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Chantal Kreviazuk - Ghost Stories Audio CD

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Chantal Kreviazuk Band: Chantal Kreviazuk
Title: Ghost Stories
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Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ghosts of You 2: All I Can Do 3: Spoke in Tongues 4: Mad About You 5: So Cold 6: Waiting for the Sun 7: You Blame Yourself 8: Grow Up So Fast 9: Wonderful 10: Asylum 11: Wendy House

Okay but nothing to write home about
I prefer listening to goth and industrial music for most of the time but every now and then I like to listen to singer/songwriters like Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. I am not familiar with Chantal Kreviazuk's music. I recently came across Chantal Kreviazuk's latest album "Ghost Stories" (she obviously aped that title from British singer/songwriter Amanda Ghost) at my local library. I decided to check out her music. I have to admit that I found her cd to be quite pleasant to listen to. The songs have a good pop hook but I also found her music rather bland and uninspiring to listen to. I wasn't too wild about Chantal's voice either. Her voice got on my nevers quite a bit like on "Blame Yourself" which she sounded awfully whiney. I could hear an obvious Sheryl Crow influence in Chantal's voice and I can't say that is a good thing either. "Ghost Stories" is pleasant to listen to but offers nothing that hasn't been said and done before by other female singer/songwriters. .


Emotional and Strong


Chantal has taken a cue from Nelly Furtado and has changed her music, to a darker, more lyrical, more angsty and much more soulful level. Chantal's 4th Studio Album is marvelous, and very much different from her previous 3. The lyrics are now very angst-ridden and carries a stronger message to all who listen to it.

All I Can Do is very dark, very meaningful and it makes you yearn for more. However, the rest of the album is not like the first single, ranging from the rousing piano intros of Ghosts of You, the melodious and catchy tune of Wonderful and the shocking lyrics of Asylum.

This album is very varied and it shows that she is no more the girl who mused about Time leaving her behind. She is now the woman who sees the world for what it is.


Chantal is an amzing musician and composers - BUY THIS CD! HER BEST CD EVER!!!!
I have followed her career since the very beginning. I love Chantal as a musician and composer. I have seen her 3 times. In fact, I have traveled from Boston MA to Canada just to see her perform. . In November we drove to Toronto to see her (A blizzard was raging in NY). SHE WAS AMAZING.

This is a totally different CD from her. It is my favorite. Beautiful piano, strings, bass and of course Chantal's beautiful voice (She is also breathtakingly physically beautiful too - amazing).

What a wonderful musician she is. The melodies and the arrangements are just superb.

Her husband Raine (of: Our Lady Peace) plays the bass on the CD and he too is wonderful.

You will be mezmerized by this amazingly artistic and wonderful CD.

Don't miss this cd!! I am so happy about this CD. It is trully a work of art.

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Sorry about your luck
I have all of her cd's, and have had the pleasure of seeing her live twice, once with just her and a piano. I also had to write about the poster who bashed this album. This cd is different from her last three, but like the last poster said, you don't want the same thing all the time, correct? I'm hopeful she'll come to Seattle to tour, and I will be the first in line! .


Angsty


The first two tracks are not representative of the rest of the album, and on the first listen you may be disappointed that there are not more tracks like these. Chantal Kreviazuk is accustomed to co-writing big pop songs for artists like Avril Lavigne (6 tracks from "Under My Skin"), Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson, but now that it's time for her to deliver her own fourth studio album, she chooses to go in the opposite direction, resulting in an angst ridden, sometimes melancholy album that's more gospel than glitter and more personal than Pop. "Ghosts of You" starts with some sweet, sad strings and then morphs into a ballad lamenting lost love, where she sings "please don't go / these ghosts of you / the only thing that helps get my through the day". The first single "All I Can Do" is definitely the stand out track of the album, and more songs like this would have made for a five star album. With great lyrics like "All I can do is love you to pieces / Give you a shoulder to cry when you need it", this is easily my favorite track.

As I said, you may not like the rest of the album on a first listen, but keep in mind the tracks "Grow Up So Fast", "Wonderful", the gospel chorus of "So Cold" and the stirring, war inspired "Asylum" as you go.

The album showcases Kreviazuk's ability to play a mean piano, which coupled with her plaintive vocals and haunting lyrics makes for some pretty intense listening. It's not going to be the album to get your party started, but you'll reach for it on quiet days when you're feeling a little blue and need something introspective to match your mood. Recommended for the days when a good cry is all you need.



Amanda Richards.


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