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With Be Not Nobody, her much-anticipated debut, ex-ballerina Vanessa Carlton more than makes good on the promise of her first single, "A Thousand Miles". Augmenting her classical training with a broad range of pop she soaked up playing New York City clubs, and listening to classic rock in her father's car, Be Not Nobody finds the phenomenon decorating her fierce piano playing with orchestration, guitars and percussion galore. "Prince" is sizzling and funky, while "Ordinary Day" displays a majestic grace and "Unsung" is a stomping blues-bar breakdown. Comparisons to Fiona Apple and Little Earthquakes-era Tori Amos (especially on the haunting "Sway" and "Wanted") are inevitable and justified. Yet Carlton sounds fresh, even on a menacing interpretation of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black". With the exception of the anaemic ballad "Pretty Baby", this impressive debut makes a strong case that a new star has emerged. --Annie Zaleski
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Artist: Vanessa Carlton
Manufacturer: Polydor Group
Manufacturer: Polydor Group
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By "bx_laughs"
Format:Audio CD
...You know, everytime I buy a cd online I always check what people have bought as well as the album i am interested in. Like always i've found the artist links spot on owning all recordings from the list other than Jewel! The first time I heard a thousand miles i was busying myself with MTV providing background music-as soon as i heard that haunting piano intro i felt a shiver go down my spine, all of a sudden this song (only 20 seconds in!) was already having this effect which made me feel really emotional-and when i heard her voice i was so relieved that this was talent and wasn't about to be ruined by some vile tacky dance beat! Well as a proud owner of be not nobody i can recommend it to anyone who appreciates a beautiful talent. This young lady is not afraid of variance and her classical training only adds to her accomplishment on this debut. It is so hard sometimes to find somebody that sings her own words and isn't scared to release something different to the rest of the painfully similar mainstream trash that is constantly kicking about. A must for anyone who loves thoughtful lyrics, intense, charged music all sung to you by a beautiful young woman with a gorgeous, stunning voice.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Vanessa Carlton is only 21 years old but have already tried her talents as a ballarina and worked as a waitress on the lower part of Manhatten, N.Y., far from her childhood home in Pennsylvania. Thank God she, with the help of her father, realised that she could sing. After a year of working on material to this debut album she meet Ron Fair of A&M records and Jimmy Lovine of Geffen Records and this album could be completed. Be Not Nobody is a brilliant, personal and strong debut, with a handful of good, pop/rock songs carried by Vanessa's gifted and crystal clear voice and talent as a classical trained pianist. I was amazed and surprised by every single track from first song Ordinary Day to the Suzanne Vega inspired song Twillight. You can hear inspiration from Susanna Hoffs (voc.The Bangles) in her voice and a couple of hundres other female artist. Pretty Baby, probably the second single from the album, is a wonderful popballad, but performed with a strenght I haven't heard in a long, long time by any female singer. The debut album is an incredible, overwhelming first from this new artist.
The single from this album A Thousand Miles, flowing with lyrics, passion and ever changing rhythm could be this year's Grammy Award winning song in The USA. Buy this CD before your neighbours do, they want it too, believe me.
The single from this album A Thousand Miles, flowing with lyrics, passion and ever changing rhythm could be this year's Grammy Award winning song in The USA. Buy this CD before your neighbours do, they want it too, believe me.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
I am pretty impressed with this album. Vanessa Carlton is certainly a very talented pianist and has one of those interesting voices - wouldn't win pop-idol and all the better for it.
The best things about this album for me are the playing (brilliant drums from Abe Laboriel Jnr and bass from Leyland Sklar) and the song '1000 miles' which is soooo catchy and has an excellent riff.
All in all I like this album and would give it an unqualified recommendation
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Average singer plays generic love songs on the piano
This review comes from an internet game. You buy an album you've never heard of from a shop. Then you write your impression of it before and after listening to it for the first... Read more
Published 3 months ago by BS on parade
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Don Hawkwind
Another good collection of her songs. I like her voice and again will be looking out for more although I have yet to hear of a song better than the one i first heard from her... Read more
Published 6 months ago by don hawkwind
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reallly quite awful
With a childlike voice and a hughly over-pretentious backing orchestra fit for a major pop diva,combined with mediocre song writing and piano playing, it is hard to find any... Read more
Published 8 months ago by dan
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Discovered in Cash Convertors
Though I'm no fan of singer songwriters-there's just too many today-I saw this CD and just liked her name as well as noticing she'd done a cover of a Stones song. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Richard
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For those that like melancholy and sweet piano riffs
Vanessa Carlton was one of the first singer songwriters I latched onto having read about her in Q music magazine. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2010 by H. Beaumont
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Good album, but voice a bit penetrating
I bought for one track only, which I am pleased with. Some other tracks are quite good, but VC's voice is a bit shrill at times, and can be irritating. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2009 by Bill Crawford
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not my cup of tea
I bought this after reading positive reviews, but apart from one hit on the cd the rest of it, is to my ears forgettable and not that tuneful. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2009 by Brian-O-Blivion
4.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best singer/songwriters
This is Vanessa Carlton's Debut album. The amazing 'a thousand miles' is a big highlight, but so is 'pretty baby', 'rinse'and her cover of the rolling stones 'paint it black'... Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2007 by Bj Lucas
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the best piano-rock artist I have heard
Before I bought this album I had only heard the song A Thousand Miles with its lively piano-playing and wonderfully original and thought-provoking lyrics such as "If I could fall... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2006 by dan the fan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Vanessa is definately a somebody
There is something that is definately appealing about this lass.
What talent hasn't she got singer,songwriter,she's beautiful and by reading her thank you's at... Read more
What talent hasn't she got singer,songwriter,she's beautiful and by reading her thank you's at... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2005 by edd101
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