Category: Recordings

Your openness in your music is really great-keep the faith!

I just re-listened to My Oyster and it’s kickin’, man. I’m going to scream and cry until someone gets it for me for Christmas. I heard it when I was 14, but I really don’t think I fully appreciated it at a time when I pretty much only listened to ’90s white American ska and punk. I’m all about good orchestration now, and your album has certainly got that… You were a huge influence on me getting started with recording. In fact, you were kind of THE influence. So bones to you, brother.

This is the sound of the future.

From now on, record stores will have a new category with just one artist. You crazy wacky person. I really enjoyed the CD. Broadway meets Queen meets the Beatles meets Steely Dan meets Cory meets Beethoven meets blah blah blah!

As I listened to your CD the first time, I was awe struck when I heard both of the dedication pieces! I was touched by the songs you wrote for your brother and father, and from a distant place, I wanted to say that I respect your strength to be able to write and perform these songs. Courageous, ambitious, not trivializing or being trite.

As a woman, let me tell you that Something (For Janette) is one of THEEE most romantic, loving and wonderful songs that I have ever heard. And, the fact that you chose to share that special gift with the rest of the world is awesome! It allows us to see the glory of your relationship. Besides, most every person that has heard that song in my presence has commented about how romantic and wonderful it is! I’m looking forward to the next show.

Your music is wonderful, and the words — beyond words.

Thanks for the great songs! My wife & I sat for 4-5 min. after listening to My Oyster& were deeply moved. What more could an artist & musician achieve! I buy a lot of CDs, and this is truly one of the best ones I’ve heard all year! The lyrics are great and your voice is great.

I’ve been listening to a particular CD titled My Oyster and I believe it has helped me dissolve any excessive amounts of tar in my veins. The lyrics are like poetry and the music is a moving interpretation of the poem’s analysis. Both together are like inspiration itself pouring over my eardrums, soaking me in life and philosophy. It means a lot more to me in particular, however, because My Oyster was written, performed, and produced by Cory Cullinan, a high school friend of my brother’s who I believe really understands the pain of loss and the value of living.

My Oyster is an extraordinary creation, a work of boundless imagination, and, as the title of the CD suggests, near relentless optimism, inflected by a fine sense of irony.