Comments on: Phil Stacey – “If You Didn’t Love Me”

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:06:10 +0000

I don’t think anyone is doubting the claim that Phil is a model citizen, but I don’t see how that helps determine the quality of his music. I like the guy just fine, but from everything I’ve heard, I don’t find any of his music worthy of praise. Vanilla seems to be an apt description. And remember, a knock against his music isn’t necessarily a knock against Phil.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:54:32 +0000

To all the naysayers, I will tell you Phil Stacey is a wonderful young man. He went to college with my son and he is just very down to earth and totally a nice guy!!! This is no PR junk, this is an honest person telling you exactly the way it really is. Phil loves his country, his wife, his kids, his pfans, his God. He is the real deal. Anyone would be better for knowing Phil Stacey. Phil Stacey has all the qualities a real American Idol should possess. I always said an American Idol would be someone I would want my kids to look up to and be like, I would be very proud to have my son be like Phil Stacey. Actually he pretty much is. You get my point. Any PR that comes out about Phil that is good, believe it, he is that person.

By: Judith

Judith — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:53:35 +0000

For your information, Funk and Hair and Toenails, I haven’t bought into anything. Phil has served in the Navy as a singer besides writing a song about the flag, so I don’t think his patrtiotism is superficial. And like Vicki said earlier on, Phil and her son were in the same singing group in college, so she knows what she is talking about. And no, Peter, Mel is not Paula under a pseudonym, as much as you might like to think so. She is one of those Philnatics, whom you have decide to rudely attack. Sorry, but we will be around, so deal with it.

By: Peter Kohan

Peter Kohan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:31:37 +0000

So now we’re hearing from Paula Abdul under a pseudonym?

By: mel

mel — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:05:20 +0000

There is truly something special about Phil and his voice. His voice has a beautiful tone, and my heart is always touched when he sings. I think it’s because his beautiful spirit shines through. I’ve heard him play the piano and sing, and he is very talented. I can’t wait for his album.

By: hairandtoenails

hairandtoenails — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:16:40 +0000

Funk I agree! We have to be careful about buying into PR.

PR people want us to think like this “Hey, I’m patriotic. Hey, Daryl Worley is patriotic. I know so because he wrote a patriotic song and puts the U.S. flag on his CD cover. He said he is sincere about this and country singers are sincere people. I know they are sincere because they always tell me how sincere they are! Gee we’re both patriotic, I guess I should support this guy’s music.”

The trick, of course, is that if the listener is really interested in supporting patriotism, there are a lot better ways of doing it than buying a Country music CD.

By: Peter Kohan

Peter Kohan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:45:43 +0000

Way to tell it Pfunk (as opposed to P-Funk). :)

By: Funk

Funk — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:17:26 +0000

I agree with Melissa. I love Phil, not only for his voice, but for what I like to see in a man: love for his God, country, wife, and children.

Hey, sounds like Phil Vassar without the phraternity. Wink wink, nod, nod.

Honestly, how much to we know about anyone we see only on a television screen or hear on a radio or meet one or two times. In an industry that relies heavily on PR, I try to pay attention only to the music. Over the years and only with long times do we get to know a little bit about the singers and bands who want us to love them.

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:54:57 +0000

I would just like to point out that I did write “or other significantly defining characteristics”. I obviously didn’t mean to say that any good singer will be whiny or throaty.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:48:11 +0000

The very things you said are absent from Phil Stacey’s voice are the things that make him more palatable to me. I find grit, throatiness, and whining irritating over time, whereas a well-trained, clear tone with interesting vocal embellishments emminently more listenable. Fortunately, there’s a singer to satisfy every ear and and I think we’ll see that Phil Stacey is going to develop his own style and an enthusiasstic following.