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being one of the biggest amy ray fans in the world, i am surprised to see that i had yet to review this one.

stag is proof that amy ray can hold her own ground both as a musician and a businesswoman. not only did she write and perform all of the songs on the album, but she was the producer and is the CEO of the album's label (daemon).

from Amazon.com Amy Ray's "Stag" is an excellent set, diverse in its reach. The opener "Johnny Rotten" has Amy on mandolin in a sad tale of a brother gone wrong. from Amazon.com If you're an Indigo Girl fan, you've come to recognize the Amy/Emily differences: Emily seems to be the softer touch, a bit more humorous, while Amy has the rough edge and seems to go flat-out non-stop. Those expectations play out on "Stag", and they do so without disappointment. Hold on through the weak point of the album, (disappointing because Joan Jett contributed but the tune isn't one of the better ones), and you'll be impressed by the end.

Criticisms are similar to others here: Too short - yep, when the music's this good, you simply want more.

from Amazon.com Those of us who love Amy Ray are accustomed to hearing her incredible lyrics delivered with that wonderful smokey voice. She has the ability to paint pictures in your mind that you never forget. Stag may have offered the listener a new group of songs to learn, but with the exception of Johnny Rottentail, I understood only a word here and there of the cuts that followed. The engineer pushed the instruments to the edge of distortion and the vocal line was the loser. from Amazon.com I really hate to be one of those fans that will bend to the whims and desires of my favorite artists. But, okay, I am. I ordered Stag and listened to it once and thought, "eh.. not my thing." But, knowing how much I love Amy, I thought I should try again. from Amazon.com amy has always been the edgier, darker, and more abstractly beautiful of the two girls. though i love emily's songwriting as well, amy's imagery has spoken to me more. both girls have evolved, and STAG is the result. this is an album they could not make together.

that being said, STAG is great.

from Amazon.com Unlike some others, I was looking forward to Amy's new album. I have been an Indigo Girls fan for years and have always known that Amy was the rockier one. STAG is definately a rockier album than your standard IG album and is a great CD. I found it very interesting that some of the themes and songs from IG albums have made their way to STAG (i.e. from Amazon.com Amy Ray has a talent for writing songs that are not only lyrically meaningful and significant to today's social climate, but are also imminently catchy and fun to listen to. Branching out from the Indigo Girls, Amy uses STAG to explore her harder side, which still incorporates the excellent melodies and guitar parts we've come to expect.

Backed by amazing musicians, Amy rips into such hard rockers as "Lucystoners," "Late Bloom," "Black Heart Today" and "Mountains of Glory." The Butchies seem especially in tune with Amy's vision and style of playing. A few songs are softer/slower and could almost be Indigo songs, such as "Laramie," "Lazyboy" and "Measure of Me," but it's nice to hear Amy's ability to explore this side on her own.

from Amazon.com Stag opens up with the folk/bluegrass Johnny Rottentail from there it covers nearly every emotion on the scale. Amy Ray has reached with in herself and pulled out a wealth of emotions that she has not been able to express with in the constraints of the Indigo Girls. from Amazon.com it sounds different from what you're used to hearing from the indigo girls. from Amazon.com

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