Here are some of the ONE & TWENTY press clips & online reviews. Solo stuff is on the way....
"A kick ass CD. A great blend of rocking sounds and meaningful lyrics. The CD takes you on a trip through wonderfully varied sonic terrains and the Carol Thomas' soulful voice draws you from one emotional corner to another. I love all the tracks, the achingly beautiful "Comfort" (track #7) is my favorite. I find myself listening to it over and over again. This is a CD worth owning and worth listening to often." --Dae Chang, CDBaby
"Holy Cow...what a record. (5 stars)...I think I saw this band in a small (small) club in Manhattan called Nightengales. In a blurry, narrow room with a subpar PA, this band and this singer's voice, were as clear as a crispy winter realization. So...i bought the album. It doesn't disappoint. Two clear winners: Beekman Place, a poppy and well-crafted song that needles at the bittersweet heart of nostalgia, and Poor Ophelia, an acknowledgement (I suppose) to Hamlet's tortured girlfriend and the pangs of lost love. Buy this record!"--hamhands, iTunes '08
WOMANROCK
by Thomas Schulte
Review of our CD "I Don't Remember Falling"
ONE & TWENTY is a quartet with a funky side
to their rock-n-roll. Featured in this ensemble is the powerful, soulful voice
of vocalist Carol Thomas. Thomas, a black woman and guitarist, takes One &
Twenty down an R&B-inspired style path not usually encountered in rock
groups...If Nina Simone, with a lyric similar to Thomas, had decided to go
rock and roll, the result would have been something like One & Twenty.
UNIVERSITY
MAGAZINE
"Lead singer/rhythm guitarist/songwriter
Carol Thomas has a powerhouse voice which handles emotion, strength, and sensitivity
with equal skill....With amazing songs, musicianship, and Carol Thomas' exceptional
vocal talents, ONE & TWENTY is definitely a band to check out and watch
their development."
NYROCK
by Bill Ribas
Review of our CD "I Don't Remember Falling"
"Carol Thomas has
a bold and powerful voice, plays a solid rhythm guitar, and with her bandmates
fires up a mix of rocking and introspective tunes. On "Bass Line,"
the guitar leads... positively sizzle as Thomas urgently advises a lover.
And on the slower songs, like "Poor Orphelia," again it's the combination
of lead guitar and vocals that are front and center and define the song...I'd
hazard a comparison to Joan Armatrading, since both artists share a commitment
to songwriting, crafting the musical and lyrical side intently. Here is a
disc to savor, to be enveloped by, to fall into. Thanks to One & Twenty,
the listener gets the feeling that the world's a better place."
ROCKRGRRL MAGAZINE by Kathleen Warnock
Review of our CD "I Don't Remember Falling"
"Carol Thomas plays
rhythm guitar and wails in a huge voice in front of crunchy guitar licks.
Surrounded by musicians on a similar wavelength..., One & Twenty plays
mad, sad, intelligent rock. Thomas's voice is the fifth instrument."
GO
GIRLS MUSIC by Deborah Keith
Review of our CD "I Don't Remember Falling"
"With its a cappella
opener for "Beekman Place" One & Twenty grabs the listener's
attention with deep soulful lyrics delivered with the rich beautiful voice
of Carol Thomas. Poetic lyrics describing one's soulful search for life's
meaning and need for human connection are complimented by equally good musical
arrangements and fine musicianship."
VILLAGE
VOICE
by Maya Kremen
Article
describing Carol Thomas involvement in the organizing of Ladyfest East 2001
- 09/01, and
ONE &TWENTY's performance at the May 2001 benefit.
Click
HERE
for the entire VOICE
article.
@LMANAC,
by Sharon Nichols
Woodstock Times (and 6 other area papers!)
PICK OF THE WEEK
"How
many times have you seen a black woman leading a kick-ass rock band? asks
Carol Thomas of One and Twenty. Hmm...lemme think about that. Jazz? Sure.
Blues? Uh-huh. Reggae? Of course. Rock? Um...probably never. She's right.
It ain't that common.
Thomas is the songwriter, lead singer, guitarist and driving force behind the New York City quartet whose groovy, funky, rockin' sounds have been her emotional emancipation since 1995. "It's the freedom to explore honest emotions and feel without distraction," she says. Thomas formed One and Twenty--whose name came from a poem about cynicism and love by A.E. Houseman--and they regularly played at the Rhinecliff Hotel, Tinker Street Cafe and Cabaloosas before branching out all over the northeast.
Thomas, a finalist in the 1998 Lilith Fair Talent Search, has been accused of conjuring Grace Slick, Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin and Anne Wilson with her raging vocals. Teamin up with drummer Clyde Alford, bassist Jon Chazen and guitarist John Hickey, they recently released their debut CD, I Don't Remember Falling, describing it as honest, involving and relevant music with soul and conscience--which ain't that common in rock either... Give your ears a wakeup call, your minds some expansion and see Carol Thomas rock."
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