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 Excellent Songwriter/Singer!! May 14, 2006
This is a must for any music collection. Phil Vassar's talent is one you have to hear, you will become a fan in no time after one listen!!
Best Country Performer Ever Feb 27, 2006
Buy the CD, and go see this performer in concert. He will out-do any showman, captivate you with his stage presence, and sing his heart out with show stoppers like "I'll take that as a Yes!" and many, many other songs that take you back to simpler times in life. Get this CD first, then, as soon as you are Vassarized and a Phan Phor Liphe,(the PH's are for PHil) check out the other CD's....
Best Yet Nov 28, 2005
All of Phil's cd's are wonderful, but this is his best by far. It really shows his range. From the rocked up Hot Tub song to the slow Billy Joelesque Black and Whites and everything in between. I'm now waiting for him to make a CD of all of his song's that other people have done.
 [...] Nov 05, 2005
By: Maxine Macpherson
Phil Vassar's country is different. Maybe it's the piano instead of the typical guitar. Maybe is the extraordinary energy of this performer coming out in his music or maybe it's the lovely, simple stories he tells with the songs he co-writes. Actually, it's all of these things, at least that's the case with Vassar's newest CD, Shaken Not Stirred.
At a CD release party in Lowell, MA in September, Vassar thrilled his audience with several cuts from the new album, including the first single and recent #1, "In a Real Love." This song is a great example of Vassar's rocking piano style and lyrics that create a visual picture for the listener:
"Well, I was 18 makin' minimum wage
With a letterman jacket and a Chevrolet
I thought I was cool, yeah, I ruled the school."
There are several songs that continue or build on the theme of a young man's dreams that have to give way to growing up. "I Miss the Innocence" is the best example of this loss:
"A crazy boy and a pretty girl
Man, life was simple then
Nothin' that we had to do
And no one to answer to
`Til reality stepped in
We're growing up
We've changed so much."
Vassar told the audience he spent six-months creating and recording the new CD. He co-wrote 10 of the 12 songs included on the CD. He also broke with Nashville tradition, using his own band members instead of studio musicians and writing with a variety of people including his bus driver. He talked about his early work experience as a bartender and that's the subject of the song "Here To Forget." Vassar loves to return to youthful themes, found love ("I'll Take That As a Yes"), getting over lost love ("Gone By Dawn") and shared plans that never seem to workout ("Dancin With Dreams").
The piano, always present in a Vassar song, is even more pronounced on this CD. Especially good is the country and jazz love song "Nobody Knows Me Like You" and, what Vassar claims is an "ode to my piano," the very blues-like "Black and White." This last is a real change in style and it works beautifully. It is obvious that the piano is more than an instrument for this singer - it's a second voice.
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I'm a Phil phan! Aug 28, 2005
Okay, Phil Vassar sure ain't your "traditional country" artist, but he's a GREAT performer all the same! This CD does a great job of showcasing his piano skills and unique vocal abilities, and has some really catchy, stick-in-your-head songs. A couple tracks are more "light and jazzy" than country, but they're great all the same. Besides the singles released to radio (like "In a Real Love" and "I'll Take That as a Yes"), there are other great songs on this album. My fave is probably "Nobody Knows Me Like You," one of those love songs that makes you go, "Aww..."
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