Search - Joe Grushecky :: Coming Home

Equals American Babylon as intelligent real rock 'n roll

05/06/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Grushecky has done it again with another great album. Although Bruce Springsteen co-wrote four tunes and sings on them, Grushecky's work stands on its own as some of the most tuneful, rockin' and intelligent music available today. "Coming Home" is a rollicking title tune. The Springsteen-Grushecky composition "1945" tells a haunting tale of, I would guess, one of their fathers and his return from World War II. The album's closer, "Innocence is Beautiful," is about as perfect a song about your children as have ever been written (every bit the equal of Al Jolson's "Sonny Boy, but without being so maudlin"). And having seen Grushecky perform in person, I can attest that he is a much better guitarist than his friend Springsteen. If you've never heard Grushecky and The Houserockers, get this album today. And if you're among their small but growing cadre of fans, rush out because this album is just as good as their masterpiece American Babylon."

Fantastic!

Dan Roth | Bellevue, Washington | 03/01/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great songwriting, great music. It's one of those rare albums on which each song is a pleasure. Every time I put this disk on, it makes me want to grab my guitar, plug in, and jam along. Grushecky rocks!"