The Lenny Solomon Band plays a modern variation of good ole Creedence, with a dash of Petty, and a splash of Wilco. They have just enough country twang and lite-rockin’ folksy blues to grab your attention. I like this a lot, especially the easy effortless way Lenny sings with a wizened adult outlook on life and its complexities. He had some radio success with “Let’s Go to Mars,” protesting the current war, and his observations of some modern dilemmas like Katrina (“The Flood”) and personal misplaced values (“The Great Judgment”), places his sensitivity and caring center stage. There are a few novelty tunes also (“It’s Snowin’” or “Rockabilly Kid”) which balance his viewpoints. The sound of the band is a major factor, especially the mercurial guitar pickings of Bill Gibbs, who works wonders with his Telecaster and assorted acoustics. Every line is concise and wonderfully constructed, just like you’d expect from any “Nashville Star.” The rhythm section of Dennis Gurgul and Don Barry keep it succinct and snappy. This was a really enjoyable album and here’s hopin’ he doesn’t have to go to Jupiter (where governments are stupider) before another fine disc comes out. The Noise May 2008 (Harry Tuniese)

Lenny Solomon Band - Maybe Today - CD (Solomon Band) This disc really surprised me. Looking at the cover I expected a blues band that had been relegated to playing bars for a few decades and finally decided to make a CD. (This has been the case way too many times). How mistaken I was, the Lenny Solomon Band are a really tight and talented folk rock band. Lenny has a knack for lyrics and writing a guitar riff that draws a listener in. The lead track started off slow and I wasn't expecting much until I heard the title track "Maybe Today". This song sounded like any great folk song written in the early '70s, at once familiar and emotionally connecting. A few songs get a bit too far into country territory for my tastes, but that is typical of the genre. One of the best songs is the hilarious "Let's Go To Mar's" sung from the point of view of Georgie Bush. Most of the other songs are introspective in nature and very well thought out. A wonderful release from a band that really deserves a close listen. -- (2007)

Put on your tie dye t-shirt, grab a bottle of wine and a faded quilt blanket, pile in the Volkswagen bus and drive down to see The Lenny Solomon Band play. This is a band that if you lived thru the sixty’s and early seventies, you can relive those historical musical times simply by being in the audience and hearing these guys play the music that they love. Although their sound may be reminiscent of the past , the songwriting is anything but. Songs that certainly are a keen observation of the major issues of our time, permeate this self produced and arranged album. War, The homeless, how mixed up our values are and even a song about Katrina (The Flood) weave thru this record. At times sounding a bit bluesy, there are other moments that echo New Riders of the Purple Sage. Not that there is anything wrong with this approach. Its just kinda like time has stood still for this band. And although the problems we face today are still the same- with different names, it is certainly refreshing in our Paris Hiltonize society to hear that somebody still gives a damn and is willing to be a voice for our society’s woes. Blessed with a unique writing style, this artist knows what he wants to say. Let’s Go To Mars, The Great Judgment, Friendly Rock are a few of the titles on the disc. And even if his music reminds us of the past, Lenny Solomon has a contemporary vocal style. I give him many kudos’ for remaining true to his particular vision and using his musical gifts for a platform for those of us who are overwhelmed with the state of this planet. This will not be a record for everyone. It is certainly not a commercial project. But I know there are those folks out there that are unwilling to surrender their grip on the musical past. I even think college radio might find a few gems on this to play to those who are open to any kind of music. Either way….take a Saturday morning spin and give it a listen. Who knows, you might be inspired to start volunteering for something

For Lenny Solomon, writing and playing music is as much a part of who he is as it is what he does. But it is only a part, because during the 80s and 90s, he turned his back on live performing to raise a family and to work in environmental research at Harvard University. However the lure of country music was too strong and, with the family now grown, he ended his self-imposed exile in 1997 and formed Solomon, Maybe Today is the band's fourth release. As a consequence of a life outside of music Maybe Today is a fully rounded and well adjusted album, the songs and ideas behind them have been matured in reality and while he isn't short of opinions, they knit perfectly with some good old fashioned country rhythms and melodies. Even if you weren't aware before, it would quickly become apparent that this not a band in the first flush of youth. There is a measured, solid confidence about the way songs like The Other Side Of The Street are played, this is an album to be savoured and enjoyed at leisure. Maybe Today is a pleasing mix of traditional country, the gutsy and the quirky. It's Snowin is not a title you'd expect to see on an album of country blues but Solomon uses it to display a sense of humour equal to his talent. If the blues has a presentational problem, it's that it can seem a little serious, musicians like Lenny Solomon prick the bubble. Island of Misplaced Souls, Nashville Star, Rockabilly Kid, Spare Change and Players In The Band represent the traditional wing of the Lenny Solomon Band. All would sound right at home at the Grand Ol' Opry and while they are great fun, a formula is still a formula and the Lenny Solomon Band has enough about it to avoid being stylized. The best comes with the songs that fill the cracks in the country pavement. Lets Go To Mars is possibly one of the most original anti-war songs for many a year and it is joined by The Flood, Maybe Today and Other Side Of The Street in showing a more complex side to Lenny Solomon. As you'd expect, Lenny Solomon has strong held opinions and he uses his talent to express them subtlely but succinctly. As he stirs the conscience about the planet, Hurricane Katrina, love and loneliness he makes you care about the songs, not because you should, but because what they have to say should be listened to. Lenny Solomon emerges from Maybe Today as a bit of an enigma. He is much more than simply the entertaining frontman and songwriter of a honky tonk country band but just how much more isn't clear from Maybe Today.