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HOWIE NEWMAN
Baseball's Greatest Hits,
Volume 2
From the opening words of "Why Did You Go, Johnny Damon?" on Howie Newman�s latest album, Baseball's Greatest Hits, Vol. II, this Boston-based folk rocker, humorist, sports journalist and public relations maven shows you exactly why he belongs on this list [of indie rock artists with baseball on their mind]. It's his second album of songs entirely based on the National Pastime, and all of them are as clever, biting and original as the Damon song.
Nick Noble WICN-FM (Worcester, Mass.)
Baseball�s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a classic contribution to American popular culture. Nothing lends itself to our national pastime more than the folk music genre, and no one exemplifies it more than the creative sound of Howie Newman.
Wildy's World
�Mendoza Line� may be one of the greatest baseball songs ever written. What else can you say about an American rockabilly tune written about a shortstop from Mexico who once hit .198 for an entire season? You also absolutely must check out �It's The End Of The Curse and We Know It,� an R.E.M. spoof � about Boston Red Sox finally breaking "The Curse of the Bambino" with their 2004 World Series championship. Howie Newman is always entertaining, and for a Red Sox fan he's not a bad guy. Baseball fans in general will get a kick out of it, as will fans of country-tinged folk rock. This is definitely a worthwhile 20 minutes spent!
C.W. Ross Indie Music Stop
Howie Newman is back with Baseball�s Greatest Hits Vol. 2, and knows what he sings about, having been a sportswriter for 18 years and covering two World Series. Style-wise the songs range from folk, blues, and rock, to country. Joining him are, Duke Levine- guitar (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aimee Mann), Steve Mayone-guitar (Levon Helm, Kris Delmhorst), Jim Gambino- piano (Swinging Steaks), and Chris Anzalone- drums (Toni Lynn Washington, The Radio Kings). This is a nice fun release that�s a nice break from the usual and will bring a smile to your face if you�re a fan of baseball, and even a bigger one if you�re a Boston Red Sox fan.
Jeff "The Fish" Aaron KRKO (Seattle)
Howie Newman's Baseball's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is an awesome collection of songs. For the first time in 10 years I took Led Zeppelin out of my CD player and replaced it with Howie's disc. "Mendoza Line" is my new "Stairway to Heaven."