"...a crisp but easygoing sense of purpose, setting acoustic rhythms against melodies that chime with reflective optimism..."
"...he continues to explore the melodic strengths and small-group dynamics that make classic rock so timeless.” -- Michael McCall, Nashville Scene

"...Pagetta commands an authority and assurance that's spellbinding throughout. This News is good news." -- Performing Songwriter

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Praise for Joe's Previous Release Joywood:

"While Pagetta’s musicianship and lyrics were never lacking, his move from mostly acoustic to slightly more electrified arrangements, as well as his ever-developing storytelling lyrics, have only improved with Joywood." -- Whitney Sanford, EC Rocker

“….a tough but pretty new album…Joywood comes complete with sidewalk grit" and "pop sparkle.” --- Peter Cooper, The Tennessean

"After hearing Pagetta's music, it might come as quite a surprise to learn he's not from the American Heartland of the Midwest or from the rugged western frontiers. It carries the twang of contemporary folk and country mixed in with pop hooks and, on his latest album at least, some spells of rocking out." -- Matt Sanders, Southeast Missourian

"Pagetta is gifted with that elusive roots rocker quality of simultaneously sounding both tantalizingly familiar and altogether distinct...a combination of wit and muscle that's pretty hard to resist. -- James Cassara, Rapid River Arts, on Joywood, Oct. 2004

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