Harmonium
by Vanessa Carlton
  • Record Label: A&M
  • Release Date: Nov 9, 2004
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 46
  3. Negative: 6 out of 46

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  1. Ces
    Jan 19, 2006
    4
    I bought this album because I fell in love with White Houses, but the rest of the album is very slow and not appealing. It could just be my taste, but the following tracks are dull compared to her first song on the album.
  2. bobbyj
    Feb 6, 2005
    6
    pros: a couple nice, up-beat songs; good effort at lyrics cons: some childish songs; poor introduction to "white houses"; piano sometimes incosistent my thoughts: a great album with the exception of half the songs. buy the first album and get vanessa carlton at her peak.

Awards & Rankings

63
#63 Most Discussed Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Rolling Stone
    40
    Though Carlton's a better lyricist than faded contemporaries such as Michelle Branch, that fussy piano tends to muscle her out of her own songs.
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  2. E! Online
    75
    With lyrics that sound like teen soap-opera scripts and music so mellow it makes Dido sound like an espresso junkie, songs like "White Houses" and "She Floats" are tailor-made to soothe the soul.
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  3. AllMusic
    60
    Harmonium is confident and somber, a conscious attempt to be serious and mature that nevertheless still sounds adolescent, largely due to her earnest lyrics and overly ambitious music.
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