What a breath of fresh air Gail is! A rock fan turned critic who actually "gets it." My God, what a concept!
Sarah Fimm, Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist
Gail has the distinct ability to locate the essence of an artist and deliver it into writing with careful attention and respect. She has a clear understanding of our language and the beauty of music, and thus, gives an artist what they deserve: a clear, unbiased interpretation of themselves in their own words. Gail continues to offer herself as a channel for the worlds of art, writing, music and humanity to converge. She is a unique, talented and friendly human being with an affinity for humor, experience and love. Who could ask for a better person to capture the center of you?
John Tempesta, Drummer, The Cult, Helmet, White Zombie
I have to say my interview with Gail for Modern Drummer was by far my favorite ever! Our interview was so comfortable that I felt I could talk to her about anything. We had so many laughs…She’s like the sister I never had. It’s so refreshing to have a Rock Critic like Gail who has so much knowledge and love of music. All hail Gail Worley!
America Needs More Religion: A CD Review
Please enjoy this thought provoking review of Bad Religion’s The Empire Strikes First CD, by Eric J. Iannelli by clicking this link: In Perspective: America Needs More Religion.
CD Review: You’re Gonna Ruin Everything by The Maroons
Artist: The Maroons
Album: You’re Gonna Ruin Everything
Release Date: March 5, 2002
Label: In Music We Trust
The Pacific Northwest is the unrivaled breeding ground for the great plague upon pop music known as “indie rock”: the most un-melodic, uninteresting, unenergetic music this side of death. Yawn city. But The Maroons are a whole new animal in the indie rock zoo, in that they seem to be highly familiar with Mid-70’s rock (Sweet, T-Rex, The Kinks), the essence of which permeates their sophomore album, You’re Gonna Ruin Everything. Guitarist Jim Talstra’s Brian May-inspired guitar licks on “Can You Feel?” are spot on, while Mike Clark’s Three Dog Night-inspired keyboards (on the clever “Dance Floor Flirt,” for example) leave plenty of hook residue in their wake. Add a lead singer, John Moen, who sounds like the gay reincarnation of Marc Bolan, and you’ve got a bunch of tunes that would be at home on the soundtrack to Velvet Goldmine. If the Posies wrote a rock opera about the life of a Guided By Voices fan, You’re Gonna Ruin Everything might be the result.
Official Website: http://inmusicwetrustrecords.com/themaroons.html
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