Artist description Trained in the lyrical school of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. If you like Elliott Smith, Nick Cave, Tom Waits...

Music Style songwriting

Musical Influences Leonard Cohen Bob Dylan Tom Waits Elliot Smith Nick Cave

Similar Artists Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, Bruce Springsteen ,John Cale, Belle and Sebastian, Bright Eyes, Palace Music, Will Oldham, Cat Steavens

Artist History Born Newburgh New York Formal Merits include Graduate Albany University major Philosophy Pratt Manhattan Graphic Design Student Winner of the Mary M Torrens Poetry Award Confirmed at Sacred Heart Church Fire Arms saftey class complete no gun permit Queens NY

Press Reviews    Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering. - or - Don't have one? We'll set one up for you.Her Sacred Status, My Militant Needs Richard McGraw List Price: $8.99 Our Price: $8.99 Usually ships within 24 hours Audio CD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Customer Reviews Avg. Customer Review: Number of Reviews: 10 Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers. Show: 1-10 of 10 I've played it so much, I've worn it out, March 31, 2002 Reviewer: Heather Palmer from Buffalo NY I've played this cd so much, I've worn it out. Better then Dashboard Confessionals. It's a good cd to make love to, if your into that kind of stuff. Was this review helpful to you?     Between sadness and beautiful songs, March 3, 2002 Reviewer: philippe pierquin from Belgium It's really difficult to admit that I could have ignored this wonderful cd. Fortunately,I've recently listened to a lot of excellent stuff you can't find in Europe. And this particular effort by Richard Mc Graw sure is one of the best cd I've listened to for a (very) long time. The mood is dramatic and so are the texts. But it's the songs which are catching the ears. They're both melodic and emotional, dark and attractive. Richard's voice perfectly suited the intentions and the chords behind and between the acoustic guitars are a quality addition you don't particularly wait from an independent release. Considering the beauty of this record it's difficult to understand a big record company doesn't get a licence of it to bring it worldwide. Here in Europe there is a real interest for this sort of acoustic music. And there is not a lot of bands capable of producing a record of this quality. (Excuse my poor English. French is my native language). Was this review helpful to you?     Richard McGraw is amazing!, September 17, 2001 Reviewer: Linda Weinshenker from USA I cannot help but to feel profoundly touched by the degree of honest and raw human emotion revealed in Rich McGraw's music. He holds an incredible gift of taking the contemplation of his own heart and deep hurts, and expressing it so my own heart breaks every time I listen to these songs. I'm certain there is not one person out there who cannot find something in his music that strikes deep chords. Anyone who has loved or wanted love and looked into themselves as well can appreciate this extremely talented musician's tales of struggles and reflection as much as I do. Was this review helpful to you?     1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Local Album of the Week: Her Sacred Status, My Militant..., August 17, 2001 Reviewer: A music fan from Middletown Record "This album by Richard McGraw is as grand, rich and beguiling as its title. It's also as complicated as his town, Newburgh. In an anguished, yearning voice that often recalls of a deeper Rufus Wainwright, McGraw sings of a "Judas Disguise" and "Hollywood thighs". He laments, "You can see these scars and these wounds up close/These holes in my body on South Street." And even though the instrumentation by drummer Joe Strack, violinist Larry Packer and keyboardist Zoe B. Zak, is spare, the music sounds big. That's because McGraw's lyrics run so deep." *** Why no voting buttons? We don't let customers vote on their own reviews, so the voting buttons appear only when you look at reviews submitted by others.***     "This album by Richard McGraw is as grand, rich and beguiling as its title. It's also as complicated as his town, Newburgh. In an anguished, yearning voice that often recalls of a deeper Rufus Wainwright, McGraw sings of a "Judas Disguise" and "Hollywood thighs". He laments, "You can see these scars and these wounds up close/These holes in my body on South Street." And even though the instrumentation by drummer Joe Strack, violinist Larry Packer and keyboardist Zoe B. Zak, is spare, the music sounds big. That's because McGraw's lyrics run so deep." Micheal Jurcovick Rythm and News Review

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