Howie Newman
MUSIC, COMEDY and MORE
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| www.howienewman.com howie@howienewman.com 781-662-2616 |
| REVIEWS BASEBALL'S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 |
mlb.com
Doug Miller
From the opening words of "Why Did You Go, Johnny Damon?" on Howie
Newman’s latest album, Baseball's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, this Boston-based folk
rocker, humorist, sports journalist and public relations maven shows you exactly
why he belongs on this list [of indie rock artists with baseball on their mind]. It's
his second album of songs entirely based on the National Pastime, and all of
them are as clever, biting and original as the Damon song.
WICN-FM (Worcester Mass.)
Nick Noble
Baseball’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a classic contribution to American popular
culture. Nothing lends itself to our national pastime more than the folk music
genre, and no one exemplifies it more than the creative sound of Howie
Newman.
Wildy's World
"Mendoza Line" may be one of the greatest baseball songs ever written. What
else can you say about an American rockabilly tune written about a shortstop
from Mexico who once hit .198 for an entire season? You also absolutely must
check out "It's The End Of The Curse and We Know It," an R.E.M. spoof … about
Boston Red Sox finally breaking "The Curse of the Bambino" with their 2004
World Series championship. Howie Newman is always entertaining, and for a
Red Sox fan he's not a bad guy. Baseball fans will get a kick out of it, as will
fans of country-tinged folk rock. This is definitely a worthwhile 20 minutes spent!
KRKO-AM (Seattle)
Jeff "The Fish" Aaron
Howie Newman's Baseball's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is an awesome collection of
songs. For the first time in 10 years I took Led Zeppelin out of my CD player and
replaced it with Howie's disc. "Mendoza Line" is my new "Stairway to Heaven."
Doug Miller
From the opening words of "Why Did You Go, Johnny Damon?" on Howie
Newman’s latest album, Baseball's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, this Boston-based folk
rocker, humorist, sports journalist and public relations maven shows you exactly
why he belongs on this list [of indie rock artists with baseball on their mind]. It's
his second album of songs entirely based on the National Pastime, and all of
them are as clever, biting and original as the Damon song.
WICN-FM (Worcester Mass.)
Nick Noble
Baseball’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a classic contribution to American popular
culture. Nothing lends itself to our national pastime more than the folk music
genre, and no one exemplifies it more than the creative sound of Howie
Newman.
Wildy's World
"Mendoza Line" may be one of the greatest baseball songs ever written. What
else can you say about an American rockabilly tune written about a shortstop
from Mexico who once hit .198 for an entire season? You also absolutely must
check out "It's The End Of The Curse and We Know It," an R.E.M. spoof … about
Boston Red Sox finally breaking "The Curse of the Bambino" with their 2004
World Series championship. Howie Newman is always entertaining, and for a
Red Sox fan he's not a bad guy. Baseball fans will get a kick out of it, as will
fans of country-tinged folk rock. This is definitely a worthwhile 20 minutes spent!
KRKO-AM (Seattle)
Jeff "The Fish" Aaron
Howie Newman's Baseball's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is an awesome collection of
songs. For the first time in 10 years I took Led Zeppelin out of my CD player and
replaced it with Howie's disc. "Mendoza Line" is my new "Stairway to Heaven."