by corps | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews
“McLean’s songs have set the benchmark for success. Hits like ‘American Pie’, ‘Vincent’, ‘Castles in the Air’ and the beautiful ballad ‘And I Love You So’ all share the same elusive component that makes them timeless.”
by corps | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews
“McLean was the consummate professional in presenting his master class of the Great American Songbook.”
by corps | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews
“McLean has earned his place at rock’s hall of fame, and York’s sell-out crowd would have him playing still.”
by corps | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews
“McLean’s own Castles in the Air is lovely, and hearing him sing ‘Vincent’ – his youthful eulogy to Van Gogh – is magical, a bucket-list moment.”
by corps | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews
“A sprawling rumination on counter-culture’s impact on the American dream. One-by-one, the largely baby boomer audience sprung up like popping corn, singing every word and confirming American Pie as their Hey Jude or Wonderwall.”
by corps | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews
“His masterpiece remains one of the great achievements of the singer-songwriter era: eight and a half minutes of allegory, reflection and melody documenting the history of rock’n’roll and the death of 1950s innocence. He played it, of course, and brilliantly, getting...
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