Mark Zaden - Press

"He Makes a Point to Listen Carefully…

…And you'd do well to do the same when Mark Zaden makes music. The bright sounds on his CD Green Enough to Grow make for easy listening, if you're into mellow and powerful acoustic rock. His voice is shockingly Don Henley-like, but the music doesn't have any ragged edges or reveal any country influences. We might even say "guitar-driven," but we'd mean it without the usual connotations of power chords or fancy fretwork. Zaden's music is plainspoken, plainplayed as it were. You can hear his sound for yourself tonight at Workplay. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets cost $10.”

Birmingham Weekly
February 26, 2004