Newspaper Reviews of "Remembrance"

Daily Local News

Brian K Miller

"'Remembrance' is a look back on a long career and it’s filled with the sly, sardonic wit which has always highlighted Dickenson’s work. He touches on loneliness (“Those Left Behind”), poverty (Jesus, I’m A Poor Man, Too”) and child abuse (“Missing Pieces”), while also reconsidering the carelessness of youth (“Frolic”). He sounds a lot like Pete Seeger in the title cut, “Remembrance”. There’s some fine guitar work all through the disc."

Reviews of "Tall Tales and Short Stories"

Philadelphia City Paper

Neil Gladstone

"Dickenson spins tales full of biblical references and Civil War Veterans in a warm, oakey vocal that makes it sound as if he is recounting the wisdom of the ages. You’d think these songs had been in his family for generations. The CD hints at the songs’ roots in Celtic Folk and Bluegrass."

Out & About Magazine

Eric Fine

"The Rob Dickenson Band’s Tall Tales & Short Stories shies away from those angst-driven confessions that dominate pop music. Instead, this thinking man’s CD draws inspiration from literature, classic films and history and does just what its title suggests: it spins a good yarn.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Catherine Quillman

“The CD is a collection of musical pencil sketches of such figures as John the Baptist, a homeless person and a Civil War soldier based on Dickenson’s great grandfather, who was once a drummer boy for Robert E. Lee. He writes about the diversity of people in the United States for listeners who are looking for substance.”

Daily Local News

Denny Dyroff

“The CD is a collection of short stories. It doesn’t do a lot of psychological moaning. Jim Littmann, who plays mandolin and guitar has hands attached directly to his heart and mind.”