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What some people say …
“MacPherson got up on stage with nothing but his weathered green guitar doing what he does best: pouring his heart out. Projected poetic lyrics and hard guitar strumming - sometimes without a pick - punctuated his awe-inspiring performance. Integrity and sincerity are the two words that come to mind when describing MacPherson’s music and onstage presence.”
– Erik Martinson, The Journal, Queen’s University
“Propelled by an underlying menace and disillusionment while maintaining subtle glimmers of hope … MacPherson is able to weave in and out of variety of styles and influences and create work that is fresh and timeless, deftly combining social relevance and activism with pure entertainment.”
– Barb Stewart, Exclaim Magazine
“In a time when mock-rock morons, grudge-rock whiners and bubble-headed pop-stars dominate the proceedings, Winnipeg performer MacPherson is that most anachronistic and ill-favoured of entities: The honest and intelligent singer-songwriter. A guy who writes tuneful, truthful, meaningful works on his guitar and then performs them without fancy duds, without a big-budget video, without backup dancers.”
– Darryl Sterdan, Winnipeg Sun
“When your stock-in-trade is gritty, unblinking observations from life’s dustier corners and rougher edges, and your songs are populated by everyday folks desperately riding stillborn dreams, and when you serve up gutsy guitar rock with a bit of muscle, perhaps the Bruce Springsteen comparisons are inevitable. But that’s okay, because Greg MacPherson wears it well, which is to say that he has the writing chops and the talent to stand on his own. If you’re looking for the future of Canadian rock ‘n’ roll, take a gander at the Greg MacPherson Band.”
– Jim Kelly, Canadian Musician Magazine