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Stacy Jones Band "No Need To Spell It Out"
The Stacy Jones Band hail out of the State of Washington and have already made a huge name for themselves amongst blues fans, which has already lead to Stacy Jones winning the 2010 Best Female Vocalist Award and the Band winning the 2009 Best New Band Award, both from the Washington Blues Society. Stacy Jones musical experience began at only 4 years of age, when she started to learn how to play Piano. From there she started to learn Guitar at 7 and by 8 years of age she was up on stage singing with her dad. Blues became a mainstay of Stacy Jones by the age of 14 after meeting Seattle musician Beth Wulff and from there she started playing Harmonica at the age of 16. Now still in her 20's Stacy Jones already has a wealth of experience, that with the help of her fellow band mates shines through loud and clear on their EP "Live At The Triple Door" and their 2 full length albums. "No Need To Spell It Out" contains 12 Tracks and as far as the lyrics and music were concerned, this entire album was really a group effort, with all the members of the band getting credit on various songs. Stacy Jones herself, gets credit for writing the lyrics and music to nearly half of the Tracks. In addition to Stacy Jones singing and playing Piano, Organ, Acoustic Guitar, and Harmonica, she is joined by fellow band mates Rick Bowen (Drums, Percussion, and Vocals), Jeff Menteer (Lead Guitar & Vocals), and Tom Jones (Bass). Both Rick, Jeff, and Tom, bring an immense amount of experience to the Stacy Jones Band. Special Guest Kathy Hettel provided Harmony Vocals on 2 of the Tracks. "No Need To Spell It Out" was produced by Bubba Jones, Rick J. Bowen, and The Stacy Jones Band. My first impression after listening to "No Need To Spell It Out" was that the music struck me as being more on the rock side then the blues side, but please don't think that I didn't like the music, actually I loved it. From the hard driving opener"No Matter What" to the hypnotic bluesy jazz closer "Diggin' In The Mud", the Stacy Jones Band simply do not miss a beat as each and every member of the band ploughs through each Track like a possessed John Deere Combine on a Horizonless Wheat Field. There were certainly a lot of Tracks that competed to be my favorite 3, but in the end the ones I chose were Track 1 "No Matter What" with not only Stacy's great Vocals, but also Jeff Menteer's fabulous Guitar work, Track 9 "The Medicine", a song that had a Rockin' Gospel beat to it and when the Vocals Harmonies kicked in, well that was it, the song had you, Hook, Line, and Sinker. "The Medicine" was hands down my favorite song. My 3rd favorite was the epic 8 plus minute Track "Cry A Love Song", which contained an equally epic performance by Guitarist Jeff Menteer which lasted over half the Track. "No Need To Spell It Out" certainly did not fall into the category of Sophomore Jinx, as it came across with as much power, creativity, and uniqueness as their fantastic debut release. Stacy Jones Vocals and the rest of the bands amazing Musical Prowess continue to shine brightly as does their future, if they continue putting out these kind of albums. "No Need To Spell It Out" is one heck of an album which continued to whet my appetite for future albums from this amazing group of artists. Highly Recommended and Thoroughly Enjoyed. Review by John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)
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"No Need To Spell It Out" is the 2nd album I have received from the Stacy Jones Band, in as many years, the first being their debut release "Long Time Comin'", of which I wrote "She Sings, plays Acoustic Guitar, Tickles the Ivories, and by the way did I mention, she is also one hell of a Harmonica player. Her name, by the way, is Stacy Jones and you better jot that name down in your "Artists To Keep Track Of Booklet", because, believe me, if she keeps putting out albums like her newest, "Long Time Comin'", she is going to be on a lot of our Favorites List for a long time".