Edito de Shades of Blue"Great blues!" ERIC CLAPTON (Official Myspace.com/comment) "So sweet.Good luck!" MICK TAYLOR (Official Myspace.com/comment) "Enjoyed your songs." LITTLE FEAT (Official Myspace.com/comment) "Some singers are like sports cars, some are like pickup trucks. Layla is a 440 Six Pack at full throttle. Fasten the 5 point restraints, folks..." VINCE R. DITRICH/SPIRIT OF THE WEST/VINSYNCH "Powerful voice,clean recording,great playing, great songs, strong emotion...what else is there?" RICHARD SALES/GLASSWING STUDIOS/SINGER/SONGWRITER "Layla Zoe, a stylish singer with a fabulous future. Billed for her Janis Joplin-like tunes of the 60's and 70's, she showed incredible versatility, revealing shades of Midler,Cher,Shania and yes, Celine- depending on your ear. Wearing an elegant short black A-line dress, black shoes and knee high stockings, she untied her sleek, pont-tailed, red-blonde, letting her hair fall, and belted out the blues like a seasoned songstress. That's blues class." DENESE IZZARD/JOURNALIST FOR THE GABRIOLA SOUNDER "After the intermission, out came the Island's Layla Zoe a young blues siren who belts out a song a la Phoebe Snow. She opened with "Nighttime is the right time". She reached deep into her guts to hit some of the notes. However when she started the classic Sam and Dave ballad "When something is wrong with my baby" she had the audience in the palm of her hands." WALTER CORDERY/JOURNALIST for the DAILY NEWS "Layla convinced me she was a great musician the first time I heard her sing. It took all of 15 seconds. I remain her devoted fan. I hope the rest of the world catches on soon." BILL JOHNSON/ BILL JOHNSON BAND "Layla Zoe has a voice thats powerful and edgy and a presence that rocks the soul. The first time I heard her I got goosebumps before she'd finished singing her first line! She'll go far...just watch her." DAWN TYLER WATSON/ PROFESSIONAL SINGER "Powerful.... Soulful vocals. All the best to you!" RICK HENRY/ SINGER/ SONGWRITER, NASHVILLE, TN " Layla's new EP is a very solid mix of bluesy cover tunes and originals that will make you site up and take notice. These songs are produced beautifully and professionally. The sound quality, instrumentation and arrangements are top class but it is the singing that will get your attention. Layla has a strong and powerful vocal that purveys her emotion to the lyric and to the listener. Overall, this EP is a very enjoyable listen and a great medium for Layla to show people who she is and what she is can do, which is sing!!! "* DOUG FOLKINS/SINGER/SONGWRITER/MUSIC CRITIC (*This quote was edited from a longer review) "Layla Zoe...a name you will never forget once you hear the voice and witness a stage presense larger than life. This woman lives and breathes the blues with every pore of her being. For a musical experience treat yourself to one of Layla's performances before she leaves. This girl is going places." RIC LaFONTAINE/CD ISLE MUSIC STORE & ARCHIVE "Richly layered with strength and emotion, Layla's voice puts goose pimples on my arms and sends chills down my spine. From the first note she's got you- mesmerized and awe-struck." KAIT LIGHT/ HOST,CO-PRODUCER/ARTSNOW ON SHAW TV/NANAIMO "When Laylas heart-wrenching and strong vocals hit my car speakers as a part of a local recording with various artists featured, I had to stop, catch her name, and hit the repeat button.When her five-song EP was released not long after my first introduction to her work, it lived up to all I could imagine. Her strong voice leading deeply soulful and intelligent lyrics makes it impossible to use as background music. The power in those few songs demands it be in the forefront.The tracks also show Laylas range both emotionally and vocally - from the lighter catchy Jungle Room (a hail back to fun live soul performances) to the emotional Sometimes I Cry this EP shows the dedication of someone who truly loves their craft.What Laylas done here is take aspects of a genre so often overlooked these days, and added her personal touches, including impressive song-writing and a soul-stirring voice. Hopefully this is only the beginning of a discography I will keep record of in my personal collection." COLLEEN DANE/ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST/PQ NEWS Lire la suite