IMAGINE...
"Sugar Blue meets Kim Wilson and Majic Dick in a dark smoky bar, Ronnie & Keith buy em' a shot. Janis Joplin pays the tab, and then all hell breaks loose." (Mac 97.1 FM RQQ Nashville)
STACIE COLLINS CD AVAILABLE NOW!
VISIT CDBABY.COM or iTUNES.COM TO LISTEN TO ALL 10 TRACKS AND GET YOUR COPY TODAY!!!
"LOVE FROM THE PEOPLE"
The best damn singer for my money's worth. And the most wicked blues harp you'll ever hear. Stacie is the best damn talent out there right now as far as I'm concerned. I'll even fight someone who disagrees.
Johnny B, Producer "The Phil Valentine Show"
Love your show. If only I could do that WOW!! I'd break my back and neck thats what!!
Thank you, for being such a sweet lady.
Pricilla ann, Video/Film Rep.
Awsome music!! I saw you at Mountainfest in Morgantown WV and loved it. I forget who else even played there. Everyone I talked to said that you were the best entertainment there... Thanks for the great music!!
Doug
I just saw your show tonight at the smokey mountain harley davidson shed in Maryville. I thought you were fantastic. I was very impressed ,best show i've seen all year. They said at the beginning you were a up and coming star, and after watching you play all night i dooooo believe it .Thanks for a great night at the shed ,I hope to see your show again real soon.( i am going to try to find your cd tomorrow) thanks ,Dennis
"Sweetheart You'se Guys We're Fuckin Great Last Night!
You Make An Old Man Suck His Belly In...
… Your A Star And The More You Rock The Brighter You Shine.
...I Really Think You’re The Best Thing To Come Along In The Harp World Since Amy Rains
We Need More Women Players With The Heart It Takes To Play The Way You Do... "
Harmonica Great, Rogey Ray
"Great stuff. Where's this girl been all my life, didn't know they still made rock n' roll like this, great band behind her. Can't wait for next CD and wish could get the last one! Can't wait to see her live-only 10 more days!"
CD Baby Review by Donald Ishmael
"Great CD, great songs, great musicians, great feel to the whole thing, it sounds like it was great fun to make, been on in the car now for 2 weeks solid. Come to Newcastle, England Stacie!
CD Baby Review by: Ian Wallace
"Can't wait to see you back at Deadwood… Told everyone they missed the best show Deadwood's ever had"
Deadwood Saloon Staff
"Crisply performed and produced, The Lucky Spot showcases the exuberant collision of a harp driven blues band with honky tonk country rock. The ten original songs deliver a fresh sound with an old roadhouse soul. Recommended for anyone who ever broke a sweat in a bar with sawdust on the floor." Obie Obermark, KNON-FM Dallas
"On tracks like “It Ain’t Love, “Long Gone,” and “Baby Sister,” you can’t help but kick your boots around the dance floor because you will not be able to keep your feet still..."
"Collins has perfectly taken a honky tonk style, kicked it up a notch, and made a sound that is sneaking it’s way back to the modern format of country radio fresh and new while showing off her influences. This is a great album and from the minute I put it on in my truck it has been the only CD that is in my CD player and it just doesn’t seem to want to come out yet."
Gone Country Magazine, Jeffrey Kurtis
"Saturday's gig was kinda like Sugar Blue meets Kim Wilson and Majic Dick in a dark smoky bar, Ronnie & Keith buy em' a shot. Janis Joplin pays the tab, and then all hell breaks loose. I still can't get my blood pressure stable."
Mac from 97-1fm RQQ, Nashville
"THE LUCKY SPOT... It's an infectious blend of roadhouse country rock fronted by a blues-harp-blowing woman who sings with a desperate passion and a slight Tammy Wynette catch in her voice."
Jeff Wall -
NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE
Sept/Oct 07' ISSUE
"Stacie Collins will kick your ass, country-style... more important, Collins rocks far harder than Wilson or Lambert, wedding vintage honky-tonk, Chicago blues, and Stones-fried country boogie..."
Justin Farrar -
THE CLEVELAND SCENE Magazine, Cleveland, OH 6/27/07
"Don't try to put Stacie Collins in any category. It's a combination between The Rolling Stones meets Dwight Yoakam meets James Cotton. Now what the hell do you do with that, besides put it in your pipe and smoke it?"
Robbie Clark -
W WEEKLY Lexington,KY 6/14/07'
"It took just 10 seconds for Stacie's album to make my jaw drop, what a sound! I like it all: her explosive honky-tonk vocals, wailing harmonica and tasty beats and melodies created by her backing musicians. "The Lucky Spot" blends all those beautiful sounds... It has a huge cross-over potential. It's a stand-out CD!
Przemek Draheim -
Radio Host /The voice of the Blues www.sfera.umk.pl
"Collins sports a hard-core honky-tonk wail backed by a slam-bang rock and roll band."
Grant Britt – MUSIC CRITIC Independent Weekly in Durham, NC / The Greensboro News and Record in Greensboro, NC / Creative Loafing in Charlotte, NC. (excerpt from his blog)
"THE LUCKY SPOT... Country Roadhouse Boogie, which goes animal into the legs… It's a killer!”
Review by Bärchen Records / German online record store.
" ...a vocal approach that's smooth as silk and yet tough as nails. THE LUCKY SPOT is well worth dropping your hard earned cash and is for fans of country and/or southern rock music. Get in early and get bragging rights that you discovered an artist before they hit the big time!”
Chuck Myden - The North Coast VOICE 6/07
"It takes a lot to thrill me. Tonight, Stacie Collins thrilled me and took my breath away. She is beautiful, sings great, blows a mean harp and has a stage presence that only a rare few possess. She is also a terrific writer. Her originals are killer."
Marianne Taylor/Talent Buyer - The Pour House Music Hall -Raleigh, NC
"Collins is anything but the current country fare. She's a no fluff-chick. Her voice is strong, expressive and quite unlike anything you'll hear on radio these days. This heard-it-all critic was quite taken aback by the genuineness of her vocal performance - nothing about it feels contrived or manufactured. This girl's for real."
Lee Barish - Cleveland Country Magazine
"Collins has blended the traditional country sounds from her Bakersfield heritage with the rootsy rock and blues that influenced her as a teen. Her voice is strong, expressive and unlike anything you'll hear on country radio today...very impressive, her material is first-rate."
Bob Cianci - The River Reporter
Muskogee-born and Bakersfield-raised is a pedigree that most country singers would kill for; not only does Stacie Collins live up to her heritage, she exceeds it with a unique blend of Roadhouse Rock-n-Roll, Chicago Blues and Honky-Tonk-Twang.
After finding a way of life she loved, Stacie Collins found the courage to live it and headed to Nashville. Upon her arrival to Music City on New Years day with little money, no place to live, unemployed and only 1 friend in town, Stacie was full throttle on an uphill journey. It took a few months to settle in but after emerging onto the music scene, she quickly earned a reputation for being one of the most exciting performers around and a local favorite. From the minutet she takes the stage and belts out her first note you know this girl means business. But when she unleashes her high-spirited energy on a mean little blues harp Collins declares she's forging a path traveled by few women.
Released in 01, Stacie co-wrote her self-titled independent CD. It quickly climbed the Americana charts garnering praise and radio play worldwide and the first of many European tours soon followed. With an ever growing fan base and tour schedule it was time to cut another record. Enter Dan Baird, former lead singer of The Georgia Satellites turned producer.
Stacie was looking for a producer and invited Dan to a show at the legendary Exit/In in Nashville. There he witnessed Stacie cranking her harp through an over driven amp like Little Walter and belting out her songs as if she might never sing again. He was mightily impressed.
Baird and Collins teamed up and with a smokin’ band hit the recording studio. The result is a ten-song Southern Rockin' Twang Bangin' Blues romp titled THE LUCKY SPOT. Again co-written by Collins and released in June 07; if this record had been released twenty or thirty years ago it would sound as natural on 70’s FM radio alongside ZZ Top and The Rolling Stones as it would next to recordings by rockers like The Black Crowes and The Blasters.
With her high-energy show, Chicago Blues flavored harmonica chops and raucous sound, Stacie Collins is a force all to her own.
Armed with great songs, a live show that makes you say “Damn Girl!” and a band that makes you wanna be in a band (and if you are in a band, makes ya wanna be in a better one), Stacie Collins is sittin’ in a sling shot and the arm is drawn back tight! This is one artist you won't want to miss.
Hey..Saw yall in Raleigh,NC 3 years ago..It was a small crowd but yall rocked like there were 5,000 people in the crowd. I think its about time to travel across the Mtns into NC again. Love your music.. And fun too watch you guys play. Michael
What a great photo on your profile!! You're just as beautiful as I remember... ;-) Seriously, it's my fault but we really need to see each other soon. And not a random one-sided spotting in traffic... Love you and Mr A.
