Real Day

Alice Peacock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 3, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Redeye Distribution
• ASIN: B00000IFMS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,155 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alice Peacock (this bird has flown), March 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Real Day (Audio CD)

Alice Peacock has a voice that rings like chimes, that soars and floats, that cradles and lifts the words she sings, before setting them back on earth. This freshman outing has a ripe quality that is carried by her sheer vocal vivaciousness. A first listen will remind one of the early pop of Joni Mitchell, not because of tone, but because of the sensual roundness and depth, evident on "Cracks and Daggers", where, not to belabor the bird metaphor, Peacock's voice spirals up like a high-flying dove. Picture a blue sky and that far-away mesmerizing speck in the distance, swooping and diving: graceful, otherworldly.

When Peacock keeps it basic, as on "Exit" her pure acoustic guitar and soothing vocals stand on their own. Add simple accompaniment like cello and mandolin, and Peacock's voice alone adds the lush richness on "My Love I Will", as tender a love song as one could wish for. Nothing is forced, as the controlled muscle of her voice unfolds such a sensitive spot.

On the occasions where Peacock rocks (even if a mid-tempo rock) - listen to "Something Else" - her voice takes on a throaty quality, most evident on the coda. Not raw, but a hint of rough. She also does the proverbial smokey blues to delightful effect on "Right Where I Belong" where the B-3 organ and thankfully minimal electric guitar underscore Peacock's soft wails and sultry falsettos.

Pure pop leanings of a song like "I Do" have a happy-go-lucky jauntiness. But I almost wish the song was done in double-time, with a cracking snare and ripping, throttling guitar. The Beatlesque background vocals and horn section could stand the full-tilt approach, and nothing would be lost.

The title track may be a "real day" for Ms. Peacock, but when was the last time you heard a velvety "wish I may, wish I might, hold on to what I feel tonight" crooned into YOUR ear? More like a surreal day. But seriously, it works. Delicate piano and sparse guitar grace notes underlie the acoustic guitar and plaintive purr of a singer that has a set of pipes and knows how to use them.

It is the final song, "Secret Love", that bares Alice Peacock's vocal strengths. As she keeps time with quiet half-note piano chords, her voice, like a well deep within her heart, draws from its depths clear notes, that sparkle and shine. Finally, the last wavering notes fade away and leave one wanting more.

Buck Steven | Austin, Texas

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice is a gem!, December 31, 1999

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Casey S. Pearce "Milestones" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Real Day (Audio CD)

Back in November I had attended a William Topley concert, where Alice was the opener. With the first song not even done, I knew I had to get the CD. Her voice was just so amazing live. After her performance, we bought a copy of her CD and talked to her briefly. She was so kind and generous. I took the CD home that night and absolutely fell in love with it! Just the other night I popped it in again and REALLY realized how beautiful the CD is. It has the perfect mixture of mellow and more upbeat songs. Her songwriting is superior, especially on the songs I Hear You Say, Cracks And Daggers, Exit, and My Love, I Will. Sincerely...there is not a bad tune on this CD. Once of my favorite CD's is Amy Grant's Behind The Eyes, and Real Day reminds me of that CD, but it is entirely different from it as well. I can't wait to get the chance to see her play live once again. A great voice, and a great talent!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply unbelievable!, May 29, 2001

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Mike Kelly (Freeport, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Real Day (Audio CD)

I met Alice Peacock when she came to perform at my college. I was working sound that night, and not really looking forward to another pop/folk/country singer that I had to sit through. But When she began singing, I became enthralled. Alice Peacock truly has a musical and emotive talent that I have very rarely seen before. Even being a poor college student, I bought her CD immediately after she finished. It became one of my most listened-to CDs, and I wouldn't want to part with it for anything. There is honestly not a song on this CD that I didn't like. It makes you think and feel in a different way. If you like music on par with Joni Mitchell, that is a rock/folk mood with poetry as lyrics, get this CD. You won't regret it.