"Over the last fifteen or more years, international troubadour Lionel Lodge has been practicing his tender take on rock and roll with The Corndogs in Canada, in various guises in Britain and now in The Lionel Train, based in Vienna. With each move, his sound has improved and his song-writing skills - deft to begin with - have sharpened. New album, It's Not My Fault, proves this beyond doubt. Not only are the songs finely crafted but the band that Lodge has gathered around him prove themselves more than capable of expounding the lovelorn themes of the songs; Lodge's lyrical rasp of a voice is cocooned beautifully by the music, is given space to grow.
From the opening menace of Storm's Building by way of the fragile acoustic beauty of You Came To Me This Morning to the joyous mission statement of Over Into Life, The Lionel Train, with their subtle blend of alternative country, stomping anthemic rock and jazzy rhythms, sound like nothing less than Springsteen jamming with The Grateful Dead, The Band and Django Reinhardt.
It's an exciting and rewarding mixture that should capture both the ear and the heart."
Adam Horovitz
Arts editor, Stroud News and Journal
Editor, Glastonbury Festival Official Website
Poet
This genial maverick is a passionate singer who wears his heart on his sleeve and this is what fuels his music's brazen beauty. Uplifting and touching ... there is much to enjoy here ... streets ahead of most of the competition. Lionel Lodge deserves a place in your heart check him out definitely one to watch.
Micheal Flynn, audiostreet.co.uk
He's writing wonderful songs, has a unbelieveable feeling for melodies and writes lyrics that Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen would of liked to of written...and a great voice that's still looking for an equal."
Tom Proll, XAct Music Magazine, Austria
"With words and music Lionel painted pictures so vivid you could reach out and touch the canvas."
Flicky Harrison, Swindon Evening News, England
"...great music and beautiful songs."
Raymond Swennen, ATL Radio, Belgium
“The Lionel Train may come rolling out of Vienna but it feels like the map reference ought to be somewhere between The Band’s Woodstock, New York, and the original Allmans’ Macon, Georgia. Old-time guitars, organ, light yet roogalating, everything in the right place.”
Phil Sutcliffe, Q Magazine, London, England
"Excellent songwriting, and a tight roots rock feel accompany the new CD from Lionel Train featuring Rens Newland. My favorite tunes are the rollicking "Day By Day", the soulful heartfelt "Our Paths Have Crossed", the light hearted "Bad Day", and the bluesy "Over Into Life". The Lionel Train is Lionel Lodge on vocals and acoustic guitar and features some excellent keyboard and organ work from Valentin Oman. `It's Not MY Fault´ is a great collection of ballads, blues, and good time rock and roll. Buy it!"
Dallas Dobro, KPIG Radio,
Freedom, California, USA
"On It's Not My Fault delicious menu of soulful Country-Rock-songs which can be compared to some of the greatest blue-eyed soulsters I can think of: bands like Green On Red, big names like Dan Penn or the great Eddie Hinton. Not only do they stand in one line with this artist their style is characterized by Lionel Lodge's songwriting which is filled with experience and close to life-wisdom that traveling and meeting people and cultures all over the world brings. No song is a highlight, it's the album itself."
Karl Fluch, Der Standard, Vienna, Austria
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