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Greg Parker

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About Me


Praise for Greg Parker's On The Break EP:
"In a business where jadedness and cynicism often creeps in wordlessly, Parker's passion for his music is refreshing and infectious. He has the looks of a heartbreaker and the soul of a songwriter. The vocals are effortless, the inflections expressive, youthful and energy driven, and the music admirably uncluttered. This five song EP is a noteworthy introduction to a talent that's on the brink."
-Laurie Joulie, Take Country Back
"Parker sings with a breaking croon that is full and slightly twangy but never corny and always quite persuasive - in fact, he blows away Tritt, McGraw, Keith, Hill, Brooks, Twain, Tucker, Black, and all their miserable ilk, with just his vibrant voice alone."
-Jack Rabid, Big Takeover
"What ultimately sets Parker apart is the sense of ownership he exudes over his music. These aren't just conventional, rehashed country hits. Rather, Parker takes what made Music City USA so great back in the day and modernizes it in a fully meaningful way."
-Alecia Koledin, selloutmag.com
"Young, handsome, of clear voice and possessed with a sense of country and pop history beyond the scope of a lad of his age, Parker is positioned to be the next somebody, or the first him."
-Waymon Timbsdayle, Roctober
"Imagine if Scott Miller got drunk with Hank Williams, then called up Lyle Lovett to come over for a nightcap and some White Castles."
-Kevin Gibson, louisvillemusic.com
"With modern country becoming nearly indistinguishable from bad pop rock, it's refreshing when someone like Greg Parker comes along. Blessed with a rich, tremulous twang, Parker's musical sensibilities are rooted firmly in vintage country with an electric twist. It's like hearing Hank Williams or the Statler Brothers play the House of Blues -- not a bad way to spend a night. Because the disc clocks in at just under fifteen minutes, it makes for almost compulsive use of your disc player's "repeat" button. More, please."
-Splendid, Justin Kownacki
"On The Break deserves support and attention from everyone claiming to enjoy undiluted country."
-Ron Wynn, Nashville City Paper

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/30/2005
Band Website: itsgregparker.com
Band Members: Shannon "5 Bands" Edens - drums; Adam "Hit Man" Hill - lead guitar; Greg Parker - bass or rhythm guitar
Influences: Ray Charles, Hank Williams, Roger Miller, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Reed, Otis Redding, The Raspberries, Chuck Berry, Dwight Yoakam, Loretta Lynn, Carl Smith, Charlie Rich, The Buzzcocks, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Roy Orbison, Cole Porter, Buddy Holly, The Carter Family, Al Green, Nick Lowe, The Replacements, Ray Price, Patsy Cline, Chet Baker, The Everly Brothers, and many more.
Sounds Like: Megadeth, Pantera, Slayer, Anne Murray
Record Label: Whitewall Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MrSensible.com is my new blog

MrSensible.com is my new blog home. Visit often. It is a young bird that is about to take flight. Teach it to fly by loving it. Visit mrsensible.com and make all your dreams come true...
Posted by Greg Parker on Thu, 10 May 2007 03:39:00 PST

A Sad Week For Music

I was told this evening that Cindy Walker, one of my all-time favorite country songwriters, had passed away this weekend.  So just a few minutes ago I went to Pitchforkmedia.com (perhaps not the ...
Posted by Greg Parker on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:14:00 PST

Columnist Greg Parker

I have received numerous complaints in my Myspace inbox over the last few weeks, ever since I started actively blogging here.  "Greg, I love your blog, but I want more.  Is there some place ...
Posted by Greg Parker on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 06:16:00 PST

Chuck Norris

Myspace has been wasting a fair amount of my precious time over the last few days.  But I can't say it's been a total waste of time, for yesterday, while looking at someone else's blog, I found a...
Posted by Greg Parker on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:40:00 PST

Pop Quiz

I was on someone elses Myspace page earlier today who had taken a quiz about whether his political beliefs put him more in line with the Republican or the Democratic party.  There was a link at ...
Posted by Greg Parker on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:47:00 PST

The Greatest

First of all, I want to say a belated thanks to all the Greg Parker fans throughout the world who made 2005 a breakthrough year for us.  We played over 300 sell-out dates in 18 countries, spannin...
Posted by Greg Parker on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:14:00 PST

Ray Price at the Ryman

Friday night my lovely girlfriend and myself got to see one of our all-time musical heroes, Mr. Ray Price, in concert.  The show was at the sold out Ryman Auditorium, where he debuted on the Gran...
Posted by Greg Parker on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:39:00 PST

Your MoM

Hello, Your mother is very upset with you.  It's bad enough that you haven't called her in three weeks, but she's been wanting a copy of the Greg Parker On The Break EP, and she's entrusting you,...
Posted by Greg Parker on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:54:00 PST