Tom Petty. John Hiatt, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, Simon and Garfunkle, The Beattles, The Meters, John Mooney, Jim Croce, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Ray Wyllie Hubbard, Stevie Ray, Freedy Johnston, Peter Gabriel, AC/DC, Rush, My good friend Nathan Paine, Motzart, U2, The Malvinas, Neil Young, Early Bon Jovi kicks ass, Van Halen, Tenacious D, Teddy Thompson and a whole bunch more!
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"There surely is a market for this music. If you are a fan of this genre “Charmed Life” is decent extension of your collection."
Releasedate: 01-09-2008
By: Sabine van Gameren
“He pours his heart out to the listener and does this with a lot of devotion.” [Podiuminfo]
“The cd offers a variety of calm, sensitive songs, happy sing-a-long songs, rock songs and ballads. All straight from the heart accompanied by high quality music that services the lyrics.” [Muzikantenweb]
“Charmed Life consists of a fluent mix of styles as americana, alt-rock andcountry(rock).” [SBS Text]
“New Orleans’ best kept secret.” [TV Film Magazine]
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Buy all of Jon Roniger's music via PAYPAL through the links below;
Jon Roniger "Charmed Life" available here;
Jon Roniger "My World" available here;
Jon Roniger "Addicted" available here;
Jon Roniger "Songs in the Raw Vol 1" available here for $8;
Jon Roniger "Songs in the Raw Vol. 2" available here for $8;
Jon Roniger "Songs in the Raw Vol. 3" Available here for $8;
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Jon Roniger
Jon Roniger’s heartfelt roots rock is a truly American slice of songwriting. Adding his unique voice to the lineage of great U.S. artists, Roniger brings to the table music that touches on the human spirit without pretence and with much emotional power. Capturing the passion and power of what it means to be us, his songs are mirrors into which we each can look and see ourselves.
Poignancy
Roniger’s songwriting masterfully captures the keen colors of the human heart, embodying the full array of feelings of which we are capable. “Music makes me feel euphoria, desire, loneliness, nostalgia, sorrow and elation,” Roniger says. And his intense emotional life can be heard in each of his songs as he explores hurt and happiness, love and sadness, shying away from nothing, embracing everything from love to heartbreak with equal fervor.
Soul’s Voice
Roniger’s music achieves the depth of feeling it does because of his songwriting philosophy. “Music is the soul’s voice,” he says. That’s the fulcrum of his beliefs, that music is the inner self speaking outwardly. Music not written honestly and without fear or restraint is artificial and lacks true feeling. “There is no other form of communication that is understood so deeply,” Roniger says.
The Artist at Work
Roniger has shared the stage with such artists as Big Head Todd and the Monsters, The Samples, Stroke 9, Luce and others. He tours regularly with a focus on acoustic music of late. Roniger just finished a two-year tour stateside and two tours in Ireland and the United Kingdom. He has recorded a new album at Nashville’s 16 Ton Recording Studios on Music Row slated for early 2008 release; it’s called “Charmed Life.” It was produced by Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks, Swag) and Jim Reilley (New Dylans, Curb Writer). He will be returning to Ireland and the UK in 2008. Roniger is involved in a project in which he releases a song per week for his “Songs in the Raw” blog (Jon Roniger Blog – Songs in the Raw
). He is currently working with A&R Select, the leading indie A&R firm in Hollywood, CA.
“Jon Roniger’s music is full of heart and smarts.” – A&R Select
“Roniger’s third album is very much in the American singer-songwriter tradition, with nods to the likes of Paul Simon, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp along the way. It was recorded in Nashville with a host of session musicians that have worked with the likes of Dylan, Tori Amos, Garth Brooks and many others. The resulting music is very much Americana, with the roots element really to the fore. And it is well done too, with Roniger being a skillful songwriter, who is able to write with both passion and finesse”.
RS – Classic Rock Society June/July Issue
“This isn’t one of your carefully formatted recordings, lacking in imagination. Roniger follows his muse like a hobo jumping a moving freight riding the curves, inclines and downward slopes. So full of adventure, Roniger is true Americana. Scripting smart lines, he tracks his fantasies and descriptive tales that grip the listener from the off”
MH – Maverick Magazine (UK)
“One look at the guests on this release from San Francisco based roots rocker Jon Roniger and you realize that what you have is quality through and through. Robert Reynolds, Al Perkins, Paul Deakin and Thad Cockrell all help to project the 13 original songs that make up this superb release. Opening track “The Way I Feel” is a sizzler, setting the tone for the rest of the album. A songs about life’s injustices could have been morose, but mix a killer guitar riff and Jon’s whiskey soaked vocal and what we get is an upbeat telling of the fact that there is light at the end of the tunnel, to give mankind hope.
Jon’s songs mirror the way we live our lives, the ups and the downs, “Only Human” being the perfect example, the song telling that we all make mistakes, at some stage, but at least we tried. Standout track for me is the wonderful “Lips Like Candy”, a bar room rocker with a great sax break mid way through. Try stopping your feet tapping to this track if you dare, the song containing the wonderful line “she was a devil hiding in angel’s clothes”.
Put simply, an excellent album from a superb songwriter.”
Properganda – August Issue (UK) Jon Roniger Blog
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