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looking for gigs in Colorado, Iowa, and Dallas-Ft. Worth.
updated Oct 10, 2009 via Virb
“You are so original it hurts.”
Natalie Ileana
“His thoughtful, yet playful tunes invariably have you tapping your foot to the beat. Loves lost, destroyed and found, along with drinking songs like "The Screwup Song" make for a great evening of entertainment.”
KG Morris
“Rob Roper's music is filled with wry observations of the world around him and us. He shares his unique viewpoint of personal stories and makes each audience member sit and think..."Hey, I've been through that."”
Robert Mattson
“Rob writes songs that are alternatingly sarcastic, self-aware, and heartfelt. He delivers lines with a kind of guarded openness. In one moment he may be cursing the world for all its faults, in the next admitting that the faults he sees in the world are really his. This may sound like heavy stuff but he won't let the moment stand too long before cutting the whole thing apart with some sly observation that leaves you laughing aloud. He's a rock 'n roller and raconteur with an acoustic guitar.”
Tim Riordan
“Rob is the troubadour of the misfit...and bless him for it. He has the voice for those of us who ran into road construction on the highway to life’s grandest hopes and dreams. Rob sings of the humor and disappointment most of us encounter on our less than perfect journeys through this life. But even when the subject matter turns the darkest, even in his bleakest laments, there is a human voice of solidarity and of hope showing at the edges of the despair...the kind of hope and solidarity that could actually save a life. Rob’s best tune on the album is “You Could Have Had Me.” If it isn’t speaking to a universal for the rest of us less than winners, then what the hell is music for? Buy his EP and listen to it when it when it actually matters...when you need a little hope at the edges of your darkness.”
Kurt Loken