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"YOUNG RETURNS TO GV STAGE" by Kerry Sharp
Grand Valley Lanthorn
Volume 37, Issue 30
01/01/2002

Last week, flyers all over campus advertised a man with an acoustic guitar, "back by popular demand." A man with an acoustic guitar--imagine that!

His name is Jesse Young. A Web search sent me to his band’s site, www.pushing33.com. I downloaded two of the band’s songs.

My enthusiasm promptly disintegrated. Another Dave Matthew’s rip-off? Please, God, no! But there it was, seeping into my ears, a pop rock mix of dirty sounding acoustic guitars and funky bass lines with clear, almost nasal, male vocals. For a moment I almost had to ask myself, "What am I listening to, Slant?"

On March 18, Jesse Young played an acoustic show at Kirkhof in the sitting area outside of the Women’s Center for Spotlight Productions’ Coffeehouse series. The size of the crowd impressed me. More than 60 people were squished onto couches, easy chairs, and even the little piano bench, eager to hear Young’s music.
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"JESSE YOUNG: BLUEPRINT" by DiscoveringArtists.com
DiscoveringArtists.com
01/06/04

Here comes another guy with guitar in hand. This one, fortunately, has some talent as he wails about romance throughout this 5-song collection. "Daylight" has some truly heart-wrenching lyrics as Young sings, "This room is so empty/Without the sound of your voice/Friends say it's better this way/But this is not my choice." Okay, his soaring voice borders on whiny during "Once Again", but really, his vocals are grainy and decently expressive—he's definitely got the songwriter thing going on. I think Young has to refine his voice, and by the time he does so (hopefully with a full-length album), he'll be climbing up my star ladder.
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the Press PUBLISHED ARTICLES "YOUNG RETURNS TO GV STAGE" by Kerry Sharp Grand Valley Lanthorn Volume 37, Issue 30 01/01/2002 Last week, flyers all over campus advertised a man with an acoustic guitar, "back by popular demand." A man with an acoustic guitar--imagine that! His name is Jesse Young. A Web search sent me to his band’s site, www.pushing33.com. I downloaded two of the band’s songs. My enthusiasm promptly disintegrated. Another Dave Matthew’s rip-off? Please, God, no! But there it was, seeping into my ears, a pop rock mix of dirty sounding acoustic guitars and funky bass lines with clear, almost nasal, male vocals. For a moment I almost had to ask myself, "What am I listening to, Slant?" On March 18, Jesse Young played an acoustic show at Kirkhof in the sitting area outside of the Women’s Center for Spotlight Productions’ Coffeehouse series. The size of the crowd impressed me. More than 60 people were squished onto couches, easy chairs, and even the little piano bench, eager to hear Young’s music. ... [ READ MORE ] ... "JESSE YOUNG: BLUEPRINT" by DiscoveringArtists.com DiscoveringArtists.com 01/06/04 Here comes another guy with guitar in hand. This one, fortunately, has some talent as he wails about romance throughout this 5-song collection. "Daylight" has some truly heart-wrenching lyrics as Young sings, "This room is so empty/Without the sound of your voice/Friends say it's better this way/But this is not my choice." Okay, his soaring voice borders on whiny during "Once Again", but really, his vocals are grainy and decently expressive—he's definitely got the songwriter thing going on. I think Young has to refine his voice, and by the time he does so (hopefully with a full-length album), he'll be climbing up my star ladder. ... [ READ MORE ] ... TOURING MATES AND FRIENDS Sister Hazel \| Edwin McCain \| Jason Mraz \| Brian VanderArk \| Dishwalla \| Ari Hest \| \| Fiction Plane \| Domestic Problems \| 19 Wheels \| Knee Deep Shag \| Oval Opus \| Lucky Boys Confusion \| Kip Winger \| O.A.R \| Killer Flamingos \| Changes \| Fighting Gravity \| The Green Room \| Will Hoge \| Pete Schmidt \| Akiva \| Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers \| Todd Martin \| Karma
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