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"This Texan singer-songwriter defies pigeonholing. Michael doesn't give a damn and floats from folk to blues, from songwriter stuff to jazz. Lyrically Michael seems to be very much at ease. To complete the colorful picture, Michael shows us what a fine guitar player he is...a new talent you should try to discover. It'll be worth your while."
Marc Nolis - RootsTown Music Magazine, Belgium
“Michael O’Connor shares the bluesy side of Americana…rocks at times, and veers the blues to the familiar edge of gospel and almost to the edge of country. His guitar work shines without being showy, and his soulful vocals fit his thoughtful lyrics like the reflection of neon on a rain-soaked juke-joint parking lot at closing time."
“O’Connor is an outstanding guitarist, but it’s when he breaks out his acoustic guitar and mandolin to give himself the same kind of perceptive backing that he’s provided other singer-songwriters, notably Ray Wylie Hubbard, who produced this album, and Cary Swinney, that it [Green and Blue] becomes more than a mere sideman project."
John Conquest – 3rd Coast Music
“Easily
one of the strongest debut albums I’ve had the pleasure of hearing,
there’s literally something for everyone on this collection.”
Dale Martin – Herald-Zeitung
"I have known for years that Michael O'Connor is an 'A-List' player. Now with the release of "Green and Blue" he shows true songwriting genius."
Mo Humble - Executive Producer, HumbleTime!
“Michael O’Connor is the sort of Texas musician who can, and will, change musical gears as quickly as Texas weather changes from driving rain to bright sunshine. Part of O’Connor’s range comes from being a musician since he was a kid. Part comes from the simple fact he’s just that good.”
Jim Beal Jr., Express-News, San Antonio, Texas
“…
great blues tunes and his blues-edged rock numbers have more backbone than
any new release I can think of. Possessor of one of the finest blues
voices around, Michael hammers his way to the emotional dead center of the
classic blues vocal.”
Jimmy Ash – Hill Country
Sun, Wimberley, Texas
“Indeed
few musicians can match the wide range of musical influences and knowledge
that O’Connor has drawn from and mastered. Rock, jazz, country, folk,
Celtic and a heavy dose of the blues blends into the sounds emanating from
his guitar strings and wafting through the lyrics.”
Dicky Neely – Coastal Bend
Sun, Corpus Christi, Texas
“Michael’s
distinctive and sultry voice wraps around and slips thru intelligent,
vivid lyrics.”
Debbie Jecker – Roadhouse Magazine, San Antonio, TX
“’The
One Who Waits For You’ is as good if not better than anything you hear
on the radio today.”
Dale Martin – Country Line
Magazine, San Antonio, Texas
