Search - Rich McCulley :: If Faith Doesn't Matter

Rich rocks!!

laurie tomer | Fresno, CA | 10/11/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"when rich moved his band from fresno to san francisco i was so upset! but as long as he keeps putting out albums like this i suppose i shouldn't complain about his moving on to bigger and better things.there's tons of cool music on this disc and it plays really well in my cd changer alongside all different kinds of music. lots of great songs and rich's voice is always right whether the band is rocking full steam or it's just him on acoustic guitar. i never hear anything different on the major radio stations these days and it is so refreshing to hear rich's music playing on the fresno indie station.keep on rocking rich but don't forget the roots where you came from!..."

Amplier Review

laurie tomer | 10/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Amplifier-Issue 32...Sept.-Oct. 2002If Faith Doesn't Matter...This is what I hoped the wallflowers would wind up sounding like. Twang pop melodies, just enough grit on the sandpaper voice, a solid bass/drum combo that knows what the word "support" means and a tasty slide guitar player painting tangents over the other guitarist melodic chunk. But McCulley' songs are more consistently strong than the young Mr. Dylan's is, and the arrangements always seem spot-on to match. I much prefer the up-tempo material- the bouncy "Uncertain" and "Bend For No One" are more appealing than the waltz of "Please Sing Along," for example. That's no put down of the more delicate tracks like "You're So High" and "Hang Me," as McCulley's voice sells them all anyway. After listening to the controlled chaos of "Fight It," my guess is that this band can shred in a live setting.-Bill Holmes"