Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody
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Free Music Review: One Of My Most Favorite Artists
Hit: 5 Stars
I actually bought her second c.d. before her first one because although I listened to Ordinary Day and A Thousand Miles on the radio I thought those were her only hits so I didn't buy the c.d. thinking like a lot of other artists she would have no other songs worth hearing. When I bought her second c.d. Harmonium though and heard the songs on there I knew I had misjudged this woman and bought Be Not Nobody. I was never disappointed, just like I was not disappointed to buy her second c.d. This woman has talent and just cause she doesn't have the same voice that ten other women on the radio have does not mean her voice is not worth hearing because it is and I happen to love her voice because it is different and that's what we need difference in the music world since it appears so many other singers plays it safe and sing like everyone else because they know at least they'll get a few quick bucks by being like everyone else. Vanessa Carlton shows her true strength by being different and if she is not the most popular then who cares she's doing what she loves to do and refuses to be anyone but herself and I admire that greatly in singers.
Ordinary Day- A: Great song. It's very inspirational and light- hearted.
Unsung- A- : Good song at first I skipped it but then I kept hearing it and got totally into the song eventually. Very strong.
A Thousand Miles- A: Will always be a great song in my book.
Pretty Baby- B+: Good song I like it but she has much more powerful songs on the c.d. than this. Very lovely song though.
Rinse- B: This song is all right but not great. Much better songs on here than this one but not terrible.
Sway- A+- One of my favorite songs. Love it. Period.
Paradise- A- Very deep and lovely song.
Prince- C- The only song on here I skip. It's not a terrible song but I think it's the weakest one on here. I don't catch on to this song.
Paint It Black- A: Vanessa rocks out on this song and I think she does it well.
Wanted- A+: One of my most favorite songs as well. I love the piano on this and also the way Vanessa speaks. She rules on this song.
Twilight- A+: Probably my most favorite song by Vanessa ever. It makes me feel like even in the bright sun in the afternoon that it's truly twilight and I grow at peace regardless how stressed I am. The song is beautiful and the lyrics are profound.
Free Music Review: Great debut album with beautiful piano- 4.5 stars
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought this on the strength of " A thousand Miles" and wasn't disappointed. The piano is beautiful, and the melodies lovely.
A great CD to put on when driving, late night dining, socialising or laying back on your bed with headphones.
" Ordinary Day" and " Pretty Baby" are other strong tracks, but really there are no songs that are bad.
This singer will develop and mature with each successive album, and I can't wait to hear more of her stuff!
Great debut from this very talented singer!
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Free Music Review: Teeny Bop Lounge Lizard
Hit: 1 Stars
I was complaining loudly, replete with threats of violence for everyone involved, about Vanessa Carleton appearing on my TV screen dozens of times per day and butchering the early Rolling Stones. The first time I heard, I assumed it was comedy: a female teenage version of Bill Murray's lounge lizard. After seeing it several hundred times, I was forced to realize that the entire farce was serious.
My wife often repeats my critiques of the garbage that is taken seriously in contemprary American culture, and when she did so about that awful, grating commercial, a friend confessed that her daughter loves Vanessa Carleton. My wife expressed her sorrow and, following the training she has received from me, offered to help arrange an Intervention for the poor teenage girl to save her.
What was good was that my wife's friend borrowed her daughter's Vanessa CD and allowed us to hear it. I can truthfully say that the CD is as awful as the commercial for the cable TV giant. That she is very popular only serves to prove my point that contemoorary American culture (certainly that which apes Hollywood and Madison Avenue) is utterly perverse in almost every way and is mindlessly incapabale of discriminating between good and bad, much less between better and best.
I have one question: who are the parents of this girl? If such an act is not comedy, for it to have been promoted so throughly means that the teeny bop child in question must be part of some very powerful family, most likely one with major hold over corporate 'entertainment.'
Free Music Review: She is more than you will see.
Hit: 5 Stars
It's amazing how they can play a single song by an artist over and over and over on the radio, when it's not nearly one of her best ones. People hear that one song, "A Thousand Miles" and almost instantly believe that all of her music is so happy-go-lucky and cheerful. When that's truely not the case when it comes to this album. Vanessa Carlton's music can become rather, dark, mysterious, fantacial, and sober, which is where the true beauty of this album comes out. Carlton posseses some very raw tallent and her beautiful, almost hypnotic lyrics along with swaying melodies almost puts you under a spell. Buy this album, and I guaruntee, you'll never look at Vanessa Carlton the same way again.
"Ordinary Day" - A very light and catchy tune that is perfect for an opening song. It sort of keeps your hopes high and keep your dreams in mind.
"Unsung" - I don't exactly know why, but this song really helps me gain confidence whenever I listen to it. Its bluesy melodie and rhythm keeps you alive, and can really leave your bones shivering.
"A Thousand Miles" - This song, although rather overrated, is still a good song. It gives me that urge to travel, and see more of the world. Vanessa's amazing pianist skills combined with an orchestra of violins sets a great hypnotic mood.
"Pretty Baby" - I don't really listen to this one much. I don't know why. It's such a great song. It's another very positive one, at that. It can always cheer you up a little aswell. Maybe my ambition and crave for darker things just can't understand it too well.
"Rinse" - This is where things first start darkening up. There's something about the way the piano notes are written that almost make you actually feel damp, or like it's raining. The lyrics leave it clearly that the song is about a love triangle. It's all very well composed.
"Sway" - This one also makes you feel almost like it's raining, for some odd reason. Not the best or most distinctive, but just a plain not bad song. The part really I like is the ending where the piano fades away, and you hear Vanessa's voice in three different keys. This demonstrates how hypnotically the album is written.
"Paradise" - Now here's a song I never get sick of. Infact, I learned myself to play the whole thing on piano, since I loves it so much. These are one of the very slow, soft songs that can make someone cry. It somewhat does remind you of a dying sunset on a tropical beach, with palm trees blowing in the wind. It teaches a lesson to keep intouch with reality, or else you'll never want to go back.
"Prince" - A very short, almost questionable song. The lyrics are rather repeatative until a certain point. In the beginning, it almost sounds like it's going to be a rap song with the back beats, until you hear vanessa play some chords on the piano, and you change your mind by then. And all of a sudden- the entire melodie and beat changes. It's almost like you can see the room getting darker, and as the run hides behind the cloud, everything seems sober. Until you hear her repeating the word, "willing" the beat gets faster, and louder, and louder, until it returns to where you first started off. The lyrics somehwat remind me of a Cinderella fairytale.
"Paint It Black" I've always loved this song by the stones, and Vanessa portrayed her own style of it perfectly! Suddenly, she doesn't seem like the happy, sweet little goody-girl she appears to be from far away.
"Wanted" - Piano. Pure, untouched piano. It gives you a break from all the backdrum beats with the bells and whistles so you can hear what Vanessa can really do. You can almost hear and feel her fingers pounding on the piano keys and this. The song is almost on a rollercoaster as it gets louder, then softer, then loud again. At the near end, you Vanessa sings much louder, and is almost crying - growling, if you will - the last of the words out, almost like she's yelling at you, or trying to wake you up. Then before you know it, the music comes to an abrubt stop, and the song is over.
"Twilight" - This last song, can make you feel happy and depressed at the same time. Beginning with the beautiful notes plucked on the harp, it really gives you that dark, cool feeling. Like you're lying down onthe grass, looking up at the night sky. I especially love the flutes at the end, where it feels almost like there's a giant eclipse.
Well, those are just my views of how I look at the songs on the album. So what, if Vanessa isn't exactly "cool". If you can appriciate pretty music, you can understand this album.
Free Music Review: I Guess I Just Don't Get It
Hit: 3 Stars
I had never heard of this young woman until I saw her on a TV commercial recently. I never watched the entire commercial until it had aired 4 or 5 times, and just assumed that she was an actress who was playing the role of a school girl who aspires to be a singer, but sings flat and nasally. Finally, I caught the end of the commercial and was amazed to find out that she actually is a recording artist. I then just had to give her a listen. She is certainly a talented pianist, but I hear better singing from school girls when I take my kids to the playground. About 30 seconds of that voice is all I can handle. Vanessa would be a good pianist for someone who can really sing, but, as a solo act, she simply falls flat. Her piano playing is so strong, I hope she gets a good vocal coach and "rounds out" as a solo artist. I'm not trying to be mean here and promise that I'll listen to her latest (Harmonium). She's young and capable of improving greatly in a short time. I sure hope she has.