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Billy Falcon Location: Nashville TN
Someone once said that, after silence, music comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible. Singer/songwriter Billy Falcon's music has a way of doing just that.
As an artist uses color, Falcon uses words and music to convey life's beauty and fragility, the joy, and the heartache, the disappointment, and always, the hope.
Falcon, oft referred to as Long Island's Own, grew up in Rosedale Queens.
He signed his first record contract with a major label at age 18.
A prolific writer, he is a self-described reporter, chronicling his life experiences with poetic lyrics and stirring melodies.
Heaven's Highest Hill from the critically acclaimed Pretty Blue World album articulates the pain of having to tell his three-year old daughter that her mother had died. The rawness of the experience is captured in both the lyrics and Falcon's performance, yet the overwhelming theme of the song is the endlessness of love and the beginnings of hope.
The song, which relays Falcon's tragedy of losing his 29 year old wife to breast cancer, is extraordinarily personal and yet resonates with anyone who has experienced loss.
Power Windows, the single from the same album, and an anthem for those who have figured out what is really important and meaningful in life, was a
Top 40 hit and propelled album sales to over 350,000.
Over his career, Falcon has released eleven albums, each remaining true to his hallmark of beautifully crafted songs with lyrics that move the listener to laugh, cry, think, remember, and always, to hope.
Stevie Nicks, Cher, Manfred Mann, Sherrie Austin, and Trace Adkins have covered Falcon’s songs, amongst others.
Falcon also has co-written over a dozen cuts on the last five Bon Jovi albums, including Just Older, Last Man Standing, Everybody's Broken and I love This Town on the new Chart Topping record, Lost Highway.
Falcon has lived in Nashville for over a dozen years.
He continues to write, perform and record his own music as well as work
with BonJovi and other artists, his favorite of which is his daughter,
Rose Falcon, a gifted singer/songwriter in her own right.
Rose's debut album on Columbia Records, included the hit song Up, Up, Up which was featured in Disney’s Inspector Gadget II and remained in the number one slot on Radio Disney for over 20 consecutive weeks.
Falcon music has maintained it's authenticity, freshness, and it's significance. Like the spirit of faith, hope, and love that is his muse, Billy Falcon's music is enduring.
Billy's latest record, MADE MAN, a dozen songs with his new band, the Falcones, is something he's truly excited about. We hope you will be also!
Cashbox Magazine named Brick Off A Bridge an ALL INDIE PICK.
The record has also been featured on NY Radio:
Q104.3 Jonathan Clark's Out Of The Box
WBAB Fingers' Homegrown
WUSB Stoney Brook U
MADE MAN, is available now in the Site Store @ billyfalcon.com
Billy Falcon CDs are also available at CDBaby.com
'Made Man'
'Released'
'Songs About Girls'
'Letters from a Papership'
'Pretty Blue World'
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Press Reviews: Made Man
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posted by: thefalcon
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posted: Sep 26, 2007 02:40 PM
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Billy Falcon: Made Man
Former Long Islander Billy Falcon, raised in Rosedale, Queens, reappears out of nowhere with Made Man, a rock album so traditional it's refreshing.
Now based in Nashville, Falcon has amassed 10 albums under his belt during his lengthy career, and his newfound country leanings work well with his rock background to create a satisfying 12-track comeback.
In fact, Falcon has scraped the hair band Long Island corn right off his shoe, emerging as an Americana songwriter with a lot to say. "Happy Hour" in particular, sounds like John Hiatt after a three-day bender, which is a compliment of the highest order.
"Don’t Even Think About It" has an Elvis Costello-ish meter and vocal, a truly funny lyric, and a rocking backbeat.
"Brick Off A Bridge" is a moving and personal song with strings, no less;
a perfect example of Falcons newly mature, fully-realized storytelling.
it's a stunning, romantic piece of work.
Falcon has also assembled a tremendous band, including guitarist Bryan Hall, vocalists Rose Falcon and April Sandridge, and drummer Johnny Telucci.
So take a bow, Billy Falcon. Unlike so many of your veteran peers, you've cut your hair, turned down the wattage, and let your soul shine through.
Made Man may look like homage to "The Sopranos," but its a classy, roots rocking revelation.
For more information on the artist or to order this album,
log on to billyfalcon.com or myspace.com/billyfalcon.
Syl Nathan Good Times Magazine
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posted by: thefalcon
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posted: Sep 26, 2007 03:40 PM
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Billy Falcon Made Man (Indie)
Produced By: Billy Falcon & Mike Spears
Songs: 85% Sound: 85%
Singer/Songwriter Billy Falcon returns for a new studio album that perhaps could be his best since the breakthrough Pretty Blue World release more than 15 years ago. Joining him is guitarist Bryan Hall, drummer Johnny Telucci and bassist Michael Spears (Blue Tears), who together make for a powerhouse band even if it is executed in a stripped back and acoustic dominated form.
Billy retains the usual southern country / mid-western pop base as his musical theme, but Made Man has feistier edge thanks to some more up-tempo and electric based tracks, not to mention a discernable energy flowing through the speakers.
From the opening southern rock of the title track Made Man, the album sounds comfortable, like the guys are on a mission, armed with the knowledge this album features a great set of songs.
Theres the laid back, but electric driven soul of Sugar; the Tom Petty influenced Happy Hour; the emotional honestly of The Only One That Doesn't Know, a track which runs right into the contrasting free flow rockabilly of Better Than A Girl; plus the sparse, almost entirely acoustic double of the album's last two tracks.
The Bottom Line:
Made Man is an album that flows from the bare singer/songwriter acoustic vibe, back to a more electric southern rock party vibe. It's a great album to sit back and relax to and sees a maturing Billy Falcon completely at home in his own skin and sounding better than ever.
Andrew McNeice MelodicRock.com
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HANX Review: Made Man
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posted by: thefalcon
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posted: Sep 26, 2007 06:00 PM
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Made Man Review
HANX.net
Billy Falcon - Made Man
It was over fifteen years ago that myself and a small group of music lovers witnessed Billy Falcon perform here at Staffhorst in the Netherlands at a local record store.
Billy told the story about the death of his wife, and then performed the song he had
dedicated to her. (Heaven’s Highest Hill)
We stood there with a lump in our throats and tears in our eyes.
It blew my mind and still does. To this day we still talk about it as one of our most emotional musical experiences.
Like John Waite, Billy became a musical hero of mine.
Falcon is a native of New York who now resides in Nashville.
Bon Jovi fans will know him well.
His new record, Made Man is honest and true Americana/New Jersey rock with
the soul of Southside, the tears of Miami Steve and a large measure of the Boss.
Oh, and a little bit boogie or Baird and the power or Grushecky.
And I could go on, maybe a little Seger, Cougar, and Petty!
It is lovely and honest American rock record.
On the song Sinatra, he even has a trumpet with jazzy baubles over a pompous rock sound. It appears Falcon has an authentic hit.
Patrick Donders
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Melodic.net Review: Made Man
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posted by: thefalcon
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posted: Sep 26, 2007 06:09 PM
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Billy Falcon "Made Man"
Producer: Billy Falcon, Michael Spears
Style: Midwest rock
Format: Album
Website: www.billyfalcon.com Reviewed by: Pär Winberg
If you take one spoon of Tom Petty, one spoon of Jon Bon Jovi (solo), one spoon of John Prine and spice it with John Mellencamp, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello, you have a musical meal called BILLY FALCON.
I believe a lot of you guys already know this and are aware of the man and his music.I have reviewed two of his albums here at the site before and they’re both good solid albums in the genre somewhere between Midwest rock, singer songwriter and the rootsy Nashville-scene. But the new one is even a little better than these two previously reviewed here at the Melodic.net.
The songwriting is all good throughout and the production is solid as a rock. The album is slightly different in the sound and is a little more rootsy which suits Billy’s voice really nice. One example of this is “The Rest Of The Song” which I want to put in front of everything else.
This is such a fabulous tune. It’s like the perfect mix between Blake Morgan and Tom Waits. And there are plenty more on this album I can highly recommend like “Brick Off A Bridge” and the John Prine goes Tom Petty smelling “Mr Smith”.
Nah – enuff said – this album is, as it feels now, the best one Billy Falcon has done, and we’re speaking about ten to choose from.
I know I have delivered three 4 star-reviews on one week –
but what the hell can I do when albums are this good?
Billy is worth every shining star of it!
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Track Info [ play all hifi ] [ play all lofi ] |
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"Scream Mamma" (length: 03:58)
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"Done Listening" (length: 05:14)
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"Power Windows" (length: 04:04)
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"Songs About Girls" (length: 03:14)
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"Better Than A Girl" (length: 03:31)
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"Breathe" (length: 04:22)
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"Made Man" (length: 02:58)
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"98 To Alabama" (length: 03:31)
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Updated: May 04, 2008 08:52 PM
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