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<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p>Richie Trueman -</p> <p>From where I sit - on the other side of the ocean - from my vantage point &amp; through a few emails passed back &amp; forth in between - it would appear that Richie is one of those artists who would love to sling a few angry, angst filled sonic bites, whenever &amp; wherever he chooses.</p> <p>True - with the internet - singers &amp; songwriters can present themselves in any light they choose - create grand illusions - imitation charm - and attempt to conjure up some sort of clever deception and pull one over the listener. But as far as I can tell, Richie's stance &amp; posturing is authentic - and I admire that.</p> <p>Richie's sound is jagged, rough &amp; unpolished - a challenge to most folks - these days - who like their music digitally polished &amp; processed. Drawing his influence - to a great degree - from the musings of Paul Westerberg, I quite enjoy Richie's music - on his terms. When I first heard "God On TV", I was once again reminded that (more often than not) the most passionate music<em> </em>isn't created for the radio or MTV - and so on - it is created by the artist, for the artist - and we - as listeners - are privileged to be allowed into that artist's world -</p> <p>Through Richie's eyes - the world appears quite different from mine - I don't know where he's been - or how he got here - but he's got something to say, and I'm listening -</p> <p>Rock on Richie -</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Alex Stangl</p> <p>February 6, 2006</p>