Jones has the makings of a major star.
author: Goldmine Magazine
Goldmine Magazine - CD review - February 2001
by Lee Zimmerman
First impresssions can be deceiving. Cat Song the agitated, aggressive rocker that jump-starts After the Crash finds singer/songwriter Laurie Jones in Chrissie Hynde mode - full of cock-sure confidence and edgy anxiety. So it's going to be another one of those - a seething diatribe by a bitter, disenfranchised woman determined to lash out at every guy who ever did her wrong. (Alanis Morissette, are you listening?)
Fortunately though, that's not the case here. Jones is confident, but her confessional style provides depth and diversity. Most other songs - Take Another Look, Dragonfly, and Don't Look Up, chief among them - come across as melodic mid-tempo attempts at conveying heartfelt emotion in a manner that's affirmative yet accessible. Jones' path to discovery unlocks many emotions, but hers is a less turbulent trek; on these songs, Jones offers empathy instead of anger, solace over cynicism, contemplation ra
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The musicianship is subperb on After the Crash, complementing Laurie's strong vo
author: The Lubec Light
The Lubec Light - John's CD Review - October 2000
After the Crash is " Completely Different" and Completely Enjoyable- by John MacCarthy
" Now for something completely different" - the Monty Python line reference is the first thing we hear on After the Crash, the recently released CD by Lubec's Laurie Jones. And it is completely different from Laurie's first CD (Healing Place) which she has described as " slick, sweet and safe."
After the Crash, which is none of the above, combines Jones' considerable vocal talent with her equally impressive ability as a songwriter.
The musicianship is subperb on After the Crash, complementing Laurie's strong vocals on her own finely crafted compositions. There really isn't a weak track on the CD.
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adventurous, edgier, and in all, more artistically compelling side.
author: Portland Pheonix
Hailing from far-flung Lubec, Maine, singer/songwriter Laurie Jones has overcome relative geographic isolation and a dismal CD debut (1996’s Healing Place) to nonetheless establish herself as a name to listen for in New England’s folk-rock circles. With her aptly titled sophomore effort, After the Crash, Jones — with chops, nerve, and humor intact — leaves behind the safety and gloss that marred Healing Place to showcase her more adventurous, edgier, and in all, more artistically compelling side.
Picked up by several regional radio stations, including such venerable folk outlets as WERU in Blue Hill and Maine Public Radio, After the Crash offers plenty of catchy, mid-tempo melodies and even a couple low-burn rockers. Lyrically consistent and emotional without stooping to histrionics, Jones’s vocals have drawn press comparisons to Bonnie Raitt and Chrissie Hynde, but I hear more realistic parallel with less iconic, but certainly accomplished regional artists like Deb Pasternak, Jul
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what it means to be human
author: Face Magazine
face magazine- by sarah heifetz (cover Story)
"with the recent release of her second album, after the crash, laurie jones has proven herself as a song-writer, a musician, and a vocalist. not only does the album capture the power and personality of jones, but also some essence of what it means to be human."
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