Lynne Taylor Donovan: Press-Reviews

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Reviews of the new single "LIES"
August, 2005
Ratings out of 10:

PRESS/MAGAZINES
Barry Dixon - Now Dig This Magazine, UK. Great vocals. 8
Jim Johnson - Pathfinder magazine, UK.This made me sit up and listen. 8.
Bryan Chalker - Music Maker magazine,UK. Very bluesy . “ great guitars and superb voice. 10.
Stuart Cameron - Country Music Roundup magazine, UK. Lovely song and lovely vocals . 8.
Kai Ulatowski - Western Mail magazine, Germany. She has a remarkable voice. 8.
Sam Harris - Country Routes magazine, UK. Loved it. 10.
Sue McCarthy - Southern Country magazine, UK. Excellent. 10
John Brookfield - Pathfinder magazine, UK. Great country voice and a nice song. 8.
Maurice Hope - Country Music Roundup magazine, UK. Enjoyable and free flowing. Good instrumental back up particularly electric guitar. 7

RADIO:
Al Field - Triple U FM, Australia. Grows on me every play - excellent. 10.
Valerie Baxter - 2XX FM Radio, Australia. Super beat and terrific voice. 8
Gerry Warren - 974 Radio, Australia. 8.
David Miller - CO Radio, New Zealand. 8
Hans Mair - Radio Osttirol, Austria. Very good record. 8
Marie Crichton - BBC Radio Shropshire, UK. Super voice with attitude. 8.
James Pearson - BBC Radio Shetland, UK. 8.
David Spencer - BBC, UK. 6.
Bob Preedy - BBC Radio North, UK. 6.
Veronica Capaldi - BBC Lincolnshire, UK. Good track. 6.
Tom Lambert - Radio Star, Ireland. 8.
Pat Fitzmaurice - Radio Kerry, Ireland. 7.
Bruce Leperre - CKDM, Canada. I like it a lot!
Otto Waldoft - Radio Gladsaxe, Denmark- Catchy radio tune 8 .
Bjarne Hesselbjerrggard - Radio Sindal, Denmark. I love her music. 8.
Graham Hassall - Radio Nightingale, UK. Nice singing and music. 6
David Smith - Thatcham Radio, UK. Excellent song. 10.
Phil Roberts - Dune FM Radio, UK. Great vocals. 8.
Alex Pijnen - BRTO Radio, Holland. Very good. 8.
Martin Van Der Laan - Radio Compagnie, Holland. Powerful song. 6.
Bob Storrar - Classic VRN Radio, UK. Great track. 8
Masimo Ferro - Radio Voce Spazio, Italy. Very pleasant - can't wait for a new album. 8.
Pietro Scazzola - Radio Gold, Italy. 8
Helene Dagorn - Radio Active, France. 8.
Mathias Andrieu - ICI Radio, France. 6
Jacques Dufour - Radio Lyon, France. Like the vocals. 6.
Alan Potter - Harrogate Radio, UK. A finger snapper. 6
Etienne Berthels - Radio Terre Franche, Belgium. great song. 10.

This is new for July and is German. Scroll down. It can be literally translated by pasting the link in a search engine with a translator like "google".

"Donovan possesses one of those smokey-throated voices with lots of passion reminiscent somewhat of Bobbie Gentry....
L.T.Donovan is really versatile with her music, scoring nicely here....
all ten tracks here have radio hit potential...."

"....Emotive and passionate.... inspired....memorable performances.... Donovan at times walks the country-pop line, but does so with sincerity and just enough spicing from mandolin, dobro, and harmonica to keep it all in the country camp. Perseverance has paid off for Lynne Taylor Donovan and this disc should continue to keep her career on track."

"....this girl doesn't sound like Wynette or Cline or any of the other country greats, she has a style and voice all her own....as good a debut album as you will ever hear....top class....classy must buy country album"

"...She, most assuredly possesses the "three c's" that you will find in every successful artist. She is incredibly charismatic, extraordinarily creative, and positively captivating."

".....she’s had her debut voted as an Album of the Month in England, and she’s also claimed a Jukebox Award, again in England. LTD is not only attractive....but the gal can sing......"Talk To Me" is a mid-paced rocker. With its Shania-tinged feel, the track has been pulling keen European, American, and Canadian radio interest. Other standout tracks include the riff-driven "Soft Place". With its tale of a harrowed heroine looking for a man with some emotional strength, the track serves as a signpost to other neighborhood disturbances - "Turn To Stone," "Lies," the moody "The Doctor," and the mandolin, Dobro, guitar and drum fest played out on "Angel In Your Eyes," a former #3 on European charts.....a clutch of choice tunes, a sultry and attractive appearance, and a band who hang tight on every perfect note, it’s an accurate description."

"....her sound is guitar based country, polished and modern,
as good as any from today's Nashville sounding hits".

Entrevue en français

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