one of the most hauntingly recognizable songs of the past decade)
Free Music Review: Captured the public imagination
Hit: 5 Stars
Exactly why this particular album became a huge international success while other, equally brilliant, albums sell only in small quantities will remain one of life's mysteries. Maybe it is the blend of jazz and pop with a little country thrown into the mix although there is nothing new about this - it happened throughout the 1940's. Listen to Jo Stafford, Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting or the Dinning sisters, to name just a few singers who did just that. Of course, most people these days are unfamiliar with the music of these wonderful ladies. So young people think that Norah represents something new while older listeners see Norah as a revivalist of their kind of music.
The music is kept simple. Norah sings and plays piano, supported by guitars, bass and drums with some tracks featuring extra instruments such as organ, accordion or strings. . The songs are mainly originals written by Norah or her musicians though there are three oldies. Cold cold heart (Hank Williams) certainly sounds different from any previous version I've heard and it's brilliant. The nearness of you (a Glenn Miller classic written by Hoagy Carmichael) features Norah singing and playing piano without other musicians - lovely. Turn me on is a John D Loudermilk song that I've never heard before (and I've heard several songs that he's written) but it's great so wherever Norah found this, it was an inspired choice.
The album overall is very relaxing, dominated by ballads. This makes it ideal for a romantic evening but also leaves it open to criticism that all songs sound the same by people who don't appreciate it. I love this album and if even a fraction of Norah's fans are encouraged to explore jazz vocal music or 1940's pop music further after hearing this album, even better.
Free Music Review: American Idol Antidote
Hit: 5 Stars
I have to disagree with some other reviewers who have written that this album really could have used a few more up-tempo tunes, a little more production... hey, maybe bringing in a synth would've perked it up! We need some speed and some noise to get us going! Well, okay -- if we wanted this to sound like every other album out there. But it doesn't, and thank goodness for that. This is the anti-speed, anti-noise, anti-hype album of 2002. It's the antidote to American Idol, canned rhythm, shrill dance tracks and copying last year's formula.
Slow down! Maybe turn out the lights. Just listen carefully and this record will reward you. You'll keep hearing more juicy, tasty little bits every time you play it: the quietly exquisite little guitar solo on "Come Away With Me." The intense and unusual vocal harmonies on "I've Got To See You Again." The way Jesse Harris's "One Flight Down" sounds like some old classic the first time you hear it, then just gets better with each listening. The way Ms. Jones swoops and glides over the gentle but compelling rhythm of "Nightingale", cuts loose a little on the bluesy "Turn Me On," or drops in her spare, wide-interval piano harmonies throughout.
The production is clean and low-key. You can actually hear each instrument that's playing, yes, almost every note, and they are well-chosen. The band is great -- it sounds like they're actually listening to one another. There's no strutting and it seems like it might've been all about the music at this session.
I happened to get this CD at the same time I got a Nirvana collection. Each is fantastic in its own way. "Come Away With Me" is quietly brilliant -- enjoy it for what it is.
Free Music Review: give the girl a break
Hit: 5 Stars
to the negative reviewers - grouchy reviewer and "marketing machine" - who complain of Norah being over-hyped, etc... I say, get over it... and do something useful with your life....a huge number of people seem to like Norah's music - why does that bother you so much? she can't be responsible for the music industry's issues - e.g., she's not the one who calls her music "jazz" - so why try to hold her accountable! if you're fed up with the tastes of the rest of us, that's your issue, not ours, and certainly not Norah's. personally I find her music very refreshing - it's simple, yet it speaks volumes, Norah seems to sing from the heart. I started listening to her before the grammies, with no knowledge of a big marketing machine, or who her father is, and frankly I could care less. I knew that I had to have this CD within the first few bars. Just because her music doesn't speak to you yet happens to be very popular is no reason to trash it or her.
To be truthful, I was a little surprised at the degree to which so many people seem to be able to appreciate her music. Perhaps if you'd just open your heart and really listen - instead of worrying about her father, or her awards, or how she looks, you might enjoy the music as well. But if, not, it's just not that big a deal, there is plenty of other music out there for you to enjoy!
with apologies to groucho marx and woody allen:
those who can, do; those who can't, teach; and those who can't teach, criticize!
if you're capable of doing anything - not necessarily music, but anything at all - that is even half as good as what Norah has done here, then perhaps you'd be better off spending your time doing that, I know that the rest of us would be better off if you did!
enjoy