Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20257 in Digital Music Album
• Released on: 2006-05-23
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Customer Reviews

AMAZINGLY REFRESHING!!!!!!!!!!
I have to say that this is one of the most refreshing and thought provoking CD's I have heard in a long time.The raw emotion that Holly lays out for everyone to see is beautiful.As well as her voice,which you may have heard on Fort Minor's song "Where's You Go".There are so many songs that I love on this CD that explaining them all would take WAY too long.If you like singer/songwriters like Sarah McLachlan,Tori Amos,etc.You should definitely get this CD.I have it on repeat,that is how much I love her music.This is one of the best folk/ pop/ acoustic/alternative artists and CD's to come out in a long time.I see a long career for Holly.5 + stars

Stop pushin' all your tragedies away
Holly Brook is one of those artists that reminds you why you listen to music. Her unflinching view of the world is so refreshing and her ability with a piano is unspeakable. Holly Brook is an artist with no comparisons. She sounds like no one, no one sounds like her. It's been a long time since I've been as captivated with a recording as I am with Like Blood Like Honey, and that feeling was well overdue.

So, Holly Brook plays a piano. Automaticly, and logically, the first influence you'd head towards is probably Tori Amos. Nope. I like to think I'm well versed when it comes to music and I haven't heard anyone remotely resemble Holly Brook. Her voice is far and away one of the most gorgeous I've heard in years (second only to Anneke of The Gathering), and her lyrics are nothing short of excellent as well.

The songs included in Like Blood Like Honey contain everything from extremely slow heartwrenching songs to more upbeat toe-tapping tracks. The CD starts off with the brooding beauty of Giving It Up For You. The piano work makes the song feel more depressing than anything but one look at the lyrics and it's obvioussly got a positive message behind them. Fast-forward to Again & Again and you've now gotten to the loudest song thus far. Catchy vocals really drive this track to make it memorable. Saturday is another song featuring great vocals and lyrics, and ultimately ranks among the best on the CD. Cellar Door is an understated closer. Accompanied by only the piano, this is one of the best tracks to hear Holly's vocal talents.

My favorite songs are Wanted, Again & Again, Saturdays, Still Love, and All Will Be Forgotten. It amazes me that talent like this can go by so unrecognized. Not one song is disappointing in the least. If you're like I was and are in dire need of finding a CD that captures raw beauty in every song, then Holly Brook's Like Blood Like Honey is definitely for you.

Where'd she go?
Since I never watched Conviction or Related, the only thing I knew about Holly Brook was that she sang the chorus to Fort Minor's "Where'd You Go". I didn't even know she had an album, but I came across Like Blood Like Honey one day and I picked it up.

I have to say that this is a very solid album. My brother remarked that she is a little reminiscent of Dido (as did another reviewer on here), and I agree. There are great songs to be found, like "Giving It Up For You", "Saturdays" and "Heavy". But it's especially nice when Holly is just limited to the piano and she's allowed to let her vocals REALLY soar, like on "All Will Be Forgotten" and my favorite, the Sarah McLachlan-esque "Curious".

While the title track suffers from a dull chorus, the rest of Like Blood Like Honey is quite above-average, making Holly Brook a woman you ought to learn more about.

Anthony Rupert