Some Kind of Bird

Stacy Robin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: August 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Oceanic Records
• ASIN: B000ACOYHI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,465,503 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Though bearing a reasonable resemblance to her work with the alterna-pop-folk band IF and goddess rock band Drawing Down the Moon, Some Kind Of Bird clearly establishes Stacy Robin as a solo artist apart from her current bands. "Heartless LoveEdrives that point home, trading traditional guitar laden hooks for heavy synth grooves and a middle-eastern flavor, adding an intriguing dimension to the tale of disillusionment with religious righteousness. Co-Produced by Robin herself, she fills her ever-diverse musical palette with a fusion of pop, rock, folk & world music, combined with her personal lyrical style. From the infectious opener "Follow" to the deeply introspective and moody "I Bleed", Some Kind Of Bird takes you on a journey full of playful odes ("Little Stars")and painful laments ("Year and a Day") and soars to every emotion in between.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I think I'll fly, October 16, 2005

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Kind of Bird (Audio CD)

"Over and over I run on this treadmill
Chasing a target that`s moving too fast.
Dreaming of soaring of blue skies above me.
Reaching, I touch only glass.
But there's no stairway here to climb.
No other way up, I think I'll fly."

Stacy Robin draws on world influences to create unique spirals of sound infused with creative lyrics. Her message is positive and she explores dreams, success in relationships and a variety of concepts we can all relate to including the loss of someone we love and how we value true friendship.

"Cry for me now
You've been a friend to the end.
Cry for me now
Just lay your heart in my hands
And tear my blue sky down."

Stacy Robin has a talent for contrast. In some of her songs she is deeply sultry and then she surprises with playful spontaneous heights. She takes on Mediterranean rhythms as easily as Country and then dives into sensual drenching goddess depths. Her voice adapts easily to all styles and she has an adventurous spirit.

You may recognize Stacy's voice since she has been heard on TV and in Commercials for Gateway Computers, Toyota and Southwestern Bell ads.

~The Rebecca Review

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as anything by Jem, Jewel or Nelly Furtado, October 8, 2005

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Daly Mavorneen "Brimstone" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Kind of Bird (Audio CD)

Catchy pop laced with world-music flourishes and folk, Robin's voice is powerful and sensuous, her songs uplifting and unforgettable. Eye of the Storm is a fabulous track, poppy without feeling mass produced. The opener, Follow, is just as good as anything by Jem, Jewel or Nelly Furtado! And I'm crazy about Little Stars, a deceptively simple song about family, and how a full house can bring about a full heart. Endearing. Check out Robin in her two (!) other bands, Folk-Pop marvel Imaginary Friends (with the CDs "Fragile Illusion" and "What If") and the all-girl quintet, Drawing Down the Moon, whose Goddess-Rock CD "Angel in My Dream" includes the founder of the 80's glam band Vixen!