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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / disappointed?

« on: October 30, 2007, 01:19:51 am »

AND I was disappointed with "Hands On Me." Why did they have to make one of my favorite songs on the album so alternative. RUINED it for me. I thought all her live performances of hands on me were amazing, heart-felt, personal, just the way I imagined her studio version to be. But NO it just isn't the same. I really wanted a nice clear, quality version of Hands On Me with the traditional piano and V's voice, and perhaps violin in the background. ARGH.

AGREED!! i felt the same way..also somewhat with fools like me. the metronome thing totally turned me off. i love when she changes tempos.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Re: disappointed?

« on: October 15, 2007, 02:14:23 am »

yeah i feel the same way..nolita fairytale had me really excited for the album...i like it when the single is like the third or fourth best song on the album..like a precursor to greatness. this was just getting my hopes up and being disappointed.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / disappointed?

« on: October 14, 2007, 12:21:59 pm »

thats actually a really good description of whats missing...i hadn't identified it exactly until you said it lol. goth element. i like it.
plus ive noticed that if you present your review in a respectful way (even if its negative) in a respectful way then people don't bash you. its only when you come on the board and say H&T SUCKS!! that people are like, wtf.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / disappointed?

« on: October 13, 2007, 11:24:11 pm »

well everyone is saying i just don't like the fact that its different then BNNB and harmonium but thast not the case.
this is pop. there is no other genre description for it other then that. except its just not catchy enough to even be GOOD pop.
im not saying i don't love it. i do. i love vc, ill love anything she does.
its just epically disappointing when something has 5 star potential and it just doesn't happen.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / disappointed?

« on: October 11, 2007, 01:43:26 am »

i have been a vc fan for a very long time...be not nobody was one of the first albums i ever owned.
i saw her live at the roxy earlier this year and i don't know when i was more excited for an album.
i must say i am thoroughly disappointed in heroes & thieves.

vanessa's performance at the roxy was epic...just her and her piano, and you could really feel the emotion and the beauty of the songs.

this album is totally pop synthesized.
i had an amazing live performance of hands on me that i loved, but on the album i feel like shes playing with a metronome. one of the most brilliant things about her work was her ability to switch tempo.

fools like me has by far the best lyrics of any song...especially the last 3 lines which i am obsessed with. but the instrumentals are completely overwhelming and take over the rest of the song.
i just don't understand why sooo many songs fail to have the piano as the lead instrument...i do not like vanessa because of her voice..i like her songwriting/pianoplaying/singing combo.

i just feel completely blindsighted...what artist does entirely acoustic live performances when their album is pop?



its frusterating that this album had 5 star potential and its only like a 3, MAYBE a 3.5

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / How would you have handled 'Harmonium'?

« on: July 29, 2007, 10:31:26 pm »

i don't think afterglow would have been a good first single. it is too slow to attract peoples attention, and just not catchy enough like a thousand miles was.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Celebrity Dog Watchers: Vanessa and Victor article ...cute!

« on: July 29, 2007, 10:20:47 pm »

my sister works for a jeweler in beverly hills. vanessa went in to replace the ring her boyfriend had gotten her but lost. she brought her dog and my sister said it was the cutest.