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Stacie Collins 'The Lucky Spot" (Rev)

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Miranda Lambert and Gretchen Wilson can move it on over, because Stacie Collins has the potential to join such misfits as Wanda Jackson, David Allan Coe and Lou Ann Barton with her aggressive approach and well-crafted lyrics.

Muskogee-born, Bakersfield-bred, the Nashville-based Collins scorches the earth as she growls, yelps, plays a mean harp and wails her way through "It Ain't Love," which deserves even more attention than Susan Tedeschi received with "Rock Me Right." Adding fuel to the fire is the Georgia Satellites' Dan Baird, who plays guitar and produced this ruckus.

Collins, a looker who could market her own line of drool buckets, is a country-rock-blues hybrid. She shifts gears on the title track, a country gem that recalls Lucinda Williams circa 1988. The slow, soul-based "Sorryville" makes it more difficult to categorize her artistry.

Although Collins spins her wheels on "Never Ever" and "Ramblin," she redeems herself on a driving "Baby Sister" and "Do You Miss Her," a killer ballad that serves as the album's cornerstone.

-- Dave Goodrich

Collins performs at the Johnstown FolkFest Friday and Saturday.