Vanessa Carlton - Harmonium
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Free Music Review: A Good sophmore attempt!
Hit: 4 Stars
O.K so finally today I went out and bought the new Vanessa Carlton CD "Harmonium". It took me 7 months due to the fact that I wasn't sure if i wanted it. However, after listening to the samples on this site, it sparked an interest in me, and I found myself at Circut City purchasing it. Anyway, it is a good CD. Some of the songs can be a bit slow and boring at times, but there are songs that caught my interest with their upbeat nature. The piano playing is amazing and Vanessa's vocals are pure and sweet. This CD has taken some harsh criticism, but really none of the songs on her are BAD. This CD is much darker than her first attempt. It is a breeathe of fresh air to air something so orignal as this CD. Yes we all love the catchy computer aided vocals of all those catchy songs out there. But Vanessa has something different. I hope she releases a second single from this album! Hopefully "Who's To Say". If not, a third album is a must and I would buy it in a heartbeat. Way to go Vanessa, keep up the good work! And for all you who bash Vanessa, remember who had three hits in 2002!Free Music Review: Vanessa is...
Hit: 1 Stars
One of the WORST vocalists out there today. I can't think of a more irritating "singer" than Ms. Carlton. Thankfully her latest CD bombed so hopefully I won't have to be subjected to her pre-school-like vocals.Free Music Review: Freaky, but good
Hit: 5 Stars
Even though this album freaked me out every time I listened to it, I still listened to it over and over. Almost every song has the potential to get stuck in your head forever, although I'm afraid that almost none seem destined for the radio. Which is a shame, because the amazing piano and fresh, creative lyrics are a welcome alternative to all the brain-dead rap clogging the airwaves these days. And finally, I really can't hear anything wrong with her voice, and no, I am not "tone deaf", as one reviewer implied. So, I highly reccomend this CD, if you don't mind the often-creepy lyrics (seriously, "Half a Week Before the Winter" had me up for a couple of extra hours...) Free Music Review: Ok......but not quite Be Not Nobody
Hit: 3 Stars
IF you were looking for the same sound as Vanessa's first CD, this one would probably dissapoint you (it was for me) It is compleatly different. It's not bad. just different. Her voice sounds compleatly different, and The lyrics in this one were different and some of them just kinda weird. One thing is I think the piano playing stayed the same (if not better). SHe played beutifully in this album! But I still dont know if i would reccomend it. Free Music Review: Most Impressive Album of 2004
Hit: 5 Stars
Vanessa Carlton I did not truly recognize till White Houses. To me White Houses beats all three of her previous singles on Be Not Nobody altogether. I only had to hear White Houses a few times before buying her album Harmonium immediately. I was curious what else she had to offer besides WH. Well I must say the rest of the album holds up with the same strength and maturity as White Houses, and proves that Harmonium is definitely a step up from the very radio- friendly Be Not Nobody. The lyrics are stronger, and the sound is much more beautiful, intimate and even darker. Vanessa shows on Harmonium that she is not a pop princess at all. She has a lot to do and say in her music, and it doesn't matter if the radio likes it or not.
This album made me a very loyal fan of hers, plain and simple. She is talented, a growing songwriter, and her voice, while some may not like it- I actually love. Her voice grabs your attention because it isn't like a million other girl's voices out there and her singing along with the lovely piano just makes altogether great music to me.
1) White Houses- A- The first and sadly only real single here in the US. This song didn't even do well and that's a shame because it's really a catchy and relatable song. The piano is especially lovely.
2) Who's To Say- A- This should have been a single as well for it is just as catchy and actually quite beautiful song.
3) Annie- A- - This song had to grow on me a little, but it really is a mature and moving song. The lyrics are incredibly heartbreaking.
4) San Francisco- A- This for sure should have been a single not only is it with radio- friendly sound but it also is well- written.
5) Afterglow- A- A slower song, and very beautiful.
6) Private Radio- B+- Most assume this fast- paced song should have been the next single, but I still think there are better songs on this album. This song had to grow on me definitely.
7) Half A Week Before The Winter- A- Well done song really. It sticks out on the album the most for it's odd and serious lyrics. I love the darkness of the song.
8) C'est La Vie- A- Probably my favorite song on here. It is such a bold song.
9) Papa- A- The piano is just excellent in this song, it keeps you listening to the end. The lyrics are a little confusing at least to me, but the piano is the star in this song.
10) She Floats- B+- Another grower of a song, but I got into it. It really is well- done of a song, and once more gives that dark, chilling feeling.
11) Untitled- A- One of her best on here. She is just amazingly powerful in this song.
So overall some songs will have to grow on you, like many great albums eventually do for all of us. And another thing was how short some of the songs were- I wish some were a little longer. Yet this is a great and memorable album. Vanessa Carlton is way past her A Thousand Miles image on Harmonium and that is refreshing. I hope she continues on the same road because I think she'll only get better. We'll have to see, nonetheless, how impressive her growth will be on her third upcoming album.
Also try and get her bonus track Where The Streets Have No Name- AMAZING cover Vanessa does on that song. It's worth knowing definitely.
4.5/ 5