| Norah has taken a new direction on the The Fall, experimenting with different sounds and a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted producer and engineer who has worked with Kings of Leon, Tom Waits and Modest Mouse. Jones enlisted several songwriting collaborators, including Ryan Adams and Okkervil River's Will Sheff, as well as her frequent partners Jesse Harris & Richard Julian. Musicians include drummers Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) and James Gadson (Bill Withers), keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Al Green), and guitarists Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello) and Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer). The first single/video is for the album's lead track 'Chasing Pirates'. |
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 Norah's return to jazz rock genre? A+! |
| Review Date: November 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Hayden R. Deck, Virginia, USA |
Overall Grade: A
Hilights: Chasing Pirates, Young Blood, It's Gonna Be, Man of the Hour
Since her major pop debut in 2002, Norah Jones has been fluffing our pillows and stoking the fires with her cozy hearthside tales and heartwarmingly hopeless romanticisms. At a glance one might think that the art for her latest release, "The Fall", which features our lady in a top hat and a snowy white gown sitting next to a large cuddly canine, would suggest yet another album of dessert wine pop-jazz. This is not the case. Instead, Norah sidesteps the "sweet" almost completely and heads into a more rock-based sound, for which her voice is perfectly suited. The direction is fresh and the pace is easy to settle into (with a pace set by "Chasing Pirates"). Though the album lacks a real kick-in-the-pants sort of song, it certainly delivers some of her best work to date. Expect less piano, more guitar, and the sweetest ending Norah could offer. Wonderful! |
Norah Jones continues with class
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| Review Date: November 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: cdmusicline, Fullerton, CA United States |
Norah Jones is one of this decades classiest young singers. She has relied on her talent to sell 3 (soon to 4) multi-platinum albums.
Her latest effort "The Fall" bring a slightly new sound from Norah. She's not rocking as some reviewer claim. The main difference is instead of being piano based songs these songs are guitar driven. I really enjoy the smooth electric guitar sounds featured in most of the songs. I have always been a fan of electric guitar and am happy that Norah Jones is finally featuring more guitar in her work. On several of the songs Norah herself picks up the guitar and plays the instrument herself. She's a fine guitarist. I especially like the percussion and bass lines in each song. There's a bit more rhythm on this album than past works.
I find this to be a nice development from Norah. It's cool with a focus more on pop-rock sounds.
Favorite tracks:
Chasing Pirates
It's Gonna Be
Stuck
Tell Yer Mama
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A great new direction .... I love it
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| Review Date: November 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: H. R. Daniel Guerra, Kingwood, TX USA |
| Ok, so Norah Jones is a constantly growing artist and this growth has taken her into a great new direction! The music, the phrasing, the words, and the driving beats in songs like Chasing Pirates and Young Blood just keep Rocking! There is not a weak song on the album and after many many listens I have ranked this album up there with "Come away with Me." On The Fall Norah's instrument of choice, (and mine) is her beautiful voice that rises above the retro guitars and banging drums to cut through the distorted piano and guitar like a knife seeking the heart. Gone are the quietly lush orchestrations of her earlier albums and they have been replaced with guitar, bass, drums, and a Wurlitzer keyboard, that will easily be duplicated in concert in smaller venues. Yea, I can't wait! I find it a little dissapointing that some people just don't get it but that is their problem. I get it and I love it. |
Can't Stop Listening To It
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| Review Date: December 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: David L. Marino, |
| Just love it, may be Norah's best work - it took a second listen to get past the electric effects, but I read the lyrics and the sound matched the story being told and needed to have a bit of a buzz. After a few listens, I now laugh when I say to friends - this is heavy metal for baby boomers. All the songs are great - I wake up in in the morning with the songs in my head. Even though they are mostly break up songs they seem upbeat - "Back To Manhattan" can pull at your heart though. I love "Chasing Pirates" and "December", very hard to pick favorites. They're all so good it's as if they are all old favorites you've been listening to for years. Each song is different - nice variety within the break up theme, from sad to humorous. Highly recommended. |
Her best yet!
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| Review Date: December 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: William S. Mccullough, valparaiso, in United States |
| This cd does not rate 5 stars...it is definitely a 10!!! Norah has recorded one of the best cds of the year. Her lyrics are stunning and as always her vocals prove that she is one of a kind. I can only hope that record buyers and listeners catch up with the sophistication, power, and yet subtle genius that goes by the name of Norah Jones. |
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