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'...I try to avoid superlatives lest I shoot all those arrows, only to find my quiver empty when the truly trophy game strolls by. So when I tell you about the experience of hearing Matthew Fox, please accept that I am not over-stating the case.
Matthew started the set with two songs he penned. The first was a sand-cast impression of a Norman Blake style tune. He captured Norman's easy way and at home touch with the guitar, but.....with Matthew, that's no affectation. He plays that way -- did all day. His second was a dead-on Lyle Lovett style song but let me point out that if Lyle had the good sense to include this on one of his CDs, it would be the best written and most enjoyable track. Matthew is so facile with the guitar, with such an easy-going stage presence, that you don't really care what his left and right hand are doing (as a guitarist watching another), you are only being carried off to where he is taking you.'~ Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Guitar Talk 'Georgia-born, Texas-bred, Minnesota-anchored singer-songwriter Matthew Fox established himself as a fine guitarist and singer on his 2002 debut album. On his new Tall Tales & Plain Lies (self-released) Fox makes a good case for himself as a compelling storyteller in the great Texas tradition. Especially vivid tales from the album include the twisted amour depicted in West Texas Love Story and the harrowing and bloody Another Murder Song. Sporting influences ranging from blues to bluegrass, he's perhaps at his best when invoking a bit of western swing and the wry wit of somebody like Lyle Lovett, whom he sometimes uncannily resembles vocally. If anything, Fox's picking prowess gets a little overlooked here, although there are scattered flashes of jazz and country-inspired interplay with Peter Ostroushko's fiddle and mandolin.'~ Rick Mason, City Pages A-List 'Fox’s second album (Tall Tales & Plain Lies) is a set of well-crafted originals, most of which are well informed by various traditional styles. A fine writer, Fox is particularly effective in story-telling songs. Fox has a voice that holds the listener’s attention, his guitar playing is very good and he gets some excellent support from Peter Ostroushko, Gary Raynor and Clint Hoover.'~ SING OUT! Magazine |
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