Wiley Hand

GO FISHING. . .
DISCOGRAPHY
Gridlock Savage [1996: San Francisco, CA(French Import)]
Censored [1999: Oakland, CA]
Potboiler [2004: Berkeley/San Rafael, CA; Boulder, CO(Greek Import)]
Music Is War [2005: Boulder, CO]
Life is Fatal [2008: Lyons, CO]
REVIEWS
Catchy like a cold; silly like string; hot like chocolate; sharp as a razor.
-gL, Green Light
Refreshing weirdness, I dig it!"
-Xanthe(Poesis)
"Herr Hand fortsetter å skrive morsomme låter som ikke har noe med sosialisme eller proleteriatet å gjøre"
-Klassekamper, Oslo
“Unabashed acoustic folk in a very electric age. Makes it sound a little edgy and risky, even. Excellent songwriting and fine hooks, which bring a lot of classic tunes to mind but don't rip anyone off. I particularly like the sophisticated attack in the songs, poking deep into love and life and totally avoiding the ‘oh ain't love grand’ simplicities...a thoughtful and tuneful album. We likes.“
-Mr. Cyrano
“I'm most struck in the first listen by the variety and the relaxed feel. Listenable, playful, loose...”
-David Roth, Seattle
“Folk songs and poetry from a singer who matches his pleasantly light voice with unobtrusive music that skips along.”
-Tim Quirk, Listen.com
“A Thoreau Examination: Evan Reeves' poetry and song lyrics are a refreshing return to sincerity in an age of chic cynicism. It was a privilege to work with him on editing some of the lyrics which eventually became this album. The Thoreau and Frost-inflected ideas and Beatlesque sense of structure renew one's faith in the power of songs.”
-Joseph McCombs
“You have a lot of good songs here...some of them are trinket'ish. Short, I won't say incomplete, but almost jingle'ish. Is that on purpose?”
-Charles Hyams
“You must be on drugs. Absolutely garbage!”
-WEESE99 from Lexington, Kentucky
"Det blir ikke fart, uten bart."
-Daglige Fisken, Deset, Norway
“They say that there is a place for all music, however they haven't heard this yet.”
-Bim from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
“Diggin' it! Whether it was sarcasm or a true to life depiction of a day in your singer's life, it does not matter.”
-Polyhymnia from Houston, Texas
“Dork-a-rama. I hope I never actually meet whoever made this ball-less Christian crapola. Talented musically.”
-PhilipMars from Studio City, California
“Greg Brady would be proud!!!”
-Kixfan from Keyser, West Virginia
“On the plus side, you guys are running counter to most acoustic music out there these days...”
-Tonyr from Ivoryton, Connecticut
“Yay, something finally different from the rest of the sounds...appreciating the beauty of WORDS!”
-Schonetbelle from Ann Arbor, Michigan
"Nobody repels the dining crowd as quick as Mr. Hand."
-Lavelle MacRoskowitz, Maitre D’ at Denny’s Restaurant, Buffalo, NY
"Of all the singer/songwriters out there today, Wiley Hand is definitely one of them."
-Attributed to Tom Rush
“I don't believe that this is music. I like your originality, and your boldness, but perhaps this should be shared somewhere else..?”
-Rausch from Glen Ellyn, Illinois
"Do you live here alone? Uh, is that dog wearing a tutu? Where are your pants?"
-Patrol Officer, Longmont, CO Police Department
“Basically, your music really sucks a big fat !@%!...but other from that it's allright...really melodic...You should have stuck to riding bulls instead of singing...go back to Kansas and ride a horse or something.”
-ThaBeatJunky from Sanfrancisco, California
“One of the best spoof songs ever(“Dealer”)!”
-Titus from San Francisco, California
“Sincere, compact, and from the heart.”
-RUNAMUKZIG from So. Cal, California
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