Shiny Mama What Comes Around-Goes Around CD

'ROOTSTIME -- August 2006"Incredibly strong material! A classic example of how, in our opinion, Americana is supposed to sound! [Greer is] a master of telling stories and drawing character sketches!'CTRL ALT COUNTRY -- August 2006To understand Austin, Texas-based Alternative Country/Americana singer/songwriter Douglas Greer, it's best to look at where he came from. Growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, a refinery town in the heart of Texas Cajun country and hometown of Janis Joplin, being in a band or playing a guitar was a way of life. With roots in equal parts East Texas redneck and Cajun, he couldn't avoid being heavily influenced by the rootsy, rural music favored by his elders and the rock and hippie country of the younger set.

As music critic for his high school newspaper, Greer went to every concert that came through the area. He loved to read song lyric magazines and dissect his favorite songs. 'To me, the most important thing was, 'what's the song about, what's it say,'' recalls Greer. Early songwriting influences were Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin, Hank Williams, Sr. and Rod Stewart. 'Those guys could paint such a picture, tell such a story, all in about four minutes or less, well, I wanted to be able to do that.