Willie Nile’s New Album Gets Great Reviews

Willie Nile is one of the great unsung heroes of American music. He first came to attention in 1980 with a self titled album and he quickly followed it up with Golden Down in 1981. He was acclaimed as “another Springsteen” which actually became a millstone around his neck. He continued on though releasing a series of albums to a devoted fan base. He never became a huge mainstream star but he remains a great artist.

He’s recently released his new album House Of A Thousand Guitars in America. Now I could bang on about how great he is but I’m just a bloke with a website. It’s probably a whole lot more useful to observe what more important critics have to say.

“Record Of The Month!…transcendent…Nile’s finest collection of original songs!
FOUR +  STARS!” – STEREOPHILE

“He’s a master…it’s amazing…one of the best
albums I’ve ever heard!” – NORM WINER (WXRT) (one of the most respected US radio programmers –ed)

“BRILLIANT…AMAZING…an utter embarrassment of riches! The first great album of 2009!” – POWER POP

“REMARKABLE new album!…RIVETING!…Springsteen, Mellencamp, Van Morrison…Willie Nile has earned his standing in that esteemed company!” – BLURT

“A one-man Clash! -
UNCUT

“Willie Nile’s “Magdalena” is the ‘Coolest Song in the World!’”
- LITTLE STEVEN (UNDERGROUND GARAGE)

“The title song references Hendrix, Dylan, The Stones, Lennon, and John Lee Hooker, and manages the incredible feat of living up the best of every
one of them!” – POWER POP

“Nile has never released anything less than great. (House Of A Thousand Guitars) is ANOTHER GEM from one of the most underrated singer-songwriters of our time.”
- NO DEPRESSION

“He’s never been better!” – HITS MAGAZINE

“…one ace song after another!” – THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“Nile’s incredibly rich vision encompasses loud, fast rockers, sweet, melodic
pop, and stately piano ballads. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore?
Well, Willie Nile just did. FOUR STARS! ****”
- THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

“Nile spins another ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CLASSIC! Talk about a second wind! His Benjamin Button-like excursion continues with House of a Thousand Guitars,
featuring a dozen songs that capture both the heart of rock ‘n’ roll and the depth
of middle-age. Mark this one down for your end-of-the
year best-of list.” – HYPERBOLIUM

“He is one of the most moving artists of the last 30 years in the US rock scene. PURE DYNAMITE! Maybe because of a pact with the devil, time seems to have stopped, for he’s cryonized in his youth, and in front of the microphone he’s a hurricane!”
- 20 MINUTES

“FOUR STARS! ****” – AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN

“The Troubadour Of New York City. This album has some of the most meaningful
lyrics you’ve ever heard. The Ramones meet Sun Records. Doesn’t have an artificial or cheaply sentimental bone in its body. Nile’s music is an organic blending of the old and the new that yields ASTONISHING results. Honesty, integrity, and a sense of the absurd combined with a razor sharp wit. Nile continues to create music like few others. – BLOGCRITICS

“He is the bastard child  of Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer and Lou Reed. If authenticity
is an important issue for you, then Willie Nile is your man.
- POP MATTERS

“FOUR STARS!****”
- THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN

“If it were only for the STUNNING pop beauty of “Her Love Falls Like Rain” and the
anthem “Give Me Tomorrow,” Nile’s House of a Thousand Guitars would be one of the year’s essential discs. However, Nile keeps the quality high throughout the album. Every listen can produce a new favorite.”
- KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL

“A songsmith’s songsmith.”
- THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE

“If great reviews were currency, he could bail the country out of its fiscal
problems with his mattress money….A great album!”
- CINCINNATI CITY BEAT

“Every bit as good as Streets of New York.”
- HIGH NOON SALOON