Issues + Options

THE NEW YORK TIMES critic Stephen Holden
‘Issues + Options,’ "one of the year’s two or three most satisfying albums by an American singer/songwriter."

Product Description
According to Stephen Holden, of The New York Times "The music of Phil Roy... accomplishes a delicate emotional surgery countless troubadours have tried, but few have been able to carry off. [Roy] describes personal experiences of love, loss and spiritual revelation with a naked honesty untainted by narcissism."

Holden joins the list of prominent music critics to hail ‘Issues + Options’ as one of 2003’s most compelling albums.

Issues + Options

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Issues + Options

Average customer rating: MIddle of the Road The Sound Of Humanity Phil Roy is a treasure.... an oassis This is the worst!

Issues + Options Phil Roy Manufacturer: Or Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Grouchyfriendly Live a Little 9 Riverside Battle Songs The Search ASIN: B00008ZZ99 Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

1. Nobody Has to Know
2. Undeniably Human(featuring Euphoria)
3. Hope in a Hopeless World
4. Melt
5. She Hurts
6. Amazing
7. The Have and The Have Nots
8. God is Not Sleeping
9. Danger To Yourself
10. The 29th Day
11. Why Do We Make It So Hard
12. Something Beautiful
13. This is My Home
14. Everybody's Somebody (featuring Ray Bonneville)

Album Description

According to Stephen Holden, of The New York Times "The music of Phil Roy... accomplishes a delicate emotional surgery countless troubadours have tried, but few have been able to carry off. [Roy] describes personal experiences of love, loss and spiritual revelation with a naked honesty untainted by narcissism."

Holden joins the list of prominent music critics to hail `Issues + Options' as one of 2003's most compelling albums.

Customer Reviews:

MIddle of the Road.......2007-02-06

It's upbeat and the guy has a pleasant voice; he doesn't shrill and he can carry a tune. I give it a 3 because I bought the disc for a 1$ for one song "Undeniably Human" which someone had used in a youtubedotcom clip they put together. And yes, regrettable the rest of the album does sound a bit the same but since I really only like the one and it was only a dollar I'm not complaining.

The Sound Of Humanity.......2004-02-20

This is a marvelous body of such touching music- it's been just
two weeks since I received a copy of this CD, and it has etched itself into my psyche- I love it when new music can so infuse the consciousness that it will greet me upon waking and sustain my emotional infrastructure during the day- such a wide variety of raw emotion and feeling. It feels as though some of these words and songs were written to be heard by only a few loved ones- they are so very personal and vulnerable- The redemption we receive from these songs are only visited after being belted around
pretty heavily, but I'm grateful for the ride- Us older folk need a good whoop upside the head. I want to get a copy to each of my 4 kids- in their 20's, but some of the music is almost too intense!; none-the-less I will pass on this gem to them. God bless Phil Roy for such a raw and expressive heart, and the will to share his humanity/spirit with us.

Phil Roy is a treasure...........2004-02-04

Phil Roy has one of the most beautiful, plaintive singing voices I've ever heard. I'm 47 and my 27 year old friend turned me
on to his music a few months back. I'm hooked....it's beautiful and cannot lend the CD to someone else who'd like to listen.

an oassis.......2004-01-29

Issues + Options is a beautiful collection of songs about our human condition. Phil Roy not only writes about life in a way which we can all relate, his soulful voice makes it easy to connect. Sometimes soaring, sometimes sensitive, Phil Roy sings from his heart. This album is a gem, truly an oassis in what can be a wasteland of popular music. Surrounded by excellent musicians, Phil Roy has made an exceptional record of comtemporary songs, a must for real music lovers.

This is the worst!.......2004-01-24

Every track on this cd sounds alike. They consist of gruff whining and moaning, making the entire cd very annoying. It's my own problem, of course, because I bought two of his cd's, on the basis of listening to one 30 second sample. Just awful! Too annoying to even sleep through. Please. Someone can buy mine; they've been played only once.

Average customer rating:

Issues + Options Roy , and Phil Manufacturer: independent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LXAO0W

Average customer rating: MIddle of the Road The Sound Of Humanity Phil Roy is a treasure.... an oassis This is the worst!

Issues + Options ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Grouchyfriendly Live a Little 9 Riverside Battle Songs The Search ASIN: B00006LFFH Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Prelude #29
2. Amazing
3. Undeniably Human (featuring Euphoria)
4. Something Beautiful
5. Hope In a Hopeless World
6. She Hurts
7. Nobody Has To Know
8. The Have and the Have Nots
9. God Is Not Sleeping
10. Danger To Yourself
11. My Love Will Find You
12. Melt
13. This Is My Home
14. The 29th Day
15. Everybody's Somebody (featuring Ray Bonneville)

Album Description

In describing the CD, it is best left said by a comment posted at Phil Roy's website: "The impact it (Issues + Option's) has had on me cannot be expressed in words. It's maybe the deepest collection of music I've ever wrapped my brain/heart around." Issues + Options is the follow up to Phil Roy's award winning debut CD "grouchyfriendly". (2002 Folk-Singer-songwriter artist of the year)/("Best of 2000 CD's/ Emerging artist/Amazon.com)

Customer Reviews:

MIddle of the Road.......2007-02-06

It's upbeat and the guy has a pleasant voice; he doesn't shrill and he can carry a tune. I give it a 3 because I bought the disc for a 1$ for one song "Undeniably Human" which someone had used in a youtubedotcom clip they put together. And yes, regrettable the rest of the album does sound a bit the same but since I really only like the one and it was only a dollar I'm not complaining.

The Sound Of Humanity.......2004-02-20

This is a marvelous body of such touching music- it's been just
two weeks since I received a copy of this CD, and it has etched itself into my psyche- I love it when new music can so infuse the consciousness that it will greet me upon waking and sustain my emotional infrastructure during the day- such a wide variety of raw emotion and feeling. It feels as though some of these words and songs were written to be heard by only a few loved ones- they are so very personal and vulnerable- The redemption we receive from these songs are only visited after being belted around
pretty heavily, but I'm grateful for the ride- Us older folk need a good whoop upside the head. I want to get a copy to each of my 4 kids- in their 20's, but some of the music is almost too intense!; none-the-less I will pass on this gem to them. God bless Phil Roy for such a raw and expressive heart, and the will to share his humanity/spirit with us.

Phil Roy is a treasure...........2004-02-04

Phil Roy has one of the most beautiful, plaintive singing voices I've ever heard. I'm 47 and my 27 year old friend turned me
on to his music a few months back. I'm hooked....it's beautiful and cannot lend the CD to someone else who'd like to listen.

an oassis.......2004-01-29

Issues + Options is a beautiful collection of songs about our human condition. Phil Roy not only writes about life in a way which we can all relate, his soulful voice makes it easy to connect. Sometimes soaring, sometimes sensitive, Phil Roy sings from his heart. This album is a gem, truly an oassis in what can be a wasteland of popular music. Surrounded by excellent musicians, Phil Roy has made an exceptional record of comtemporary songs, a must for real music lovers.

This is the worst!.......2004-01-24

Every track on this cd sounds alike. They consist of gruff whining and moaning, making the entire cd very annoying. It's my own problem, of course, because I bought two of his cd's, on the basis of listening to one 30 second sample. Just awful! Too annoying to even sleep through. Please. Someone can buy mine; they've been played only once.

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