Miscellaneous
Various Comments from the Press
- David Bashom, Rolling Stone
- "Bill Mallonee and VoL have remained fascinated with the shadowy emotional toils and struggles inferent in the American experience…exploring the grey thin line between hope & hopelessness with songs that alternate from careening scorchers to more plaintive, folkish material…compelling, insightful, this group continues to probe through Americana rock & roll proving that sometimes the only story worth telling is that of the journey."
- Associated Press
- "One of the best rock bands going…Mallonee's thought provoking lyrics demand repeated listening…"
- Billboard
- "Dylan-tinged vocal and introspective lyrics that spin out big-picture stories imbued with chilling small details."
- New York Press
- "…the best folk-rock act nobody's ever hear of…The intelligence and intensity of Mallonee's writing has elicited comparisons to Dylan from his loyal underground admirers. Given the consistency and quality of Mallonee's work over eight albums, he is arguably the first writer since John Prine to make the comparison plausible…Mallonee doesn't just plumb the depths of his own dark heart, he rips it out and drops it bloody and pumping in your lap."
- Buddy Miller
- "The poetry and intelligence of Bill Mallonee's songs rivals Dylan's and the spirituality and inspiration of them is like the timeless hymns. He is one of our all time favorite artists."
- MOJO
- "Melodic country rock, spirited & thoughtful."
- Nigel Williamson, Uncut
- "Bill Mallonee's wayward vocals perfectly suit his dark night of the soul school of trailer park songwriting. Gripping"
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- "The Vigilantes have found their way to an authentic, sweaty sound that evokes equal vision of acoustic folk (a la Dylan, or early REM) strong Neil Young-like melodic sensibilities with the intensity of the Clash…a near perfect combination of literacy and garage band wail…"
- Thom Jurek, Metro Times
- "in the end, it doesn't matter where the music biz apparatus puts this band: They'll shatter the commercial shackles put on it. The reason is simple: Mallonee & VoL insist on carrying their message by the simplest and most immediate of means possible: rock & roll…and it's delivered with passion, depth and integrity - an accomplishment worth celebrating."
- Making Music
- "An earthy slice of country-gilded garage rock, shot through with Springsteen Passion."
- Country Music International
- "Vigilantes of Love are one of the hottest country rock bands to emerge for a long time"
- Brad Caviness, ed. Ricochet Internet Magazine
- "Slammed full of intensity & insight, VoL delivers like no other band for pure entertainment & unadulterated soul searching art."
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