Reid Paley

Reid Paley (* in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American rock musician. He first sang for a band called The Five , which he formed in Pittsburgh and Boston in the 1980s . He later appeared solo, accompanying his singing with a guitar from Gretsch (1955) and an amplifier from Fender (1965).

After a debut single, Frank Black co- produced the album Lucky's Tune with him in 1999 . This was followed in 2000 by the album Revival , produced by Eric Drew Feldman , accompanied by Robert Lee Oliver on 3-String Bass and James Murray on Trap Kit , with whom he formed the Reid Paley Trio . In 2007 the album Approximate Hellhound followed , produced by Reid Paley, accompanied by Eric Eble on the Czechoslovakian Upright Bass and James Murray.

Reid Paley lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Quotes

Reid Paley found a lot of positive reception in the press:

"A voice to turn good girls bad ... Maybe crazy but damn exciting." --The Village Voice
"A proudly weird talent with a nervy raw appeal." - Time Out New York
"Straightforward, sarcastic, funny and gifted at putting a song together." --New York Press
"Put simply, the Reid Paley Trio knows how to get down. He's got mischief in his eye, Elvis in his joints, and booze everywhere else." --NYRock
"Reduce-you-to-tears razor wit ... Reid Paley ought to be a household name." --Pittsburgh City Paper
"Everyone has a favorite drinking album. Right now, mine is REVIVAL." - Seattle Weekly
"Best 50 Albums of the Year" - Alternative Press
"For fans of churlish honesty and unaffected one-man shows, REVIVAL is a nonstop riot." --San Francisco Weekly
"More messy jazz from a drunken genius." --City Life, Manchester UK
"A soot-black sense of humor as biting as an underfed Rottweiler." - Cleveland Free Times
"Best Of Manhattan" - New York Press
"An unholy howl of a voice." --CMJ
"One of the East Coast's best-kept secrets, his wryly misanthropic schtick is all his own. Live, he is the Bill Hicks of the blues. You need to see him." --What's On In London
Four Stars - German RollingStone
"As Baudelaire was the spleen of Paris, Reid Paley is the spleen of New York ... How else could he write such messianic blues, such prophetic rock 'n' roll?" --442..me Rue, Paris
"Though records like Revival drip with talent, sweat and humor, live is the way to experience Paley." --The Village Voice
"Actually, it's more than one date with this vampiric Brooklyn songwriter - it's four. And lucky us. Paley lives on the darker side of Saturday night, his witty ballads backed by a Czechoslovakian upright bass, a trap kit, and a voice that sounds like a bag of gravel in a blender. Just remember - his drawl is worse than his bite. " --City Life, Manchester UK
"A great musical attraction ... a sort of Sinatra for the disaffected." - Mississippi Reflector
"Reid Paley is the kind of artist Seattle loves." --The Stranger
"Paley's bare-boned and bloody-knuckled approach grabs you like a shot of tequila that's gone down the wrong pipe." --Aquarian Weekly
"A jarring reminder of what rock'n'roll once was and could be again." --The Washington Times
"For all his simplicity, Reid is like nobody else." --Seattle Weekly
"What? You want some kind of description of the artist and his music? Just fucking listen to the guy and enjoy his prowess." - Frank Black

Discography

Time For You / The Best Of All , Sub Pop vinyl single, 1996, produced by James Murray
Lucky's Tune , LP, 1999, produced by Frank Black
Revival , LP, 2000, produced by Eric Drew Feldman - the 2001 LP for the European market contains 4 songs from the first LP as bonus tracks
Approximate Hellhound , LP, 2007, produced by Reid Paley

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personal data
SURNAME	Paley, Reid
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rock musician
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brooklyn , New York City