★★★★★
It's not often that you get to hear both sides of the story in a musical split. But Steven Page's departure from the Barenaked Ladies in early 2009 was a bit unusual. Page was co-founder and he co-led the band, with Ed Robertson, for 20 years. When he left the band, the Barenaked Ladies decided to continue on as a quartet, with Robertson moving into the frontman role...
- www.popmatters.com
2011-01-20
★★★★★
Steven Page announcing his departure from well-known and highly successful pop group Barenaked Ladies in 2009 came across as somewhat nonchalant, carefree and easy. In fact, many had wondered about the seeming inevitable break ever since Page released his excellent solo album in 2005 under the guise of "The Vanity Project." That album (mostly co-written with Stephen Duffy) showcased Page's wit against a backdrop of tightly arranged and well-executed pop/rock tableaus...
- glidemagazine.com
2010-12-20
★★★★★
It's not often that you get to hear both sides of the story in a musical split. But Steven Page's departure from the Barenaked Ladies in early 2009 was a bit unusual. Page was co-founder and he co-led the band, with Ed Robertson, for 20 years. When he left the band, the Barenaked Ladies decided to continue on as a quartet, with Robertson moving into the frontman role...
- www.popmatters.com
2010-11-08
★★★★★
After leaving the Barenaked Ladies following a 2008 drug bust, Steven Page, one of Canada's most recognizable (and ubiquitous) voices, has had a rocky few years. Though he's no stranger to side projects (see 2005's Vanity Project with Stephen Duffy and the recent Art of Time Ensemble collab), Page One is the singer's first post-BNL solo effort. The album is stylistically restless, jumping from power pop to 60s-inspired ballads, with dashes of disco, 80s dance music and klezmer squeezed in...
- nowtoronto.com
2010-10-25