The exceptionally talented Rock artist Vanessa Carlton has released her CD entitled Harmonium. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Vanessa Carlton fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Harmonium Vanessa Carlton's artistic excellence is on full display as Carlton has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be her best work to date.
I wish it weren't the case but, it's not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can't force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Harmonium. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD is the way all of the participating artists seem to be really enjoying themselves. Combine that with the overall presentation and you've got one of Vanessa Carlton's most impressive releases ever.
I give Harmonium my highest recommendation. It just plain belongs in any serious music collectors collection regardless of genre preference.
While the entire album is outstanding the truly standout tunes are track 2 - What's To Say, track 7 - Half A Week Before The Winter, and track 10 - She Floats.
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - White Houses. Wow!
Harmonium Release Notes:
Vanessa Carlton originally released Harmonium on November 9, 2004 on the A&M Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. White Houses
2. Who's To Say
3. Annie
4. San Francisco
5. Afterglow
6. Private Radio
7. Half A Week Before The Winter
8. C'est La Vie
9. Papa
10. She Floats
11. Untitled - (hidden track)
Personnel include: Vanessa Carlton (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Lindsey Buckingham (vocals, acoustic guitar); Pharrell Williams (vocals, background vocals); Stephan Jenkins (electric guitar, organ, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming, background vocals); Arion Salazar (electric guitar, bass guitar); Jesse Tobias, Tony Fredianelli (electric guitar); Jerry Hey (trumpet); Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums); Luis Conte (percussion).
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