VINYL EDDIE: Stripped Down

Vinyl Eddie

Stripped Down

© 2001 Mark White (634479365720)

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Acoustic Modern Rock with a beveled edge.

tracks

1 Sorry
2 Time
3 Hollywood Help Me
4 Nothing Was Real
5 You'll See
6 Eighty-five
7 California
8 I Know

notes

The artist that inspired the independent film "A Night in the Life of Vinyl Eddie" www.vinyleddie.com"

Vinyl Eddie (AKA: Mark Stacey White; singer/songwriter from Cincinnati Ohio. He's an accomplished drummer, vocalist and rhythm guitar player who has played a part of various bands and has recorded with local and regional bands through the years.

In 1999 Mark received a plaque from the Musician's Friends and Family Association.

How does an accomplished drummer leave the skins to play guitar and sing?

"I had an argument with my girlfriend and ended up at a Juliana Hatfield show with the middle act being Jeff Buckley. With a combination of the two I went home and wrote the first song I would ever sing live...Eighty-Five."

Now Mark White is playing solo shows at clubs and colleges promoting his Sophomore album "Dead At Twenty-Seven."
Copies of the album are available at all Mark White shows and at cdbaby.com.

Former drummer for recording artists THE MYTHS www.wearethemyths.com

Also an independent film Producer/Director

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  • Very surprised
    author: Trish

    I wasn't expecting it to as good as it was, look foeward to hearing something new.....

  • Getting better and better...
    author: Kyra D.

    Over the years I have watched and listened to Mark's music grow and mature. Everytime I listen to something new I can hear the changes and growth with each time getting stronger and better. Having heard the first attempts, this CD is a leap in quality and sound. Still needing some work but leaving me wanting to hear the next CD to come out and knowing I'd buy it.

  • Heart felt and emotional songs,which make you think about your own heartbreak an
    author: Jack M. White/ Blanco Studios

    Mark White is very talented and will go farther than most with his openess and honesty in his music.I have heard most of his songs personally in the studio and he is very accomplished in not only his approach to his music,but also in the delivery of each individual song.This cd shows how this all works.Great cd son,can't wait to hear your next.

  • Mellow But Kinda Cool
    author: Katie

    Good laid back groves. There's only one song with a full band!!! I wish they all had a band behind them. Still sounds good.

  • looking for sequel
    author: Kelly Lynn

    Great album...but where's the follow up? 3 stars only because there's no follow up album

  • A much needed change of pace
    author: Sammy T.

    It's nice to hear music in a simplistic form rather than hearing a beat-to-death over worked mix with a thousand effects covering up the heart and soul of the music. I would suggest to anyone to get this album or...if you can't, find someone who has it and at least listen to it. The vocals are raw and great -guitar mediocre. Really tapped into many, many emotions that I had going on. Good album! Looking forward to the next.

  • Tapped into my soul
    author: Gavin

    This cd brought up feelings I had thought I left in high school, it goes to show that we never truly forget lost love. I love the cd and would highly recommend it to my friends. The incredible song layout brings the influential parts to life. ( Would have had 4 stars but not enough drums ) Thanks for the good times M.& K. "This might be a problem"

  • With every passing line, White makes you look back, look inside – you understand
    author: Muse's Muse

    September 30, 2002 Ashley Petkovski There’s no doubt that the male singer-songwriter genre has been picking up sweet, acoustic speed recently. We are privileged to hear Jack Johnson on the radio, Ron Sexsmith on a record label, and now Vinyl Eddie or, as the common folk may wish to call him, Mark White. “Stripped Down,” a collection of acoustic songs written over the last ten years, is the first record from the Cincinnati performer. Easing seamlessly from track to track, “Stripped Down” showcases both White’s ability to sculpt a song and his striking ability to, after only a few notes, bring you into the moment. With every passing line, White makes you look back, look inside – you understand where his words come from. It’s the personal connection between performer and listener that so many try to attain. Mark White manages to make that connection with the opening note of “Stripped Down,” and holds on to it, gradually pulling you in, the way any and all good songwriters should. White’s engaging voice and instinctive, seemingly effortless instrumentation combine beautifully. He has a fine ear for melody and is able keep his rousing, catchy songs as genuine and captivating as his sweetly languid ones. It’s easy for me to go on for paragraphs and paragraphs about his guitar work, his voice, the production and the album art, dissecting everything, song by song. It’s all wonderful, but in the end, those things become the minute details of the “big picture” when it comes to experiencing “Stripped Down.” Be it White’s intention or not, when “Stripped Down” fades, you walk away with one thing: a genuine relationship with each song. Cut it up or tear it down, every song on “Stripped Down” has both a sense of tender vulnerability and of strength drawn from pain and passion. The scenarios in the songs may not mirror your own, but you, as the listener, can likely understand where White is coming from. He’s the starry-eyed idealist, naively looking to everyone and everything he can to nurture his dreams, but also the hardened pessimist who knows deep down that the world around him is destined to change. Every emotion put down on “Stripped Down” is true, and, when analyzed to hell and back, beautifully universal. Devoid of pretension and posturing, “Stripped Down” rings out with honesty and passion. A labour of love, Mark White’s heart and soul are obviously in this album. Every lyric and every note naturally and gracefully resonate comfortingly - from even the worst set of speakers - with poignancy and honesty. I can’t help but draw the Jeff Buckley comparison at this point. White may not have the same kind of romantic, fitful guitar, or the frighteningly high vocal range, but his emotions are just as strong. He, like Buckley, doesn’t need flamboyant language to make his point. Sincere and straightforward, his words harness the power and emotion that are equal parts regular guy and cult figure tortured lyricist. To put it simply, you get it when you hear it, and from there, you take it to heart. He’s a treasure, this Vinyl Eddie fella’. “Stripped Down,” with all of it’s skill and substance, is an album that you can’t help but grow attached to, fall in love with and simply understand. Example? After reading the lyrics to “Eighty-Five,” I cried. From a girl that never cries, I can safely tell you that it doesn’t get much better than “Stripped Down” and the works of the delightful Vinyl Eddie.

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