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“Would love to have a copy of the song! It is that good!” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“Man, I may like music like Limp Bizkit, RATM, Godsmack...but this stuff is beautiful music that blows those bands away. Sorta reminds me of a DMB meets Ben Folds Five meet Agent of Good Roots, and all three of those bands are excellent bands that kill most heavy metal. I dare any "Pure Heavy Metal Listeners" to listen to these MP3s, like I just did, and try to truly tell me they do not like Livingston Boyd.”
“Sucks. Bigtime.” (in regard to "I'm Too Dumb To Cry Anymore")
“I love Korn and Limp Bizkit, but I checked out this band ANYWAYS. I really liked what I heard... I would just like to thank you for recomending a great band.”
“I'm listenng to it right now, and it's pretty damn good. It's got a little bit of everything, I'm going to have to go out and buy this guy’s CD.”
“Man, I will spread try to spread how cool this music is... Both songs were amazing. I'll try my best to tell everyone I know will appreciate this type of music to listen.”
“Livingston Boyd is pretty cool! Thank you.”
“Your music sucks... I would continue this rampage by presenting an anylitical disertation on why it lacks originality, integrity and spectacle but it would really be a waste of time to continue to humor you.. sod off and die!”
“Almost thought I was listening to early Garcia & Co. Would love to hear you guys do this with someone knowing what they are doing recording it. Nice little tune, good musicianship, loved a lot of the lines. You guys are writers, goes without saying. Talented too. Just wish the world could hear what you are doing.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
"It's 1978 again! Is this Chicago? (sorry). I'm not crazy about this style at all... It sounds like a lounge band." (in regard to "Let's All Get Together and Die")
"Where's the beef? Sounds like a dude in his garage with his buddies. Warm, but not clever enough." (in regard to "Man of Sorrows")
"The guitar riff was pure genius. I like this song just for that riff, yeah baby, yeah." (in regard to "Man of Sorrows")
“This songs reminds me the bluesy progressive rock of 70's. The beginning is interesting with almost a funk like of beat, but the guitar work could have been more precise. The singer's voice is bit strange and could easily divede listeners to 'lovers' and 'haters'.”(in regard to "Man of Sorrows")
"Hmm... the music strikes me as rather annoying." (in regard to "Let's All Get Together and Die")
"Funky Groove! Has a nice groove to it - Loved the guitar solo - the song had plenty of energy - Nice one - You get my vote." (in regard to "Man of Sorrows")
“'Close' Only Counts in Horseshoes and Darts... Wow...this is a tough one: it's a fresh-sounding song, featuring a singer with a cool voice singing heartfelt lyrics. All of these things are good (and all too rare). On the other hand, it's also not played terribly well (the rhythm section isn't together, the soloing fresh-sounding but amateurish) or even sung quite in tune. To add insult to injury, it's really long (almost six minutes!); the writers probably could have said what they wanted to say less indulgently in three or four minutes and had a 'way stronger song. There's much to like here, but there are obvious weaknesses that lots of rehearsal, some hard self-editing and a great producer could probably fix.” (in regard to "Let's All Get Together and Die")
“Better as an instrumental. I like the rhythm/feel of the song, but not crazy about the vocalists.” (in regard to "Man of Sorrows")
“Funk rock rules! Pretty cool. Funky!!! I would love to hear more.” (in regard to "Man of Sorrows")
"“Nice guitar riff......but it gets a little redundant. The double vocals work well together, but the lyrics did nothing for me. Pretty good groove. Nicely wacky guitar lead and fills.” (in regard to "Man of Sorrows")
“I don't feel it. This may sound better live, but I'm not hearing what you’re feeling... “ (in regard to "I'm Too Dumb To Cry Anymore")
“A little folk, blues, country, or all of the above? I like this rhythm quite a bit... I think that the vocals are a little lacking, but the music is not your standard fare. Very Driving.” (in regard to "I'm Too Dumb To Cry Anymore")
“maybe it's just my mood, but isn't this the kind of music you listen to at 3 in the morning as you're passing a joint around or, more likely, are beginning to notice that you just finished off the keg? Not that there's anything wrong with that...” ("I'm Too Dumb To Cry Anymore" blindfold test)
“The intro is really old-fashioned. There comes the voice. Wow, really old-fashioned. It's getting cosy now with these old men around. Hi Grandpa, I'm sorry I messed up my room. Is there another bar open in our little village? Nicht unangenehm doch? Ok danke, let's go out on the street and not declare the revolution. I guess I'm getting young. And of course:
- I have no idea what this is. It's on the other side of the musical spectrum.
- I appreciate this more than the early Hendrix.” ("I'm Too Dumb To Cry Anymore" blindfold test)
“I love the lyrics guys. Keep this up and I can see you being big. What else can I say apart from this is Awesome! Makes me feel like a lazy Sunday morning chilling out in bed. Extraordinary!” (in regard to "Let's All Get Together and Die")
“Almost finds a happy medium... The vocals are shaky, and the whole song lacks something... This seems too jazzy to be called rock, but too rock to be called jazz. It's somewhere in the middle - but it's not an entirely happy medium. It's nice, but it's just a bit short.” (in regard to "Let's All Get Together and Die")
“where are you from? you sound like a band from Michigan who wants to sound like they know what Nashville likes. terribly sad that your children will most likely disown you the first chance they get.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“Yee Haw! Very nice. Foot stompin, down home, sing along fun. Complete with rough edges.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“Garcia is smiling down on you! Great tune. Like the mandolin in the background. Reminds me a lot of the old Grateful Dead.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“Reminds me of the music I heard in Memphis when I was growing up. I like this a lot. Good job, like the organ.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“This could be a real cool song. I would like to hear this again with a better production. It really has alot of potential. It's a pleasing song.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
Die,” 4.11.00
“Alright!” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“I really enjoyed the full instrumental accompaniment, but what hit me the most was the fluid vocal quality and tone, reminiscent of early Dylan intonation and lyric emphasis in the line. I enjoyed the song very much.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“Ugh! This one hits rock bottom. OMG. This duet is awful. Get rid of the woman and cut down on that repetitive electro-funk noise.” (in regard to “Man of Sorrows”)
“Hokey and depressive. Poor imitation of country music.” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“Is that Clapton on Guitar? Reminds me of Eric---good feel to this.” (in regard to “Man of Sorrows”)
“Elevator music style with ska flare. Sorry, just not my thing.” (in regard to “Let's All Get Together and Die”)
“Great Music! Cool song! I like it a lot. Keep up the good work!” (in regard to “I’m Too Dumb To Cry Anymore”)
“please tune the guitar! jaysus sake! tune that guitar please!” (in regard to “Man of Sorrows”)