Barricades & Brickwalls [IMPORT]

Kasey Chambers

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 23, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00005Q2WQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #189,380 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Kasey Chambers highly anticipated 2nd album follows her extremely successful debut gaining a lot of interest in the U.S. She also toured with Lucinda Williams and is featured on the Sopranos soundtrack.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is country when it's combined with angst girl-rock?, December 17, 2001

By	sarah tomlinson (Australia) - See all my reviews

I have to say, although admiring the Dead Ringer Band from way back, I wasn't always a fan or Kasey Chamber's sugar and hot pepper vocals, though several sweet tunes can be found on her debut "The Captain" ("The Flower", "The Captain"), what was missing was some gutteral spice from this gal. After one listen to Barricades and Brickwalls - I found it, and was changed. The instrumentation is moody and pointed, the timing is perfect. Country for the young is suddenly hip. Classics are the suprising abrupt twists that can be found on many of the songs - telling a guy he can go to Hell or stick it up them always attracts a certain kind of listener who remains dedicated. Favourites include, "A Little Bit Lonesome", the stirring "Nullabor Song" and the current Australian release, "On a Bad Day". The hidden track, "Ignorance" also adds a dramatic finale to what is a great release. Perhaps much focused on the girls perspective of a breakup...but hey! If there's an audience.... Just another reason for Nashville to prick up their ears.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not 'The Captain' But Just As Good, October 16, 2001

By A Customer

Being a humongous Kasey Chambers fan, I dropped down and paid that lofty Import price tag to get my hands on B & B. No complaints however, it was worth it, this new CD will soon be a Kasey Classic! However, I have to warn those reading that this CD is a grower and I wouldn't be scared away by the first spin in your CD player. A couple of tracks go way down home country while others seem rough when compared to her first album 'The Captain'. If you thought The Captain was great, you'll soon think the same of this album. If you've never listened to Kasey before, I'd recommend buying The Captain first, then buying B & B once you've gotten a taste of what Kasey has to offer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than "The Captain"., October 29, 2001

By	Roger Jönsson (Lund, Sweden) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The Captain" was a great debut album by Kasey Chambers, but this follow-up proves that she has many more sides to her music. Here she gets down and dirty with the blues, hard country and even punk-rock. The sound is harder yet more acoustic, and there are a lot more ballads. Most of the songs are great, like the exciting, ominous opening title track, the melancholy "Nullarbor" and the beautiful "On A Bad Day", on which she duets with Lucinda Williams. Miss Chambers should be a major star.