Customer Reviews
The story is..amazing! - By: A. Gallagher, 15 Sep 2008 
I dont know off the top of my head where I heard of Brandi Carlile but I can tell you i dont regret it for a minute. After a few weeks of frustatingly listening to her off YouTube I bought this album & her self-titled album.
This album combines folk, rock, country & soul in one amazing package. Highlights for me are the opening track "Late Morning Lullaby", "Turpentine" which Carlile wrote as a teenager, "Have You Ever" & "The Story", the last two written by Brandi's band mate Phil Hanseroth who plays & sings harmonies on most tracks & forms Brandi's touring band along with his brother Tim (who co-wrote a few on the album too). "Josephine" is a rootsy, old style folk tune with perfect 3-part harmony & simple guitar picking.
Another highlight is the appearance of the Indigo Girls who sing harmonies on "Cannonballl".
Brandi Carlile's voice is so outstanding & unique you have to sit back & take it alll in. I can only imagine what the atmosphere would be like at one of her concerts.
If you like Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Patty Griffin, KD Lang & the Beatles this is for you!
Late Morning Lullaby - By: Malcolm D. Allen, 12 Sep 2008 I must admit I wasn't too sure about The Story when I first heard it ( it reallly did take me an absolute age for this album to grow on me & to appreciate it fully ) but I'm glad I stuck with it & it is well worth it in the long run .There are some real gems of songs on here & I am very surprised that she & her band have not been given more attention.Extremely underated.
V.S.O.P. Brandi - By: Doktor Futtocks, 29 Aug 2008 Brandi Carlile has definitely got something special. I'd hadn't heard her name before, but this CD is a superb listen. There's good reason to compare her with, say KT Tunstalll, but Brandi Carlile's songs cover a broader stylistic area & have a more natural feel. T-Bone Burnett's production is also excellent.
Strong songwriting & a confident performance. I look forward to seeing where her talent takes her in the future. She's destined for big things!
But it now, you wont be disappointed - By: M. Saunders, 21 Jul 2008 I've got a lot to thank Jools Holland for, as I first saw Brandi on one of his "Later with Jools" shows. I have to say that I was blown away by the sound & the performance, so much so that I bought this album straight away without reading any reviews, which is unusual for me.
Having read some of the reviews before writing this, I realise there are some very eloquent writers out there who know what they are talking about. Therefore my advice to any readers of this review is to only look at the review rated 4 or 5 stars. I have played some of this album to some of my friends & they have gone out & bought it as well.
There are so many outstanding lyrics in this album that I wouldn't know where to start my preferences, so I will leave you to decide. Although I haven't read alll 46 reviews I might be the first to suggest that Brandi is up there with Eva Cassidy as she has a fantastic voice that is truly without equal. Plus, at the risk of sounding sexist, she is soooo cute.
I look forward to seeing her live at the earliest opportunity.
BC Story. In the beginning... - By: D Deacon, 17 Jul 2008 
This is country with a bit of rock (U2 comes to mind on The Story) & a twist of blues. Quite commercial in covering as many corners as possible. Not bad though - just not original. Don't like the breaking voice on some tracks; I find it grates. Turps is okay. Okay, as I am listening as I am writing, I am liking this more Turps thing more. Quite poppy. Beware of easily liked things since they don't last too long... 'My Song' now back to U2 mode, Snow Patrol etc... I like it. Okay I'll give it **** She has quite a line in catchy chord sequences. Nice production too - clean & effortless. Not bad atalll. Buy it, it's a bit of everything. She's got a good voice too. Hang on. 'Wasted' reminds me of the delicious Katie Melua. This bottle of cabernet sauvignon is going down rather well. Don't like the lead in Wasted. 'Have You Ever' the truth is out - country & some folk. Not so good. 'Josephine' not tonight. 'Losing Heart' is better - menacing feel. 'Cannonballl' dropped. Ouch! "I was born when I met you" How else? Duh!! 'Until I die' dies. U2 mode again but no it changes. 'Downpour' (tears?)country folk heart-strings stuff with violin low notes. 'Shadows on the Walll' Okay. 'Again Today' & again U2 mode. Not bad but demoted to ***.
