“Redolent of Al Stewart at his poetic best, or perhaps even Leonard Cohen himself. Strummed, string-swept and captivating, McDonald’s songs are studded with observational wit, as happy relating encounters with dragons as the downfall of crackheads.” - Q
“Genius songwriter” - Rolling Stone
“McDonald movingly sings his oddball tales tinged with sadness; comedy and tragedy collide deliciously” - Music Week
“Once in a while an artist comes along who reminds you why you got into music in the first place. Greg’s lyrics are absolutely fantastic. I love it” - Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music
“Almost as good with words as me!” – Steve Knightley, Show of Hands
“Greg McDonald is one of our favourite songwriters, in the mold of Bruce Springsteen” – Record of the Day
“Storytelling par excellence to get you dreaming. Mesmerising and delightful.” – Jo Vallance, Room Thirteen
“Beautfiul” – NME
“One of the most charismatic singers in the business” - The Fly
“Classic song-writing and insightful lyrics… become one of the privileged few” – Rocksound
“With Greg at the helm anything is possible. Some of his lyrics show an extremely rare insight into life which few songwriters ever seem to achieve” - Drowned in Sound
“Amazing” – Steve Lamacq
“If you're looking for the new Leonard Cohen, here he is. Commanding vocals, rich instrumental arrangements and enigmatically poetic lyrics… a singer-songwriter of class.” - Rychard Carrington, Moving Tone
“An eerie take on folk music, painting vivid images with the lyrics, key examples being Cheap Flight to Paradise and Fairytale of New Cross.” - Rhian Daly, Moving Tone
"Stranger at the Door" is defiantly and definitely a Greg McDonald record - those stirring lyrics, that indecipherable pining, that unerring ear for a good tune all remain to charm and tease the great and the good. His subject matter may now range from illegal immigration to Spanish murders, madness and the end of the world, his influences may have grown to include the likes of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan, but these are all still songs tackled in what should be hitherto known as GMW, The Greg McDonald Way. It is a tribute to Greg that his voice is so much his own that his way of expressing himself, a way that encapsulates beauty, poetry, wistfulness, tragedy and a tune your mum can whistle along to, all at once makes him one of very few people I know whose artistic interpretation of the world (GMW) is instantly recognisable and easily enjoyable." - Richard Rose
“Song-writing of the highest order, reminiscent of Brett Anderson and Suede at their peak” – Rhythm Online
“An eclectic artist. We’ve heard the Stranger at the Door album and we love it” – Earwax Radio
“A cross between Leonard Cohen and Jacques Brel” – Phil Savidge
“Awesome” – Warren, Global Net
“Romantic and visionary… great, great songs” - Glammage
“Touching poetry” - UK Fusion
“Timeless” - Original Sin, Holland
“Stunning and emotional, Greg’s lyrics pull at the heartstrings and paint a vivid picture of everyday life, the stories spun are captivating and you find yourself transported.” - Will Munn, Rhythm & Booze
“East Anglia’s gift to the world” – John Peel
“Greg is a child of The Smiths who loves the E Street Band. Catchy, slamming songs.” – Stereophile magazine
“East Anglia’s Springsteen. These feelings are transcribed so genuinely they convey yearnings deeper and fuller than anyone else today. All songwriters are full of genuine emotion, whether simmering hate or pent up love, but mostly the words dribble from their pathetic mouths, ending up as wet and soppy as a burst balloon. These songs are so good simply because Greg can articulate his deepest feelings to you in so few words.” - Tom King, REPEAT
“Loving the new songs. Fairytale Rehab is one of the best pieces of poetry I know.” - www.cherryecho.com
“Really beautiful music” - Orange and Blue Music
“I wont be surprised if Greg rules drive-time the world over. I'll be very happy too.” - Tom Lee, www.treblezine.com
“Distinctive style, quality lyrics… ‘Stranger at the Door’ is very cinematic and reminded me of the Sagrada Familia” – Dutch Van Spall, Big Help Management
“Things of beauty” - Blue Cat Café
“Wow, I love Dead Man’s Hand! It's one of my fave ISC songs!” – Candace Avery, International Songwriting Competititon
“Cracking“ - James Leeds, Cord
“I really like Greg’s stuff, especially "The Firedrake". I hear a little Leonard Cohen tinge.” - Andy, The Icarus Club
“Incredible song-writing” - Tim Tori, www.therockit.com
“I went to The Barfly on Sunday, intending to watch Carina Round, who I've heard a lot about over the years. First on was Greg McDonald who I did a few gigs with back in the day. I remember the first time I saw The Dawn Parade really clearly - there Greg was in make up, wearing a vest with an ammunition belt printed across it, with a plastic rose hanging off his wrist, throwing shapes in the middle of a crowd of enthusiastic teenagers, playing these incredibly evocative stadium sized songs. The band were on fire and all excellent at what they were doing. I loved it. My ears were ringing for days. I saw them quite a lot over the next couple of years, and pretty much always loved it. Everything falls apart in the end though. He did a lot of new stuff on Sunday (which is good, check out the myspace), but threw one Dawn Parade song in at the end. It actually brought a tear to my eye.” – Paul Goodwin
“Brilliant” – Phil Beer, Show of Hands
“Passionate, wide-eyed, anthemic pop that tastes of timeless classic song writing” - Organ
“Greg McDonald’s voice has a beautiful, Dylan-esque quality that will stay with you for a long time” – Entertainment Guide
“Great, very English” – Robyn Hitchcock
“Greg McDonald sings of life in a small town in middle England with the same poetry that Springsteen did about the minutiae of Americana before he started making coffee albums for the masses.” - Tony Shevlin
“Really amazing. Greg McDonald is a singer in the vein of Leonard Cohen, but with Jacques Brel overtones. The songs are staggeringly beautiful, and anyone who hates James Blunt and David Gray should love him.” - Rod, No One Died
“Brilliant!” - Totti
“We can’t believe that the music industry hasn’t snapped Greg McDonald up with a great song like Dead Man’s Hand. Greg is definitely the best we have heard for a long time.” - Christine, MasterPaul Entertainment
“Beautiful” - Billy Friends of the Bride
“A voice full of soul” - www.tiscali.com
“Great songs” – Tom, One Fifteen Music
“Stranger At The Door sounds fantastic - great voice and a really interesting sound” - Joe Stolen Car
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