Goat

Millions of people are familiar with the... tunes of New York singer/songwriter Andy Rosen AKA Goat... the viewers of hits like CSI or audiences who helped make the film I Know What You Did Last Summer have heard Goat�s music repeatedly.

...Goat�s newest release Twisted Heart (Engine Room) continues his uncanny pattern of getting success in other media outlets. The new ABC drama Three Moons Over Milford will be featured songs from the disc as well as the upcoming feature film Waltzing Anna. He�ll be performing several selections from it during tonight�s show at Lyrix.

�It�s funny because some people turn their noses up at having songs in commercials, on television or in the movies and make accusations about selling out... But in every instance the company or the producers have simply come to me, said we like the song and would like to use it and don�t even ask me to make any changes in the lyrics or the arrangements.�

...There�s an interesting mix between light, optimistic pieces and very sobering, serious works on Twisted Heart. Some pieces like �Two Sides To Love� or �I Still Remember� could be deemed both thought-provoking and morose, while others like �Monsters,� �Twisted Heart� and �Love & Pain� reflect his desire to pen more lyrically sophisticated and musically intricate material.

An excellent pianist... [Goat's] at his most contemplative on the tunes �Church Bells� and �All Aboard,� where he addresses both social ills and personal misgivings about events he�s witnessed and decisions he�s facing. While still predominantly a pop/rock date, there�s also more edgy passages, complicated arrangements and varied textures on Twisted Heart than the spry and simple setting of �Great Life.�

...Goat made the move to New York during the late �70s. At various times in his life he�s played in a rockabilly band, operated as a booker for clubs and been an accompanist with the Martha Graham Dance School. He even had a stint with a major label as his disc Great Life was issued by Ruffhouse/Columbia.

�I�ve done the major label thing and remember a time when people were coming up to me and talking about things were getting ready to break,� Goat said. �Now my philosophy is simply to take it one day at a time, never get too happy or too upset with the business end and just make the best music you possibly can at all times. If you take care of the music, then the other things seem to work out in the end.� - By Ron Wynn, rwynn@nashvillecitypaper.com

�Beck-meets-Bono�distinct

enough to drive it to the top.�

- Billboard Magazine.

- Billboard Magazine

�In a mangled, attenuated
voice recalling both Al Green
and Randy Newman, Goat
sings songs of inspiration
and healing and more healing.�
- Los Angeles Weekly

"WE LOVE GOAT! - He was Great!" WDST Morning Show w/ Gattine & Franz - WDST Radio

"Andrew 'Goat' Rosen's sexy and soulful rock music is giving indie artists and small labels everywhere new hope that widespread radio airplay is possible for the 'little guys.' With 'Two Sides To Love' making it all the way to #21 on Radio & Records' all-important Triple A Indicator airplay chart, Goat's Twisted Heart CD needs to be taken seriously by the mainstream music establishment."
-Jim Nelson - A Taste of Triple A

"Devotees of piano-centric rock will get a kick out of Goat. Merging rough-hewn vocals and consummate keyboard chops, the man is full of contradictions and surprises. Tonewise, his initial sonic impression seems dark and cynical, kind of like an uptown Chris Whitley or downtown Bruce Hornsby. But deep down, Goat's a cuddly, love-seeking, sentimental fool with a classic pop craftsman's flair." - Philadelphia Daily News

"Well, I've got to say that Goat has the best voice I've heard at the Rail since it's Opened."
- Opelika Daily News

"Goat was a real pleasure to have in studio and the interview went very
well. He was very down to Earth, articulate, entertaining, and of course,
very talented. His sound is very unique, borrowing from jazz, rock and even
spirituals, so it fits with a lot of different music that we're playing.
His originality is a breath of fresh air in an industry that thrives on the
flavor of the week. When we started playing Two Sides we received a lot of
calls
asking who it was so we're were happy with it."

Leo Zaccari
Assistant Program Director
- WBJB, "The Night", Lincroft, NJ

"It's fun to listen to new music that is fresh. It's a great compliment
to the artist when our dj's take notice to new music and want to know
more about them. It's a pleasant surprise when listeners call in and ask
to hear more. It's rare that all these things are about the same record.
GOAT has accomplished all of this."

Jan Williams
Program Director
- KPCW, Park City, Utah