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Joe Calderone - Sheer Emotional Rock and Roll

Robert Benson,Collecting Vinyl Records, September 27, 2007

The songs are well written and played to perfection, with good clean music and splendid lyrics. The music moves and soothes where it is supposed to soothe, rocks where it is supposed to rock, and gives to the listener in every human way possible.Together, this combination achieves the emotions we have all experienced in life, and Calderone attempts to get across to us in his music on this particular CD.Yes, it took awhile, but it was indeed worth the wait.

Staff Writer L. Anne Carrington, Indie Music Stop, February 4, 2007

Joe’s past accomplishments include five stints as the winner in the American Song Festival as well as being a member of the Songwriters Guild of America and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But push all that aside and you’re just left with his tunes, which are compelling.

- J-Sin, Smother.net, June 2005

The overall songwriting style reminds me of Joe Jackson, while the instrumentals have hints of Elvis Costello and Kansas. Self-produced albums always seem a bit more intimate, and such is the case for IT TOOK A WHILE… the feelings behind the songs can be understood by any generation.

-Ringo, Skratch Magazine, August 2005