Beatles, Clash, Paul Weller, Led Zeppelin, Ramones, Rolling Stones, Husker Du, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Nirvana, Steve Miller Band, Jimi Hendrix, Thin Lizzy, NY Dolls, Joe Stummer, Mick Jones, Grant Hart, Shane MacGowan, The Who, Urge Overkill, Chuck Berry, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, Fats Domino, Elvis, S*M*A*S*H, The Pogues, Lenny Kravitz, U2, Gram Parsons
Sounds Like
John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Paul Weller, Joe Strummer, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Shane MacGowan, Joey Ramone, Keith Richards, John Stewart, Gram Parsons, Jimmy Page, Kurt Cobain, Pablo Neruda, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Garci Fernandez, de Jerena, Grant Hart, Bob Mould, Robert Graves, Tom Petty, Dylan Thomas, Bob Dylan, Curtis Mayfield, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Westerberg, Jorge Manrique, Hank Williams, W.B. Yeats, Marvin Gaye, Ray Davies, Lucinda Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Langston Hughes, Pete Townshend, Phil Lynott, Robert Pollard, T.S. Eliot, Lou Reed, Mick Jones, Chuck Berry, Ronnie Lane, Neko Case, San Juan de la Cruz, John Fogerty, Jimi Hendrix
"British rock, with an American tang, naturally. We loved it."
-MOJO Magazine (U.K.)
"Straight-up rock, done quite well, in fact."
-Time Out New York
"Hailing from NYC, the marvelously-monikered Mr. Fingerling writes nicely-honed, hook-ridden melodic songs in the classic rock vein. Expect great things. "
-BBC What's On London (England)
"To inspire people to be better humans, kinder and more peaceful, is the motivation behind the majority of the songs. To say that those are worthwhile goals would be a major understatement: I firmly believe that art can change a person's perspective. Built on Hendrix-style riffs, a Zeppelin-esque crunch, and put together with a certain modern-rock clarity, his songs resemble early Lenny Kravitz. There are moments here that really shine."
-Erasing Clouds magazine (Detroit, Michigan)
Ed Fingerling has rock and roll in his blood. Born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Middle Village, Queens, and Northport, New York, he developed his musical sensibilities and passions in the same landscape that cultivated bands like the Ramones, Run DMC, and Public Enemy. Ed has grown into a deft songwriter and musician, with style, substance, and gift for melody. His is a distinct sound that fuses his classic rock & roll and punk rock roots with modern rock, creating a heart-racing caliber of intensity.
"If I weren't born a songwriter, maybe I'd be a high school teacher," says Ed. "It comes naturally to encourage people to question the status quo, to try and to change things, to be someone great. To go for it, really."
Influentially speaking, Ed combines the lyrical philosophies of the Beatles and the Clash, the riffs of Led Zeppelin and Creedence Clearwater Revival, the fiery passion of Paul Weller and Johnny Cash, the poetry of Shane MacGowan and Pablo Neruda, and the musical joie de vivre of the Ramones and Rolling Stones. His songs soar with infectious melodies, bluesy guitar riffs, and meaningful, introspective lyrics of love, loss, truth, possibility, and hope.
"Ed Fingerling is, in the best sense of the word, a throwback to a time when music was a passion, not a product," says vocal coach Greg Drew (Lenny Kravitz, Avril Lavigne). "He cares deeply about the world and rock & roll, and those concerns shine through in his music."
Ed Fingerling is someone you won’t soon forget. Ed brings back the reckless fire and primal, raw energy that made rock the igniting force that changed generations and cultures. Discover for yourself.
