Brandi Carlile CD Review

Brandi Carlile, the deeply driven 23 year old Seattle area native has released her debut self titled album and Wow! It's good. As the story goes the young Carlile's life long love affair with performing really took flight after she sang Roseanne Cash's Tennessee Flat - Top Box onstage at the Northwest's version of the Grand Ole Opry. She was reportedly 8 at the time and the opportunity came as a result of being brought out by her musician mother.

Well here we are some 15 years later and Miss Carlile has arrived on the music scene with wide eyes and a voice as fresh and clear as a bell.

As for her drive to get to this point she says, I've never had a real job. I've insisted that I do nothing but play music and not let my head go anywhere else. If that means playing in a smoky bar for three hours, five nights a week, that's fine. It's discipline. It teaches you how to grab your audience, no matter who they are. You sure do have to admire that kind of dedication.

Carlile's determination and work ethic paid off in late 2004 when she signed with Columbia Records, home to several of her favorite Artists, including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, and James Taylor, whom she has shared a stage with.

This, her debut album is a showcase for her very expressive voice, which can turn from a tough, bluesy growl to a vulnerable, aching falsetto on a dime. The catch in her throat before she launches into those alpine high notes is reminiscent of her idol, country singer Patsy Cline.

While this entire CD is outstanding the truly standout tunes are What Can I Say [track 2, Throw It All Away [track 4, and In My Own Eyes [track 8. My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in Stuck On REpeat is track 6, Someday Nev er Comes. Very nice!

Release Notes:

Brandi Carlile originally released Brandi Carlile on July 12, 2005 on the Red Int record label.

CD track list follows:

1. Follow
2. What Can I Say
3. Closer To You
4. Throw It All Away
5. Happy
6. Someday Never Comes
7. Fall ApArt Again
8. In My Own Eyes
9. Gone
10. Tragedy

To listen to samples of each song on Brandi Carlile by Brandi Carlile go to: Brandi Carlile CD - Brandi Carlile MP3 Samples

Clyde Lee Dennis, a.k.a. SmoothLee is a life long music fanatic. In addition to writing CD Reviews like this one for several music related websites he also hosts an internet radio show, and invites you to join him daily for some of the best soul soothing smooth jazz you'll ever hear at http://www.SmoothJazz247.com
Author:: Clyde Dennis
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