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The Story | 
| Manufacturer: Columbia
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $9.99
Rating:  140 reviews
Sales Rank: 102
Genre: pop-music
Media: Music Download
Running Time: 0 Minutes
ASIN: B00138H0H4
Release Date: April 3, 2007
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 fall in love with "the story" August 26, 2008
L. song
Well, many thanks to the GM Olympic ad which has led me and many people to "discover" Brandi Carlile. "The story" is a great album and the title song, "the story" is still my favorite. Her voice has excellent resonance, very captivating.
Think of Patsy Cline Singing Radiohead. August 26, 2008
G. Merritt (Boulder, CO)
Think of Patsy Cline performing Radiohead songs, and you'd have Brandi Carlile. With her 2005 self-titled debut, Brandi Carlile, Austin-based singer-songwriter, Brandi Carlile caught my attention with her gifted voice and authentic blend of alternative country, blues, indie, pop, and folk. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, and with backing vocals by the Indigo Girls, her musical 'story' continues with her 2007 release, The Story. Carlile has been compared to musical geniuses like Patsy Cline, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Aimee Mann, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Buckley. Yes, she is really that good. The thirteen truly sublime songs featured on this album include:
1. Late Morning Lullaby 3:29
2. The Story 3:58
3. Turpentine 2:58
4. My Song 4:28
5. Wasted 3:47
6. Have You Ever 2:32
7. Josephine 3:02
8. Losing Heart 3:35
9. Cannonball 3:52
10. Until I Die 4:06
11. Downpour 3:14
12. Shadow On The Wall 3:15
13. Again Today / Hiding My Heart 8:37
G. Merritt
 Great Album but...... August 25, 2008
Great album!
But the last song #13 bothers as it includes actually 2 songs, which is great also, but it has a pause of several minutes in between.........
Again Today / Hiding My Heart 10:38
. . . about that GM commercial . . . August 22, 2008
T. Leach (Mid-West)
The Story is a great album by a talented and magnetic singer/songwriter. The music is pleasant on the ears, being stripped down and presented in "raw" form - very much suiting Carlile's attractive, somewhat versatile, and rich-as-milk voice, and the straightforward minimalist instrumentation.
I love folk/rock, and indie artists are among the best (although Carlile's claim to that title is shot, given her big label affiliation). But, like many people, I suspect, Carlile and this fantastic album slipped by me. Why? It's tough to find good music, and it's tougher for good musicians to find their audience. Generally, artists of this genre are not going to be found on Top 40 or "Alternative" or Country or any other strong signal radio station. The internet and satellite radio provide new avenues for connection, but those remedies have side effects of their own (more music doesn't always mean better music). So, I missed her. Then came the Olympics, and a haunting refrain sang by a yodeling woman on the General Motors television commercials - "I was made for you . . ." - as though a Buick LaCrosse was brought to life and is pledging its loyalty to me, if only I would buy. After hearing this song about a dozen times, I executed a quick internet search and what do you know, I discovered Brandi Carlile. Interestingly, Carlile offers a lengthy explanation on her website as to why she permitted this work of art to be used to peddle Chevy Malibus. Of course, she explains, she is interested in the environment and GM is making electric cars (I am not making this up), plus she is interested in American jobs (someone needs to tell her who is actually making cars in what countries). Come on. This was embarrassing to read, and I was reminded of that dumb look on OJ's face when he tried the gloves on. Let's be honest. Artists like this deserve for their music to be heard, and sometimes you got to do what you got to do. She did.
About the music. The title cut is the gem of the album. Just as Bruce's "Born in the USA" was misinterpreted as a patriotic anthem, "The Story" is hardly a devotional love song. It's a lyrically complicated piece about (I think) emotional dependence, pain, survival, and a bit of anger (but I still think it's a love song with a tenderness that is genuine). Other greats include "Have You Ever" (an ethereal piece about the almost unspeakeable self-reflective experiences of walking in snow and similar pleasures of life), "Late Morning Lullaby" (a pleasant little song to listen to while your coffee cools, about the miserable thoughts that keeps one awake), "Turpetine" (another easy-listener, about the time we waste while playing games in relationships), and "Cannonball" (this one is about . . . well, it isn't a happy song either). If you have heard this music, then you know how good it is. And I don't want to give the impression that the album is a downer. These songs are poetry, and the themes are real, like Dylan or Lyle Lovett or Steve Forbert. I wouldn't call it dark: this isn't Hole.
Beautiful album. Let's just hope that Chevy doesn't do to "The Story" what it did to "Like A Rock" or "Our Country."
The Story August 20, 2008
Csaba Szabo (Westland, MI United States)
Awesome voice, great lyrics, haunting melodies.
Raw emotion, life experiences, beautifully sung!
A keeper...
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