"when the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace".
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nusrat fateh ali kahn, red house painters, stevie wonder, marvin, rav shimon, nights, days, gish, tracy chapman, nick drake, j. buckley (my two favorite singer songwriters ever), smoke city, esthero, zeppelin (my favorite band of musicians ever along with shakti), smokey robinson, slowdive, the sundays, laika, mahalia jackson, sting, peter gabriel, pink floyd, old recordings that capture great performances, the ocean and the days near it, john martyn, richard thompson, sade, the la's, van morrison, brian mcknight, on golden pond, good will hunting, sarah vaughn, t. robbs, rav phillip berg, family, joy, to name a few.
Greg Fine is an artist that is not easily understood, marketed, or categorized.
His music comes from the wellspring of a limitless musical and spiritual world; It is not derived from the material world of commerce, image-consciousness, or fad.
This is not to say that he isn't good looking.
At his shows in intimate venues like The Living Room in lower Manhattan, Greg creates the sound of wild abandon. Open guitar tunings, ambient sound effects and a voice with a thousand shades are his tools to bring a world of infinite color to his listeners.
His melodies and guitar style do not fall into a specific school of training or genre, they are however memorable and definitely palatable. Greg is similar to Joni Mitchell or Jeff Buckley in that way, but like them, completely unique.
Greg sings in an earnest but soulful voice reminiscent of David Gray, but often breaks into a soaring falsetto that sounds like Chris Martin of Coldplay, only better. Greg's songs are about the joy and trials of life from a spiritual perspective. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Qawwali singing come to mind. In that tradition, the expression of the voice supercedes the actual words that are sung.
Greg Fine is an artist that must be experienced live to truly understand.
His talent is transparent; Seamless, but its apparent that the guy's worked hard to share his talent with the world. You must see, no, Hear for yourself.
A. Stack
One word comes to mind when describing Greg Fine; Soul. His voice is nothing short of angelic and his poetry is nothing shy of inspirational. His sense of both melody and harmony are in a word; Beautiful. What Greg brings to his band is a presence that exemplifies soul- centered clarity. Greg projects his inner soul in such a manner, serving to remind that music is a language that is truly god given. He is an artist who will undoubtedly uplift all who listen and will surely be appreciated by a universal audience. A. Valerio
"It is indeed a true rarity when a local artist generates a natural sense of presence, both on stage and in the studio."
SHOUT!
"...his music will immediately captivate listeners."
Long Island Entertainment
Review of Greg's EP, 'Profile' by Discovering Artists:
With a captivating acoustic-driven sound backed by semi-somber rhythms, this album is a great sampling of a full-length collection to hopefully soon come. I didn't get into the lyrics at first because this guy's voice kept taking over — it's divine. The sound is Glen Philips meets Gregory Douglass, and it's stellar. Infused with a little funk and a whole lot of layered piano and guitar, it's no doubt that this guy has a bright future. "254" is a medley of just about every musical style out there, and in it, Fine wails, "And in this haze/Is everything/And in this rage/Is everything." "Shine" is a straightforward, heartfelt acoustic tune with Fine's entrancing voice filling up the gap between each strum. Lyrically, we're looking at simple stuff, but still in poetic style. Did I mention this guy has mad potential? Yah, I did. But I just wanted to remind you, because you'll be hearing more about him on our site – no doubt!
Please send an email to greg_fine@hotmail.com if you would like to be added to the mailing list for upcoming shows and info.
Rizzo & T as Little E... 2 night at 9 PM One set... we'd love to see you of course! Gizzi's Coffee 16 W 8th Street New York, NY 10011 T: 212.260.9700 www. gizzisny. com
just dropped to say hello...i alwayZ enjoy listening to your voice
...i play every wednesday at sunken meadow beach on the boardwalk from 6-9... come on down sometime and play some of your tuneZ and we'll jam on 'em. peace.
Puma.........I'm flying in on the 4th of March. I will be there through the 12th. I would love to spend some time with you and the family so drop me a line soon. love ya Ali
Thanks so much for adding us! We enjoyed your songs very much. Hope you can check out our new cd coming soon to myspace. Have a great holiday...BLAMEDANIEL
thanks for the kind word,,just heard the acoustic LI performance, you sound better than ever, especially that second tune ... wade in the water? GREAT song! All my best to you,Lauren and your beautiful boy, Congratulations my friend.
Whats up Greg? I couldn't make the show on Saturday but I know it was great!!!(They always are) keep on making great music hope all is well talk to you soon
Hi greg, Well I did it again! My new song ‘Waves’ was just added to my music player. This song is a collaboration with my friend (bffl) Gary Pecorella [www.myspace.com/garypecorellamusic]. I really like the crisp sound Gary gets on his new age music, and asked him to help with arrangements, and man am I glad I did, Gary did an awesome job. Please come have a listen and as always I’d love to hear your feedback when you get a chance.
When ‘Waves’ has completed please also check out my very first video of an older song, ‘Lonely Roads’, keeping in mind it is my first video :) Looking forward to hearing from you. -Michael
