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"Bruce Smith is the fastest rising star at Saxon Pub since Los Lonely Boys"
- David Cotton, Austin booking agent
"Literate, descriptive lyrics, a unique point of view articulated in a way that's intelligent and accessible"
- Neal Fagan, Performing Songwriter Magazine
"Keep your eye on Bruce Smith. Learn his name well, so that in five years you won't have to ask who wrote that great song when you hear it on the radio"
- Allan Pepper, owner of The Bottom Line Club, NY
"Rollicking rhythms, choruses that you can't get out of your head, and a kick-ass band blasting their way through terrific rock and roll arrangements and you have music that one critic called "...bristling... intelligent and accessible".
- Rockitt Records
"Impressive folksinger"
- Steve Morse, Boston Globe
"Powerful folk songs with a conscience"
- Eric Braze, Washington Post
"Poetic, friendly, roots influenced sound"
- Jim Santos, Alternative Press
"Intelligent work behind the lyrice, smart and poetic"
- NY Rock
"Extremely well written songs, lyrically interesting. I love this disc."
- MusicHead Magazine
"Great sound, nice stuff"
- Music Dir. WAER, Syracuse NY
"I like Lovers Vow a lot!"
- Music Dir. KSER, Lynwood WA
"Lovers Vow is very good!"
- Music Dir. KAXE, Grand Rapids MI
"I like Lovers Vow!"
- Music Dir. KFAI, Minneapolis, MN
"Top 30/CMJ"
Music Dir. WGDR, Plainfield VT
"Interesting, nice arrangements"
Music Dir. WXPR, Rhinelander WI
"Featured artist"
- Music Dir. DISCJ, Salem MA
"Great music"
- Raymond Swennen 105.5, Brussels, Belgium