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Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: B on September 07, 2004, 01:36:46 am: Brooke Fraser has been mentioned in the Australian Singer/songwriters (http://forums.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=2420) thread, but I felt she deserved her own thread, too :D.

Brooke is a 20 year old singer/songwriter from New Zealand who's debut album What To Do With Daylight released in New Zealand on January 12, 2004. She wrote all 11 songs on the album and played either guitar (which she self-taught at 16) or piano (which she started at age 7) on each song.

I found out about her music through a friend on LJ who sent me "Indelible" and I loved it. My favorite songs are "Indelible" (slower acoustic guitar/some piano), "Lifeline" (acoustic guitar/drums mostly), "Arithmetic" (piano) and "Scarlet" (piano).

The music is totally awesome. I definitely recommend checking it out! :D

brookefraser.com (http://www.brookefraser.com/artists/brookefraser/featuredInfo/home.do)

Brooke Fraser LJ Community (http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=brookefraser)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: NESSAussie on September 07, 2004, 05:11:03 am: http://forums.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=2420&start=76

Thanks for starting the thread Brian :wink: I can't wait to see the impact of
Brooke's Australian Lifeline debut in the ARIA charts from September 26

(http://www.hmv.com.au/product_images/940400.jpg)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: kev222 on September 07, 2004, 07:21:48 am: Quote from: "NESSAussie"
I can't wait to see the impact of
Brooke's Australian Lifeline debut in the ARIA charts from September 26

W00t. Lifeline is one of the best :)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: B on September 07, 2004, 01:20:29 pm: Quote from: "kev222"
Quote from: "NESSAussie"
I can't wait to see the impact of
Brooke's Australian Lifeline debut in the ARIA charts from September 26

W00t. Lifeline is one of the best :)

That song owns me, lol.
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: rosieposy87 on September 08, 2004, 12:45:54 pm: Wow, ever since Brian (THANKYOU!) sent me Lifeline i have just about reached obsession- hehe. I LOVE this song, its so great! Her voice is really raspy and cool too. Yay!
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: B on September 08, 2004, 01:10:42 pm: Quote from: "rosieposy87"
Wow, ever since Brian (THANKYOU!) sent me Lifeline i have just about reached obsession- hehe. I LOVE this song, its so great! Her voice is really raspy and cool too. Yay!

YAY!

I'm glad you like it! :D
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: aleera84 on September 14, 2004, 02:19:03 am: I saw her video for Lifeline a few weeks ago, gee those New Zealanders produce some talent!
8)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: NESSAussie on September 14, 2004, 05:10:13 am: Quote from: "aleera84"
those New Zealanders produce some talent!

Thanx Katie - I've been waiting for props like that from you for some time :wink:

(http://www.sonymusic.com.au/au/images/myhomepage/myphoto/cadenus.jpg)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: NESSAussie on January 22, 2005, 06:17:25 am: What To Do With Daylight is supposed to be awesome; I wonder how Talitha
is enjoying the copy I sent her for Christmas :? Feedback would be fantastic!

(http://www.sonymusic.com.au/au/images/myhomepage/myphoto/cadenus.jpg)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: missbehavior on January 22, 2005, 10:14:36 pm: ;)

I saw her live on her first Australian tour...in August or September I think. She blew me away with her performance (I have a bunch of photos somewhere)..then I downloaded the album and wasn't too impressed. Her power definitely lies in her live performance..thanks for that though Aaron, Better is definitely one of my favourite songs from last year.
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Kiya on January 23, 2005, 04:35:59 am: I love Brooke!

Found her when she opened for John Mayer in April last year, got her single and album as soon as it came out.

Shes released like 4 or 5 songs in NZ but only lifeline here.

I love Saving the world, lifeline & Indelible
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: NESSAussie on January 23, 2005, 03:30:09 pm: Quote from: "missbehavior"
Her power definitely lies in her live performance..thanks for that though Aaron,
Better is definitely one of my favourite songs from last year.

(http://www.smokecds.com/images/cd/5135713000.jpg)

I almost sent you the CD/DVD but couldn't order it before Christmas fom NZ;
with all of my BioPro & Nikken orders I had exhausted my credit limit before
the festive season had begun! The DVD has 4 live tracks including Better :P
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: missbehavior on January 24, 2005, 01:01:58 am: Ooooh...I should convince my friend to buy that so I can copy it :D

I have a few photos from the gig I saw, if you're interested!
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: stephity on February 03, 2005, 03:42:05 am: LOL every new artist i introduce you to B you post about them here :lol:
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: B on February 03, 2005, 10:23:08 am: Quote from: "stephity"
LOL every new artist i introduce you to B you post about them here :lol:

If it is someone I end up liking, pretty much O:-)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Kiya on February 04, 2005, 05:21:04 am: Whats not to like about Brooke! :lol: :wink:
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: stephity on February 05, 2005, 08:07:14 pm: very true!! lol im so sad i missed her on the JM tour *sigh* i wish id have known.. i wouldve gone just for her! lol
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Kiya on February 06, 2005, 04:30:15 am: and stay for John! :wink:

I was kinda disappointed with the band playing with her at the JM tour though because you couldnt actually Hear the words she was saying, like you could hear her singing but not the lyrics...if that makes sense....
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: stephity on February 06, 2005, 09:59:03 pm: yeah it makes sense! i know all the words to her songs anyway LOL so it wouldnt have mattered!!

yes!! stay for john.. *sigh* he's seexy! :oops:
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: B on February 06, 2005, 11:24:00 pm: Quote from: "stephity"
yeah it makes sense! i know all the words to her songs anyway LOL so it wouldnt have mattered!!

yes!! stay for john.. *sigh* he's seexy! :oops:

Jake is sexier! :razz: ... why did I just say that 8O lol. [/inside-joke moments]
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: stephity on February 07, 2005, 05:17:58 am: Quote from: "B"
Quote from: "stephity"
yeah it makes sense! i know all the words to her songs anyway LOL so it wouldnt have mattered!!

yes!! stay for john.. *sigh* he's seexy! :oops:

Jake is sexier! :razz: ... why did I just say that 8O lol. [/inside-joke moments]

LMFAO!!! so true.. jake is MUCH much sexier..
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Kiya on February 11, 2005, 04:26:13 am: Quote from: "stephity"
yeah it makes sense! i know all the words to her songs anyway LOL so it wouldnt have mattered!!

yes!! stay for john.. *sigh* he's seexy! :oops:

:lol: :lol: but when did you find Brooke? I didnt know about her until I saw her at that John Concert
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: stephity on February 11, 2005, 06:07:56 pm: Quote from: "Kiya"
Quote from: "stephity"
yeah it makes sense! i know all the words to her songs anyway LOL so it wouldnt have mattered!!

yes!! stay for john.. *sigh* he's seexy! :oops:

:lol: :lol: but when did you find Brooke? I didnt know about her until I saw her at that John Concert

january of last year when i went to new zealand!! they played her music all the time on the radio and i went to her home town.. posters and stuff everywhere so i bought her album over there....
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Kiya on February 12, 2005, 05:36:27 am: Wow! thats pretty cool! Lucky!

Have you noticed they always play her on the weather channel on Austar/Foxtel!!
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Jay_Oh on June 20, 2005, 10:22:31 pm: Yay! Brooke does indeed rock, If anyone wants I'll list some NZ artists to check out since you all think that NZ artists have so much talent :P. I must admit though, there are a lot of NZ artists that I love.
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: B on June 20, 2005, 10:29:16 pm: Quote from: "Jay_Oh"
Yay! Brooke does indeed rock, If anyone wants I'll list some NZ artists to check out since you all think that NZ artists have so much talent :P. I must admit though, there are a lot of NZ artists that I love.

When I saw this thread at the top I was all "It is the Brooke Fraser thread! 8O" lol.

If you want to list some artists, go for it 8).
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Promiscious-boy on October 12, 2006, 04:57:34 am: See, here in Brazil, she wasn't promoted, her album was not out here... and I've been watching her videos at YOUTUBE and I really got into her... but I can't find anywhere to download her songs... I ask you if you could post her songs in here.. I know, I know that is illegal.. but what can I do? I'm under 18, I live in Brazil (that explains everything), I got no credit card, my parents don't allow me to put it in the internet, because there're many hackers getting it and messing things..... In 2010, I'm supposed to go to NZ, because I will study english there...and I promise I'll buy all her stuffs.. .but I can't wait until 2010 to get her album.. please, I just ask you to help me, please post her songs............ You've got to understand...
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: bluebutterfly on October 12, 2006, 06:39:30 pm: wow, I didn't know there was a brooke fraser thread here. awesome!
She's about to release album number 2, (well early next year for us Aussies) and 2 new songs have been put up on her myspace page: "Albertine" and "Deciphering Me" (which will be the first single).

www.myspace.com/brookefraser
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: jen_spen on July 19, 2007, 09:15:44 am: I've known about her for awhile, but while waiting very very impatiently for vanessa's new release i needed some extra stimuli, so i started listeneing to brooke again and remembered why i loved her so much!

Check out her my space @ http://www.myspace.com/brookefraser

I love the song Albertine at the moment, Arithmetic is also awesome.
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: jen_spen on July 19, 2007, 09:21:47 am: yaya i found the original thread :blueblob:
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Promiscious-boy on July 19, 2007, 11:22:13 am: Finally I bought her album!!! She's great.. Her album ALBERTINE is one of the best album in my opinion

Her video for Albertine is very sad..

love her...
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: CelestialHorse on July 20, 2007, 11:56:00 am: WOW. She's awesome! :) THANK you for mentioning her! I always have trouble finding good singers/bands. Heh one of my friends lives in NZ. I am going to ask if he heard of her :P. *squee* I need someone to keep bugging me in buying more CDs..I'm a slacker D:

$32.00 FOR THE CD?! O_O.

Er is it cheaper on the UK amazon.com? :/
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: bluebutterfly on July 27, 2007, 06:08:31 pm: Brooke is AWESOME i've been a fan for a few years and I actually met her at the last concert I went to! :)
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Promiscuous Boy on August 02, 2008, 10:41:04 am: UP

Her new stuffs are really great..

I got her Albertine deluxe which comes with a package of live songs.. amazing.

Did you guys hear that she's gone gospel?

So, everybody listening! ^^
Title: Brooke Fraser
Post by: MyMelody on August 06, 2008, 08:24:17 pm: I love "C.S. Lewis Song", "Hosea's Wife", "Deciphering Me", "Seeds"... yeah, her album is pretty sick. This coming from a steadfast non-believer. It rocks.
Title: Re: Brooke Fraser
Post by: B on February 23, 2011, 04:25:58 pm: Yikes is this thread old. I was surprised to read in my email today Brooke will be coming to Wisconsin in May. Another artist to tick off the old bucket list of artists I want to see live. I'm looking forward to it! :)
Title: Re: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Nessaholista on February 24, 2011, 06:31:26 pm: I didn't knew her... she's awesome!!
Title: Re: Brooke Fraser
Post by: Nessaholista on February 25, 2011, 06:13:44 am: I fell in love with 'Something in the Water' song.... it's so great!!!