Member Since: 3/31/2007
Band Website: GaryPigGold.com
Band Members:
Influences:
A Date With the Everly Brothers
Beach Boys’ Party!
Candypants
Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
Electric Ladyland
Ferry Cross The Mersey
Green River
Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful
It Crawled into My Hand, Honest
Jan and Dean Meet Batman
Kink Kronikles
Long Gone Dead
Meet the Beatles!
Never Mind the Bollocks
Out Of Our Heads
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd.
Question Mark and the Mysterians
Ramones Leave Home
Sun Sessions
The Who Sell Out
Unearthed Merseybeat
Vincebus Eruptum
We’re Only In It for the Money
XTC Live
Young Rascals
Zombie Heaven
Sounds Like:
"Rock music’s all-time hardest-working man, all apologies to James Brown."
(All Music Guide)
"Champion of bubblegum and all things pop, who turns out to be a pretty fine performer of same."
(Cosmik Debris)
"A nice little change-up from psychobilly. Awesome."
(Blastitude)
"Cooler than Elvis!"
(Tragedienne)
"A one-of-a-kind guy."
(Tower Pulse)
"The fifth Kink!"
(antiFolkie Lach)
"Long-time champion of music for the people in his excellent fanzine The Pig Paper."
(Mojo)
"All too vividly remembers his first public performance as a young child, singing Kingston Trio songs to a bemused Canadian Cub Scout pack."
(Music Hound Folk: The Essential Album Guide)
"Expertly mixes traditional bluegrass and country pickings with a liberal shot of lipsmacking power pop sensibilities."
(Sideways Symphony)
"I could insert overused adjectives like 'shimmering pop gems,' but the description wouldn't even come close."
(Cut and Paste)
"Because of the biz he is in, Gary has arguably met with a plethora of thrilling incidents,
but one experience he will never forget is sharing the stage with the late great Del Shannon!"
(Twist and Shake)
"A talented, sweet voiced singer."
(Epinions.com)
"Mixing elements of Monkees, Buck Owens, early Who, and the Everly Brothers. And it works just fine."
(Miles Of Music)
"A highly-regarded singer, songwriter and guitarist."
(Rock Beat International)
"Helped craft solo albums for former Cheepskate Shane Faubert and American maximum rhythm 'n' bluegrass sensation The Ghost Rockets."
(Try Acid)
"A kind of cool and surprisingly fashionable Johnny Cash vibe happening."
(The Musicians' Exchange)
"Insists on upsetting the status quo and confounding stereotypes."
(Blank Pages)
"A good example of how, if you've got really great sounding, solid musicianship, you can get away with anything lyrically."
(Roctober)
"A fine musician and vocalist, with pipes that would do the Hollies and the Beach Boys proud."
(Morty's Cabin)
"Terry Melcher is disguise, still hiding from Chas. Manson."
(Pallid Pilgrim)
"He should be carried around in a sedan chair for the rest of his life."
(Nerve)
Record Label: Pig Records
Type of Label: Major