Tift Merritt - Bramble Rose
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Free Music Review: Tift Merritts an award
Hit: 4 Stars
Great CD. Found myself humming a few of the songs long
after I'd stopped playing it. Love her voice, her range
goes from sweet sincerity to forceful tones. I am also
impressed in her writing prowess. I now have enough
interest to seek out other things she's done.
Free Music Review: Could as well be five stars
Hit: 4 Stars
One more artist I had never heard before. But the album was absolutely a positive experience. Beautiful voice and good songs - couple of those were slightly "standard" productions but the most had a good twist (not a musical term here) in them. Either in lyrics or in arrangement. Or both. Definitely also an album which gets better each time one listens to it. Must buy more Tift. Supposed to make me happy, supposed to make me happy, all the time.
Stars should be four and a half (or three quarters).
Free Music Review: interesting
Hit: 3 Stars
saw her live performance better than album, still a good album you must listen to lyrics to appreciate the performanceFree Music Review: good songs, bad production
Hit: 3 Stars
Tift's voice is undeniable lovely, but the production of this cd hinders the beauty of these songs from really coming to life. the acoustic guitar is buried so deeply in the mix that it resembles a static-y strum in the background. and it's a shame, because tracks like "I Know Him Too", "Virginia, No One Can Warn You" and the achingly gorgeous title track are all excellent songs that could have been so much more appealing to the ear, given a better, richer production job. some of the songs on this cd fall too close to Sheryl Crow territory for me to personally enjoy, but the traditional blue-eyed country sound of most of these selections are nice.Free Music Review: Blew me away!
Hit: 5 Stars
I discovered this CD back in 2002 and I haven't stopped listening to it. I feel sorry for her in a way, this is such a benchmark debut album, that it will be hard to follow up. I'm certain she can make another great album like this one though! Tift Merritt's sound is a cross between Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams and Dusty Springfield, as another viewer pointed out, and the songs here really work. It's an enjoyable listen start to finish, and I find myself loving more with each listen. Merritt's lyrical perspective speaks of the often-unfortunate twists and turns of fate, but without bitterness or spite, and she can jump from the wistful sway of "Virginia, No One Can Warn You" to the R&B-influenced bite of "Neighborhood" and back to the classic weeper style of the title cut without missing a step or ever sounding less than committed or convincing. Highlights include "I Know Him Too", "Diamond Shoes", "When I Cross Over", "Sunday" and "Trouble Over Me", though there is not one weak track on this fine album.