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"In the past year or so Buck has made several changes. He has moved back to Cleveland, put together a kick ass three piece band, but still kept the dextrous acoustic guitar picking that made 'Rust Belt Blues' such a listenable album.

On the faster songs such as 'Once Round the Sun,' 'Milwaukee' and the title track, Buck sounds like a man possessed. The analogue production in tight, and beautifully complements the taut, yet funky as hell arrangements. . . .

It is apparent that Oliver Buck is edging ever closer to the classic album that he so obviously has inside him. He is a fine guitar player and arranger of songs, and The New Madrids have lifted Buck's songs to a new level. It will be interesting to hear what this talented artist comes up with next."

-Americana UK review of Prodigal Son (July 18, 2008)
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"Prodigal Son benefits greatly by its rough-hewn, warts-and-all production by giving the songs the feeling that they poured out of Buck leaving him scrambling to catch them on tape before they disappeared. The slippery slide guitar, the tinny cymbal crashes, the near distortion of over-modulation all contribute to enhance Buck's tales of lost girls, loneliness on the road, and coming home broke but satisfied. Prodigal Son is sparse but filling."

-Miles of Music review of Prodigal Son (August 7, 2008)
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Oliver talks about writing and recording Prodigal Son.

-Insurgent Country interview (July 2008)
Read the interview here.

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Oliver Buck's voice is "as sweet and pure as Lyle Lovett's. . . . There's not a bad song on this first-rate recording."

-Cleveland Free Times review of Prodigal Son (May 21, 2008)
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"Being a folk-influenced indie artist may seem en vogue now, but Buck stands out among the acoustic din."

-Cleveland Plain Dealer review of Prodigal Son (June 6, 2008)
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"After 15 years away, singer-songwriter-guitarist Oliver Buck is back in Northeast Ohio. It's been a long journey for [Buck], who has traveled the country as a quintessential troubadour."

-Cleveland.com biographical piece (May 20, 2008)
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Rust Belt Blues is "one of my favorite albums of 2007."

-Stellasplice (January 23, 2008)
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Rust Belt Blues is "one of the Top 10 Albums of 2007."

-European music critic and DJ, Johanna Bodde aka RadioGirl (January 2008)

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"The truth is that with Rust Belt Blues, Buck has managed to breathe life into stripped-down, bare-knuckle country. . . . This is a superbly direct album, [it] speaks from the heart and gets straight to the point."

-Maverick magazine (UK) review of Rust Belt Blues (February 2008)

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"That intimate, stripped-down sound gives [Buck] a chance to showcase his wonderful voice and excellent musicianship, a combination that gives way to consistently good songs. . . . Oliver Buck has already accomplished much as a musician, and Rust Belt Blues adds to these accomplishments while also revealing more of his traditional roots. We don't know where Buck will be going next, but it will definitely be exciting to see where he takes us."

-The Lawrencian (Lawrence, Kansas) review of Rust Belt Blues (August 2007)
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"I love [Buck's] strong voice, with a beautiful timbre, it goes perfectly with the guitars. To do this kind of thing an artist needs good songs with convincing arrangements, a personality too, maybe even a bit of an attitude. . . . When I see Oliver's smile under his hat, the brim covering his eyes, I know he will never have a problem with that!"

-Insurgent Country (Germany/Netherlands) review of Rust Belt Blues (June 2007)
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"Now that he is a solo artist, Rust Belt Blues gives Oliver Buck the chance to present his own vision. . . . His road has had plenty of complications. Fortunately the end of it is not in sight."

-Hanx (Netherlands) review of Rust Belt Blues (June 2007)
Read the full review (in Dutch) here.

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"As a solo artist, Buck finds his inspiration in old country and blues and, as a troubadour, he does it all on his own. Given his powerful approach, he should have no trouble getting people's attention."

-Altcountry.nl (Netherlands) review of Rust Belt Blues (June 2007)
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Oliver on the Radio



These radio stations (terrestrial, satellite, internet, and podcasts) have added Prodigal Son to their libraries:

If you want to help us get the word out, call or email one of the stations below and request Oliver Buck.

If you hear Oliver on a station not listed here, drop us a line and let us know.

Long live real DJs and independent radio in all its forms!

 

Internet Radio, Podcasts

At The Crossroads
Freight Train Boogie
Pandora
Radio Crystal Blue
Richard Taylor's Roots Rock Radio Show
The Roadhouse

U.S.A.

KRCB (91 FM) * Rohnert Park, California
KUNM (89.9/91.1/91.9 FM) * Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Arroyo Seco, Cuba, Cimarron/Eagle Nest, Taos, Las Vegas, Socorro, and Nageezi, New Mexico
KWGS (89.5 FM) * Tulsa, Oklahoma
WAER (88.3 FM) * Syracuse, New York
WBJB (90.5 FM) * Lincroft, New Jersey
WDVR (89.7/91.9 FM) * Delaware Township, Princeton, Lawrenceville, and Trenton, New Jersey
WEMU (89.1 FM) * Ypsilanti, Michigan
WFDU (89.1 FM) * Teaneck, New Jersey
WITR (89.7 FM) * Rochester, New York
WKSU (89.7 FM) * Kent, Ohio
WKZE (98.1 FM) * Red Hook, New York
WLNZ (89.7 FM) * Lansing, Michigan
WMRA (90.7 FM) * Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Lexington, Farmville, and Winchester, Virginia
WRUW (90.1 FM) * Cleveland, Ohio
WSLR (96.5 FM) * Sarasota, Florida
WTJU (91.1 FM) * Charlottesville, Virginia

Canada

CITR (101.9 FM) * Vancouver, British Columbia
CIUT (89.5 FM) * Toronto, Ontario
CJSR (88 FM) * Edmonton, Alberta

Netherlands

Radio Winschoten (106.2 FM) * Winschoten
Lonradio (107.3 FM) * Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel