Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

"The Dream of rock and soul music living together happily ever after remains with Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise."

--2002 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine

"(Time to Discover)... proceeds as though the coolest job in town is rocking your neighborhood block."

--April 13, 2000 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine

- Various

"The perfect song for the end of the summer, and the down-home feel is great for hangin' around and just relaxing to the grove."

--September 16, 2000 issue of Billboard Magazine

Top Independent Albums on Billboard
#38 Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

--February 23, 2002 issue of Billboard

It's a safe bet that Robert Bradleys is flashing a wild grin and a sparkle in each of his cloudy, opaque eyes.

--Wes Orshoski, January 12, 2002 issue of Billboard Magazine

"Robert's got an interesting style," says Scott Arbough, PD at Boulder, Colo.-based KBCO, "He certainly commands that R&B/blues thing quite well. And, ya know, he's fun to watch in concert."

--Wes Orshoski, January 12, 2002 issue of Billboard Magazine

Of his fiery performances, Bradley says, "that's one of the most joyful time I have-it makes me forget about blindness."

--Wes Orshoski, January 12, 2002 issue of Billboard Magazine

- Billboard

"There's no doubting that Bradley and his crew have held tightly onto rock's holy grail, half a decade after stumbling onto it. Let the winds of pop style blow where they will, there's a reason they call this stuff timeless."

--April 4, 2000 issue of Detroit Free Press Newspaper
- Time to Discover

“Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, whose single is the rollicking "Train," will spread the love on a national tour.”

“On their latest, New Ground, the Blackwater Surprise embrace pop and hip-hop styles, like the record scratches and haunting reverb on "Profile," the groovy chorus ("Motion of the ocean/ Free my soul") on "Ride My Wave," and the conversational tone of "Lindy."”


--February 6, 2002 in MTV News
- Corey Moss on New Ground

“Robert Bradley hooked up with some young Detroit rockers to form the Blackwater Surprise, with compelling results. On Time to Discover, the ballad ''Tramp'' exemplifies their strange old-fashioned-soul-meets-pop-rock synthesis.”

--March 31, 2000 issue of Entertainment Weekly Magazine
- Tony Scherman on Time to Discover

"With one note, Robert Bradley can have your soul in a submission hold.... Time to Discover is one of those albums that's more cherished than listened to."

--March 23, 2000 issue of Las Vegas Weekly - Time to Discover

“T.J. Simon's #25 album for 2002”

“The album’s best track is the lovely piano ballad Exist for Love — undoubtedly the most soulful song of this young century.”

“Robert Bradley is not a blues man. Instead, he sings soulful, jamming, classic-sounding rock ’n‘ roll.”

“More often than not, the music on his 2002 release New Ground sounds like Peter Gabriel or Randy Newman, and at times he’s reminiscent of Ray Charles.”

--February 2003, Volume 10, #2 issue of The Music Box Magazine
- T.J. Simon on New Ground

5 out of 5 stars for album - Still Lovin' You

"New Ground intersects Motown-flavored arrangements and hard-core Detroit garage rock. And that intersection is my idea of heaven."

-- Dave Marsh, Playboy Magazine
- Dave Marsh

“5 out of 5 stars. Take a dash of gospel, a pinch of blues, toss in a few alternative rockers and the resulting concoction is nothing short of brilliant. This certainly sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it is real and true and has proven to be one of the most unique sounds in rock in the last decade.” - Time to Discover