PRESS QUOTES

“The 12-song collection Sleep Naked is a journal of emotions, well wrought and insightfully captured. Aided by tight arrangements and a cracking supporting ensemble, Elizabeth Rose’s bluesy, soulful approach has a touch of Bonnie Raitt, but with the insouciant funk of Rickie Lee Jones and the lyrical sophistication of Cole Porter. Her music can smile and wink at you--and even bite--but it blows gentle kisses, too."
-Jon Chappell, author “Rock Guitar for Dummies”

"Elizabeth Rose Sleep Naked CD release ....In the tradition of WS Gilbert, Dorothy Fields, Tom Lehrer and Randy Newman, Elizabeth Rose, performing songwriter, takes on everyone from Dick Cheney, 12-step fundamentalists, Greenspan and superficial sandwich generation caregivers in her songs. She glorifies sharp-tongued nonagenarians and lambasts backseat drivers in her witty tunes which cover the thick borders where rock, blues, country, ragtime and jazz meet. A performer with a musical pedigree and credits that include the soundtrack of the Stanley Tucci film, “Sex and the Other Man”, touring with the Broadway cast of Beatlemania, a run in the musical “Housewives on Prozac”, and a rep for some “gettin’ down” guitar playing on the blues scene locally and abroad, this ought to be an entertaining set."
-People's Voice Cafe, NYC


"In this fast paced world consumed with homogenized disposable
talent and 15 minutes of fame it is so refreshing to experience the
talents of Elizabeth Rose. Her versatility as a singer, writer, guitarist,
producer and performer expresses the depth of her experience and
musicianship."
-Alan Paul, The Manhattan Transfer


“Nice guitar playing, sugar pumpkin.”
-Pinetop Perkins


"When Elizabeth Rose sings, you want to celebrate being a woman -
even if you are a man. Her music is high-voltage - sometimes
explosive with raw energy, other times lyrical with poignant beauty.
She is worldly, earthy, comic, charming and vividly present tense. Her
hard-driven blues make you want to jump and shout!"
-Katharine Houghton, writer, actress ("Guess Who's Coming To Dinner")


"Possessing a sweet clear voice with the power of Joplin, the control
of Benatar and the personality of Sheryl Crow, she maintains her own
individuality over nearly four octaves...probably one of the best guitar
players on the scene... Equally capable of playing rock and jazz as well
as the blues...[she has] a voice that can be ethereal or growling, she
delivers a song with genuine feeling, be it humor or pathos. A natural
entertainer, Elizabeth is captivating whether she is shooting steam or
hurling ice...”
-Good Times, NY's Entertainment Paper


“An intriguing, off-beat personality,”
-Patent Trader, Westchester, NY


“Our own ‘Little Blue Flame Thrower.”
-Backyard Blues, LI, NY


“Natural ebullience and audience rapport...combines musical craft with
a sense of humor..definitely a contender.”
-Blues Views, NY Blues Society

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