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"If your bag is blues-rock with some riff-heavy guitar that is very reminiscent of Hendrix, Trower and Marino with some cool, soulful vocals, then you are now officially in heaven."
- Ian @ The Groove Machine (England - 2001) (Welcome to the Groove Machine!)

"Shine is full of tough, gritty blues, and stacked with layer upon layer of juicy guitar."
- Dave Ling (Classic Rock Magazine - England - 2001)

"Craig's guitar virtuosity is so evident that you get the feeling he could turn the juice up at any time and leave you standing in a cloud of sonic dust."
- Joe Wilford (Icon Magazine - 2001)

"Craig Erickson is one of the shining lights in blues and blues-based hard rock today."
- Marc @ Team Riverdogs (2001)

"Shine surely packs a guitar wallup and delivers sonic bliss. If you're a fan of rippin' blues-rock guitar, then Shine MUST be a part of your collection."
- Henry Bocanegra (House of Shred - 2001)

"The entire c.d. is solid from start to finish... Lamothe really stole the show vocally..."
- Tom Branson (Blues Rockers - 2001)

"The bottom line is that you get a healthy dose of stomping, steaming and grinding classic blues/rock guitar driven music with some of the best singers around on top of that."
- Lenart Hedenstom (Northern Lights - Sweden - 2001)

"Shine is gutsy, bluesy, raw rock-blues fusion with enough six-string histrionics for guitar fanatics to get excited about... Erickson succeeds in raising this form to new levels of class."
- Christopher J. Kelter (Rough Edge - 2001)

"This is one of the best blues rock records I've heard in a long time."
- Rage (Rock Reunion - Germany - 2001)

"The combination of Craig's killer blues-guitar vibe and Rob's cool blues-voice... is so full of feel you can taste it."
- Janne Stark (Midwestern Skies - 2001)

"Craig.. plays passionate & is definitely inspired by Rob Lamothe's performance.. seldom have I heard the man this good, inspired, driven and yet so relaxed."
- Michel Van De Moosdijk (Aardschok Magazine - Holland - 2001)

"Craig takes cues from his own guitar heroes, and creates something unique and personal with it.. I think Craig is part of this great tradition, bringing the sounds full circle: back to the roots and beyond. What exactly is it about Craig's guitar style that impresses me so much? The total package, absolutely. He's got a great tone, and 100% intuitive technical skills. He uses wah-wah without it ever becoming trite or overdone. His sound changes color as the songs progress and develop. In addition to all these attributes, Craig Erickson just plain has SOUL. He breathes life into his songs via his fretboard."
- Sal Serio (Private Times #12 - Tommy Bolin Foundation - 2001)