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JOHN EDDIE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING… PEOPLE ARE TALKING… |
“How can you not root
for a guy who sings “I guess I’m f---king 40/That’s what my mamma said/But
Bruce Springsteen’s f---ing 53/And the Stones are
almost dead”?... Who
The Hell is a helluva
second act, full of songs that play footsie with
cliché and make her shine like a honky-tonk angel… The Strangely beautiful
“Play Some Skynyrd” is the sound of a
bar-band lifer converting biker-dud hecklers
into true believers. B+”
“…he attacks
heartbreak with a wicked sense of humor.”
“…the
Uncle-Tupelo-couldn’t-have-done-it-better alt-country burner “Shithole Bar”
and the sardonically ominous “Jesus Is Coming” are
just two of nine more
songs where Eddie shows, regardless of
who or how many are listening, that
he’s giving it hell.”
“…Eddie hasn’t lost
his knack for bitterly funny roots rock.”
“John Eddie is a
badass… Eddie writes like a cowboy poet, a rock ‘n’ roller and a country
tunesmith all rolled into one. Part Steve
Earl, part Guy Clark, part Springsteen, John
Eddie is one hell of an artist, and if you didn’t already know him, you will
soon.”
“Eddie hits the mark
with a sledgehammer. He channels the eccentric story telling
of John Prine…
Who The Hell Is John Eddie (is) so
damn good it hurts.”
“…pungent songs imbued
with earthy heartland twang and soulfulness…”
“…making a promising
comeback with a terrific new country-tinged album… His two hour
plus show is a roundhouse kick to rock-and-roll cynicism, a high-spirited
affair led by a man who seems intent on giving the audience its money’s worth
and having a great time
doing so.”
“…an album rich with
details of assorted dreams, wishes, romances and regrets… stripped down,
clever, funny, heart breaking and foot-stomping all at the same time.”
“You may not yet know
this beautiful balladeer, but you will soon. Musically, he mines
Americana, heartland rock, and balladry. Paired with his workmanlike
poetry, it begs
Another question: Why
haven’t we heard of him sooner?”
