"A Different Road" is the best Vansak has done yet!!
author: The Times (hammond, In) Writer: Tom Lounges
The Times (Highland, IN), Writer: Tom Lounges, Column: Local Scene, Date: December 28, 2001Arriving at press time to cap off the flood of local releases with a bang was "A Different Road". This latest 10-song set from singer/songwriter Steve Vansak is the best this talented Valpo native has done yet.
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Local musician takes his act to the Internet
author: Great Lakes Publishing
Source: Great Lakes Publishing, Writer: Andre Salles, Date: January 3rd, 2002Vansak, a low-key, agreeable sort, makes music that falls under much the same description. "A Different Road" ranges from the straight ahead rock of "Rocks and Bone" to the acoustic tinged Americana of "Mountain of Pain". It draws from a number of mainstream rock influences, and is the type of CD that most people who hear it end up liking.
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Honest music from the heartland.
author: Pete Berwick
A Different Road, the latest offering from talented and inspired Indiana artist Steve Vansak, joins my list of recordings that are too damn good and real for the music industry to ever care about. The greatest music has always been that which no one has heard of, and maybe that's a good thing, because it is the frustration of being ignored that often makes an artist great. I personally saw Steve perform songs solo from this album at a sold out musical awards show in Griffith, Indiana recently, and his performance was so solid I didn't even miss the band. Do yourself a favor, turn off the radio and turn onto A DIFFERENT ROAD.
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