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Phil Falcocchio
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Joe,
What can I say about you and the HRs? You guys just rock, rock, rock, rock and rock. Thank you for the opportunity to play on the same bill. It's a priviledge and a pleasure. Thanks also for the kind words.
And Joffo, thanks again for the use of your kit.
Phil Falcocchio
22 August 2006
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Keith G. Kondrich
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Right On Zeke!
I made the mistake of listening to "Father & Son" in the middle of a Lego-project with my two younger sons. I was sobbing by the last verse.
Now my kids keep jagging me, saying. . . . . "lets play that song that made daddy cry!"
It truly is like nothing that has been written in the past 20 years!
22 August 2006 - Pittsburgh, PA
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zeke
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A huge request to Joe and guys.
Please don't ever perform father and son when I am in attendence. Especially if my boys are there and I've had a couple of drinks.
That song is so naked, so raw. I was misting up at the beginning then the last verse just floored me.
This is true pure art. Rarely do we see an artist put him or herself out there as this naked to the whole world. Think John Lennon, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan.
I may never listen to the song again - that's how good it is. At least not in public and NEVER driving down Murray avenue again.
22 August 2006
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Paul Carosi of Radiofreetunes.com
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I first heard Joe perform at the Decade back in 1978 before the Houserocker's first CD was released. It was a hot steamy night in Oakland and the Iron City boys tore the house down. I became a lifelong fan that night. Later, I had the pleasure to work with Joe, the Homestead local steel workers union, the Granati Bros, Rich Engler, and DVE on the Steel Workers benefit concert at the Stanely in 1982 where we raised the money used to form the Greater Pittsburgh Foodbank. Handling the PR for the concert I landed Joe on the CBS Evening News and the Granati Bros on the Today Show. We brought attention and help to thousands of unemployed steel workers. Joe continues to perform whenever help is needed. Thanks Joe. Over the years I watched Joe grow as a song-writer, guitarist, and singer. He gets better with every CD. The trend continues with Joe's "A Good Life" In my younger days I identified with Joe's songs about partying and having a good time in the rusted out burgh. Now watching my kids go off to college and my parents getting older songs like "Beauty Fades", "A Good Life", and "Father and Son" speak to me. But those old firey Decade Rock N Roll roots still burst through on "Code of Silence" and the sizzling "too hot to think". Rick Witkowski's production and guitar work shine and that other guy Bruce is pretty good too.
It is my great pleasure to play Joe's music on internet radio stations Radio Free Pittsburgh at http://www.artistlaunch.com/radiofreepittsburgh and Radio Free Rock at http://www.artistlaunch.com/radiofreerock Tune in to celebrate the artistry of Joe Grushecky! Celebrate "A Good Life" and buy a copy today!
22 August 2006 - Pittsburgh
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Mark
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Jimmy I would have liked to have seen the Knobs, but I was too busy pouring beer when you, ah, disappeared.
22 August 2006 - Greensburg
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Jimmy Sinclair
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Having seen the Houserockers play for over twenty some years, I must say that Sunday's show at Biddle was the absolute best!! The rendition of "Never Be Enough Time" was AWESOME!!!! A classic Rock-n-Roll anthem! And, what about The Knobs? Rock's best kept secret!! For those of you who missed this one...shame on you for six weeks!
22 August 2006 - Biddle, PA
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jojo
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I had a great time Saturday night. Nice night, great company, great music! I've truly missed hearing the band. You guys sounded tremendous. As for the new CD, Joe, it's really amazing. I have to say that "Beauty Fades" is my favorite (and Neil's too).
21 August 2006 - oakmont
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Frankie
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Thanks for playing "my song" first at Biddle! Life was GOOD Sunday... I was hoping that the 50/50 winning numbers were 994 instead of 999...
21 August 2006 - The Citadel of Freedom
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john a. marsiglio(the natural born lovemaker)
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Thanks to Joe and the boys for continuing to support our home town. It was great to meet Danny and play his guitar. He proved he can carry the mail. I've been around since the beginning, and I gotta agree with Joe, he and the band have never sounded better. The new CD is arguably his best work ever. Jamming with him on "Oh Carol" was , well I can remember the summer of 64 when Joe bought "Introducing The Rolling Stones" we were in his room listening to it. It has some great songs "Rt.66" "I Just Wanna Make Love To You" "Not Fade Away" etc. But when the needle hit "Oh Carol" we looked at each other and said, "What the f is that" at that time we didn't know who Chuck Berry was, but that sound,the blistering guitar of Keith Richards, the thundering bass line of Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts hammering backbeat. It was and is Rock'n'Roll perfection. Anyway it was a defining moment, at least for me, trying to make music, and play in a way that would make people feel what I felt at that moment, the sheer joy of being alive. I think we recreated that moment last night on "Oh Carol". Some moments in life transcend space and time. It was one of those moments for me. For about 4 minutes I was a teenager again playing music with my best friend. The bodies are getting older but the spirits are still young, as Pete Townsend said "Hope I Die Before I Get Old" I don't see us gettin' old in the near future if ever. Anyway way for all you first timers I hope you enjoyed the "Biddle Exprience" It was a gerat place to grow up, and a great place to live. See yinz all next year!
21 August 2006 - Biddle( home of Joey G,Johnny Mars,andFreddy Bogonovich)
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Bob B
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We have to keep this where people can see it. Thank you Keith
Over the weekend I had the unexpected opportunity to listen to a promotional copy of “A Good Life” in its entirety. Believe me. . .there is going to be a lot written and a lot said about this album but honestly, no matter how eloquent the speaker or how poignant the words, few if any descriptions are going to do justice to what I believe to be Joe’s finest work ever. . .his magnum opus.
Why? Because words are simply inadequate instruments for capturing the emotional levels, spiritual planes, and physical chills that this music elicits. So then, why am trying to describe this album with the written word? Well, because I am bursting. . .literally bursting. . . and if you’re not bursting after listening to this album, then Cyril Wecht could resurrect his career by performing your autopsy!
First of all, there are some classic rockers here that make you wanna crack open an Iron City or a Rolling Rock and hit the dance floor. After all, this is a Grushecky album. “Is She The One”, “A Good Life”, and “Party Tonight” are the kind of fun, house-rocking songs that wash away the weariness and stress of the work week and remind you that life is meant to be celebrated full force! Who among us doesn’t fantasize daily about chucking the cell phone, pitching the Blackberry, trashing the pager, standing up at the workplace and shouting “I’m tired of serious, let’s get delirious”? Joe could make a million bucks trademarking this verse from “Party Tonight” and selling it on t-shirts, posters, and bumper stickers! Ridiculous? Hey, “Shit Happens”!
Does anybody know if a song has ever won a Grammy more than once? We all know that Bruce chalked up one for “Code of Silence” but now it is definitely Joe’s turn. You’ve probably heard it on the radio by now, however there is nothing like controlling the volume on your own stereo and cranking the hell out of this piece. And while we’re on the topic of awards, if Creedence Clearwater Revival had recorded “Too Hot To Think” they would have reached the #1 hit single that eluded them their entire career. Finally, when Joe is invited to open for The Rolling Stones, he can teach Stones fans a thing or two by playing “Nothing Without You”. I guarantee that by the end of this song, the crowd will be chanting “Mick Who?” “Keith Who?”
As the father of four children under the age of 12, I always thought that “Innocence Is Beautiful” from “Coming Home” was the quintessential celebration of parenthood.. . .until I listened to “Father & Son”. From “You were waiting there, clutching that beat up old teddy bear” to “Someday our fathers all come to take us home”. . .I balled. . .I wept. . .I called my dad. . .I hugged my sons. This is the most beautiful song I have ever heard! Remember how you felt when you first heard (and really understood) Harry Chapin’s “Cats in the Cradle”? Well, it is sort of like that, but rather than the despair of “Cats’, “Father” leaves you with a bittersweet appreciation of what Mrs. G. has been referring to as the circle of life! My wife had a similar reaction to both “Beauty Fades” and “Don’t Forget Where You’re Coming From” which again, underscores my point that Joe is the poet of our age, touching people with images and themes that are at the core of our humanity.
Whether you’re a republican or a democrat; a conservative or a liberal; a person of faith or an atheist. . . “Searching For My Soul” can’t help but move you with subtle images like “The hawks in the sky are screaming, the sand is dripping blood” and not-so-subtle observations like “The Buddhist and the Muslim, the Christian and the Jew, we all must live as brothers, well there ain’t no chosen few”. Perhaps we could convince the Pope, the Dalai Lama, the Reverend Billy Graham, and a few other religious and political leaders to take this message to Darfur, or Baghdad, or Beirut!
The haunting (and I do mean haunting!) 9+ minutes (!) of “Safe at Home” with it’s three progressively blistering guitar solos is probably my favorite song on the album. Musically this is an incredible treat – how many of us have listened to any number of Joe’s songs, wishing they would never end – well okay, at least wishing the jam would go on at least a little while longer?! Lyrically, “Safe At Home” can be interpreted in many ways, depending on your own personal experience and situation. Are you waiting for a child to return home from military service; waiting for a daughter to come home from her first date? Waiting for a son to come home from a night out with the boys? When Joe pleads “Father can’t you hear me; Mary mother full of grace; Walk beside him and protect him; Won’t you please help keep him safe”, you know without hesitation that this is a prayer that everyone of us has said at some point in our lives. I can’t wait to see this performed live – especially with Rick Witkowski!
Okay, I told you at the beginning that I was “bursting” and I sincerely apologize for raving on like a sophomore with a crush on his history teacher! But, in a day and age where “Heroes Are Hard To Find”, Joe has once again given us something to talk about; something to sing about; something to shout about; something to remind us that it is indeed “A Good Life”.
20 August 2006 - Pittsburgh, PA
21 August 2006 - NJ
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