"Chicago Songs is full of the sort of dopey-but-not-really humor rarely seen since the heyday of They Might Be Giants or the Young Fresh Fellows. Greenfield takes on everything from the perils of falling ice to, most memorably, Liz Phair. 'I wasn't exactly in love with her / I just wanted to be her,' Greenfield sings in 'Liz Phair.' Pared-down and smart, Chicago Songs is an old-fashioned rock record with a relatively novel lack of irony or pretense."

Alison Stewart, Chicago Tribune

"JGRB's songs exude the simplicity of early Jonathan Richman with a similar sense of naīve humor: 'Liz Phair' is a love song about the Chicago staple that features some delightfully silly rhymes."

Josh Klein, the Onion

"Greenfield and his crack band - bassist Ella Farmer and drummer Eric Roth - bring their particular spins to familiar subject matter both in approach and lyrical spin. The band gains a great deal from Greenfield's semi-bluesy riffing, and the rhythm section makes the whole affair far more driving than the average folk rock record deserves to be."

Sam Eccleston, University of Chicago Maroon

"A legend of sorts around the local scene, Greenfield leads his band through stripped-down numbers that combine catchy chord progressions with corny, clever lyrics."

Waymon Timbsdale, Roctober Magazine

"John Greenfield's Rock Band rocked my Wednesday afternoon. I especially liked 'Liz Phair' (though I barely know her music), 'Icelandic Sagas' (why does every guy I know like Bjork?) and 'House of Cards' (also a good movie with Kathleen Turner). I think I chuckled at all the right moments."

Sharon Woodhouse, A Native's Guide to Chicago

"hi, my name is amy and im 14 + live in hyde park [by the u of c + whpk] so in april i was at dr. wax, the local 2nd hand music store, with my mom and german exchange student. so my mom picked up your cd, saw that you did some recording on our local radio station and saw liz phair's name[of whom im a fan]. so we got the cd, for us and cuz my exchange student was here, you know like chicago songs and everything. well they didnt especially love the cd, butt they didnt understand it. my sister and i absolutely loved it. it really is the best ever. my friends also liked it. i went to germany on june 10th and got back monday [17th]. i brought the cd [chicago songs] along and it was really a great comfort to me sometimes, well all the time. i couldnt stand my exchange student. earlier in april we had eaten on the 95th floor of the hancock-sunday brunch. nice. okay well thanks a lot-bye "

Amy, Hyde Park Resident