Sister Hazel

1. Feel It

2. Sometimes

3. All for You [Acoustic Version]

4. Will Not Follow

5. One Nation

6. Used to Run

7. Little Things

8. Space Between Us

9. Don't Think It's Funny

10. Running Through the Fields (For Jeffrey)

11. Bring It on Home

Sister Hazel,Sister Hazel,Sixthman,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,Alternative Pop/Rock,American Trad Rock,Pop,Post-Grunge,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: A great find! Great Great and just GREAT!! Best Band Ever ZAP, WHAM, BAM! add a little "BAM" to the gingerale!!

BAM!, Vol. 1 Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Rock Ridge Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sister Hazel Chasing Daylight Live Live Lift Sister Hazel - A Life in the Day ASIN: B000PSJBM0 Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. What Kind Of Living
2. Boy Next Door
3. Work In Progress
4. Sweet Destiny
5. On Your Mind
6. Sick To My Soul
7. Mosquito
8. Little Black Heart
9. Sail Away
10. Wrong the Right Way
11. Grand Canyon
12. Save Myself
13. Can't Get Your Off My Mind
14. She's Gone
15. Mona Lisas

Customer Reviews:

A great find!.......2007-07-15

Sister Hazel did it again! They made a record that you can just stick in the car and play right through without ever hitting the "skip" button. There are many great songs on this album so it's hard to pick a favorite, but "On Your Mind" really does it for me. Hazel's excellent drummer, Mark Trojanowski, finds some incredible rythyms that are reminiscent of The Police - and then the vocal harmonies will just have you singing in the car. "Sweet Destiny" and "Boy Next Door" are two more irresistable melodies and reminders of all that is great about this band from Gainesville, Florida. "Grand Canyon" is just classic Sister Hazel and will have you up and dancing.
If you don't own any Sister Hazel yet, you really should check out Chasing Daylight and their last album, Absolutely, which is also loaded with greatness. Everyone needs at least 2 or 3 Sister Hazel albums to just put on at a party and then forget about needing to change the music. And if you watch their "rockumentary" DVD, "A Life in the Day", you'll see why those of us in Florida love to catch them live in concert . . . early and often!

Great Great and just GREAT!!.......2007-07-15

Why in the H*ll don't these guys get to number ONE everywhere in the world??
Come on everybody!! , there is no band who writes songs like these do.
Here in holland some songs are used for commercials, and that's not what the songs are used for.
The songs need to be on radio for everyone to hear and buy!!

This album is a really great one, i rank it higher than LIFT and i think it's fair enough to say LIFT is GREAT but the weakests of al SH albums.
My favorite album is still to this date ' Chasing daylight' and its one of my all time favo albums!!

They say this album is all leftover!!, damn then i wanna hear everything else!!
This is just to great to be not released.
SWEET DESTINY and Sail AWAY or my favo songs of the album and there is not one bad song on here!!

Damn i LOve sister hazel!!!!


THANX GUYS

FAN FROM HOLLAND

Best Band Ever.......2007-07-09

Being a B-sides album definetely doesn't leave BAM! out of the competition for "Best Sister Hazel Album". Of course, it is impossibly hard to choose the best one - just as hard as it is to choose a favorite song out of BAM!. After listening to it a few times, you realize what a B-side means with Sister Hazel: instead of being not-so-good songs, they all fit right in with the rest of their work. The one reason why they didn't come out in previuos albums was lack of space, but they are really songs that should have always been there.

Most of the tracks go along the same lines as the band's previous records. There are the upbeat feel-good songs like Grand Canyon, and Sail Away, which takes you right into the Rock Boat, the band's yearly music festival at sea. Then there are the beautifully written ballads like Sweet Destiny, On Your Mind, and Mona Lisa.

For the fans who are always eager to hear the band doing something different, there's the punk-rock of Work In Progress, and the heavier Mosquito. But the one thing that is never different is that there is not one bad song in the whole album. Pretty soon you forget that these are songs you didn't know a short time ago, and each and every one of them becomes like an old friend you often find yourself thinking about.

The cover of BAM! shows the guys as superheroes, and that's what they really are. Time and again they manage to write a song that relates so completely with what is going on in our lives, it makes us feel like someone out there understands us, we're not alone and everything will be all right in the end. For me, this time, it's What Kind of Living, a catchy song about being stuck in a relationship going nowhere. Sister Hazel has saved my life more than once in this way, by bringing music and beauty to every kind of feeling, and for that they really are my superheroes.

Any Sister Hazel fan absolutely must have this album, because the collection would be incomplte without it. And anyone who is not yet a Sister Hazel fan... it's time to start! So turn up the volume, add a little BAM! to the Ginger Ale, and go have fun with this newest Hazel journey!

ZAP, WHAM, BAM!.......2007-06-30

My first listen to this CD felt like someone had just strapped me on an exhilarating RIDE and I didn't want OFF! We are the lucky fans who get another ROCKIN CD from the Far Out Fab Five! From the first cut, What Kind of Living, you feel the energy! You know they're having a BLAST making this for their fans! Having listened to the Boy Next Door from Ken's acoustical set on TRB03, it's amazing to me that they have all these songs dancing in their heads for years! Work in Progress feels like it could be their theme song because following their passions have carved their careers in this fashion. Sweet Destiny is a classic SH song! Love the Block Copeland harmonies and the sha na na na nas! Especially love the instrumentals on the ending of On your Mind. Sick to My Soul has much energy, has you snapping, and lyrics that will surely touch alot of our heart strings. Mosquito is a song with a quirky analogy of to how love can make you feel. Not taking themselves too seriously is a trait we don't want them to lose! By the time you get to Little Black heart, you are in FULL throttle!! After the first verse and the instruments kick in, you're screaming, "YES!!" Definitely one of my favorites on this CD. Love the order of the songs too. You are ROCKIN hard and then Sail Away comes on, and smooths out the ride, taking you onto "higher ground"! Onto Wrong the Right Way and you feel yourself back in time somewhere, being able to relate. Never been to Grand Canyon, but listening to this song makes you want to explore and hike, and inspires you. Save Myself is an introspective tune, pushing you to let go of your fears and be true to yourself. Drew's southern drawl in Can't Get You Off My Mind reminds us of the many faces of these artists and how well they blend. As for She's Gone, I can't WAIT to hear this one LIVE! It starts off melancholy and by the time we get into Ryan's and Jett's guitars and Mark's heartbeat, don't have a face left - it was ROCKED OFF! Saving the best for last, Mona Lisas! Truth Is, when I kept hitting rewind, I knew it was my favorite! Ye-e-ah to Ryan's licks and kicks!

Thanking our lucky stars that these 5 musicians and the various other artists helping with producing, mixing, or playing their instruments, have produced this passionate, fun, lively CD! Anxiously awaiting more BAM!!! :O)

add a little "BAM" to the gingerale!!.......2007-06-25

Sister Hazel is everything that music should be. The artists are five of the nicest guys who genuinely care about their fans. With all they give to the "Hazelnut" community, they really are like their superhero characters on the cover. Listening to a Hazel cd is like hanging out with a close group of friends. It's fun, comfortable, and you can spend hours and hours with them and it feels like just a few minutes. And, like with true best friends, you are challenged to think, feel, and connect. Sister Hazel's songs are meaningful, soulful, and speak to the world in which we live, and the hearts in each of us. With honest, raw passion, the music reflects all the different places on the emotional spectrum and takes the listener on a journey from heartache to utter ecstasy. There is enough "grit" in the music to keep it real, and yet from the positive optimism in the songs we learn that if we really try, reach out to others, and go for our dreams, we can make this world a really great place. Sister Hazel does not disappoint with their newest cd, BAM! The long-time Hazlnuts will love the smorgasbord collection of "B sides and rarities" and those new to Sister Hazel will be sucked in immediately and will want to add all the other cds to their collection. All of the lyrics, vocals, and instrumental work come together to make a top-notch rock album filled with different colors and textures. Like with all their other cds, there is not a bad song, or even one that is just so-so. You can listen to BAM all the way through over and over again and the songs will still hit you like the first time.

Average customer rating: Excellent Album timeless "put you in a great mood" beachhouse music Sister Hazel ---Sleeper Band This Is Familiar A whole disc

Somewhere More Familiar Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fortress Lift Chasing Daylight Sister Hazel Live Live ASIN: B000005AYR Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

1. Just Remember
2. Happy
3. All For You (Full Band Version)
4. Look To The Children
5. Wanted It To Be
6. Think About Me
7. So Long
8. Superman
9. Concede
10. Cerilene
11. We'll Find It
12. Starfish

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Album.......2006-12-28

What more can you expect from Sister Hazel? Every album I have purchased seems to become my favorite. Love all the songs, especially "Happy". I recommend this album to anyone young or old.

timeless "put you in a great mood" beachhouse music.......2006-05-20

This thing is a work of art. Every summer since this album came out in '97 I get S.M.F. out and It immmediately puts a smile on peoples faces. This is an album you can play at a great early evening Avalon Deck Party/Cookout. Starfish is a fantatic jam song. Cereline is soulful. and well...All for You is a powerhouse singalong. These guys have another album released in 2002/03 called "Chasing Daylight" that is nearly as perfect if you need a pickup and a smile. get em both and see em live.

Sister Hazel ---Sleeper Band.......2006-01-03

If you have never heard Sister Hazel, you are in for a treat. Soulful music that speaks to everyone's heart. And if you have never seen them in concert, you are surely missing out. There is an energy in this band that revives the weary soul. Imagine 6000 people singing every song at the top of their lungs.
Sister Hazel is an Everyman band. I challenge you to find one song that does not truly move you or that you cannot relate with.

My vote is to put this band on the cover of Rolling Stone!

This Is Familiar.......2005-09-24

Yeah! Hazelnuts rocks and so does this cd. This cd is for people who like folk rock and if you're looking for a great folk rock album this one's it. Their message and vibe are powerfully attractive. I'm not gonna fool yeah there are a couple of skippers, if your new to this. If you keep listening to it a couple times through you'll eventually love the album.

A whole disc.......2004-09-22

Usually one or two albums a year make to an elite status on my CD rack -- this is one of them. This CD isn't anything ground-breaking, but it is one of those rare albums where every song is solid. A great CD to listen to from start to finish -- which is what makes it rare and elite.

Sister Hazel is a band certainly worthy of picking up an album or two.

Average customer rating: Outstanding!! GET HOOKED ON HAZEL!!!!!!!! Great all around Even *I* like it This one's a keeper

Fortress Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Somewhere More Familiar Chasing Daylight Lift Sister Hazel Live Live ASIN: B00004U029 Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

1. Change Your Mind
2. Back Porch
3. Thank You
4. Champagne High
5. Beautiful Thing
6. Surreal
7. Shame on Me
8. Your Winter
9. Strange Cup of Tea
10. Save Me
11. Give In
12. Out There
13. Elvis
14. Fortress

Amazon.com

If innovation is the yardstick by which you measure the worth of a rock band, Sister Hazel won't measure up very well. The Gainesville, Florida, septet is the very definition of a mainstream jangle-pop band, and you've heard their brand of music before, most recently from the likes of Hootie & the Blowfish, Edwin McCain, matchbox twenty, and Third Eye Blind. But in terms of sheer tunefulness and the way their melodies and lyrics lodge in your frontal lobe, Sister Hazel's songs on Fortress can make efforts by the other bands seem pale in comparison. The group's third album leads with "Change Your Mind," a feel-good summer song if ever there was one. Simple, straightforward guitar-based tunes like "Shame on Me," "Fortress," "Save Me," and "Champagne High" (featuring Indigo Girl Emily Saliers) ring with high harmonies and hook-filled choruses. If nothing else, Sister Hazel proves that it's not necessary to reinvent the wheel every time a band puts out a record. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding!!.......2006-11-08

This album was one of my favourite albums for a long long time. Here's why...
First of all, I hadn't heard anything like them before. I'm a big fan of early 90's power rock and the reason I was so instantly drawn to them when I first heard their music coming from my housemates bedroom was that here was a fairly modern band sticking to their roots and not compromising their style. This album has a wanderful sounds production with the occasionally bassey crunch chords and crisp accoustic picking. The style is a mixture of southern rock, emphasised by Ken Blocks highly likeable vocals and Ryan Newells sliding guitar solo's, a bit of Chili peppers style funk and a bit of blink 182 style pop rock. I have a couple of Hootie and the blowfish albums and I've heard some counting crows before and I have to say that these only sound vaguely similar on surface level. Every song on this album is good, especially Drew Copelands strange cup tea with such a good mixture of songs from the emotional CHampeign high and Your winter to the highly catchy Shame on me and change your mind.
The thing that makes this better than their other albums in my opinion is the whole overall production of it. After their first two albums which took on a more simple accoustic style, this came out and just abandoned everything they had made themselves into. Fast and funky guitar solo's, innovative riffs and crunchy chords and a whole new dimention to Ken Blocks vocals. Chasing daylight provided more of the same, but there was something missing from the album that fortress had, possibly more diversity in the songs. After fortress their style started leaning more towards the blink 182 style keeping it more musically simple, but still just as catchy.

GET HOOKED ON HAZEL!!!!!!!!.......2006-09-25

Everything about this band just clicks and "it's a beautiful thing". The lyrics are meaningful, thought provoking, insightful, uplifting, fun, and simply brilliant. The powerful vocals and instrumentals blend together flawlessly so that the end result is music that will get inside your head and not let go...you will want to dance, you will want to sing along, and you will be a "hazelnut" for life!

Great all around.......2006-06-13

I have had this CD for 6 years now, buying it from Amazon a few weeks after it came out. While I traditionally go for the slightly harder sounding bands (3 Doors Down, Nickelback, Shinedown, etc.), this album from Sister Hazel is one that I can put on and decompress to. I really enjoy the sound of "Change Your Mind", "Champagne High", "Out There", "Shame On Me", and a couple of other tunes, but the whole CD is pretty good. It is definately a step up from "Somewhere More Familiar", which I thought was good, too. They released a couple more discs since then, but really haven't given them a shot. Nonetheless, I would call myself a Sister Hazel fan based on the merits of this album alone. Good, easy listening rock for your speakers.

Even *I* like it.......2005-09-25

Let's get one thing straight up front: I don't like southern-fried rock. I was never big on Skynyrd or the Allmans or Hootie or anyone else other reviewers are comparing Sister Hazel to. I'm a 47-year-old geezer who grew up on prog acts like the "classic 7" Moody Blues and Peter Gabriel's Genesis, whose CD collection today is dominated by the likes of Mozart and Handel. No country boy me.

Okay? Okay. Now, about this CD: I don't get it. How did Sister Hazel escape superstardom? How on earth did "Fortress" slip past the Grammy people? I don't have many pop/rock CDs where I'd consider every track a keeper - count 'em on one hand you have enough fingers left over for a wide selection of rude gestures. But not only isn't there a bad track on "Fortress"; there's not even a mediocre one.

Why? Number one: the music is masterful. The tunes are at once melodic enough to hum but complex enough to tickle the brain. The musicianship - especially the guitar work - is not just good, it makes you *feel* good. If these guys aren't enjoying themselves, they're putting on a heckuvan act.

Number two: the lyrics are witty and intelligent. Not only that, they're fun. Given a microphone, many bands these days (like composers of grand opera before them) wallow in self-pity or throw what amount to brat-tizzies set to music. Not Sister Hazel. I'm struck by the upbeat, positive mood in most of the songs. Even the done-me-wrong downers are clever, and often, like "Elvis," funny... in a quirky, backhanded sort of way.

This is pick-me-up music all the way. It practically winks and grins at you out of the speakers. The playing and production are seamless. Put it on after a really bad day at work and watch how fast the world rights itself. Sister Hazel: Now I know where you are, I'm coming after you... or at least, after more of your albums.

This one's a keeper.......2005-09-24

Definitely one of my Top Tier albums. This Superband is the best hardworking band out there. Don't believe me listen to their tracks. Bruce Lee is to Kung Fu as Sister Hazel is to Folk Rock. Folks this band rocks. Key tracks Out there and Your Winter.

Average customer rating: Absolutely Awesome!! Best album yet Good but could have been great Sister Hazel's best album yet All I know is I LOVE being with you...

Absolutely Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Adrenaline Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lift BAM!, Vol. 1 Fortress Somewhere More Familiar Chasing Daylight ASIN: B000HKCUII Release Date: 2006-10-10

Tracks:

1. Shame
2. Mandolin Moon
3. Meet Me In The Memory
4. Beautiful High
5. Hey Hey
6. Hello It's Me
7. Tear By Tear
8. Where Do You Go
9. Anyway
10. This Kind Of Love
11. Truth Is
12. One Time
13. Everything Else Disappears
14. Little Black Heart

Album Description

The affirmative overtones of the CD's title only serve to underscore the pride the band feels with the end result; that it's the best record they've made in a decade-plus career. While wanting to create a cathartic experience for fans, this release also comes close to capturing that elusive live show magic. Sister Hazel have sold over 2 million albums, have six top 30 singles, have a certified platinum album "Somewhere More Familiar", and a certified gold release, "Fortress".

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Awesome!!.......2007-03-01

Sister Hazel has done it again. This is a great album with something for everybody. Their first release off the album, Mandolin Moon, is a fun song and completely addicting! The thing I love about Sister Hazel albums is that you can listen to the entire album without having to skip over songs because they're all fantastic. Hey Hey, Shame, Hello It's Me are some of my favorites....along with Everything Else Disappears, a wonderfully poetic song about meeting your soulmate. I highly adivise you to check out this CD. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!

Best album yet.......2007-02-24

I love this disc. Cannot play it enough and I think Sister Hazel is just taking off. Stay tuned!

Good but could have been great.......2007-01-10

This album is good, but not as good as their other cds that I listen to religiously (chasing daylight, self titled, somewhere more familiar, and fortress). I'd honestly give it a 4/5, but the reviews are really biased by the extreme fans. There seems to be a general reduction in the instrumental complextiy and vocal variety/harmonies from their past albums -- lots of basic guitar parts and little vocal variety. I know that they are better musicians than this! Each song starts out good, but then don't really go anywhere. The refrains always seem to disappoint and are not catchy -- they just seem 'off'. With a little more work, I think that all of the songs could have been great, instead of just consistently pretty good. Also considering the poor mixing (see other reviews), it seems like this album had great potential but was rushed, perhaps for a holiday release. It's worth buying, but not as your first sister hazel cd.

Sister Hazel's best album yet.......2006-12-28

I wanted to wait until we really listened to this album to review it. The jury's back and this album is awesome - their best ever.

In our family of six musicians, each one of us has a different favorite song. I love "Meet me in the memory" with words that resonate and a melody that plays itself over in my head all day. The kids love "Tear by tear", a melancholy story of loss and depression, with un underlying uplifting message. They love the music and "words that are like a poem."

"Beautiful high" is addictive and the harmonies engaging. I'm not sure what the other reviewers are talking about in criticizing the harmonies or the mixing of this album. We just don't see it.

This is another great by one of the great rock bands of our time - discover Sister Hazel before the rest of the world does. If you are used to buying albums where you find yourself skipping tracks, or feeling let down after the first 3 songs, this album will shock you with its depth. You'll be hooked through to the end. If you don't own any Hazel yet, this is a great place to start. Then work your way backwards with Chasing Daylight and Fortress. What's not to love about Sister Hazel? It's no surprise this album is at the top of the alternative rock lists right now - this may finally be their breakthrough.

All I know is I LOVE being with you..........2006-12-19

Sister Hazel has turned out some fantastic, yet little known, music since "Somewhere More Familiar..." was released. As they themselves have said, Sister Hazel has gone "back to the basics" with "Absolutely" by returning home to Florida to write and record demos and indeed, the feelings from their earlier albums come back into play, only better this time! Upon putting the album into the CD player, it's instantly easy, relaxing, and enjoyable to listen to. The lyrics are strong and honest. The instrumental work is feeling and comfortable. The two combined create an album that is full of emotion and beauty and familiarity. Going back to basics doesn't mean going backward at all in this case. It's coming back after experiencing a different part of life and appreciating what they've always had and always loved and creating something amazing. It's that loved, classic sound of Sister Hazel that has alaways set them apart that comes through in "Absolutely".

Personal favorites: "Hey Hey", "Truth Is", "Beautiful High", "Mandolian Moon", and "Little Black Heart". "Little Black Heart" is the hidden track is definitely worth it.

Also, Sister Hazel recently appeared a survey on the website Rate The Music, which is pretty fantastic considering it's a website that sends out surveys asking people to rate popular music. Good things to come for Sister Hazel...

Average customer rating: Downfall SH Rocks!!! Fabulous One of the best artists of our time! This is not in the same league as Fortress

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Tracks:

1. Your Mistake
2. Come Around
3. One Love
4. Best I'll Ever Be
5. Life Got In The Way
6. Everybody
7. Swan Dive
8. Killing Me Too
9. Sword And Shield
10. Hopeless
11. Effortlessly
12. Can't Believe

Amazon.com

Gainesville, Florida's Sister Hazel would have you believe that resuming indie status has given the band renewed vitality, and judging by the sheer force of Chasing Daylight, you'd probably be inclined to agree. Opening with a trio of songs that are shamelessly buoyant, the band makes clear its determination to craft anthems, and they're not about to let lost love stand in the way of a hooky chorus, as songs like opening track "Your Mistake" make clear. The relatively somber ballad "Best I'll Ever Be" divides the disc between its utterly accessible first half and slightly more adventurous last half, but generally speaking, the quintet stays on point, delivering smooth, sing-songy country-dusted roots-rock full of wide-open spaces and palpable longing. Skynyrd is subtly noted in the dirty guitar graffitied across the opening of "Swan Dive," though their Florida brethren never had the vocal harmonies mustered by Sister Hazel at full tilt. And while a full string section adds shadow and nuance to these compositions, Chasing Daylight is straight-up, radio-friendly, and as comfortable as worn denim. --Kim Hughes

Album Description

The band opted to move more from the major label mainstream back to their grass-roots fan base with this indie release. Chasing Daylight shows Sister Hazel's growth with everything from rock mantras to moving ballads. Sixthman label. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Downfall.......2007-03-06

This album is a huge downfall for this band. Their best album is Fortress. I bought this one expecting to be thrilled and stunned. I wasn't. The lyrics are just not up to snuff. The music in each song seems the same. If you really want this album I recommend buy it used. It seems that good bands like those are going down the tubes. Sorry Sister Hazel.

SH Rocks!!!.......2005-09-17

Okay, somebody should have made these guys more famous! Not that it's stopping them from being on of the best rock bands ever, or hometown heroes for all of us down here in Gainesville...
This album is great because it's not trying to break into pop culture. It's semi-pop, quasi-country southern rock that represents the band's roots to a "t": a southern college town. That's probably why G'ville is only place in the world where chain bookstores and music outlets sell out of their albums on a daily basis. And no one has had the full experience of SH until they've been to a G'ville show (seriously, when the whole crowd breaks into the chorus of "All For You", or more recently when the guys did "A little like Heaven" from Drew Copeland's solo debut, and we all went insane, the (literally!) five minute standing ovations... you just have to be there!)
I highly recommend to anyone, though if you haven't been initiated yet, make sure you go back to the older albums too!

Fabulous.......2004-12-04

I was a Sister Hazel fan when they were still playing on the side of the road in Gainesville. This is one of my favorite cds of theirs. It's nice to have a cd where all of the songs are great, not just one or two.

One of the best artists of our time!.......2004-08-18

I still can't deside if I like this or fortress more, however, Chasing Daylight was undoubtedly one of the best CD's of 2003. ken Block has a very unique voice that adds to the awesome songwriting, and unbelievable music. This CD is definately worth the money it costs. "Your Mistake" starts it off perfectly, and sets the tone for the rest of the album. It is ong of the best song's here. The song is catchy, and just fun to listen to. "Come around" is another unbelievable track, and is also very catchy. It's not as good as the first song, but it is a really great piece of music. "One love" comes next, but proves to be the weakest tracks so far. It has one of the weaker vocal tracks, but its still a good song. Track 4 plunges you into the albums first ballad with the epic and beautiful "Best I'll Ever Be", one of the best songs on the album, and of 2003. I love this song! "Life got in the way" has some great lyrics, and is yet another very catchy song. I didn't love this song the first few times, but it really is good music. "Everybody" is a rather funny song, because it's so happy, but it is one of the weaker songs on the album nonetheless. Still worth a lot of listens. However, if there is one song that hinders this album it's "Swan Dive", the next track. It doesn't even sound like sister hazel, and is by far their worst song ever. Its far to hard, and is just not what the band is good at. It sounds like some really crappy band would release this song, and it doesn't even come close to living up to the rest of this album. Even though the song is a letdown, "Killing me too" makes up for it comepletly. Excellent lyrics and music make it one of the best tracks on here, and just in case you haven't gotten over "Swan dive" yet, the band gives you "Sword and Shield" which is just plain cool music. An excellent guitar solo graces this song like no other. Now that the band figures you've forgotten "Swan dive" they give you the six minute "hopeless" which is great. No more and no less. After ten amazing songs, the band finally gives you the greatest song on the album. "Effortlessly" is the albums center masterpiece, and one of the best songs on the album. I could listen to it dozens of time and never get tired of it. The second best sister hazel song ever, right behind "your winter". "Can't believe caps off the album perfectly. Overall, this is one of the best albums in years, and should not be missed.

1.Your Mistake: 5/5 (tied 3rd best)

2.Come Around: 5/5

3.One Love: 4.5/5

4.Best I'll Ever Be: 5/5 (2nd best)

5.Life Got in the Way: 4.5/5

6.Everybody: 4.5/5

7.Swan Dive: 0.5/5 (What in the world?)

8.Killing Me Two: 5/5 (tied 3rd best)

9.Sword and Shield: 5/5

10.Hopeless: 4.5/5

11.Effortlessly: 6/5 (BEST)

12.Can't Believe: 4.5/5

BUY IT NOW!!!!

This is not in the same league as Fortress.......2004-03-10

I honestly don't see how this album could get better reviews than "Fortress". Of the few songs on here that are strong not a one stands up to what Sister Hazel did on Fortress or Somewhere more Familiar. Please don't get me wrong I am a huge Hazel Nut, but I must say that this album borders on tedious. The song "Your Mistake" has all the qualities of a Hazel classic as does "One Love", but both sound like they've been done before. I also thought the sonic quality of the album was not as dynamic as Fortress - in this case the bass and drums seem to drown out the rest of the mix. This album does not suck by any means but it doesn't raise the bar either. I eagerly await the next Sister Hazel offering and will not miss them when the come to town!

Average customer rating: An Amazing Album I was there! LIVE and kicking! CHAMPAGNE HIGH Someplace so familiar

Live Live Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Rock Ridge Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lift Somewhere More Familiar Sister Hazel - A Life in the Day Fortress Chasing Daylight ASIN: B00015HV6K Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

1. Life Got In The Way
2. Everybody
3. Just Remember
4. Champagne High
5. Come Around
6. Beautiful Thing
7. Swan Dive
8. Effortlessly
9. All For You
10. Happy

Tracks:

1. One Love
2. Your Mistake
3. Change Your Mind
4. Strange Cup
5. Killing Me Too
6. Your Winter
7. Sword And Shield
8. Superman
9. Thank You
10. Out There

Album Description

Recorded during their 2003 summer tour of the Southeast, this double-live-CD captures Hazel in their element and features selections that span the band's entire career, including radio hits, "All For You", "Change Your Mind", and "Your Mistake", along with fan favorites, "Swan Dive", "Thank You", and "Just Remember".

Customer Reviews:

An Amazing Album.......2005-12-16

Admittedly, I wasn't a fan of Sister Hazel until I saw them perform at the House of Blues back in 2001, but I went out and got their entire catalog shortly after that amazing show. They may have been the opening band (Vertical Horizon was the main act), but honestly, their performance was the pinnacle of the night for me.

After hearing about this live album, aptly named "Live live," I quickly picked up a copy and I'm glad I did. While I was slightly disappointed by "Lift" (which I got just prior to Live Live), I was overjoyed at the quality of this excellent live album.

If you love Sister Hazel, you shouldn't be without this album. 'Nuff said.

I was there! .......2004-12-02

WOW this was an AWESOME concert. I was at the Tampa concert at the masquerade, and it was truly amazing. Everyone, and i mean EVERYONE was singing along with the songs, the band was amazing and actually made two encores. I have never seen an entire audience know all the words to every song. The energy was truly unique, i understand why they chose this venue to record thier flawless preformance. this cd its a true representation of thier amazing live preformance ability, i recommend this album!

LIVE and kicking!.......2004-03-20

I don't usually buy live albums, but I couldn't pass up "Live*LIVE!" by southern rockers, Sister Hazel. My criteria for buying/listening to live albums is usually 2 points:

-I've heard the artist live and loved it

-There's some intangible about their live collection
that I can't get anywhere else

I live not far from Gainesville, the band's college-town home, and have had the opportunity to enjoy them many times in different settings. I wasn't at either of the sessions used for "Live*LIVE!"....September 2003 performances at The House of Blues in Orlando and an appearance at The Masquerade club in historic Ybor City, a
long-time music venue in Tampa.

But the key to Sister Hazel's live performances is their connection with the audience. There's a band charisma that nearly leaps off the stage, that you sometimes can't feel in their studio albums (although all three have been superb).

The sets from Orlando are relatively free of crowd noise other than opening and closing applause, but the Tampa sets feature a rowdy back-up group in the audience who know all the words and sing at will. The only song that is overwhelmed by this is the first disc's "All for You", SH's biggest hit to date. It has been, over the years, stupefied by too much radio airplay, so you almost welcome a new version with "crowd sing".

Best of the tunes?

Disc One:

"Life Got In The Way" - a great opener, gets everyone's juices flowing....

"I wanted us to be the one that poets write their books about"....

"Just Remember" - hot guitar jams lead in and surround the song-- some great a capella voice harmonies by Block/Copeland offset a middling set of lyrics on this crowd pleaser

"Come Around" Block's voice is unmistakable and distinctive on this love song. Some of the lyrics on "Come Around" are visual poetry...

Disc Two:

"Your Winter"(also featured on the soundtrack of the movie "10 Things I Hate About You") and "Killing Me Too" are two of my favorite Sister Hazel songs. Quieter, and more introspective, both allow Block's plaintive upper register to shine through. Somehow the romantic insecurities that come through seem like Block's own. Perhaps they are. In "Killing Me Too", there's a surprise build up and crescendo at song's end that demonstrates just how well these boys play music.

"Sword and Shield" (recorded in Tampa), also graces disc 2. It's a departure from most of the S&H songs in theme - it is strangely and compellingly not contemporary in lyrics. It feels like it may have been written with a sound track in mind, although I don't think it appeared with any film. Copeland's harmonies are particularly haunting on the song, which features not only unique lyrics, but a more insistent beat.

There's really nothing not to like on the 2 disc set. One of my prior favorites, "Champagne High" sounds like less of a song because the band misses the back up vocals from Indigo Girl Emily Salier that appeared on the studio version.

College bar-band, maybe, by origin, but they've transcended far beyond that medium to one of the richest sounds of the south. Great music to sing along to when you're driving!

CHAMPAGNE HIGH.......2004-02-27

I love live albums. Often I see a group in concert and they perform an awesome live rendition that makes it hard to go back to the studio recording. Also, if the concert is truly memorable, the live album can connect to that memory much more than a studio album.
Sister Hazel's Live Album does not disappoint. While it focuses on the Chasing Daylight release, it can be also called a "Greatest Hits' recording. Of course it includes their one-hit wonder, All for Your, but also includes their best stuff from other albums like Champagne High, Your Mistake, and Change Your Mind.
My only fear is that sometimes a live recording either means a hiatus, or to fulfill a contractual obligation because of a band break-up. Crossing my fingers, I hope only the former is true and not the latter. It would be a shame Sister Hazel would no longer grace us with their pleasant poetry.

Someplace so familiar.......2004-02-04

Although I went to buy this cd during a snow storm on its January 20 release, I did not listen to it in its entirety until today. I wanted to give the boys in the band my undivided attention and today I made the time to listen and listen I did.

I listened through the most known songs: All For You, Champagne High, Your Winter, Happy and Change Your Mind. I listened to live and artistically styled versions of Swan Dive, Superman and Out There and twenty songs later I wondered for the millionth time why this band does not receive more radio play.

I personally love live cds. I think this is a true way to check the talent of a band you think you love. I particularly like the changes made in a live show versus what you will continually hear from a studio version. I like hearing the fans echo my excitement at home. SH did not let me down. I was thrilled to hear that the sound I have experienced at their shows was able to be captured on a compact disc. I also felt like you could hear that the band members really enjoy playing together.

If you have ever hummed along to a song by Sister Hazel it is to your musical health benefit to pick up this cd. The harmonies, the lyrics and the nuances in Ken Block's voice are beyond compare. They transcend southern rock at some points, blues at others, kitschy pop, great guitar and just plain fun. The band is not complicated, it is just good music.

While you have the cd playing, listen to the fans in this live recording and you will realize one of the best kept musical secrets is Sister Hazel.
My thanks to Ken, Drew, Ryan, Jett and Mark for putting this collection together. For my musical health.

Average customer rating: Mysterious, lyrical, and as musically powerful as ever . . . just one more step up LIFT FELL More great hooks than a championship fishing tackle box Happy Hazelnut...

Lift Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Croakin' Poets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fortress Chasing Daylight Somewhere More Familiar Live Live Sister Hazel ASIN: B0002IQMUM Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Surrender
2. Green (Welcome To The World)
3. Firefly
4. World Inside My Head
5. Let Me
6. Just What I Needed
7. All About The Love
8. In The Moment
9. Dreamers
10. Another Me
11. Lay It Down
12. Erin
13. Hold On

Customer Reviews:

Mysterious, lyrical, and as musically powerful as ever . . . .......2006-10-09

We are confessed Hazelnuts. We agree with the other 5-star reviewers. The first track "Surrender" had me hooked and has come to be one of those songs that I just crave hearing. "World Inside My Head" is just so Ken Block. Once you get to know this amazing band through their music, their live concerts and now their DVD rockumentary (hilarious and totally worth whatever you pay for it) you'll find that every song has a meaning and beauty all its own. Ryan's guitar playing, like always, shines. Ken and Drew's voices lift you up, Jeff's bass rocks. And Mark's rythym holds it all together. The band rocks - you've just got to get to know them to understand.

All us Hazelnuts have one thing in common -- it's like a secret handshake -- we're all perplexed at why they're not more famous! We love the intimacy of seeing them live up close and personal with all their wonderful humility at their own fame. But it really is time the world discovers them for what they are: an incredibly talented, inspiring, powerful rock band that should be covering the airwaves. If you are even THINKING about buying this album because you already know how good they are, go ahead. You'll be glad you've got it in your collection.

just one more step up.......2006-03-20

I am inclined to agree with the 5 star people on this one. Sister Hazel has been my favorite band for almost 10 years because every new CD they come out with is something a little different. It is a musical evolution from one album to the next both instrumentally and vocally. If you want another album that is trade mark Sister Hazel, then I guess maybe you wouldn't like this one so much, but if you are a real fan, then this album is great.

LIFT FELL.......2006-03-19

Discovering Sister Hazel was like finding a buried treasure. While creating a huge fan base of loyal listeners, they have pretty much stayed below the radar of music magazines and radio stations.
They gained momentum with good, innovative, songwriting and did better with every subsequent release ... until now. While Lift is pretty good in its own rite, it still disappointed. Perhaps expectations were too high.
Of course it is hard to be constantly creative and innovative. The Beatles had Ob-Da-La, and Steven Spielberg has 1941.
It seemed this time they tried too hard to pass that combination of fun, innovative music with their thoughtful lyrics.
Usually, they focus on love and life. Lift, though, focuses on self-improvement, higher consciousness, and change. It seems they may have had some sort of epiphanny--which is not bad. Frankly, some of their past stuff had subtle spiritual messages.
World Inside My Head is a good example, and one of the better ones on this album. The lyrics, more thoughtful and reflective, help the listener identify with their struggles: "The pain on me/is drying but its not what I'd like it to be."
My favorite is "Another Me" which laments, "I'm looking for another me/one in-between the burn and the lesson learned/'cause being me ain't no way to be."
Yes, the human condition is prevalent, but their pilgrimage really did not find any solutions. Then, again, maybe its hard to find solutions. Even U2 still hasn't found what they're looking for.
The lack of liveliness is what hurts this album.
Firefly is about the only one I liked that really combined energy with fun.
The largest drawback was a cover of the old Cars song, Just What I Needed. I don't like cover songs for the same reason I dislike movie remakes: it's alredy been done so it doesn't need to be done again.
I'm sure Sister Hazel will bounce back. I hear they are in the studio now working on something new for eary Summer 2006.
Hopefully it will be ... somewhat more familiar.

More great hooks than a championship fishing tackle box.......2006-02-19

I've been a fan of Sister Hazel since 97's "Somewhere More Familiar", but unlike most bands and artists that I've followed, I've enjoyed every subsequent release from Hazel more than the previous one. So many bands shoot their wads on disc 1....not these guys. Fortress topped Somewhere....Chasing Daylight was better than Fortress....and now Lift is the best effort to date. Well, Live Live was untoppable, but that's a live show, so it's not an apples-to-apples comparison.

You guys that have been disappointed by Lift relative to other Sister Hazel efforts...hey, you're entitled to your opinions, but to me, this is by far their most mature and diverse effort. The opening tracks, "Surrender" and "Lay It Down", are simply 2 of their best tunes ever, with a harder edge than most of their stuff, while still retaining the awesome melodies and harmonies that mark Sister Hazel music. "World Inside My Head" is a very competent mid-tempo ballad with some power and pop to it. "Hold On" and "I Will Come Through" at first impressed me as weaker tunes, but at the second and third listens, they got better and better sounding...solid songs, among the better efforts on most CDs of most artists in this genre. "All About the Love" is simply an awesome tune, with "In the Moment" and "Dreamers" being two more solid efforts. "Another Me" may be the best song on the CD, if not for "Surrender". And the cover of "Just What I Needed" is quite frankly, tremendous. The other songs on the CD aren't quite up to the ones I've mentioned, but "Firefly", "Erin", "Green" are all catchy tunes in their own rights. One of the best things about this Hazel effort is the mix of the different tempos and the arrangements among the CD's songs. Hazel music has a certain sound, but on Lift, they were able to mix it up where you don't get the feeling you're listening to the same sound over and again....also, the maturity level and musical growth of the band on this CD is quite apparent...they're stretching out a little, and not being so formulaic.

Sister Hazel's best studio work to date.

Happy Hazelnut..........2005-08-19

I've been a fan for a few years now and this CD just proves to me that the band is doing things on their own terms. Admittingly, this one seems less "southern" than the former releases, but you notice right away that they're taking a step in a new direction. A hard-working band who is obviously growing, trying new things and keeping it real. After a few listens, I was hooked. The true~to~life and self messages that the lyrics reflect along with the amazing harmonizing and instrumental solos draw you right in. Give LIFT a chance and really listen to what the lyrics are saying. In no time, you'll find LIFT satisfying.

Average customer rating: AWESOME!!!!

Sister Hazel Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Rock Ridge Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lift Fortress Somewhere More Familiar Chasing Daylight BAM!, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0009VND7C Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. Feel It
2. Sometimes
3. All for You [Acoustic Version]
4. Will Not Follow
5. One Nation
6. Used to Run
7. Little Things
8. Space Between Us
9. Don't Think It's Funny
10. Running Through the Fields (For Jeffrey)
11. Bring It on Home

Customer Reviews:

AWESOME!!!!.......2007-04-26

I first heard this group on satellite radio and now I am hooked! It is uplifting,dance generating, and just a feel good ton of music. Recommend to anyone who wants to have a great day.

Average customer rating: great first album Great Demo Tape Catchy... Just plain ol' good music! Better than Fortress -- almost as good as SMF!

Sister Hazel Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Autonomous Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Somewhere More Familiar Chasing Daylight Fortress Lift Live Live ASIN: B000004C1G Release Date: 1996-07-09

Tracks:

1. Feel It
2. Sometimes
3. All for You [Acoustic Version]
4. Will Not Follow
5. One Nation
6. Used to Run
7. Little Things
8. Space Between Us
9. Don't Think It's Funny
10. Running Through the Fields (For Jeffrey)
11. Bring It on Home

Customer Reviews:

great first album.......2006-03-20

I have been a Sister Hazel fan ever since All for You become popular in the late 90's. As such, my first album of theirs was Somewhere More Familiar. I have bought every album after that, but never bothered to get the self-titled album. After I bought it I was glad that I did. It is a very different sound from the other 4 albums, which is what I really like about the band in general. This is a fun album that is great driving music with lots of upbeat songs and a great cover of a Sam Cooke song. Definately worth buying!

Great Demo Tape.......2003-12-09

First off, this is a demo tape that Sister Hazel put together to get signed to a record company. It sound like a demo as the sound is tinny and a dog barks during one of the songs.

However this is still an excellent CD. It is the source for the hit single "All For You" and is where you will find the equally great songs "One Nation" and "Feel It."

When you listen to this CD, it becomes clear to you why Sister Hazel got signed to a record contract.

If you like their other work, you should definiely get this CD

Catchy..........2003-06-06

The reason I bought this CD was because at Universal Studios Florida for the Mardi Gras Concert Series 2002, Sister Hazel was putting on a free concert. I had never heard any of the bands songs before, but I knew many people who said good things about them. I thought I might enjoy the concert more if I knew some of their songs before, so I bought the cd. I ended up not being able to go to the concert, but at least I got the cd now.

This isn't one of my favorite cds, but when I try to find something wrong with it, I can't really think of anything. The songs are really catchy and you get them stuck in your head whenever you listen to the cd. Sometimes the cd starts getting a little too blues-like for my tastes, but then that goes away.

I probably won't buy another CD from the band because they sound too much like other bands like Hootie and the Blowfish and Counting Crows, but if you do like any of these bands with that type of sound, go buy the CD!

Just plain ol' good music!.......2001-09-19

It's not to say that Sister Hazel's self-titled album isn't unlike anything you've heard before. The catchy tunes, simple riffs, and open vocals will remind you of any number of bands: Hootie and the Blowfish, Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind. That doesn't mean, though, that "Sister Hazel" isn't a great album. The music is simple and the lyrics are sometimes downright cheesey ("One Nation"). But nonetheless, Sister Hazel delivers a precision product that pleases with the intensity, compassion and soulfullness in a way that will likely conjur an image of their namesake.

Whether I like "Somewhere More Familiar" or "Fortress" less or more than the self-titled "Sister Hazel" all depends on the day that you ask me. "Sister Hazel" is undoubtedly more bluesey than the others, especially prominent in "Will Not Follow" and "Bring It On Home" which also draws on some obvious gospel influences. You'll find yourself bee-boppin' to the upbeats of "Feel It" and "Sometimes". The toned down harmonious version of "All for You" while heartfelt reminds me a little too much of Extreme's "More Than Words" to be my favorite version, but still an 'ok' rendition.

All in all, I still find myself continually impressed with the five member band from Gainesville Florida. They're well worth the listen.

Better than Fortress -- almost as good as SMF!.......2000-10-04

I thought this album might be a little rough and iffy, since it's their first, but I was pleasantly surprised! The music is less hard-rocking than on Fortress, and on the whole very solid. I especially love their cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring it on Home" - I didn't know it was going to be the same song and they do such a GREAT job with it, I really got into it and started singing along.

Average customer rating: great first album Great Demo Tape Catchy... Just plain ol' good music! Better than Fortress -- almost as good as SMF!

Sister Hazel Sister Hazel Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Somewhere More Familiar Chasing Daylight Fortress Lift Live Live ASIN: B000005B0T Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Feel It
2. Sometimes
3. All For You (Acoustic Version)
4. Will Not Follow
5. One Nation
6. Used To Run
7. Little Things
8. Space Between Us
9. Don't Think It's Funny
10. Running Through The Fields (For Jeffrey)
11. Bring It On Home

Customer Reviews:

great first album.......2006-03-20

I have been a Sister Hazel fan ever since All for You become popular in the late 90's. As such, my first album of theirs was Somewhere More Familiar. I have bought every album after that, but never bothered to get the self-titled album. After I bought it I was glad that I did. It is a very different sound from the other 4 albums, which is what I really like about the band in general. This is a fun album that is great driving music with lots of upbeat songs and a great cover of a Sam Cooke song. Definately worth buying!

Great Demo Tape.......2003-12-09

First off, this is a demo tape that Sister Hazel put together to get signed to a record company. It sound like a demo as the sound is tinny and a dog barks during one of the songs.

However this is still an excellent CD. It is the source for the hit single "All For You" and is where you will find the equally great songs "One Nation" and "Feel It."

When you listen to this CD, it becomes clear to you why Sister Hazel got signed to a record contract.

If you like their other work, you should definiely get this CD

Catchy..........2003-06-06

The reason I bought this CD was because at Universal Studios Florida for the Mardi Gras Concert Series 2002, Sister Hazel was putting on a free concert. I had never heard any of the bands songs before, but I knew many people who said good things about them. I thought I might enjoy the concert more if I knew some of their songs before, so I bought the cd. I ended up not being able to go to the concert, but at least I got the cd now.

This isn't one of my favorite cds, but when I try to find something wrong with it, I can't really think of anything. The songs are really catchy and you get them stuck in your head whenever you listen to the cd. Sometimes the cd starts getting a little too blues-like for my tastes, but then that goes away.

I probably won't buy another CD from the band because they sound too much like other bands like Hootie and the Blowfish and Counting Crows, but if you do like any of these bands with that type of sound, go buy the CD!

Just plain ol' good music!.......2001-09-19

It's not to say that Sister Hazel's self-titled album isn't unlike anything you've heard before. The catchy tunes, simple riffs, and open vocals will remind you of any number of bands: Hootie and the Blowfish, Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind. That doesn't mean, though, that "Sister Hazel" isn't a great album. The music is simple and the lyrics are sometimes downright cheesey ("One Nation"). But nonetheless, Sister Hazel delivers a precision product that pleases with the intensity, compassion and soulfullness in a way that will likely conjur an image of their namesake.

Whether I like "Somewhere More Familiar" or "Fortress" less or more than the self-titled "Sister Hazel" all depends on the day that you ask me. "Sister Hazel" is undoubtedly more bluesey than the others, especially prominent in "Will Not Follow" and "Bring It On Home" which also draws on some obvious gospel influences. You'll find yourself bee-boppin' to the upbeats of "Feel It" and "Sometimes". The toned down harmonious version of "All for You" while heartfelt reminds me a little too much of Extreme's "More Than Words" to be my favorite version, but still an 'ok' rendition.

All in all, I still find myself continually impressed with the five member band from Gainesville Florida. They're well worth the listen.

Better than Fortress -- almost as good as SMF!.......2000-10-04

I thought this album might be a little rough and iffy, since it's their first, but I was pleasantly surprised! The music is less hard-rocking than on Fortress, and on the whole very solid. I especially love their cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring it on Home" - I didn't know it was going to be the same song and they do such a GREAT job with it, I really got into it and started singing along.

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