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HOWIE NEWMAN
C.W. Ross
This release is loaded with 45 minutes of music that blends satire and comedy with rock, country and folk styles of music. All the songs are well put together with great music and cleverly written lyrics that bring them to life.
I really recommend you get this CD and give it a listen. It works well on so many different musical levels.
Wildy's World
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Trust Me, You�ll Like It is funny, sometimes poignant, and entertaining. It runs the gamut from bizarre (an ode to former Red Sox first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz) to sweet (�Middle Age Love�), with all stops in between. Some might almost call this a comedy record, but I think a better assessment would be to say that Howie Newman is a musician who tells you some funny stories about life.
Most anyone over 30 will understand the sentiment of �Weekend Warrior�, whether you are one or not. �Never Say Never� is a look at growing up, and how we sometimes we pass by our greatest pleasures in the name of being mature. Re-discovering those pleasures can re-kindle the fire for life.
Trust Me, You�ll Like It is a mirror in which we all might find a little of ourselves, our family, and our day-to-day. The music is excellent and Newman has put together one of the best backing bands in the Boston scene. The songs are funny and warm. You�ll find yourself pulling this disc out from time to time when you need a step back. Definitely a keeper!
Victory Review
Tom Petersen
Boy, was he ever right! Whimsical Boston troubador Howie Newman is a scream, particularly if you are 40-something. He has a special talent for expressing those things that we often think but rarely discuss or are too polite to bring up.
"Everybody's Talking on the Phone," he observes, but goes on to wonder what the heck all these people have to discuss. He also grumps, amusingly, about Boston traffic, and snow. The best, and funniest, songs are about the slow escape of youth.
The temptation is to cut up the lyric sheet (included) and mail the various songs to friends to whom the subjects apply - with the rest staying on the fridge at home. Newman has been getting some spins on Dr. Demento and Mad Man Moskowitz, but you gotta get the whole record. Trust me.
Rob Carlson
Singer-songwriter and member of Modern Man
Howie Newman is tuneful and tasty with a wry sense of humor. Not only that, but his CD is perfectly round. I particularly enjoyed the hole in the center.
Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange (FAME)
Mark S. Tucker
The thing about Howie Newman is that he's of a Martin Mull-ish bent: He�s a slice of, and satire on, middle America. Featured on the CD is the more-than-tasty guitar work of Duke Levine, who played with Mary Chapin Carpenter and is currently gigging with Aimee Mann.
Recessed in the background is Paul Kochanski's unobtrusive but spot-on bass quitar. Jim Gambino's piano makes me thirsty for a Beck's draft straight from the tap. Mostly, this is gently humorous good-timey folk-rock with a number of cool one-liners (�you don't have to shovel rain�) and mellow listenability. Nice instrumental progression in the middle eight, too. My favorite? "Pushin' 30" but there are several standouts.
Click here for reviews of Howie's first CD, Here We Go Again.
Click here for reviews of Baseball's Greatest Hits, Volume 2.