Customer Reviews

Little Voice (2 CD Set)

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The extra live performances (audio + video) are high quality and worth the extra cost over the non-deluxe CD. My only complaint is the video aren't higher resolution. There is also an interview video included.

With its incessant piano hook and heart-felt lyrics, "Love Song" caught my attention immediately as one of the most impressive debut singles I've heard on pop radio. So is it true with the rest of "Little Voice" which demonstrates that Sara Bareilles has an incredibly bright future ahead as a compelling chanteuse of original piano-based pop rock music (I'd like to think of her as someone with the melodic richness of a Sarah McLaughlin coupled with the sarcastic, hip lyrics and excellent musical chord writing of a Randy Newman.). Her stylistic influences range all over the map, from the fusion jazz of "Vegas" to the soft rock pop of "Love Song". Lyrically and musically, her most impressive songs include the short, but quite delightful, "Fairytale" and the memorable ballad "Gravity". This special edition of "Little Voice" includes stripped-down acoustic versions of virtually all of the songs on a separate disk, along with an interview about the writing of "Love Song". "Little Voice" is a marvelous demonstration of "big talent" from a compelling young singer-songwriter from whom we will hear much of in the years ahead.

I bought this CD because I heard the sound byte on the Rhapsody commercial and it was really catchy. I figured it would be one of those CDs with one or two good songs that never gets listened to. I love EVERY single song on this CD. Sara has such a beautiful voice and the tunes are catchy and great to just get in your car and drive.

Can't wait to hear more from her!

I had already decided to adopt Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" as the best album for the year of 2008, but then I got introduced to a song called "Gravity."

I couldn't rest until I got my hands on this album, and from start to finish Bareilles is simply superb. Every arrangement is touching, and her soulful, melodic voice gives me chills. I've been carrying it around in my mp3 player, and for the exception of one song, I've rated the entire album with four, five stars all throughout.

Sara's writing skills are simply one of the best out there. She infuses her melodies with heart. This is not music just for the sake of success. It is true art, and I am now a huge fan.

This album is truly brilliant. I am a long time Fiona Apple fan and although Sara is not quite as brooding and profound as Ms. Apple she certainly has some very clever lyrics and great catchy piano based pop/rock. This album also has a greater appeal to the general population i'd say. I'm excited to see what she does in the future.

I listened to this the first time and admit (moronically so) I found it to marginally good at best. Well, then I listened to about a dozen more times and, like a heroin addict was hooked and can't hear it enough. The writing is incredibly wonderful, the arrangement nearly perfect, and the vocals of this woman come from - well, I don't know where they come from, but are distinctive, moving, and relateable (sic). They come from the heart and reek of experience. While they are mostly love songs, they are no where being sentimental drivel. If you haven't heard this CD then you are sadly missing some of the most beautiful music on the planet. I love this CD. Go get it now...it is brilliant.
Oh, and her piano playing ability is, to me, pure genius.

What a Great double-cd set. I bought this on the strength of the "I Don't Want to Write You A Love Song" single and was pleasantly surprised by Sara's voice range and songwriting ability. She's got a great voice and BOTH discs are still in my CD changer!

This is one of my favorite CDs. Her songs are different and intersting and witty. her piano work is lovely and the songs flow nicely.

I bought this CD cause of what i got to hear on you tube and the radio and then after i got the CD i went back to you tube for the rest of the songs to hear live and Wow I used to not buy CD and just get the songs i liked but now I'm trying to support the artist or movie etc. There are a lot of great tracks and i hope her next CD is just as good or better.

I'm very pleased with this CD & wrote a positive review of this on the regular CD version. My only complaint is that the "bonus" CD is not a DVD & you must play it on your computer to see the live performances, so you can't take advantage of the better sound you would get playing it through your sound system.