Fires (Reis) [Import]

Nerina Pallot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Warner Bros UK
• ASIN: B000FAO9BQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Everybody's Gone to War

2. Halfway Home

3. Damascus

4. Idaho

5. Learning to Breathe

6. Mr. King

7. Geek Love

8. Sophia

9. All Good People

10. Heart Attack

11. Nickindia

Editorial Reviews

2006 reissue of this critically praised album by singer/songwriter Nerina Pallot. Fires kicks off with the single 'Everybody's Gone To War', a hugely successful revival of the protest song with one of the most killer choruses you are likely to hear. Produced by Howard Willing (Smashing Pumpkins) with Wendy Melvoin (Prince and the Revolution, Wendy & Lisa) and Eric Rosse (Tori Amos). 14th Floor. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, November 1, 2006

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D. Berdanis "endymion9" (Joliet, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fires (Reis) (Audio CD)

Only heard of Nina a couple of weeks ago when EGTW was mentioned as being #1 in a writer's playlist in a USA Today article.

Ordered this album from Amazon and have been playing it constantly ever since. Damascus is my favorite song. Really shows off her beautiful voice and great tune.

I've seen her called "the new Carol King" and that drew me to her because I'm a long time Carol fan, but I would say she is more similar to Sarah MacLachlan and Tori Amos.

EDIT:

After listening to this for the past few weeks, I've become more and more enamored of Nerina's beautiful music.

Damascus I listen to over and over. When I finally decide to go to the next track I get stuck on repeating Idaho for awhile. I think these two songs could really win Nerina some US fans and would promote those for US radio listening.

For deeper cuts I would add

Learning to Breathe

Geek Love

All Good People

and Halfway Home

I would avoid pushing Everybody's Gone To War. Why get in the middle of political squabbles as a newly introducted artist. Let fans discover it on their own.

Songs like Mr. King grow on me the more I hear them. Not a weak song on the entire album. One of the strongest albums I've heard in awhile. Nerina's voice is like another instrument and reminds me of Dave Matthews in that regard. I find myself listening to their voices for months before I ever get curious enough to see what the actual words to the song are. Then I find a deeper appreciation of the interesting, emotional lyrics.

If you're a serious modern rock/alternative music fan. Don't miss listening to this album at least once!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody Should be Listening to Nerina Pallot, February 3, 2010

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Diane Mcgough (Lake Oswego, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fires (Reis) (Audio CD)

If you haven't heard of Nerina Pallot, I don't know where you have been. She has had so much media hype and 5 star reviews in all the right places. And for once, the hype can be believed! "Fires" is incredibly good, incredibly strong and you won't be able to get enough of this album. Nerina plays the guitar and piano on the album as well as writing all the songs. She has a crystal clear voice with a great range, which adds oodles of flavor to the album. Her song "Everybody's Gone To War" is simply outstanding. I think we will be hearing much more from Nerina in the future and I thing this is an album well worth owning.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as Tapestry and Court & Spark, May 9, 2009

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Thomas E. Davis (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fires (Reis) (Audio CD)

This CD is as perfect a slice of pop music heaven as you will ever find. I can only compare the passion I feel for it with the response I had to Carole King's "Tapestry" and Joni Mitchell's "Court & Spark," in which each song is a mini-masterpiece of melodic, harmonic, and lyrical perfection. Nerina Pallot is an absolutely tremendous talent.

The music on Fires is very different in mood from that of both King and Mitchell, but like the best songs and albums of her forerunners, Pallot's are stunningly beautiful, unforgettably tuneful, deeply haunting, and irresistably catchy. You will find yourself playing Pallot's album again and again, growing in admiration with every listen for her literate songwriting, heartfelt singing, lush orchestrations, and powerful rock beat.

I want to tell everyone I know about this British singer-songwriter, and I look forward to hearing her newest album. Unfortunately, she's only had substantial success in Europe, but with any luck she'll tour North America soon. You owe it to yourself to hear her music; it's a work of genius. And once you've heard it, you'll want to own it.