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 Everchanging Carbon Leaf Nov 03, 2009
Another solid album from Carbon Leaf.
I think fans who are familiar with Carbon Leaf will recognize the sound as Carbon Leaf, however it is not another Indian Summer or Love Loss Hope Repeat or previous albums. This might make some fans concerned, but like other bands who change their 'sound' from album to album, this is the case for Nothing Rhymes with Woman. I personally suggest Miss Hollywood and Lake of Silver Bells.
CL continues to defy any attempt to be categorized Oct 31, 2009
With "Nothing Rhymes with Woman" CL has managed to blend the melodic and lyrical constructs to provide a truly meaningful listening experience. During the live performance of this work it is clear they are accomplished artists who love their craft. This is a great band and I look forward to their next album.
Solid Effort Oct 23, 2009
Good Carbon Leaf; classic CL sound is in there, sometimes not so obvious. I listened to this album for a week straight-I got to know the music. The first four tracks are outstanding. The big airplay song, "Lake of Silver Bells" is good, but not the best on the album. "What Have You Learned" has a pop-ish sound to it, but it's really good despite the trolls who shun anything remotely familiar. "X-Ray" is a hilarious account of growing up and all the goofy things a kid does, I don't understand the "lawnmowers everywhere" chorus, but I'm sure it's an inside joke. I won't comment on every track, but it's all Good stuff!
Shun the few nay-sayer reviews and support these great musicians, I think you'll like it.
Refreshingly New, Honestly Different Aug 24, 2009
The first time I listened to this CD I was reading a book, so I am afraid that my first impression is unimportant because I was not completely engaged. That being said, I put the CD on when cleaning the house and I was surprised by what I heard. I was surprised in the best way possible. Honestly, I had no idea what to expect out of this album from Carbon Leaf because of the vastly varied reviews it was getting here on Amazon, and having only read one critical review (which was positive) still left me wondering what I would hear. I will leave you with a few highlights from the CD that should help you understand what you are getting into before you choose to buy.
First, the album opens with the track "Indecision", a liltingly energetic song, with Barry Privet's vocals at their most traditional Carbon Leaf style. It is a good opening track because it is a song that is immediately recognizable as Carbon Leaf (the vocal harmonies,and guitar riffs) but also points in a new direction.
The second song, "Another Man's Woman", worried me at first. Carbon Leaf is a band who supports traditional (and by now, old fashioned) American ideals, such as the occasional necessity of a just war, family ties, contemplation of your childhood, and love that takes it's time. "Another Man's Woman" does fit in with the traditional American values, as well as being a strong addition to their stylistic repertoire. With a hard, bluesy feel, the song, both lyrically and musically displays the dangers of being in love with a taken woman. The choice to combine new lyrical territory with a new sound was a fantastic one in this case and makes the song one of the strongest on the album. "Cinnamindy", the fourth song on the album, also successfully employs this new blues sound,and Barry's voice fits this style very well.
Song five, "Lake of Silver Bells" is probably the biggest stylistic surprise on the album. Barry Privet uses his falsetto in a completely new way and actually manages to sound very much like Chris Martin of Coldplay (especially from their X&Y album)on this song. And it is beautiful. If you love Barry's voice this song may make you fall in love with it even more. Barry travels the high and low notes of this song as effortlessly as catamaran sails the waves in the hands of a skilled sailor. And the waves are are an electric guitar played as only Carbon Leaf can, but sonically similar to what you might hear from Coldplay. Let me emphasize that they are still very much Carbon Leaf, but this is very new stylist ground for them and I think they navigate it with perfection. (One other reviewer said this CD could have been released with Chris Martin's face on the cover. Not true. Chris Martin does not sing the blues.)
Overall, the CD is a very strong one. It would take too long to go through each song, although maybe someone should because Carbon Leaf is all about charting new territory on this album. I think the CD is beautiful, achingly beautiful in some places and many of the songs grab ahold of my soul and just move me; kind of the way I felt the first time that I heard "Let Your Troubles Roll By" on Indian Summer. Old fans, give this a listen (or two if you were reading a book the first time) because Carbon Leaf has so much more to offer here than ever before. If you have never heard Carbon Leaf before, this might be a good place to start. It is quickly becoming my favorite Carbon Leaf CD.
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Carbon Leaf Rocks!!!!!!!!! :) Aug 18, 2009
If you like jam music...check this band out. I used to go see them in college. They are folky rock-easy to listen to. One of the things I like the most is they sound just as good in concert as on the Album
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