FEATURED ARTIST - MP3.com "All I Was With You" #1 Brit Pop chart-5 weeks "Spinning" #2 Brit Pop chart-3 weeks

Mp3.com Independent reviewers: 

Just listened to Cheryl Bliss....from CA..but REALLY from upstate NY! She is a very pretty and talented gal (sorry guys she is taken!) 

Overall Rating (A) I listened to all three songs and am in the mood for a band review as opposed to a song review. Cheryl has a delicate way with words, simply hypnotic voice and an eclectic spirit that is captured effortlessly in (these three songs). Funny, I heard straight pop (bordering on techno trip pop) in "All I Was With You"; I heard sparse, hollow female contemporary (actually reminded me of Macy Gray meets Lisa Loeb) in "Spinning"; and then a bouncy, juicy, jazzy "Hunger" really rounds out her repertoire....man I am impressedƒ suffice it to say that she is the real deal... 

Chance Recommends..... 

- Chance Gardener, mp3.com 

Yes, Bliss seems appropriate. I know something about Vista from whence you came and quite frankly am wondering how you found the gumption and muse to produce this wonderous strangeness. 

< BLISS> 

POP=short for popular....and I must agree whole-heartedly and then disagree vehemently. This is the sort of confectionary delight that confuses musicians, reviewers and record companies. First the middle class piano comes in assuring you that nothing will be threatened and that all is well. But hark..... a nasty distorted guitar/noise/sample/godknowswhat proving that punk rock is everywhere and will never die. Oh you say no samples so I guess it's a godknowswhat. Then a funky white girl bass line and the sad/mad/existential voice promising everything and nothing. I want both those things! The voice is equal parts Fiona/Shirley Manson/Marvin Gaye. I could go on and on but I won't. The production is not flawless but it is faultless allowing you to hear every catch and moan. I know that doesn't make any sense so kill and sue me. There's a pop genius at work as the piano fades out. 

You wanted some comparisons so here we go. I hear Steely Dan...I hear Stevie Wonder....I hear the Beatles.....I hear a lot of long forgotten psychedelic sixties bands...I hear Crown of Creation era Jefferson Airplane...I hear the Doors...I hear a dog barking down the street and a flower girl crying because she didn't make enough money to feed her little brother. 

The Hunger 

Cheryl Bliss sings in a high sweet breathless voice that couldn't be improved without some kind of strange futuristic surgery. Couldn't be more perfect, more lost, more hungry. She sounds like she's a hundred years old and twelve years young. The supporting music is also perfect; it's pop; it's jazz. It's Paul McCartney and Cole Porter on Vacation in New Orleans. The vocal delivery is alternately strong as hell and weak as a wounded kitten. I like it. 

Very layered with the occasional prayer thrown in. Beautiful; Haunting; Nonlinear; and the musicians need to be kudoed for best supporting cast in an impossible situation. Lyrically I'm confused, bemused, bewildered. It's all so sad and personal, I feel like i'm peeking into her bedroom and her Mum sneaks up behind and asks me what the hell do I think I'm doing. Jesus! I'm sorry. 

Spinning 

The best yet and that's saying something. A mood piece. a MOODY PIECE. Not a song per se but a beautiful poem set to a semi-funky beat, and a semi-sad memory of a lost love's confusions. A little girl is found in a big girl's head and still love is the thread that holds her all together. 

-St. James Wood, mp3.com 

Perhaps the latest techno-modern diva has arrived, or is waiting in the wings, in the form of Cheryl Bliss. Amid the reviewing of bands and one-man shows in cyberspace, I aver to a bias that comes with the freshness of a solo female performer. 

But that aside, we are dealing with something real here, although it is difficult at this early stage to completely grasp Ms Bliss's entire act. 

The melodies of these tunes are inseparable from Bliss's interpretation of them, which is a mighty edge for her. This woman's approach to material so far is to be a part of the atmosphere created by the sounds that back her. Still, there are times when her voice overcomes the theater and takes a front-and-center role. She works her voice with ease, it sounds, and has tonal phrasing that is trained and sexy at the same time. 

There are some great female-oriented lyrics here. 'All I Was With You' is pure feminine angst, pulled off with a genuine weariness and poetic-imaged lyrics that make one wonder if anyone else but Bliss could do this song. 

'Spinning' is an anti-melody, but Bliss makes it into some kind of spiritual chant, keeping it grounded with lyrics like 'The wind is Fred Astaire.' 

So far, we are a bit enraptured. Bring on more, Bliss and company, we want to be sure this isn't just a crush. Sounds like you have the goods at this point for a genuine love affair with fans. 

-Frank Cotolo, mp3.com 

A little bit of everything, and it's all good. From the "fatboyz" mouthed boombox effects to the extraordinary simple 2-note, yet killer guitar lick that drives the chorus. 

Big fat funky bass over the drums, which sound very real to me...yeah, they are..anyway...a great R&B groove thing going on underneath a tremendous vocal track(s) and the omnipresent guitar. 

A very ambitious effort, all that stuff going on but it all falls into place. E-bows and synth slaps and...on and on... 

I have a bitter headache right now and would love to take it out on something, anything, including this song...but I can't. 

Cheryl Bliss (name sounds like a porn star moniker, doesn't it?) could and should be going places with more efforts like this. I wouldn't call this a breakthrough song but it's damn close to it..a little bit of big-time radio play and a high profile supporting tour - and a smart record label would ride this gal all the way to the bank. 

R.V.H., mp3.com