★★★★★
Monte Montgomery has a few things really going for him: he is a hellacious guitarist, he writes good songs and he puts his music over with absolute conviction and a huge presence. On the other hand he is playing in a field of one, he has hardly played the UK enough to register on people's memory and he borders on arrogance. All that being said, this album is a stonking piece of work and, if he get his ass over here to show what he can do, will excite a whole lot of Blues and Jazz fans...
- www.music-news.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Sound: Most of you have never heard of Monte, but by god, you should check them out. Monte is from Texas. Monte Montgomery has been named the best acoustic guitar player for 7 years in a row at the austin music awards. Guitar player voted him in the top 50 best guitarists of all time. Also, he is known as one of the best undiscovered artists (Monte=band) in America...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2009-11-15
★★★★★
Monte Montgomery is a world-class guitarist. The difference between Austin's own and guitar gods such as Richard Thompson and Mark Knopfler remains his songs. Montgomery continually composes insipid lyrics and flat melodies that no amount of guitar flash can rescue, and this self-titled effort is more of the same...
- www.austinchronicle.com
2009-07-21
★★★★★
Montgomery's six-string skills are undeniable; the man's a hell of a
guitarist. Regrettably, these rock/country/folk tunes are overproduced to the point of
being Adult Album Alternative fare imagine, for reference, a Bruce Hornsby/
Dire Straits collaboration with some killer solos. While none of these songs
blindsided me with any edgy new lyrical or melodic ideas, I've got to
confess that more than once I caught myself enjoying these songs...
- www.splendidezine.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Monte Montgomery takes the challenge of being a male soloist well, creating a great mix of vocals and instruments to form many different sounds in his latest collection of modern electric blues music. While from the beginning it appears that the album will fall into a repetitious sound, making every song sound alike, Montgomery quickly breaks from that pattern to really create a solid mix of music...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
There are 11 tracks on Mirror, reflecting a wide range of styles and melody, each with its own charms and hooks. All of the songs were written by Monte Montgomery, proving that he is not only one of Texas' finest guitarists, he is also a top-notch songwriter.
From the catchy pop of "Hopin' That You'd Slow Down" to the beautiful "Magnolia," and at all points in between, "Mirror" stands as one fine album...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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