We've been long time fans of Brandi Carlile, ever since the late 00's when she was a Seattle local. We've watched her career blossom from playing small stages to large amphitheaters, and we decided to sit down and rank her songs from "Awesome", then "Good", then "Meh" and then "Skip." These categories should be self explanatory, so I won't elaborate. I have comments for some of the songs. Just know that this was very hard, her whole catalogue is full of great stuff.
AWESOME:
!. The Story - Arguably her best song.
2. Raise Hell - This one gets the crowd going. Awesome song.
3. Hard Way Home - Perhaps a very underrated song of hers, one of the best if you ask me.
4. Rise Again - Another underrated song that not many people remember, but beautiful.
5. Losing Heart - Just wanna sing along. But my singing is terrible, so only when I am alone.
6. Before it Breaks - A beautiful song with a great thought, "Let it bend before it breaks." I like it.
7. Dreams - Another great early song.
8. Hold Out Your Hand - Sincerely catchy.
9. What Can I Say
10. Turpentine - A fun one when done live
11. Broken Horses - Brandi's vocals in this one are bananas
12. Mama Werewolf - I love the sentiment of having your children there to ground you
13. That Wasn't Me - Off the Bear Creek album (their best one)
14. Sinners Saints & Fools - A song about a good lesson to learn
15. 100
16. Dying Day
17. Wherever Is Your Heart - Sounds like a song that should've been on Bear Creek.
18. The Things I Regret
19. Stranger At My Door - Has the coolest ending to a song ever
20. Fall Apart Again
21. Closer to You
22. Mainstream Kid
23. Throw It All Away
24. When You're Wrong
GOOD:
25. That Year
26. Someday Never Comes
27. In The Morrow
28. Right on Time
29. Late Morning Lullaby
30. A Promise To Keep
31. I'll Be There
32. Looking Out
33. Save Part of Yourself
34. Pride And Joy
35. Blood, Muscle, Skin, and Bone
36. Cannonball
37. Have You Ever
38. This Time Tomorrow
39. Alibi
40. Futon County Jane Doe
41. Shadow on the Wall
42. Touching the Ground
43. Sugartooth
44. I Belong To You
45. Caroline
46. Josephine
47. You And Me on The Rock
48. The Joke
MEH:
49. Follow
50. Gone
51. Keep Your Heart Young
52. Happy
53. Wilder (We're Chained)
54. Beginning to Feel the Years
55. Just kids
56. Downpour
57. The Mother
58. Throwin' Good After Bad
59. Until I Die
60. Oh Dear
61. Harder to Forgive
62. I Will
63. Every Time I Hear That Song
64. Most of All
65. Stay Gentle
66. Murder In The City
67. If There Was No You
68. Heroes & Songs
69. Whatever You Do
SKIP:
70. The Eye
71. Sixty Years On
72. Tragedy
73. Letter To The Past
74. Party of One
I would also like to comment on Brandi's aesthetic now. I really miss her long brunette hair, her hipster Americana hats, her waistcoasts & vest. It really fit with her musical style.
Now, she looks like David Bowie, and I think it may be a mid-life crisis. She is still gorgeous as hell don't get me wrong, she just.. doesn't look like her music, and her music doesn't match the glitter & glam.
Just my .02. Love you Brandi! See you in 2 days at Starlight!
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