Trying to Be Me (New Version)

Laura Bryna | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 2, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Red Ant
• ASIN: B001D27GME
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,442 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Life is Good

2. Maybe She FeLL

3. My Mistakes

4. Room 228

5. Same Dog

6. Make a Wish

7. Set it on Fire

8. 640 BattLefieLd Dr.

9. According to the Radio

10. She Can't Save Him

11. No Man s Land

12. Smoke From a Bridge you Burned

13. Hometown Heroes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Strong voiced, modern Nashville country, January 24, 2008

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Laura Bryna/Trying To Be Me (Audio CD)

Bryna's a formally trained singer (and dancer and actress) whose first musical love is country. After college and roles in stage musicals, she headed off to Nashville to continue her education and edge into the music industry. Signed to Equity (alongside Clint Black, Kevin Fowler and others) she's issued a debut single ("Make a Wish," dedicated to the same-named foundation for which she's volunteered since childhood) and now her debut album. She's also become something of a fashionista, having struck up a relationship with designer Roberto Cavalli. Musically, Bryna sits in the center of modern country with some light electric twang and personable lyrics (crafted by Nashville songsmiths) of self-discovery, battered women, love, eloping and heartbreak. The kiss-off "Set it on Fire" sounds a bit like the sass of Martina McBride (though she pronounces "fire" in two distinct syllables like Pat Benetar and Jim Morrison), and the diary of a hotel room "Room 228" cleverly catalogs the highs and lows of those who've passed between its sheets. Even better is the Wynonna-styled blues of "Same Dog," the single woman's "No Man's Land," and Keith Urban's ode to broadcast's unique listener connection, "According to the Radio." The album has a good balance of ballads and upbeat songs, and though Bryna occasionally sounds a bit over-trained as a country singer, it's the music she clearly loves, and those who enjoy Nashville's modern sounds will find much to like here.

September 2008: Bryna's public work has taken her from the Make-A-Wish foundation (she sits on the Mid-Atlantic chapter's board) to spokesperson for the Air National Guard. She's recently written and recorded a new song, "Hometown Hero" for the Guard's television and radio spots, and her label has taken the opportunity to include it on a reissue of this debut CD. Bryna's song is a country-rock portrait of archetypal American heroes, including Friday night gridders and neighborhood first responders, with an uplifting chorus that will slot nicely into the media campaign. Also added is the self-empowered, forward-looking "My Mistakes," and dropped is Bryna's cover of Ashley Gering's 1999 "Out the Window." Those who have the first version of the CD can find the two new songs on download services; those who pick up the reissue can find "Out the Window" for download on Amazon. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com]

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great first timer exellent country lyrics, July 23, 2008

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Antonio Santabarbara "music is my drug" (Albany NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laura Bryna/Trying To Be Me (Audio CD)

I saw Laura Tour this past winter. She does great on stage and I also love for what she stands for and That is ST.JUDE childrens hospital

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful new talent!!, February 24, 2008

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Pennie Abramson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laura Bryna/Trying To Be Me (Audio CD)

Wonderfully refreshing album. This album is worth buying and listening to over and over. "Make A Wish" is a very moving song and Laura sings it beautifully.