Miss Angie

Miss Angie
Born 1977
Genres Contemporary Christian music
Years active 1997–2000, 2008–present
Labels Myrrh, Transform
Associated acts Johnny Q. Public, Flick
Website www.missangie.net

Miss Angie is a Christian music artist who released two albums on Myrrh Records, the final one in 1999. Her music was based in aggressive hard rock and pop sound[1] with a feel that was described as "retro-eclectic",[2] and vocals likened to those of Cyndi Lauper.[1] Her portrayed image, one of the strong female rock star, was unusual in Christian music,[3][4] but was offset by overtly Christian lyrics.

She signed with the Transform Music Group and released a new album, Time & Space, on July 26, 2011.[5]

The name Miss Angie was a compromise; at the time of recording her first album she knew that she was getting married, and so chose a name that was neutral with regard to that event.[4] Her given name was Angie Turner, sister of Shawn Turner, who played guitar in Johnny Q. Public. The family had a background in Christian music ministry, and the siblings had grown up traveling with their father's Christian rock bands in a situation she later described as being "sort of like The Partridge Family."[6] She married Oran Thornton, also from Johnny Q. Public, in 1998. Oran went on to join the band Flick. They are no longer married. In a 2012 interview Miss Angie references her new husband Dave Darr who co-produced her single 'Restore'.[7]

In October 2009, she re-appeared with a new website, http://www.missangie.net/, and some new songs. The website claims she will be putting out an album in late 2010 or early 2011.[8]

On June 14, 2011, Miss Angie released a single off her tentative release with Transform Music Group called "Kick Drum". On April 10, 2012 she released a new single, "Restore", accompanied with a music video.[9]

Background

Miss Angie began her solo career doing praise and worship sets after Johnny Q. Public concerts.[4] She started writing songs at the age of 16,[10] and while on tour Oran Thornton encouraged her make a career out of music.[6] These efforts eventually lead to a demo produced with David Zaffiro[4] and a contract with Myrrh Records.

Her lyrics were influenced by artists whom she describes as being "out-front praising Jesus and plainly talking about the Word."[4] She names the influence of as Keith Green, Crystal Lewis, and Second Chapter of Acts. Her debut contains a cover of the latter's "Which Way the Wind Blows".[11]

100 Million Eyeballs, released in 1997, takes its name from a creature described in the prophetic books of Revelation and Isaiah.[12][13] Its lyrics have a simple though thought-provoking structure, aimed at the junior-high market.[1] Several reviewers found that its songs tend to pose questions to the listener, but end up coming off as praise music.[13][14] Musically, the album centered around "big guitars, heavy beats," and a "warm yet still girlish, voice."[15]

Overall, Miss Angie portrayed the image of a "polished, yet glaring 'teenie-bopper',"[16] a sentiment that others reflected as well. More than one critic expressed the thought that the portrayal of the strong female lead rocker was unusual in Christian music,[4] and this probably enhanced the albums appeal. The dichotomy between the sweet and the aggressive images are what made the album worth listening to.[3]

On Triumphantine the band's sound changed considerably, dropping the emphasis on guitar in favor of keyboard synthesizers.[17] One reviewer described the sound as Fleming and John meets His Name Is Alive.[18] Another likened it to pre-comeback Blondie or Plumb,[19] and a third to The Doors.[20] The overall effect was that the album contained a greater variety of sounds than the debut.[2] One major complaint was the short length of the album[20] as well as the individual tracks, which one commented didn't allow the songs to fully develop musically.[18]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parker, Mike (September–October 1997). "Reviews: 100 Million Eyeballs". 7ball (14): 46. ISSN 1082-3980.
  2. 1 2 Dietor-Hartley, Shannon (April 2000). "Album Advice / Triumphantine". Church Musician Today. 3 (8): 32. ISSN 1550-5294.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, John J. (Winter 1998). "Reviews / 100 Million Eyeballs". True Tunes News: 27.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parks, J. Robert (1997-11-16). "Miss Angie Interview".
  5. ↑ "Transform Music Group Signs Female Rock Artist Miss Angie". 2011-02-09.
  6. 1 2 Aderholdt, Danielle Lee (September–October 1997). "Bankshots: Miss Angie". 7ball (14): 35. ISSN 1082-3980.
  7. ↑ "Miss Angie Interview". 2012-02-21.
  8. ↑ Turner, Angie (2009). "October 1, 2009", missangie.net, accessed August 4, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Miss Angie Single and Video". 2012-04-17.
  10. ↑ Ewald, Dan (February 1998). "Miss Angie and Mancy A'lan Kane". BRIO. Focus on the Family. ISSN 1048-2873. OCLC 20909575.
  11. ↑ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Miss Angie". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 600. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  12. ↑ Cummings, Tony (October 1997). "Miss Angie - 100 Million Eyeballs". Cross Rhythms (41).
  13. 1 2 Dietor-Hartley, Shannon (February 1998). "Album Advice: 100 Million Eyeballs". Church Musician Today. 1 (6): 29. ISSN 1550-5294.
  14. ↑ Griffin, Kyle L. (November–December 1997). "Tools / Music / Miss Angie 100 Million Eyeballs". YouthWorker Journal. XIV (2): 65. ISSN 0747-3486.
  15. ↑ Stonehocker, Linda; Lloyd, Shari. "Reviews / 100 Million Eyeballs". The Phantom Tollbooth.
  16. ↑ DiBase, John (1997). "Reviews / 100 Million Eyeballs". Jesus Freak Hideout.
  17. ↑ Wiitala, Christopher (1999). "Miss Angie - Triumphantine". Cornerstone. 28 (117): 62. ISSN 0275-2743.
  18. 1 2 Stewart, James (1999-10-21). "Reviews / Triumphantine". The Phantom Tollbooth.
  19. ↑ McGovern, Brian Vincent (September–October 1999). "Miss Angie - Triumphantine". HM Magazine (79). ISSN 1066-6923.
  20. 1 2 Rimmer, Mike (August 1999). "Miss Angie - Triumphantine". Cross Rhythms (52).
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