A Fine Frenzy

I found this CD by accident and loved it so much I had to buy it. She has a fab voice.

This is not an album that I would play frequently. I don't think the vocals are all that strong, and was surprised by all of the praise for her voice in the other reviews. The songwriting is OK, nothing special, and the keyboarding is just back up. I agree with the reviewers who felt that it got boring as it went along. I did enjoy parts of the first few tracks, which are simple but pleasant enough. This album seems best suited for a very young crowd.

Very soothing female singer-songwriter material... Alison Sudol plays a Tori Amos-styled piano, but in decidedly less bizarre fashion... pity she isn't given as much attention as Sara Bareilles or Colbie Caillat, when she's just as talented.

You know, I don't often write reviews for music I listen to. Too busy listening to it, of course!! But this album caught me so very much by surprise that I must comment!

1. The vocal quality is excellent. Her vocals are spot on, and I appreciate the obvious musical talent showcased.

2. The track selection provides a good variety of different songs with different messages and "feelings" to each song. I can listen to the whole album straight through more than once without becoming bored. This is EXCEEDINGLY rare in my experience. I love music, and appreciate a variety of genres, but the vast majority of CD's I own and digital albums I've purchased have more than one song that I don't even like to listen to straight through! This album is among 4 or 5 of my favorites that can be listened to without pause and enjoyed.

3. Emotion - this is an album that has songs that many will emotionally relate to, but the entire CD is not composed of merely one emotion. It's not just a depressing, sad, "woe is me" album. Neither is it a completely happy, bouncy album either. The way the music works together to reach you and facilitate those nice, reflective, personal moments is very, very thoughtful.

4. The instruments are spot on, and the production is tight and deliberate. I detect no sloppiness or lazy production. By no means am I a seasoned musical critic of such things, but the album "makes sense" musically speaking, and technically speaking, from everything I can tell.

My favorites:
Come on, Come Out
The Minnow & The Trout
Whisper
You Picked Me
Rangers
Almost Lover
Think of You
Ashes and Wine
Liar, Liar
Last Of Days
Lifesize
Near to You
Hope for the Hopeless
and Borrowed Time ....
.... oh wait. That's all of them.

FINE! I'll choose a couple standouts:

Come On, Come Out
- sweeping melodies, provocative vocals, absolute magic!

Whisper
- fantastic flow, very, very pleasant on the ears, and entertaining.

Ashes and Wine
- thought provoking, full of vibrant emotion, easy to relate to and ponder.

Bah, I could go on more, but you get the idea. Buy this album. $6 is a steal. Had I known it was this good and would grow on me to be even more impressive and enjoyable I would've spent extra and just got the real CD!!!

I saw recommendations for this album on Brandi Carlile and Colbie Caillat's pages so I gave it a shot without sampling first. What a mistake. The first time I listened to the album, I was instantly turned off. The lyrics were predictable. If rhymey was a word, it would be very fitting. I thought I may have been a bit harsh at first so I gave it another shot. Same reaction. I will be trading in this album.

I found this CD by accident and loved it so much I had to buy it. She has a fab voice.

This is not an album that I would play frequently. I don't think the vocals are all that strong, and was surprised by all of the praise for her voice in the other reviews. The songwriting is OK, nothing special, and the keyboarding is just back up. I agree with the reviewers who felt that it got boring as it went along. I did enjoy parts of the first few tracks, which are simple but pleasant enough. This album seems best suited for a very young crowd.

Very soothing female singer-songwriter material... Alison Sudol plays a Tori Amos-styled piano, but in decidedly less bizarre fashion... pity she isn't given as much attention as Sara Bareilles or Colbie Caillat, when she's just as talented.

You know, I don't often write reviews for music I listen to. Too busy listening to it, of course!! But this album caught me so very much by surprise that I must comment!

1. The vocal quality is excellent. Her vocals are spot on, and I appreciate the obvious musical talent showcased.

2. The track selection provides a good variety of different songs with different messages and "feelings" to each song. I can listen to the whole album straight through more than once without becoming bored. This is EXCEEDINGLY rare in my experience. I love music, and appreciate a variety of genres, but the vast majority of CD's I own and digital albums I've purchased have more than one song that I don't even like to listen to straight through! This album is among 4 or 5 of my favorites that can be listened to without pause and enjoyed.

3. Emotion - this is an album that has songs that many will emotionally relate to, but the entire CD is not composed of merely one emotion. It's not just a depressing, sad, "woe is me" album. Neither is it a completely happy, bouncy album either. The way the music works together to reach you and facilitate those nice, reflective, personal moments is very, very thoughtful.

4. The instruments are spot on, and the production is tight and deliberate. I detect no sloppiness or lazy production. By no means am I a seasoned musical critic of such things, but the album "makes sense" musically speaking, and technically speaking, from everything I can tell.

My favorites:
Come on, Come Out
The Minnow & The Trout
Whisper
You Picked Me
Rangers
Almost Lover
Think of You
Ashes and Wine
Liar, Liar
Last Of Days
Lifesize
Near to You
Hope for the Hopeless
and Borrowed Time ....
.... oh wait. That's all of them.

FINE! I'll choose a couple standouts:

Come On, Come Out
- sweeping melodies, provocative vocals, absolute magic!

Whisper
- fantastic flow, very, very pleasant on the ears, and entertaining.

Ashes and Wine
- thought provoking, full of vibrant emotion, easy to relate to and ponder.

Bah, I could go on more, but you get the idea. Buy this album. $6 is a steal. Had I known it was this good and would grow on me to be even more impressive and enjoyable I would've spent extra and just got the real CD!!!

I saw recommendations for this album on Brandi Carlile and Colbie Caillat's pages so I gave it a shot without sampling first. What a mistake. The first time I listened to the album, I was instantly turned off. The lyrics were predictable. If rhymey was a word, it would be very fitting. I thought I may have been a bit harsh at first so I gave it another shot. Same reaction. I will be trading in this album.

I found this CD by accident and loved it so much I had to buy it. She has a fab voice.

This is not an album that I would play frequently. I don't think the vocals are all that strong, and was surprised by all of the praise for her voice in the other reviews. The songwriting is OK, nothing special, and the keyboarding is just back up. I agree with the reviewers who felt that it got boring as it went along. I did enjoy parts of the first few tracks, which are simple but pleasant enough. This album seems best suited for a very young crowd.

Very soothing female singer-songwriter material... Alison Sudol plays a Tori Amos-styled piano, but in decidedly less bizarre fashion... pity she isn't given as much attention as Sara Bareilles or Colbie Caillat, when she's just as talented.

You know, I don't often write reviews for music I listen to. Too busy listening to it, of course!! But this album caught me so very much by surprise that I must comment!

1. The vocal quality is excellent. Her vocals are spot on, and I appreciate the obvious musical talent showcased.

2. The track selection provides a good variety of different songs with different messages and "feelings" to each song. I can listen to the whole album straight through more than once without becoming bored. This is EXCEEDINGLY rare in my experience. I love music, and appreciate a variety of genres, but the vast majority of CD's I own and digital albums I've purchased have more than one song that I don't even like to listen to straight through! This album is among 4 or 5 of my favorites that can be listened to without pause and enjoyed.

3. Emotion - this is an album that has songs that many will emotionally relate to, but the entire CD is not composed of merely one emotion. It's not just a depressing, sad, "woe is me" album. Neither is it a completely happy, bouncy album either. The way the music works together to reach you and facilitate those nice, reflective, personal moments is very, very thoughtful.

4. The instruments are spot on, and the production is tight and deliberate. I detect no sloppiness or lazy production. By no means am I a seasoned musical critic of such things, but the album "makes sense" musically speaking, and technically speaking, from everything I can tell.

My favorites:
Come on, Come Out
The Minnow & The Trout
Whisper
You Picked Me
Rangers
Almost Lover
Think of You
Ashes and Wine
Liar, Liar
Last Of Days
Lifesize
Near to You
Hope for the Hopeless
and Borrowed Time ....
.... oh wait. That's all of them.

FINE! I'll choose a couple standouts:

Come On, Come Out
- sweeping melodies, provocative vocals, absolute magic!

Whisper
- fantastic flow, very, very pleasant on the ears, and entertaining.

Ashes and Wine
- thought provoking, full of vibrant emotion, easy to relate to and ponder.

Bah, I could go on more, but you get the idea. Buy this album. $6 is a steal. Had I known it was this good and would grow on me to be even more impressive and enjoyable I would've spent extra and just got the real CD!!!

I saw recommendations for this album on Brandi Carlile and Colbie Caillat's pages so I gave it a shot without sampling first. What a mistake. The first time I listened to the album, I was instantly turned off. The lyrics were predictable. If rhymey was a word, it would be very fitting. I thought I may have been a bit harsh at first so I gave it another shot. Same reaction. I will be trading in this album.

I found this CD by accident and loved it so much I had to buy it. She has a fab voice.

This is not an album that I would play frequently. I don't think the vocals are all that strong, and was surprised by all of the praise for her voice in the other reviews. The songwriting is OK, nothing special, and the keyboarding is just back up. I agree with the reviewers who felt that it got boring as it went along. I did enjoy parts of the first few tracks, which are simple but pleasant enough. This album seems best suited for a very young crowd.

Very soothing female singer-songwriter material... Alison Sudol plays a Tori Amos-styled piano, but in decidedly less bizarre fashion... pity she isn't given as much attention as Sara Bareilles or Colbie Caillat, when she's just as talented.

You know, I don't often write reviews for music I listen to. Too busy listening to it, of course!! But this album caught me so very much by surprise that I must comment!

1. The vocal quality is excellent. Her vocals are spot on, and I appreciate the obvious musical talent showcased.

2. The track selection provides a good variety of different songs with different messages and "feelings" to each song. I can listen to the whole album straight through more than once without becoming bored. This is EXCEEDINGLY rare in my experience. I love music, and appreciate a variety of genres, but the vast majority of CD's I own and digital albums I've purchased have more than one song that I don't even like to listen to straight through! This album is among 4 or 5 of my favorites that can be listened to without pause and enjoyed.

3. Emotion - this is an album that has songs that many will emotionally relate to, but the entire CD is not composed of merely one emotion. It's not just a depressing, sad, "woe is me" album. Neither is it a completely happy, bouncy album either. The way the music works together to reach you and facilitate those nice, reflective, personal moments is very, very thoughtful.

4. The instruments are spot on, and the production is tight and deliberate. I detect no sloppiness or lazy production. By no means am I a seasoned musical critic of such things, but the album "makes sense" musically speaking, and technically speaking, from everything I can tell.

My favorites:
Come on, Come Out
The Minnow & The Trout
Whisper
You Picked Me
Rangers
Almost Lover
Think of You
Ashes and Wine
Liar, Liar
Last Of Days
Lifesize
Near to You
Hope for the Hopeless
and Borrowed Time ....
.... oh wait. That's all of them.

FINE! I'll choose a couple standouts:

Come On, Come Out
- sweeping melodies, provocative vocals, absolute magic!

Whisper
- fantastic flow, very, very pleasant on the ears, and entertaining.

Ashes and Wine
- thought provoking, full of vibrant emotion, easy to relate to and ponder.

Bah, I could go on more, but you get the idea. Buy this album. $6 is a steal. Had I known it was this good and would grow on me to be even more impressive and enjoyable I would've spent extra and just got the real CD!!!

I saw recommendations for this album on Brandi Carlile and Colbie Caillat's pages so I gave it a shot without sampling first. What a mistake. The first time I listened to the album, I was instantly turned off. The lyrics were predictable. If rhymey was a word, it would be very fitting. I thought I may have been a bit harsh at first so I gave it another shot. Same reaction. I will be trading in this album.