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 For Lovers,ndreamers and me Jun 02, 2009
Fine CD, Alice Smith is a great singer and song writer.
Reminds me of a young Stevie Wonder at the height of his talent.
Mellow, Not Boring Apr 20, 2009
Even though this cd is a a few years old, and I am late on hearing of Alice Smith, it is jammin! There arent many people that you can say sound unique but her voice really is. Her songs are very souful, a mix between Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse and Eyrkah Badu and I can actually listen to the cd all the way through and not want to skip a song. I actually wish that there was more from her.
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Effortlessly flawless!! Dec 02, 2008
I discovered Alice Smith's music only last week, on the recommendation of a friend and wow!! Smith is a thirty year old singer/songwriter and her classy debut "For lovers, dreamers & me" displays her various musical influences; Jazz, Soul, Blues, Country and Rock, perfectly showcasing her commanding 4 octave vocals which critics have compared to Tina Turner's or even Billie Holiday. I would add India.Arie and Nina Simone.
Opening is the horn peppered Beatles-esque "Dream" with dreamy harmonies. "Woodstock" has a trippy guitar feel and a bouncy refrain, while "Gary song" is a piano driven song with snarled soulful vocals, and tempo shifts from insistent (Motown-like) to calm.
The Rock/Blues "New religion" finds her singing "Give me some new religion / Something that I can feel / Give me a new tomorrow / Bring it on and make it real", while the calm bass-heavy reverb-filled "Do I" has a heavy Reggae feel, and a smouldering, drawn vocal performance lamenting the end of a relationship.
The gentle "Fake is the new real" features quietly snarling stabs of guitar with Smith declaring "Bona fide is the old deal / Fake is the new real" (while taking a look at pop culture), while the piano sprinkled "Desert song" is heavily steeped in the Blues. The classy ballad "Know that I..." has a timeless quality. "Secrets" is an airy, jazzy ballad, while closing cut "Lost endeavor" has a lilting faint Caribbean feel.
There is so much sonic variety, each time a new song started, my brother would ask again "Who is this?" The album received a Grammy nomination in the Best Urban/Alternative category, and I know we'll hear much more from this incredible talent in the near future.
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this voice is so amazing! Sep 02, 2008
the lyrics are amazing, but the voice is phenomenal. This girl can sing! I heard her for the first time watching a how-to-style hair video on YouTube. Amazing!
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Sorry Ladies Jun 19, 2008
Sorry Mariah, Duffy and Alannis. The CD of the summer goes hands down to Alice Smith! Her vocals are nothing short of a natural phenomenon and if you aren't completely under her thrall by track 10, the dazzling "Love's Endeavor" then you've already expired and people are simply too polite to mention it.
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