Stacie Rose The Complete Collection

Written by Joe Viglione

Wednesday, 06 May 2009 12:33

Gemm Magazine intends to have full pages on essential artists that our readers want to know more about. From Genya Ravan of Ten Wheel Drive to Alvin Lee from Ten Year's After, Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits to Eddy Pumer of Kaleidoscope, the UK band that opened the Isle Of Wight Festival, biographies, discographies and anecdotes about rare recordings from all of these artists help make the Gemm.com experience more than just shopping for your favorite music - it becomes an education that we feel confident will also be filled with a sense of discovery and wonder. THIS IS MINE by Stacie Rose (2002) Produced by Robert L. Smith With the release of a new 11-song compact disc, "This Is Mine" (Enchanted Records), the music of Stacie Rose is beginning to attract major attention. She appeared on national TV singing the chorus of Simon & Garfunkel's "America" in August of 2002 when ABC-TV launched a campaign for Peter Jennings' six part series "In Search Of America." "Mine", the title track from the album, This is Mine, was utilized in a promo campaign for the month of March 2003 on American Movie Classics, while "Shine" - the third track from her disc of all original material - found itself in the independent film "Closing Time", and 4 songs we licensed by MTV for the hot reality shows Sorority Life and Fraternity Life.Stacie Rose chose producer Robert L. Smith, and not just because he's the guy who recorded discs by Rickie Lee Jones, David Bowie, Garland Jeffreys, Puff Daddy, The Spin Doctors and many others while having produced and recorded Long River Train and The Prodigals. His experience and Stacie's vision were a very successful pairing: the music has a polished sound without feeling too slick. That down to earth vibe is an integral component of Rose's artistry. THIS IS YOURS a very rare e.p. that is now a collectible Born and raised in Jersey to music loving parents Stacie grew up surrounded by song. Sounds of the Beatles, Billie Holiday, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, and the Bee Gees - from jazz to folk to classic rock these impressions steered her creative development, so much so that the future vocalist/writer began playing and singing at an early age.In college Rose bought a guitar in a London pawnshop, which served in putting her thoughts and ideas into musical form. She played in her room late at night, at parties, and to roommates. Rose wrote and wrote, experimenting with her voice, playing Neil Young songs, always making a statement. She started The Stacie Rose Band as soon as she graduated Ithaca College, and a rep from, Maverick Records, liked the songs and voice, but not the heaviness of the group. Stacie knew she wasn't in the right situation, so she went back to square one, wrote more songs, and began a quest for someone to help shape her sound.Robert L. Smith was one of a half dozen producers who came to see Stacie live. Having cut his teeth on helping such singers as Mariah Carey develop their sound, he knew what was needed to get Stacie's songs the attention they deserved. SHADOW & SPLENDOR by Stacie Rose (2005) Produced by Robert L. Smith & Stacie Rose Surrounding her with some of NYC's best musicians proved to be the key to retaining a simple and clean sound. Interviews in the February 2003 issue of the prestigious FemaleMusician.com WEBzine, the ever present Aquarian's Arts Weekly, The Hudson Current and Relix Magazine, among others, brought print attention to the woman who was seen nationally on ABC during times when Monday Night Football, The Practice, and other ABC Prime Time shows aired.Five songs from the "This Is Mine" CD were released in early 2002 with the full CD promotion initiated in the fall of that year, the disc officially released in February of 2003. The engaging artist is a conversationalist who first performed at the age of four singing "You're A Grand Old Flag" in a huge church to a great many people - this while she was in Lollipop Nursery School.A gifted artist with many talents, Stacie Rose has the intuition and drive to not only create great pop tunes which future generations will love and cherish, she has the potential to develop a wide audience as the music unfolds, fans experiencing music that corresponds to the recordings live, never copying exactly what the musicians and she crafted before. The mainstream needs something to move people and bring some harmony, heartache, and maybe a little hope and joy into their lives - and that's what Stacie Rose is expressing, continuously challenging herself and the musicians performing these original tunes, sharing her individuality with colleagues and audiences. It's a mission that Stacie achieves with a simple elegance that has already garnered appreciative reviewsStacie is not a product of the studio. A real singer and writer, and performer, her most recent project, This is Yours an official bootleg, is a prime example of an artist in touch with what it takes to transform studio perfection to live energy. Originally intended as a document for personal use, the performances captured, along with endless requests from fans, demanded the Recordings to be released. Stacie Rose is putting rock, as we know it in a slightly different and beautiful new direction. - Rock Journalist Joe Viglione MBM Exclusive review by Joe Viglione 8-31-08 Stacie Rose has created a mature and authoritative gem on her third full-length disc augmenting her long-time producer, Robert L. Smith, with co-producer Jeff Allen. There are many stand-out tracks here, "Run Out" has a little nod to Janis Joplin (not in vocal or sound, but in spirit) - very hooky, as is "Mr. & Mrs. Happily Ever After", nice sequencing two as the pair of songs are different but work well together. There's the intriguing "Not Listening", the jazzy and quite moody "December" and "Love Saves" which actually sounds like "Love waves...", a nice little Lady Mondegreen, misheard lyric. You can check out my previous review of Rose's THIS IS MINE CD from 2002 on AllMusic and SHADOW & SPLENDOR. SHOTGUN DAISY is a beautiful component to the triology and points out a good direction for this important artist's future. Shawn Mullins appears on Shotgun Daisy.

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