★★★★★
It's been seven long years since guitar prodigy Jonny Lang released a new record, but it certainly was worth the wait. Remaining true to his Christian/blues roots, Lang worked with award-winning writer/producer Tommy Sims on his latest album, Fight for My Soul, and the collaboration does not disappoint.The first three tracks open strong and solid, hooking you immediately with a bluesy, R&B;/rock sound that complements Lang's raspy, gritty vocal style...
- www.ink19.com
2013-10-19
★★★★★
That voice. There's truly no way to talk about Jonny Lang without bringing up just how unique his vocals are, especially given his young age. Whether it's his pristine visage--on full pretty-boy display on the sleeve art to Fight for My Soul, his first studio record in seven years--or his ordinary speaking voice, it's easy to see why so many get blindsided by how scabrous he sounds once he's stepped up to the mic...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-09-26
★★★★★
Sound: Every song on this album is outstanding. Great contemporary blues. And one really important thing Jonny Lang does is he actually makes his music really diverse which is a real jem when so many blues artists just stick to the 12 bar thing, which after the first 5, 10, or 37 songs can get old. This album is chalk full of great guitar solos...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
Jonny Lang is probably a name you haven't heard much of in the Christian industry,but in the mainstream market this artist is somewhat of a legend. After three successful albums and a Grammy nomination, this once 15-year old prodigy is back with his fourth album, Turn Around. With his jazzy yet gospel influenced music, he has reached thousands. But is this new installment worth a listen for long time fans or newcomers to the gospel scene...
- www.jesusfreakhideout.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
I dunno about the advance hype: Says here Newsweek pegged Jonny Lang as one of "one hundred people expected to be most influential in the millennium." The key there is "expected." At 22 or so, he must already be more influential than Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan or Idi Amin, or the seers at Newsweek are exceptionally prescient. Or he's sleeping with one of the seers...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-09
★★★★★
Folks remember that handsome Jonny Lang crossed over big time with his 1997 major-label debut Lie to Me when he was just 15. With international success came all the pitfalls of stardom and Lang, now 29, found salvation through God and religion. His 2006 Grammy-winning album Turn Around wasn't really preachy, and some of those songs are reprised here live...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
The brief church style organ intro that opens American blues guitar sensation, Jonny Lang's fifth studio release immediately reveals its direction. Heralded by many as the great white hope for modern blues when he first appeared on the scene with his 1997 mainstream debut, 'Lie To Me' (aged only 15), Lang has now decided to take his music down a slightly different road. With early comparisons to Stevie Ray Vaughn, on 'Turn Around' Lang is now more likely to draw comparisons to Stevie Wonder...
- www.music-news.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
In recent years, with his exploration of gospel music and his transition from a blues-rock child prodigy to an adult R&B artist, one might say that Jonny Lang has mellowed with age. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing. It's just that it's a little unusual for someone who has yet to reach the ripe old age of 30. With Live at the Ryman his sixth album and the first in four years, Lang seems to be a man at the crossroads...
- www.popmatters.com
2010-07-30
★★★★★
In recent years, with his exploration of gospel music and his transition from a blues-rock child prodigy to an adult R&B artist, one might say that Jonny Lang has mellowed with age. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing. It's just that it's a little unusual for someone who has yet to reach the ripe old age of 30. With Live at the Ryman his sixth album and the first in four years, Lang seems to be a man at the crossroads...
- www.popmatters.com
2010-07-23
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