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"Max Record Review"

If you see a name like Marc Tanner as a producer (The Calling among others) you pay a little more attention and think - aha - here is something interesting... let's see... hmmm...

And that was the case with Max Morgans album...

Did the album stay up against the expectations then? Yes it did. The main part is perfectly produced soft modern rock with flirts of both AOR and modern powerpop. With songs like the opening "Loneliest Man In The World", the midtemporocker "Wait For Me" with a tremendous refrain, the rocker "Suffer", the AOR-smelling "Trouble" and "Don't Stop" with a cool "plink plink" - sort of powerpop piano... There you have a few of the songs worth mentioning. Enough said - this album is a must for all you modern rockers who adore the genres I just mentioned. - Melodic.net


"Max Record Review!"

If you were to ask me beforehand what I thought about Max Morgan, I might have said that he resembles a young Kenny G, or that he also resembles the British faux rock star Aldous Snow from Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Either way, I was about to get my hands (and ears) into his latest release “Interrupting The Silence.” I read that his tracks have been played on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and the NFL Network, and while I couldn’t care less about the first show, I came to an understanding that Max’s songs were probably (at least more than likely) TV and radio friendly.

Boy was I right. As “Interrupting The Silence” played its first few tracks, I could literally imagine a made up montage scene in Grey’s Anatomy, where “Loneliest Man In The World” was ringing in true in clear over a bunch of dramatic faces. Don’t watch that show? It’s ok, this energetic pop and smooth rock translates well over any medium. So fans of singer/songwriter James Blunt (minus the annoying high pitched “beautiful” nonsense) and the solemn soul of bands like Coldplay, then you will love the tunes that Max has poured from his head/heart for this album. But don’t forget the catchy pop rock anthems (akin to songs from Rooney) that were a quaint surprise on this record.

True there are many piano enthusiasts that come forth and belt out encouraging tracks that get your feet moving and head thinking, but Max Morgan is one of a few that feels genuine. You may say that’s kind of funny seeing as much of his music will mostly be used to strengthen the background of a TV show, but I still say that when music is good enough it can be trampled by a platoon of people that are full of it, and it can shine through.

Is this a mind changing experience? Not really, just several well put together tracks that tug at your heart strings while also keeping you dancing. Personally I don’t need too many mind blowing musical albums every week because most of the albums that never get old are the tried and true ones and “Interrupting The Silence” is a perfect example of that. Thanks Max for the great album. ~Staff

Score: 4/5 - Bring On Mixed Reviews


"Max Morgan Review - Hollywood's Roxy Theatre"

8/1/08 Hollywood, CA - Tuesday night at the Roxy was filled with a great collaboration of young artists, but one band stood out in particular. Max Morgan and his band lit up the stage with their eclectic pop-rock sound. The band is fresh from the U.K., bringing with them impeccable rhythm and style. The curtain went up, and along with it went the energy of the entire room. I'm sure everyone there was in a good mood. The boys seemed so ecstatic just to be playing music and really seemed to connect with the crowd, whether it was with their movements or even just their expressions. Max, in particular, has a great voice, similar to Oasis' Liam Gallagher, but with an upbeat Kooks or All-American Rejects spin to it. The band is releasing their debut album "Interrupting the Silence" next year.

- HITS Magazine


Discography

Single - "Wait For Me"
Debut Album: Interrupting the Silence

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Growth spurts can be hell. Max Morgan’s was heaven-sent. The young Liverpudlian was merrily following in father Barry Venison’s football hero footsteps, when, circa age 13, he began growing. And growing. For three years. The ensuing knee pain was so intense that he stopped sprinting and took a load off—with musical instruments in his lap. Umpteen lessons (clarinet, saxophone, choir, guitar) and uprootings (Newcastle, Turkey, Southampton, Orange County) later, Morgan is ready to unleash a torrent of spirited pop-rock in the form of debut album Interrupting the Silence.

A potent collection of plaintive piano-slaked ballads and up-tempo anthems, Silence owes its versatility to Morgan’s appreciation of working-class rock on both sides of the Atlantic. “In England, everybody who was around me from an early age, we all liked American music,” he notes, adding that his father introduced him to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N’ Roses and Bruce Springsteen. “I think it’s because we wanted what we didn’t have—the grass is always greener. My ‘English thing’ [finally] happened when I moved here. That’s when I discovered Oasis and U2.” He considers this and laughs: “It was actually inverted.”

Twisted chronology notwithstanding, Morgan developed a passion for performing, and doing the heavy lifting on his own after various band experiments. (“I like to have the reins,” he freely admits. “I think it would dilute what I wanted to say if I were to give it to four or five guys who would chop it up because of their egos.”) Luckily, he found a perfect sounding board in Chime Entertainment president Marc Tanner, who produced Silence and filled in blanks as needed. While the delicate, confessional power ballad single “Wait for Me” will undoubtedly have fans flicking their Bics (or iPhones) in concert, Morgan doesn’t have a preference between the heavy and soft sell.

“If I was to go and see a show, am I going to want to hear the same song 12 times?” he posits. “Probably not. That’s why you can hear the diversity on the album. When I hear an album, I would like to hear all the different facets of somebody’s personality.”

Interrupting the Silence offers precisely that. It’s an earnest documentation of Morgan’s transcontinental journey to the precipice of pop-rock stardom, capturing all the emotional turmoil such ambition entails. “The album gives you a very good idea of where I was at that point in my life,” he says. “It’s about me leaving what I know to go and do what I would like to do.” That exploratory vibe is perhaps best captured on the record’s penultimate track, the driven ‘Feel (Whoever You Are).’ “If you’re feeling a sense of impulsiveness, it’s because that’s what it’s about,” Morgan confirms. “That was my time in Orange County; that was me moving to Hollywood. It’s demanding what isn’t there and the frustration of not having what I wanted.”

Indeed, Morgan is a restless soul. He’s fully aware of the glaring lack of icons in the modern pop lexicon, and strives for the same electric connection he shared with his heroes growing up. “I want those iconic figures; they’re just not there right now,” he laments. “It’s a bit sad. By no means am I trying to suggest that I’m going to be filling that void by any stretch of the imagination, but that’s something I strive for—to be a frontman so identifiable that when people go to the show they know they’re going to get something entertaining and more than just a set of 10 songs.

“I’m just dipping my feet in the pool right now,” he concludes mischievously. “I want to get in the deep end.”