INDIESPACE MUSIC REVIEW by Lisa Shiel

JILL HOLLY - Calling All Angels

In this age of teenage divas, I'd begun to wonder if anyone over the age of 19 could get on stage anymore. Sure, LeeAnn Rhimes has a nice voice and a perky personality, but some of us still crave the maturity only a full-grown singer/songwriter can inject into music.

Enter Jill Holly.

Her voice resonates with the power and emotion, from the first note of "Calling All Angels," the first and title track on this refreshing CD. In her music, I hear echoes of everyone from Joan Baez to Shania Twin. "Common Ground" and Louise harken back to the 60's when Baez and Dylan enlightened us about the human condition through their music.

But just when you think the album's floating into that cerebral gray area, Holly brings it back to earth with the funky "Heart On The Line." The gorgeous "If Ever There's A Doubt" gives the album its requisite love ballad. The song showcases the best of Jill Holly - that voice, that gift for melody, those grown-up lyrics that no teen queen could deliver honestly.

Let us give thanks for Jill Holly, and all the other adult singer/songwriters out there who remind us why we love music.

 

TELLURIDE TIMES - JOURNAL by Peter Tigue

Sound Advice..."an intense package of vocal chords. Holly is also a master on the guitar, and her acoustic shows are definitely worth checking out."

 

FARMINGTON HERALD by Jason Ferrel

JILL HOLLY: "I didn't want the performance to end...You could feel the audience felt the same. By far the best opening act I've seen."

 

KLOS LOCAL LICKS SHOW - Producer Bill Hartew

KLOS 95.5 FM Los Angeles

ON JILL HOLLY: "A pure talent presented in a simple and totally engageing manner."

ON THE SONGS: "Thoughtful lyrics crafted around life's episodes."

ON RADIO: "Jill Holly is a viable contender for any AC playlist."

ON LOCAL LICKS: Jill doesn't fit our regular format, but her talent deserved being heard by our audience. We try to showcase the best local artist we can find."

 

TO THE POINT

"I knew she was going to be good, I had no idea I was going to be blown away!" Rick Bloom: dick clark agency

"Jill has the best natural voice I have ever heard!" Ron Miller: Grammy Award-winning songwriter

"Jill Holly has a voice like the wind, it will blow you away!" Michael O'Connor: music publisher

"IMPRESSIVE VOCALS" Jon Bream: Minneapolis Star & Tribune entertainment critic

'FANTASTIC VOICE" St. Norbert College

"Ms. Holly is the total performer!" R.E. Kreppel: S. Illinois University

"Impressive professionally and personally, she's talented, funny, entertaining and beautiful...who needs more?" Jan Landy, Hollywood Insider