Eric McFadden Trio

"Since becoming George Clinton's guitar player, Eric McFadden has turned into one of San Francisco's phantom treasures, a rarely glimpsed dark angel of blurred guitar strings, swinging dreadlocks, and flashing teeth; but rest assured, McFadden's talents continue to mature even as his countenance remains frozen in time".

"The Eric McFadden Trio's Joy of Suffering gets my vote as the best and most original guitar recording of the year so far".

"Joy of Suffering is a rock album, grimy rock that gets under your skin like dirt gets under your nails. For once, thats a good thing".

This is rock & roll, jam-heads, not undercooked noodling. Singer-guitarist McFadden blends Tom Waits/Morphine seediness with Gov't Mule heaviness, and even tops Living Colour's revered cover of Talking Heads' "Memories Can't Wait."

"EMT can be proud of an accomplished release that will please guitar geeks and fans of dark Americana alike".

"From the first notes, it's clear we're in for some heavy weather. But in these featherweight days, it's invigorating to find an axeman who bears down hard like Robert Johnson sparring with Metallica AND whose tunes hum with apocalyptic menace".

"In James Whiton, McFadden has found his ideal musical foil. A virtuoso of acoustic upright double bass, Whiton slaps, bows, maneuvers, and manipulates his instrument with orchestral precision and street corner desperation, reflecting the sinister world of desert derelicts and carnival cons who have so long proliferated in McFadden's songs."