Title: Too much piano & not a very good voice
Product review: Piano in pop/rock is usually best kept in the background. There are some exceptions to this rule. John Lennon's "Imagine", for one, but that's a ballad. Piano in uptempo pop? Only Elton John and Billy Joel should really be allowed to do that. I find it hard to describe the piano playing here other than it sounds rather juvenile.Beyond that, however, Vanessa Carlton really can't sing--at least not on this particular single. She sounds like she's trying too hard to sound "soulful", or something. At least she's on pitch, but her vocals here are very annoying to me.The song itself isn't too bad, though the subject matter is common and overused and the lyrics aren't particularly inspired. This would have sounded a lot better with a different vocalist and a backing of acoustic guitar, bass, and drums, I think.
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