JJ
2x Platinum Member
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 2,612
|
Post by JJ on Oct 5, 2006 23:07:49 GMT -5
I prefer Harmonium. I think it's a really good album.
|
|
vinyl
Diamond Member
Was Rachel Bilson In Another Life
Joined: July 2006
Posts: 12,157
|
Post by vinyl on Oct 6, 2006 19:52:49 GMT -5
I listened to it today (I didn't listen to it in agesss).
It's good. I don't consider it anywhere near Be Not Nobody but I LOVE "C'est La Vie", "Papa" & "Half A Week Before The Winter".
|
|
JJ
2x Platinum Member
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 2,612
|
Post by JJ on Oct 6, 2006 20:02:58 GMT -5
White Houses is one of my favorites songs ever.
|
|
vinyl
Diamond Member
Was Rachel Bilson In Another Life
Joined: July 2006
Posts: 12,157
|
Post by vinyl on Oct 6, 2006 20:05:21 GMT -5
Oh and "She Floats" and "The Wreckage"
Basically I love that album, but Be Not Nobody just had a little something to it.
I like "White Houses" now.. I used to hate it. It's a great song too. But to me this album has more filler than her debut.
|
|
John77
Diamond Member
Carrie Pass
Joined: December 2005
Posts: 11,149
|
Post by John77 on Oct 13, 2006 22:44:34 GMT -5
I seriously, seriously, seriously doubt she will "go urban" I think its people looking at her new label and running with their imaginations. I agree. I'm kind of scared though.. I wasn't until the whole "v is not my name but please call me v" or whatever thing. Yeah... kind of disturbing stuff... hopefully it will be something her fans will like. As long as she doesn't go pull a Nelly Furtado on us, I think it will be fine whatever she does... Still very... that will never change. :)
|
|
strong4PMB!
Diamond Member
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 17,394
|
Post by strong4PMB! on Oct 14, 2006 13:40:20 GMT -5
lmfao I thought it was a RUMOR she signed w/ the Inc. I was all laughing at it, cuz Ashanti fans were all saying, "Irv dropped Ashanti for Vanessa Carlton!" I thought it was being said cuz Vanessa is the standard for a "white chick."
|
|
strong4PMB!
Diamond Member
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 17,394
|
Post by strong4PMB! on Oct 14, 2006 13:42:15 GMT -5
It's official!! On Thursday, Vanessa made her signing with Irv at Universal Motown official!! And in honor of a new record deal, she's now given herself a new stage name: V-dies- I can just hear Irv saying "Wuttup V!" at the beginning of her songs and everything. Nu "V"!
|
|
Pulse
Diamond Member
I'm feelin' for a Pulse
Joined: November 2005
Posts: 12,890
|
Post by Pulse on Oct 14, 2006 14:52:43 GMT -5
It's official!! On Thursday, Vanessa made her signing with Irv at Universal Motown official!! And in honor of a new record deal, she's now given herself a new stage name: V-dies- I can just hear Irv saying "Wuttup V!" at the beginning of her songs and everything. Nu "V"! LOL. Too bad the other Vanessa took "Baby V" Vanessa = Nu Nelly Furtado Get those urban hits!
|
|
Chromeozone
8x Platinum Member
never misses a beat
stranger things are startin' to begin
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 8,057
|
Post by Chromeozone on Oct 14, 2006 14:54:06 GMT -5
Uh. "V" ? Damn, now she's gonna be overshadowed by uber-Disney chick Vanessa Anne "Baby V" Hudgens!
|
|
vinyl
Diamond Member
Was Rachel Bilson In Another Life
Joined: July 2006
Posts: 12,157
|
Post by vinyl on Oct 14, 2006 14:56:56 GMT -5
I'm scared. The INC.? V? Please, Vanessa. Don't disappoint us. *plays C'est La Vie*
|
|
strong4PMB!
Diamond Member
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 17,394
|
Post by strong4PMB! on Oct 14, 2006 16:41:24 GMT -5
White Houses is one of my favorites songs ever. I like it because it's so vulgar! Love the censored line: "My...first...time...rush of ____...o-oh, and a little bit a pain." LMAO! V been so gangsta for a while now, she's just been hiding it well! Now she can be herself.
|
|
strong4PMB!
Diamond Member
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 17,394
|
Post by strong4PMB! on Oct 14, 2006 16:46:17 GMT -5
Wait, I thought Baby V was that American Idol contestant? -confused-
|
|
Pulse
Diamond Member
I'm feelin' for a Pulse
Joined: November 2005
Posts: 12,890
|
Post by Pulse on Oct 14, 2006 16:47:44 GMT -5
No, Baby V=Vanessa Hudgens
|
|
Rural Juror
Gold Member
Joined: September 2003
Posts: 510
|
Post by Rural Juror on Oct 29, 2006 15:07:29 GMT -5
This is exciting! Irv Gotti himself posted on Vanessa's official message board raving about her: You can read the thread for yourself here. He posts several more times in the same thread, just scroll down. I love his enthusiasm! And in case you're doubting if that's really him or not, Vanessa posted here to confirm it's really him: I'm pretty sure we have nothing to worry about Vanessa turning urban now.
|
|
vinyl
Diamond Member
Was Rachel Bilson In Another Life
Joined: July 2006
Posts: 12,157
|
Post by vinyl on Oct 29, 2006 17:07:00 GMT -5
He repeated "V" about 30 times. Anyways, I'm pretty sure it will still be awesome. He seems to be really dedicated to her as an artist. I love, err, V.
|
|
SHOOTER
Diamond Member
3x Poster Of The Year!!!
Typical of those in power to stay worried about the *wrong* shit.
Joined: April 2006
Posts: 75,233
|
Post by SHOOTER on Oct 29, 2006 17:22:53 GMT -5
A nice urban flair to her music won't hurt.
Long as she isn't writhing around on top of her piano in booty shorts, a tanktop, and Stilletos, I think we'll be alright.
|
|
|
Post by twistedlogic04 on Oct 29, 2006 22:30:19 GMT -5
Signing with them doesn't mean she'll have anything urban. Music can be mixed in genres on the same label.
Regardless...his posts still seem suspicious.
|
|
cwfultz
New Member
Joined: April 2005
Posts: 118
|
Post by cwfultz on Oct 30, 2006 21:07:01 GMT -5
It even says in his post that he's trusting her to do what she wants.
|
|
Pulse
Diamond Member
I'm feelin' for a Pulse
Joined: November 2005
Posts: 12,890
|
Post by Pulse on Oct 30, 2006 22:22:30 GMT -5
Maybe urban music is what she really wants to do (like Michelle Branch really wanted to do country)
|
|
|
Post by britneyrules on Nov 2, 2006 13:17:56 GMT -5
Yeah, Irv Gotti Knows Who Vanessa Carlton Is — He Just Signed Her
Inc. label head signed 'A Thousand Miles' singer after chance meeting.
NEW YORK — A funny thing happened to Irv Gotti on the way to a business meeting.
The multiplatinum hip-hop producer had recently signed a deal with Universal Records for his label, the Inc., and was visiting with the bosses to discuss business matters. (" 'Pinky and the Brain' sh--," he quipped.)
An A&R rep noticed Gotti in the Universal building hallway and prodded him to join another meeting in the adjoining offices where, oddly enough, Vanessa Carlton happened to be working out a deal to join the label's roster. In a twist of fate even he admits is surprising, Gotti ended up signing the pop singer to his company, the one formerly known as Murder Inc. Now, he and Carlton are pushing to finish her new album in time for a spring release.
"I see Vanessa and I say to myself, 'I know her from somewhere,' " Gotti, preparing for a Carlton showcase at the Canal Room, remembered of their initial chance meeting. "I didn't quite know yet to put the name on it, [but I knew] she was an artist. She started playing and her voice, it completely took me over. I start rambling, running my mouth basically. And just going crazy.
"After I calmed down," Gotti continued, "she played 'A Thousand Miles,' and once I heard the piano riff, I spazzed out again.
" 'You're the girl from "White Chicks," ' " Gotti recalled Carlton jumping in, finishing his thought for him. They laughed about the song being parodied in the Wayans brothers' comedy.
With that number, Gotti knew exactly who Carlton was and began wondering if she would be willing to work with him. Gotti learned Carlton had become a free agent after parting ways with A&M Records following her commercially disappointing 2004 album, Harmonium. At first, a hesitant Gotti only offered Carlton his production assistance. He says he was surprised when her enthusiasm matched his.
"He just has this bundle of energy," Carlton said of meeting Irv. "I was so thrilled. I had been waiting for this reaction [to my music] my whole life and [that day] was the beginning of our friendship and our working relationship."
The two exchanged contact information and soon began paging each other. When Carlton signed her first message to Gotti with her first initial — he affectionately calls her "V" — he says he knew the odd pairing was destined to be. As Gotti explains, the V pendent he wears on his necklace is in remembrance of his late grandmother, who would only allow Gotti to call her "V," even though her nickname had nothing to do with her birth name.
Carlton also called their union coincidental. And she was quick to add that Irv, despite recent baggage from a federal court case (see "Gotti Brothers Found Not Guilty Of Money Laundering") and parting ways with his longtime distributor Def Jam, isn't as strange a bedfellow for her as many would think.
"I don't have an opinion on someone until I meet them, and he instantly struck me as a music guy," Carlton said. "It didn't matter what genre he usually works in or what imaging he has for himself. All I was looking for was someone who I would connect with personally, and there was energy there I wanted to be a part of."
The new duo were tightlipped about what to expect from Carlton's forthcoming album. Irv did reveal that a few surprises are possible, but most likely the effort will consist of Carlton continuing to evolve her sound. Gotti noted he wouldn't force her to become more urban nor would he be overbearing in the creative process, as he is notoriously known to be. "This is the first time where I'm gonna be a co-pilot," Irv said, adding that he usually plays the role of "dictator."
Carlton explained that just having Irv around is enough support for her. "What he gives me the most is this cushion," she said. "And I feel now like I'm sitting on the best patch of songs I've ever written. It's like baking bread, and I think this is the best loaf so far."
"Wait till you get a load of that loaf," Gotti finished.
|
|
Pulse
Diamond Member
I'm feelin' for a Pulse
Joined: November 2005
Posts: 12,890
|
Post by Pulse on Nov 2, 2006 14:09:28 GMT -5
The new duo were tightlipped about what to expect from Carlton's forthcoming album. Irv did reveal that a few surprises are possible, but most likely the effort will consist of Carlton continuing to evolve her sound. Gotti noted he wouldn't force her to become more urban nor would he be overbearing in the creative process, as he is notoriously known to be. "This is the first time where I'm gonna be a co-pilot," Irv said, adding that he usually plays the role of "dictator.". What a tease! I really want to know if Vanessa is sticking to her old style or experimenting with urban stuff on us. They make it like she is and isn't at the same time. I'd love to see a mix of both styles (like Nelly Furtado's new album)
|
|
|
Post by Love Plastic Love on Nov 2, 2006 15:15:38 GMT -5
I would love to see her experiment, but I am glad that seemed to make it clear that she will not be going complete urban.
|
|
|
Post by twistedlogic04 on Nov 3, 2006 0:11:21 GMT -5
Myspace blog:
hi my sweet peeps so i go back into the studio in la in oct to do another batch of songs for the record. very refreshed and ready. i anticipate a spring release. i recently signed with irv gotti at the inc at universal. doug morris and jolene cherry are also overseeing the project. i'm working with amazingly passionate, MUSICAL people. i love that it's such an unexpected move too. no my name has not been changed to "v", but v is my nickname for some and has been for a while. will check in from la. xo v
also she's playing december 31st:
Dec 31 2006 9:00P Tempe Fiesta Bowl Block Party Tempe, Arizona
|
|
|
Post by batmanbegins on Dec 27, 2006 21:58:07 GMT -5
www.vanessacarlton.com/bboard/forumname/viewtopic.asp?TopicID=1589505&topic=end+of+year+desert+momenthello all, every year around this time my family and i go to arizona to ride horse, hike, and soak in hot water with the occasional margarita. it's great. i am looking forward to next year with high hopes and genuine excitement. i've also found such a sense of peace over the past year. i hope the songs on this next record reflect these last two years in the most musical way possible. Just to remind everyone (in case u read an innacurate article that makes u question) i am of course continuing on with my vanessa sound.(ew i hate 3rd person talk) . Hopefully, i'm just becoming a better version of myself. There will not be any inauthentic, desperate to sell, musical sound changes goin on over her. Also, i'm gonna take the plunge and officially call this next record Heroes and Thieves (will explain title next year). i love it love it. also, i feel particularly thankful to have such attentive fans. seriously. you guys are why i put my music down on tape in the first place. k. gotta get on me horse. xxoxo v I'm really looking forward to this one and I like the album title =P
|
|
|
Post by Love Plastic Love on Dec 27, 2006 22:01:57 GMT -5
Cool album title, cool that she rides horses, and cool that she addressed her going "urban"
|
|
John77
Diamond Member
Carrie Pass
Joined: December 2005
Posts: 11,149
|
Post by John77 on Dec 27, 2006 22:03:23 GMT -5
Sounds good... looking forward to this...
Now all we need is for a mod to change the title on this thread as the original poster of the thread has gone poof!
|
|
vinyl
Diamond Member
Was Rachel Bilson In Another Life
Joined: July 2006
Posts: 12,157
|
Post by vinyl on Dec 27, 2006 22:03:38 GMT -5
LOVE the album title!
|
|
|
Post by beextina on Dec 27, 2006 22:08:28 GMT -5
I barely remember Vanessa Calton, and I was fan of her.
|
|
MusicMan88
2x Platinum Member
Sweet the Sting
Joined: December 2003
Posts: 2,418
|
Post by MusicMan88 on Dec 27, 2006 22:24:58 GMT -5
You barely remember her? She released two albums over the past 5 years...
But anyway, I am excited to hear what she comes up with. I think she'll only improve as she gets older.
|
|
|
Post by themakshack on Dec 27, 2006 22:29:46 GMT -5
I loved "Ordinary Day".
|
|