SKOPE MAGAZINE, MUSIC UP CLOSE WITH JANEY:

SonicBids Lounge Feature Article: "Close to the stage here is another big table; everybody brought their entourages with them tonight. I'm glad to see all of these talented folks, especially The Essentials, a classic rock sounding band that has been the best kept secret of Swedesboro, New Jersey. This five piece began as the brain-child of Art Perry (vocals/guitar) and Nancy Gibson, (vocals/shakers), songwriters, who have added members to the duo over time... The Essentials sound drifts through decades of rock, including 50s and 60s sounds right up to the 80s poprock era... They do originals as well as a truck-load of covers. Their latest CD, Sunny Day was released this fall... And check out their single "A Jerry Springer Christmas". It's an absolute hoot - and totally not like their normal sound."

MICHAEL ANGEL, PODCASTER, COSMIC GRAB BAG:

"The Essentials CD, 'Sunny Day' takes you back to a time when people knew how to write a great song and deliver it with the kind of energy that captures your attention and respect… If you want to experience what great music was, and where it should be going, then The Essentials “Sunny Day” is a must hear.”

SHASHONA, INDIESHOWCASE:

“The Essentials new release "Sunny Day"  is a listeners dream album… It gives us everything we could possibly need from an album. Makes us smile, makes us think, makes us rock and just plain makes us love it… It's the kind of album you will play over and over!”

 JEREMIAH SUTHERLAND, BULLFROG MUSIC:

"Don’t try to place this music in a style or time period, just enjoy…"

J. SILVERSTEIN, MUSIC WRITER, "THE SCENE" TX:

"Good music is essential to any serious music lover, and one band that provides this in abundance is most appropriately named, The Essentials."

JERRY INMAN, WORLDS BEST WEBCASTER, BLUES AND BOOGIE: 

“Had the CD on the play list Monday afternoon, and it (the entire cd) has been there all week! Tracks are getting "above average" ratings by the listeners. My personal feeling is that all tracks are exceptional!”

BOB HOLT, AUTHOR/FREELANCE WRITER:
(Article excerpted from the Philadelphia Inquirer)

"These are talented people out there paying there dues. Before you sit down to watch, "American Idol" some night, think about supporting the idols right in your own backyard. You won't be disappointed."