My favorite song on "Too Far to Fly" at first was Gracie. Then it was Fourward. Then I kept singing Everybody Here all the time (How can a hopeless song make you feel so happy??) I love the way the songs really do all hang together around the idea in Divine Whoa. And I love the rain sounds, and especially I love Blue Graze. I love the way the lyrics don't hit you over the head with an idea but make you think and wonder. And I think what I love most is just the sheer joy of making music that somehow goes from that little round disc straight to your heart. Thanks, Stuart.

I really like this CD by Stuart Pierce, a newcomer to the professional music scene. Stuart’s guitar and voice blend well to make a excellent medium for delivering what really shines on this CD...his song writing ability. Most of the songs are simple in structure, carry important messages, and have catchy tunes. This is not to say that his playing and vocals are any less important to the CD. He knows the fret board very well, plus his voice allows him to deliver the songs with clarity. The tracks that you’ll have the most difficulty getting out of your head are “Gracie” and “Knowing Everybody Here”. A departure from the lyrical quality of most of the tracks is “Bluegraze”, which is a frolicking instrumental number that demonstrates Stuart’s relaxed picking prowess. Though you would classify this CD as acoustic, Stuart does not shy from the creative use of various effects such as delay, chorus, and occasional flanging/phasing. The way he incorporates these effects in no way diminishes the acoustic feel of this CD. The mark of a good CD is, when finished listening, you find the music so comfortable that you say to yourself, “It’s seems like I’ve heard this before”…..Well, I had that feeling with this one. Buy the CD and look for more good things to come from Stuart Pierce. Dave Sadler The Purple Doors www.thepurpledoors.com