The Orchid Lounge - Bill Geezy & the Promise Breakers
Bill
Geezy & the Promise Breaker's new release features a dozen songs written
by Bill and performed by a stellar cast of virtuoso musicians. Geezy's
style of songwriting is fashioned around the age-old premise that moving
stories and great melodies touch your heart and stay on your mind. Such
outstanding vocalists as Kate MaKenzie and Emmylou Harris have sung Bill's
songs. He co-wrote "The Age of Innocence" with Kate, the title track to
her Grammy nominated CD. The Orchid Lounge showcases Geezy's roots
approach to richly rewarding songwriting -tunes that might make you laugh,
might make you cry and often make you wonder, "Did he really say that?"
Trust yourself, he did.
Clint Hoover not only played diatonic and chromatic harp on this record, he sang harmony, played percussion and debuted his theremin(!) playing. Having a major hand in producing the CD, he utilizes the harp in an wide diversity of roles. No longer relegated just to the job of playing riffs or solos, Clint incorporates the harp in nuanced, compelling ways that become an essential part of the ensemble arrangement, enhancing Bill's outstanding songwriting.
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For information
on how to purchase any one of these CDs contact:
Clint Hoover
clint@clinthoover.com
| "The harmonica blowing on this album and the rest of the band are just outstanding and the songs Bill wrote are as interesting as storytelling can get. A fascinating mixture of songs on this release will not disappoint any type of music fan. Bill has done it with this new album." |
| *****(five star rating) -Roots Music Report |
| "Geezy recalls the wit and gritty soul of John Hiatt...Musically, his MVP collaborator is harmonica stalwart Clint Hoover, who complements him as Mickey Raphael does Willie Nelson." |
| -Chris Riemenschneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| "This is a great Americana/Country album." |
| -Greg Jackson, Acoustic Rainbow/Poetman Records |
| "St. Paul's Bill Geezy is the kind of poetic , storytelling songwriter you'd expect to find flourishing in hip Austin, Texas...He's a witty wordsmith, an easygoing melodist anchored in the folk tradition and an octave challenged yet charming singer who makes every lyric sound fly-on-the-wall natural. Think Butch Hancock, John Prine, Guy Clark - his best songs have that kind of depth, immediacy and clarity. Geezy released one of last year's best songsmith CDs." |
| -Tom Surowicz, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| "...the most striking thing is the skill of Clint Hoover...his solos are deft and moving and help infuse Geezy's songs with raw emotion..." |
| -Reader Weekly, Duluth |
| " Bill Geezy and the Promise Breakers' songs whir and chug like a train passing through the Southern swamplands. Geezy and Co. keep the lonely country landscape interesting with rich stories, warm vocals, and Hoover's exploding harmonica bursts. You can almost feel the humidity and country grit." |
| -Molly Priesmeyer, St. Paul Pioneer Press |