GRAHAM PARKER

What the critics are saying about him:

At a time when such terms as rewarding and compelling can rarely be applied to rock albums, Parker’s “Howlin’ Wind” bristles with the kind of bold artistic promise to make even the most disheartened cynic believe rock can matter again.
— Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times

The album (“Howlin’ Wind”) owes its success to Parker’s ability to ally a compelling melody with an arrangement that strengthens the hook and lyrics that more than hold their own.
— Teri Morris, Rolling Stone

Parker is an ice-age rocker, totally unaffected by the last ten years of absurd British pop. Due to some unknown tremors, he has reawakened and it’s a shot of beautiful rock’n’roll history.
— Mitchell Glazer, Crawdaddy Magazine

(Parker) has enough singing and songwriting talent to become an important artist.
— Gary Kenton, Circus Magazine

Parker and his band pump out roots rock, from blues to reggae, with a punchy enthusiasm and polish gained from incessant gigging on England’s pub circuit.
— John Milward, Performance Magazine

Graham Parker and the Rumour played what was perhaps the most exciting set an opening act has performed at the Bottom Line.
— Ira Mayer & Barry Taylor, Record World

Some of Parker’s lyrical gems in their dazzling musical settings are like a fresh new hurricane that rids the musical scene of the way the rock wind is blowing these days.
— Pierre-Rene Noth, Milwaukee Journal

Howlin’ Wind is one of the most impressive debut albums of 1976.
— Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star