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August 1st, 2010
digidesign-003 vox Jamvox Guitar directly brought to you!

I recently heard Victoria Vox play at the Spur in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival ‘09 and bought her CHAMELEON CD. I Love Victoria Vox! Check out her “mouth trumpet”.

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  1. Halverson Says:

    I first discovered the music of Victoria Vox by chance. On May 4, 2007 I read in the local paper that Mindy Smith was playing at the historic Attucks Theater in Downtown Norfolk, VA with local Julie Clark slated to open. Being an admirer of Mindy Smith’s work and having heard a lot of good things about Julie Clark I decided to go, not to mention wanting to see the inside of the recently restored Attucks. So I get there, and as I am walking through the lobby I see Julie Clark socializing; so I go into the auditorium to find my seat. While I’m waiting for the show to start, a young blond woman comes on the stage and is checking the intonation of a guitar and am wondering who the cute blond is. A few minutes later I see Julie Clark take a seat a few rows in front of me, so I’m thinking who is opening? Come to find out that “guitar tech” was opening act Victoria Vox. By the end of the set, she had gained at least one more fan.
    I’m the quiet type anyway, but after the show when I finally worked up the nerve to ask her to sign my cds I was mumbling so much she thought I said my name was David instead of Danny. Luckily before I could embarrass myself too much, the lights started flashing indicating Mindy Smith was starting because she said “I guess is time to go back inside” I agreed so I held the door for her to go in then went and found my seat. Hopefully she didn’t think I was too much of a weirdo.
    With a mixture of songs on guitar and ukulele, Chameleon once again showcases her talents as a songwriter (not to mention her wonderful voice and great personality, which is also evident with her stage presence and her interaction with fans.) “Falling Star” is not only my favourite song on the cd it is quite possibly my favourite song period, “C’est Noye” is a beautiful song sung in French of which you can see video of on YouTube. ” Five..Four,” “Damn Venus,” and “From the Outside” are three more of my favourites. “What’s Wrong” is a fun song which will probably have you singing along. I could go on about all of the songs, but that would be too much to read.
    I have all of her cd’s: Ultra Pink, Still, Tres Femmes (with her friends Stolie and Kellie Lin Knott), in between, Her Jumping Flea and this one and am already wanting a follow up to Chameleon. While I’m waiting I’ll be learning to play the uke and speak French, both of which I’ve been inspired to do because of her music.

  2. Lange Says:

    I need to admit up front that I’m a huge fan of the ukulele, that under appreciated “baby guitar” that allows you to actually hear the lyrics to a song.

    Vox plays the uke on more than half the tracks on this album – the guitar is her prime instrument on the remaining cuts – along with toy piano, trumpet and even mouth trumpet on a few songs. She’s accompanied on electric guitar, percussion and bass by Mike Tarantino, who also produced this highly entertaining album.

    While I’m partial to the uke-centric numbers like “Buttercup”, which could have been a hit in the 1930s, the lead track “Peeping Tomette” and “What’s Wrong?”, a delightful song where they are joined by some friends on backing vocals in a simple arrangement, a few seem to be trying a bit too hard for commercial airplay. The problem with this is that songs like “From The Outside” sound like nearly every female singer-songwriter out there and the final track “Falling Star” seems to be shooting for Country Radio.

    Still, there’s a lot to recommend. The one number in French, “C’est Noye”, has the uke out front and Vox inserts a real nice trumpet solo in the middle. “What’s Wrong?” will stick in your head for hours after hearing it. Her voice is sweet and the production quality high. I certainly will look for more of her work and many of the tracks on this album will find a home on my MP3 player.

    Steve Ramm
    “Anything Phonographic”

  3. Limon Says:

    frankly, i have never taken the time to write a review on amazon. after my first listen, vox vermillion shakes my very foundation. it’s been years since i have been this startled by a first listen, and i highly suggest you give them a chance.

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