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Comments about
Gary Rex Tanner's
Feel The Heat

 

 
" + " -- Las Vegas Blues News

 "(The)songwriting takes on a fresh approach (and) takes twists and turns with the lyrics that are thought provoking.  Tanner has an excellent ability to create images and characters.....they paint pictures, little scenes from everyday life that are rich for interpretation.  The songs are genuine and sincere (and) spring so clearly from the mind and experience of the songwriter that in (a) sense, there can be no truer blues, not for Tanner. I like Mississippi Slim's slidework....raw, forceful and aggressive.  I listened, I liked what I heard....great lyrics and excellent guitar."
-- Karen Hanson, NYCD Blues (definitive in depth blues revues).

"Easy-going, smart blues duo doing their thing with a sly sense of humor from the far edges of the music business. Inspirational verses: "Hey headshrinker, analyze this song," and" "I've got my timing and my lines down, just tryin' to get a good review."
-- BLUES ACCESS MAGAZINE

"I was really impressed with Gary's album.....impressive singing and lyrics"
-- Charlie Hussey, Anna Livia FM,  Dublin Ireland

"Gary Rex Tanner's Feel The Heat won me immediately. I really appreciate the fresh original material, wonderful delivery, cleverly composed lyrics and general feel. Some wonderfully understated piano arrangement cited to some fella in a bar are also teasingly great." 
-- Glenn Nelson,  Hiway 49  88.6,  3 PVR, Melbourne, Australia

"Gary Rex Tanner is an immediate hit with our audience." 
-- Billy Sturgis, WESR, Onley, VA

"...engaging but unpretentious...written largely in a wryly humorous vein...(Tanner) executes his tunes with grace and aplomb."
-- Blue Suede News Magazine

"Gary Rex Tanner and Mississippi Slim are a breath of fresh air and an oasis in a dessert of overdecibled technopop".
-- Spencer Davis, Recording Artist (Spencer Davis Group)

"...I just love it.  Great guitar work." 
-- Gil Wilson, KCXL, Kansas City, MO

"...full of surprises....obviously someone with things to say and a unique way of saying them!  Keep making great music and blessing us with your view of the world at large...."
-- Phil Casden, WNJC, Philadelphia, PA

" I like the CD. The songs, the playing, everything."
-- Steamin' Stan Ruffo, K100 Visalia, CA

"....really a great album. Gary Rex Tanner is not frightened to put his own interpretation on blues music. Mississippi Slim's slide work is also very tasty."
-- Martin Dunstan,  3WAY FM, Warrnambool, Australia

"...the CD gives a fresh presentation to the traditional blues style". 
-- Tom Claypool, WEVL, Memphis, TN

"I really like Gary Rex Tanner's CD. I can tell that his songs are really from the heart." 
-- Jammin' Jim Farris, KKUP, Cupertino, CA

"We like it!"
-- Jon Howard, KRPS, Pittsburg, KS

"GRT is great!....refreshingly retro.  In a world full of teenagers playing the blues Gary Rex Tanner should be looked upon as an icon in the art form."
-- Darrin M Harvey, CKWM, Kentville,  Nova Scotia, Canada

"It's a great piece of work..."
-- Don Brown aka Dr. Gitsdown, KRUA, Anchorage, AK

'...this is a good CD!!!"
-- Doug Carlisle, Surf 107 FM, Wilmington, NC

"The sound is tremendous...even for a studio recording.  It's hard to put in words, it just has an intangible appeal".
-- Bill Nyerges,  KGNU,  Boulder, CO

"Very tasty stuff"
-- Rich Gordon, WXRX, Rockford, IL 

"It's really good. We're playing it a lot!  Great Guitar work.  I'd like to invite GRT and Mississippi Slim to be on my show anytime".
-- Leo Schumaker,  KCSB,  Santa Barbara, CA

"Tanner's CD is a welcome relief"
-- Ed Tremewan, WFBE, Flint, MI

"Good stuff"
-- Jay Cooper, KCHZ, Kansas City, MO

"It's great...thanks for a great album."
-- John Detcheverry, CKUT, Montreal Quebec, Canada

"Gary Rex Tanner's songwriting spins beautiful bittersweet tunes that are a joy to listen to and causes smiles to start growin'. Responses from listeners have been very positive. People who fancy themselves slide guitar fans should definitly get this CD."
-- Kevin Boyle, WFWM, Frostburg, MD

"Great album"
-- Keith Castleberry, WYDH/WASG, Atmore, AL

"Very nice indeed...keep recording great CDs and I'll keep playing them.  No exaggeration...I really like (this album)".
-- Ian Angus, CKLN, Toronto Ontario, Canada

"I like the CD very much.  My program can be heard all over Europe.  I will give (the album) lot's of air play.
-- Jane Weber,  Radio Slovenija,  Slovenia, Europe

"I really like this disc. These songs have a very earthy quality and great mass appeal potential. With more exposure I can see many of (these) songs being recorded by other artists."
-- Bill Alexander, CKWR, Waterloo Ontario, Canada

"...beautiful CD...my compliments".
-- Gerard Marsman,  Delta FM,  Netherlands

"I like it very much...It's on our play list".
-- Jean Luc Vabres, Radio France Drome,  Valence, France

"...real 'earthy' blues...a pleasure to play it".
-- Geoff Pegler,  3HOT-FM, Mildura/Robinvale/Wentworth
3MBR-FM, Murrayville/Pinnaroo, Australia

"Gary writes songs from the heart. As a big fan of great lyrics, Gary's songs keep me on the edge of my seat."
-- Corey Stevens, Discovery Record's Recording Artist

"Feel The Heat is alive and well at WXLV"
-- Les Jordan, WXLV, Schnecksville PA

" 'Feel The Heat' gets better with each spin in the CD machine. The first time through 'Waitin' For The Call' jumped out and begged for airplay. Now I'm following up with 'Marguerita' and 'Taste Of My Love'. Gary's singing and (Slim's) playing reminds me of those summer afternoons that are too hot to do anything but find some shade, a cool drink and someone to take your clothes off with."
-- Steven "Dr. Steve" Alexsy, WCBE, Columbus/Newark, OH

"We're digging the CD a whole bunch"!
-- Mark Jacobson, KSCU, Santa Clara, CA

"I really love it! (Tanner's) sense of humor knocks me out and I dig the guitar work. It seems as though the blues are in good hands."
-- Ric Stokes, QFM Quality Radio, The Netherlands

"Gary Rex Tanner may be the worst guitar player I have ever worked with."
-- Mississippi Slim

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