JERSEY BEAT: SEPT 16-08
Robert Barry Francos
STACIE ROSE is a both a musician and humanitarian, who has a history of releasing her own quality pop material and compilations for various charitable organizations. I have reviewed some of both before, and this time I have the pleasure to pass on her new works in "Shotgun Daisy" (Enchanted, c/o stacierose.com). Stacie has a velvety voice, and her songs are equally as lush, looking at relationships – both positive and negative – with extremely catchy hooks, such as on "Hit Me in the Head," "Mr. & Mrs. Happily Ever After," and "Not Listening," though it's hard to pick a favorite. While they all are better than anything one can hear on mainstream radio these days, which is where a lot of this could be, Stacie needs to be careful not to overproduce her material. Producer Jeff Allen has played bass for Avril Lavigne, and it seems like he's trying to make this sound like "Complicated." Stacie's material is too precious to take the chance to squander. Luckily, her voice and songs rise above it.
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