Stand Still Look Pretty (W/Dvd) [Limited Edition]

The Wreckers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Maverick
• ASIN: B000F8OIIC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (138 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,585 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Leave the Pieces

2. Way Back Home

3. The Good Kind

4. Tennessee

5. My, Oh My

6. Stand Still, Look Pretty

7. Cigarettes

8. Hard to Love You

9. Lay Me Down

10. One More Girl

11. Rain

12. Crazy People

13. Tennessee [Acoustic Version][*]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Wreckers are Grammy-winning songstress Michelle Branch and friend/journeywoman Nashville singer-songwriter Jessica Harp, a team whose solid craftsmanship and soaring, airtight harmonies often lift their hook-smart contemporary country stylings above what's too often mere fizzy, pop-crossover formula. They may have entered the public consciousness via the wide exposure of "Good Kind" on the primetime soap opera One Tree Hill, but the bracing, back-porch charms of the single "Leave the Pieces" should find them a following well beyond that series' teen audience. The reflective title track, gritty folk charms of "Tennessee" and giddy crowd-pleaser "My, Oh My" are suffused with a lyrical maturity that's the perfect counterpoint to the duo's sturdy musical constructs. Solid songs all, delivered with a muscular vocal conviction that does considerably more than merely sell them. --Jerry McCulley

Product Description

The Wreckers are about creation, not destruction. Bringing together two young, fearless female singer songwriter- acoustic guitarists Grammyr-winning, platinum-selling Michelle Branch and collaborator Jessica Harp The Wreckers' debut album, Stand Still, Look Pretty, blends Branch's pop-rock sensibility with Harp's country-folk style. Edgy yet rootsy, on Stand Still, Look pretty, The Wreckers have a ball. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Wreckers deliver a enjoyable debut album that is easy on the ears.., May 23, 2006

By 

A. G. Corwin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stand Still, Look Pretty (Audio CD)

Throwing away the chains of pop music stardom, and basking in her new motherhood, singer Michelle Branch has formed a new band with friend and Kansas City native Jessica Harp to write and perform modern country music with a rock and roll touch. Performing with heart and energy, The Wreckers offer the pleasing mixture of country and pop that has become a staple of today's Nashville, delivering several sure singles, several stand out tracks, with some enjoyable tasting filler in between.

The songs feel comfortable and familiar, whether its due to some similarities with Branch's earlier work or just their ability to sound a lot like the Dixie Chicks. But even the filler tastes pretty good. The first single Leave the pieces is a pure modern country-pop song, full of tight vocal harmonies and with violins and banjos providing flourishes to the guitar heavy arrangement. Fans of tv show One Tree Hill will remember The Good Kind, a more plaintive and emotional song with Jessica and Michelle trading lines in their pleasant voices; sometimes it's hard to tell where Michelle's voice begins and Jessica's ends. Tennessee, another potentially huge single, has a definite Faith Hill feel to it, with a soaring chorus and is one of the best tracks on the album. My Oh My and Crazy People are more traditional country songs, driven by banjos and having a bluegrass flavor that makes for a highly addictive combination. The powerfully gentle title track Stand Still Look Pretty and the soft track Rain are more somber and reserved and musically more diverse, and fit in perfectly with the overall tenor of the record.

Spending the summer on tour with Rascal Flatts seems appropriate for The Wreckers, since they deliver the same type of easily digestible modern country that sounds darn good on the radio. It's not the most adventurous songwriting in the world, and it probably won't win praise with critics because of its commercial viability, but its a lot of fun nonetheless. If you enjoy Dixie Chicks, Rascal Flatts, or Michelle Branch's previous work, you will enjoy this album. The writing is solid, the music is as slickly produced as you would expect from a bevy of Nashville producers and Jessica and Michelle's friendship makes for some beautiful music. Recommended.

A.G. Corwin
St.Louis, MO

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Wreckers deliver a enjoyable debut album that is easy on the ears..(Limited Edition Version with DVD), May 23, 2006

By 

A. G. Corwin - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Stand Still Look Pretty (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

Throwing away the chains of pop music stardom, and basking in her new motherhood, singer Michelle Branch has formed a new band with friend and Kansas City native Jessica Harp to write and perform modern country music with a rock and roll touch. Performing with heart and energy, The Wreckers offer the pleasing mixture of country and pop that has become a staple of today's Nashville, delivering several sure singles, several stand out tracks, with some enjoyable tasting filler in between.

The songs feel comfortable and familiar, whether its due to some similarities with Branch's earlier work or just their ability to sound a lot like the Dixie Chicks. But even the filler tastes pretty good. The first single Leave the pieces is a pure modern country-pop song, full of tight vocal harmonies and with violins and banjos providing flourishes to the guitar heavy arrangement. Fans of tv show One Tree Hill will remember The Good Kind, a more plaintive and emotional song with Jessica and Michelle trading lines in their pleasant voices; Sometimes it's hard to tell where Michelle's voice begins and Jessica's ends. Tennessee, another potentially huge single, has a definite Faith Hill feel to it, with a soaring chorus and is one of the best tracks on the album. My Oh My and Crazy People are more traditional country songs, driven by banjos and having a bluegrass flavor that makes for a highly addictive combination. The powerfully gentle title track Stand Still Look Pretty and the soft track Rain are more somber and reserved and musically more diverse, and fit in perfectly with the overall tenor of the record.

Spending the summer on tour with Rascal Flatts seems appropriate for The Wreckers, since they deliver the same type of easily digestible modern country that sounds darn good on the radio. It's not the most adventurous songwriting in the world, and it probably won't win praise with critics because of its commercial viability, but its a heck of a lot of fun nonetheless. If you enjoy Dixie Chicks, Rascal Flatts, or Michelle Branch's previous work, you will enjoy this album. The writing is solid, the music is as slickly produced as you would expect from a bevy of Nashville producers and Jessica and Michelle's friendship makes for some beautiful music. This version is the limited edition that contains a short DVD and an acoustic version of the great song Tennessee. Either album will suit you fine, but this version is more for the hard core fan. Recommended.

A.G. Corwin
St.Louis, MO

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like M2M singing Country, May 26, 2006

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J. Aleman "natgabfan" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stand Still Look Pretty (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

Okay, you want to know what M2M has in common with The Wreckers ( Michelle Branch & Jessica Harp) right ?

Well, what I always liked about M2M was that the voices would blend so well yet at the same time you could enjoy each distinctly. This is the same great sound that The Wreckers have on their album. (another poster also agrees on this)

This album is one of those that you here once and just know it going to be a favorite. Personally I like Country, so I like the fact that someone like Michelle, who is a singer-songwriter & musician decided to make a country (pop-country) album and not feel obliged to bow down to the MTV mentality.

I went ahead and got the version with the DVD. Apart from the video of the song "Leave the pieces" it also has a making of video. But since this is the first album, the girls also explain how they got together and you see them interact. A great way to get to know them.

Please don't let the "Country" label keep you from enjoying a great album.