SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 BY
KOOP FM IN AUSTIN, TX
&
PLANETA POP FM IN MADRID, SPAIN
&
ONE OF THE BEST 40 ALBUMS OF 2007 (21st) BY ALZTRON IN NYC
"The best Who and New Order influenced album... of the year and maybe ever"
Hecklerspray (UK)
"These 14 songs are full of upbeat pop energy, well written and thoughtful lyrics"
UR Chicago
"Imagine an early adulthood sequel to Brian Wilson's teenage
symphony to God, "Smile". But (with) a braintrust of talent whereby Mitch
Easter's power pop classicism, Sufjan Stevens' fanciful hookiness and
Jonathan Rundman's everyman observational geekiness...makes for some
strangely rocking, articulate beauty"
HM Magazine
"a quality record that is brimming with confidence. Hopefully this is just the beginning of a long solo career. "
Daggerzine
"What you will find, in spades, are loads of happily retro pop hooks; imagine what it might have sounded like if Ian Broudie and Pete Townshend had joined forces in the late ‘80s, and you’ll be somewhere in the neighborhood. If you ever get nostalgic for the days when 'alternative rock' wasn’t shorthand for nü metal, you’ll get a kick out of these songs."
Bullz-eye.com
"Summerlin is carefully crafting every single moment on this consistently and wildly enjoyable album, beginning to end. EXTREMELY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"
NotLame.com
"Summerlin has amazing talent that should not be ignored"
Powerpopaholic
"Greg Summerlin surpassed all expectations, and in the process has re-invented himself as one of the most positive forces upon the music industry in quite some time."
Indie Rock Reviews
"Everything you could want in a rock album and more"
Music For America
"The album is lovingly adorned with catchy pop hooks and adoring vocals...it is just refreshing to listen to an artist that is able to turn what can often seem like a dreary world into some guitar-laden, synthpop delight."
Carl Sandburg Visits
"an excellent start from a new artist"
Southeastern Performer Magazine
"lovely, memorable melodies, thoughtful lyrics, and a clear invitation for repeated listenings."
CowboyTrance.com
"Summerlin's story has relevance in modern society and his music runs in vein with adult contemporary artists like Matt Nathanson, Snow Patrol, and My Morning Jacket. The songs are melodically pleasing and have appeal like the Broadway musical Spring Awakening. His latest album is a very ambitious effort that has all the necessities to make a Broadway show or a motion picture."
Hybrid Magazine
Two years after releasing the heralded The Young Meteors,Greg Summerlin is once again behind the microphone for his most epic and poignant album to date, All Done In Good Time: The Life and Times of Polly Shields. Leaving behind the warm Alabama fall, Summerlin joined producer Ed Ackerson (The Replacements, Golden Smog, Brian Setzer, Juliana Hatfield) in a cozy Minneapolis studio. Together, with grandiose Who-like execution, Summerlin and Ackerson triumphed in delivering a sincere album with songs to hook you into a sing along or embrace you in an epic tale. Unafraid to wrestle with his own inspirations, Summerlin uses personal tragedy and triumph to unite four characters in a fluid album that plays like a 50-minute symphonic melodrama incorporating philosophy, theology, the meaning of life, and rock and roll.
Although Summerlin has always been a huge fan of The Who, that interest was rekindled when he read the Keith Moon biography ”Moon” by Tony Fletcher. He then bought the remixed and remastered CD of Tommy and became somewhat obsessed with the record and with The Who as a band. Summerlin’s amazement at the genius behind Tommy, and the enormity of the record’s concept, continues today. Musically speaking, however, the influences on Summerlin’s latest effort are much more diverse, and include what Summerlin cheekily calls “classic alternative,” like New Order.
About the time Summerlin was immersing himself in Tommy, he woke up in the middle of the night one evening and started writing the All Done In Good Time track “Please Don't Tell” and thinking about making a record with a storyline centered on a frustrated, disillusioned girl who rebels against her father. Although Summerlin had already written several songs that appear on the record, he retooled some of the lyrics to fit this storyline and started writing the rest of the album which now centers around four main characters: “Polly“ (the name taken from Keith Moon's daughter), “Mr. Shields”, “Johnny” and “Timmy.” Summerlin wrote more than 24 songs for All Done In Good Time, and eventually settled on the fourteen which make up the heart of the tale and appear on the finished record.
After leaving the groundbreaking band, The Quinsonics and their loyal fan base in the late 90's, Greg Summerlin has steadily developed his own following across the country and worldwide. Helping to raise Summerlin's profile was Paste Magazine, which selected Summerlin's last record for the “Paste Recommends” program. Summerlin's records have also been licensed for use by MTV and A&E programming and various movies.
|
