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Portable Life

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I was fortunate to find "portable life" in a clearance section in LA after searching for it for the past 2 years. I was angered to find that the cd release was cancelled, but I knew by the grace of God I would finally find it. And it Great!!!
Continuing where "arrive all over you" left...the record deals with anger, love, betrayal, loss...and her voice soars over all the melodies making them even more intoxicating. Big thumbs up for "I've had it" and the remake of "missed the train". All of the things you loved about "arrive all over you" are here. Don't be worried....and it's just as beautiful and heartfelt...if not more so...keep searching for this cd...it's definately a must have...my wishes go out to you...

Edit: September 6, 2009

I just noticed today that she finally DID release this album 9 years after I got a copy of the promo! And 7.5 years after I wrote my original review. That's great news!

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Danielle is the little girl we all remember from All In The Family and Archies Place years ago. She's all grown up, now, making terrific music, whether it be her solo projects, or as part of New Radicals.

A few years ago, she released a very formidable solo debut - Arrive All Over You. But this only hinted at what we could expect from her follow up - Portable Life. Unfortunately, RCA cancelled the album before its official release! Why? I wish I knew.

Pre-release copies of this album has been floating around eBay for several months. Thankfully, I was able to download the entire thing from Napster. Of course, if the CD was to be released tomorrow, I'd purchase it in a second. It is worth it, and more. It has been one of my favorite albums over the past year.

From the driving "I've Had It", you can tell how much passion she puts into her performance. It doesn't let up at all. Danielle holds nothing back. If you've seen the "Where Are They Now" series on VH1, you may have caught snippets of this, and other songs. It was this show that got me into her music.

I truly hope this album gets to see the light of day, one day, and I hope she never gives up.

If you like her first album and you loved the New Radicals then if you can find this CD, buy it. This CD is a great follow-up to her first solo effort. It took me almost two years to find it but was well worth the effort and for the price I paid for it. Almost all the songs were written by Danielle and Gregg Alexander so there is a definite New Radicals vibe to the music. I think they write fantastic together, all their songs are so detailed and good storytelling. Danielle's music reminds me a lot of a female John Meyer, which you can take or leave, but I happen to be a big fan of his music too. All the tracks are good, The best tracks being "I've Had It", "Temporary Like the Rain" and the new version of her "Just Missed the Train". The version on her first CD was more raw and haunting, but this new version after being tweaked in the studio, I think sounds better and more mature. This is one of those CD's that you can listen to all the way through without skipping tracks, it's that good. The only reason I'm giving it four out of five instead of the full five is because the last track sounds like something Celine Dion would have recorded. In Danielle's defense it is one of the tracks not written by her or Gregg.

Hopefully RCA will release this CD one day or another label will take a chance and release her music. If you can get it you won't be disappointed!

Not only should they release "Portable Life" but they should also release her greatest song "Keys to the World" from the film "Twilight of the Golds." Danielle is amazing.....

Oh, my.

Danielle...

Oh, my, my.

Danielle Brisebois' elegant, breathtaking, "Portable Life",
is worth every penny it might cost to find...and then some.
Only an 80-year-old bottle of Scotch might have cost me more per ounce.

Her follow up to the nearly equally wonderful, "Arrive All Over You",
"Portable Life" is a sonic accomplishment which should make Danielle very proud of her craft, whether or not it is ever heard by many.

To dissect this CD song by song, lyric by lyric, would be unjust ---
especially to those of you who haven't had the opportunity to hear Danielle before. Just find, listen, and enjoy the experience.

Usually teetering on the moody and reflective side of life, love and loss, Danielle's unparalleled modern pop styling is a wonder.
Her woman-child, pitch perfect, vocal emotion is an astonishing listening experience that is difficult to put into words.
Her truth, honesty, and openness is a refreshing reminder of the amazing possibilities and power of well-crafted pop music.
Her prowess with a phrase and lyric is even stronger than her ability to write highly memorable melodies and harmonies

I wish her all the best with any artistic endeavors in which she chooses to pursue.
She has definitely elevated my temporal experience to a higher level with her two compact disc masterpieces.
Forever thanks, Danielle!

Arrive All Over You
Just Missed the Train
Portable Life
Ultimate High
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
Intoxifornication

I still cannot believe RCA/BMG saw fit to shelve DANIELLE BRISEBOIS' amazing sophomore album, "PORTABLE LIFE"... PLEASE FINALLY RELEASE IT, IT DESERVES TO BE HEARD! The best two cuts are the stunning, cathartic rocker "I'VE HAD IT" (if this single was released by anyone today, it would be an instant #1 pop/rock smash!) and her remake of her own nugget "JUST MISSED THE TRAIN" - how tragic that now when everyone hears AMERICAN IDOL's KELLY CLARKSON do her remake on her debut CD, they will all assume it's her song - DANIELLE's is THE definitive version!! Like I said, AT LEAST Danielle will get paid big $$$ on royalties from KELLY's Platinum+ Debut to pay the bills - but I sincerely hope she gets a chance to record/release another album!! When you listen to PORTABLE LIFE - the hooks, the searing vocals, the sheer visceral TALENT on display - ... do yourself a big favor, and search the used/bargin bins or online for PORTABLE LIFE - it is THAT great!!

I was really disappointed in this after reading all these glowing reviews. I love Danielle's music, but this is not even close to being as good as Arrive all Over You. Definitely not worth the inflated price being asked for it.