Author: cory

A real fun ride.  He’s a fine musician, composer, singer and poet.

Very well done. It has been a very long time since I listened to an entire CD without moving from the chair or reading etc. (Don’t tell.) But you have written some very cool stuff. What are you going to do now?

You have any new albums out? To be honest, your Oyster album is one of my favorites… I probably listen to it as much as I listen to any other album I own. I wish I could arrange like that. =) Let me know when your next performance is scheduled.

The CD is, as I’m sure you know by this time, unique in intention, and thoroughly interesting and admirable. I’ll be intrigued to see (+ hear) what you do next.

Very good stuff, man! It’s certainly high-caliber.

I keep meaning to write to you! I really enjoyed your CD. The production is fantastic and the diversity of the songs very impressive! I loved that amazing weird one with Emily in it.. and your voice is great. I’d be interested in seeing your band some time.

I don’t give out compliments lightly, but this is incredible. I’m going to order four copies for friends of mine who I know will love it. I’m thinking of recording my own independent project, and this is raising the bar and inspiring me to a higher standard for my own project.

I am truly grateful to my friend for introducing me to your music!

So let me tell you the simple joy of your rikud. You listen to it for the first time and say to yourself, ‘How cool, Cory Cullinan has a CD and it’s good but musically challenging and I don’t want to really think right now…’ Finally, a few days later you find yourself singing “Hey Hey Eye High” over and over and over and over again. So you go back and throw on the CD and listen. And the next day you’re singing a new song in your spare time and then all of a sudden you just keep playing his darn CD because you have decided it rules and you need to learn the words so you don’t sing the same part over and over and over again.

When you think singer/songwriter, you don’t really think of the kind of material that Cory does — and I think that you’re going to like it! He is sort of one of those musicians without borders, and he uses all of his influences and incorporates them beautifully — flawlessly — with great lyrics. And you’ll probably hear a little samba, a little Queen, a little Beatles, a little bluegrass, who knows?!? You would if you had the CD, which is excellently produced and a really wonderful product! Brilliant, funny, and largely influenced by the Beatles, the Gershwins, and Gustav Mahler!!!