Craig Erickson Project
"Shine"
Grooveyard Records

Bluesrock guitarist/singer Craig Erickson is in business for quite a while and this is his 5th cd. This one's on a new label, whilst his previous ones were on Mike Varney's BBI. Craig is helped by 2 top vocalists. Rob Lamothe(ex-Riverdogs) clarifies he can still do the job. Glenn Hughes sings 1 track. Not peculiar if you consider they're friends for many years and play on each others' albums regularly. Hughes sings the Tommy Bolin tacks "Wild Dogs" with Johnny Bolin on drums. The other tracks are sung by Craig. "Shine" is a fine sounding bluesrock disc. Craig feels ok, plays passionate & is definitely inspired by Rob Lamothe's performance! The Hendrix song, "Angel", is great with lot of feeling in both guitar & vox. Shine lasts 68 minutes & doesn't bore for a single minute. This wasn't the case with his previous albums. Seldom have I heard the man this good, inspired, driven & yet so relaxed. Excerpts can be heard on www.grooveyardrecords.com.

---Michel Van De Moosdijk
Aardschok Magazine - Holland - 2001