Distant Memories
Amy Nielsen
© Copyright-Amy Nielsen
(827071028920)
Record Label: Amos Records
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1. Rainbow |
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2. Up in Flames |
5:12 |
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3. Distant Memories |
4:50 |
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4. You Don't Know Me |
3:21 |
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5. Let's Just Be Friends |
3:54 |
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6. Are You Really That Stupid |
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7. New Life |
5:37 |
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8. Don't Hold Me Now |
4:49 |
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9. State of Mental Chaos |
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10. Set in Stone |
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11. Finality |
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12. White Trash Princess |
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13. Don't Hold Me Now (Extended Mix) |
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Diverse musical influences and personal life experiences converge on 'DISTANT MEMORIES', the first full length CD release by Arizona singer/songwriter AMY NIELSEN.
"Twelve tracks filled with heartache, redemption and humor...I think there's something here for everyone", Amy states with a wry smile.
Folk, rock, country, blues, even gospel are represented, blending into what can only be called 'American' music.
"I grew up listening to a lot of classic folk and country", Amy relates. She lists Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash and daughter Rosanne, John Denver, and Bobbie Gentry among her many influences.
A Mesa, Arizona native, Amy started her musical career at the tender age of 3, singing for weddings and other special events for family and friends. She began penning her first songs at age 8, and, after becoming enamored with a hot pink guitar in a local music store, she embarked on a mission to self-learn her new instrument in order to give a more expressive musical voice to her songwriting. Singing a wide range of musical styles in an assortment of bands and traveling across the country throughout the 90's, Amy discovered her own voice.
"I like to mix old-style country with folk, blues, and interesting vocal harmonies to create my own distinctive sound", she says.
And now, on 'DISTANT MEMORIES', that voice is ready to be heard.
James Miroslaw is Amy's musical partner on 'DISTANT MEMORIES', serving as arranger, engineer, producer, and sole musician on the album.
"Yes, I am actually all the members of The Amy Nielsen Band", James says. "I win all of the musical arguments".
According to James, it all started with the source. "I fell in love with the songs first", he says. "And finding the right musical expression for great songs is almost easy, and is very rewarding. And these are great songs!"
Playing all instruments as well as providing backing vocals, James painstakingly put together all of the tracks for the album, one instrument at a time, over the course of a year, with time off only to mend a broken hand, courtesy of an errant stick in a hockey game.
For James it was time well spent. "I am proud that Amy trusted me with her songs...I think you'll find they are worth your investment too".
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Deeply personal and truthful storytelling; evocative and edgy expression.
author: Eric Swartz
What a treat Distant Memories is! For a debut album, I was totally blown away. It runs the gamut of all emotions -- from sadness, loneliness, and regret to hope, wistfulness, and good 'ole fun. It's a got a country feel in the story lines, yet some of the licks are pure rock and unabashedly folk. The title track, Distant Memories, is a haunting and beautiful melody; Let's Just Be Friends is very poignant (sounds like a classic already); Finality is a moving account of facing one's own mortality; and songs like Are You Really That Stupid and White Trash Princess are hilarious and full of 'tude. Amy Nielsen's voice has a wonderful heartfelt quality -- it's soulful and very down to earth. She's an edgy Patsy Cline -with all the verve and depth of feeling that implies. Coupled with James Miroslaw's innovative arrangements and crisp musicianship,
which feature both quiet and stirring passages as well as rollicking virtuosity, this album calls forth some great memories -- ones I can't wait to hear over and over again. Give this album a listen!
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