Blue Steele Reviews!

Blue Steele is a strong, solid blues band, firmly in the tradition, with tasteful players all the way around and good vocals. A fine band.

- Bruce Iglauer (President, Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.)

Those rockin' chair blues ain't gonna get Blue Steele. Fronted (if not totally obstructed from view) by big harp player, Ernie "Hurricane" Steele, the band mixes danceable blues with rock and boogie.

- Pamela Purdy. The Baltimore Sun

However, this is Ernie Steele's band, and the Hurricane's harp playing abilities are as formidible as his ample girth. Relying primarily on a large core of up-tempo blues and rock standards and an occasional original, Blue Steele is forging its reputation as a raw, powerful live act with fans and club owners alike.

- Michael McEvoy, Maryland Musician

I'm not a local music reviewer, but if its hard rock the way the masters wanted it played then you have got to see BLUE STEELE. If you enjoy watching a group of performers push Blues to the limit, then you have found your local band! During my frequent visits to the D.C. area there is always room on my agenda for a hard charging stint with these boys. .

- John Alvey, European Military Digest, 1998

If you were to ask most people who they think is the greatest Blues harmonica player, more than likely they would say John Popper of Blues Traveler, Yawn. He plays as if always saying "Mom, look at me"! I'm not saying Ernie Steele is technically a better player (although he might be), but I am saying his harmonica playing fits the songs much better and comes across much more jamming. Ernie Steele is saying "Mom. I don't care if you look at me or not, I am in the middle of jamming with my Band"! In that regard, Ernie Steele is not only a better harmonica player, but a better musician.

- Shawn Reynolds, FatFingers Magazine, April 1999