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"It’s his voice – a sandpaper baritone swelling at
once with desolation and intoxicated goofiness – that keeps ‘em coming
back." "Insightful and earnest songs bring you to tears.
Make you sob like your mother died. Then, with his genius showing like
toilet paper on the shoe of a priest, Webley turns his music into a
drunken bar fight." "Webley owned the audience. The fans danced along the aisles
for song after song as he took them on a journey through sadness,
happiness and just plain craziness." "To experience his hypnotic whimsy is absolutely
amazing. Who ever thought that an accordion could cause tears of joy?" "one of Seattle’s most talented musicians, a singer-songwriter with a
rare gift for crafting timeless songs that approach Waits and Leonard
Cohen territory." Album Reviews: “Happy-sad in a load of good ways... Go and listen to it.” Eleven Saints EP: "Incredibly infectious and uplifting."
"An exquisitely varied album that references his
earlier music while showcasing his move toward an entirely new sound." "His albums have always emphasized the delicate,
mindful quality of his craft… While musically inventive, and sometimes
peculiar, ‘Only Just Beginning’ is by far Webley’s most sincere and
direct work. Some longtime fans might miss his surreal humor and lyrical
trickery, but they will find longer-lasting blooms in his humanity." "Webley has come a long way from the street performer
he once was."
"This is a wildly
eccentric album and one that makes no apologies for that.
Webley refuses to play by anyone else's rules, marrying
genres and time periods with seeming abandon and making
it work, every single time. This is a unique album and
well worth your time. " For much more, just search for 'Jason Webley' on Google. 11:11 |
"Webley howls at the
rafters with the courage and conviction of a long-gone sailor, and
seduces the candlelight with melodies as delicate as a gossamer balloon;
he pumps the bellows like a Romanian wedding singer and feathers the
keys like a desert drifter."
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