Really enjoyed the music. Some brought back a lot of memories.Keep up the good work.

Arouse your conscience and principles; America in Denial is poignant and affective; it’s sensitive and haunting; a must for every American!

Loved all the tunes, great range, excellent lyrics with strong socially conscious messages. Found myself singing them after only one or two listens. Hope the people hear what you're saying, get the word out there!

High profile artists Springsteen, Eminem and Neil Young have recently added their efforts to the list of Protest songs. Enter the unknown backyard band: the elmer creek conspiracy, with 10 songs that have potential to reach more minds and hearts than any others I have heard. The music is a delightful combination of rock, jazz, and country. The lyrics have the concise clarity of poetry without sacrificing the full reality that needs to be said.The balance is striking. The music backs up and carries the words, which the artists deliver so clearly it is hard to miss or mistake any of them. Tom Sherwood’s songs are the most musical and concise of all. White Boy Blues goes straight to the right brain with minimal lyrics. The uplifting music channeling the feelings to a place we can heal the pain. Promised Land, focusing on the human side of the immigration issue, is clear, simple and still cuts to the core. Les Halvarson uses words and delivery for the best mental impact. America in Denial: the title song verses are the voice of reason, of many Americans trying to wake up our fellow citizens - who reply in every refrain with denial. Bring Back the Draft hits complacent Americans with the message: You would stand up to this if your child was forced to go. Paradox is a great gospel type song, twisting at the last verse into the Do Unto Others proverb. What Am I Doing Here was written about Vietnam. The similarities to the Iraq vets are chillingly appropriate as the CD finale. Melissa Fuller is the vocal star whose songs full of pain can hook the listeners rather than turn them off. Whatcha Gonna Do expresses my horror of what we have done to our volunteer military. Fallujah Lullaby is equal in length and importance to the CD's title song. Fuller slowly blisters the mind and soul with this Iraqi view of what Fallujah residents experienced during the bombing. Bad Man Blues is the lament of all who have spoken up: being right does NOT make us feel good. Evening News: The group collaboration, using an instrumental only refrain, takes you from the innocent kid who signed up to the disillusioned Iraq vet he becomes. With two degrees in BS, I don't do short well.... See the full review at the Dem Daily.