-Reviewer Magazine

This is full-tilt lyrical, singer-songwriter driven rock. This is for and about living in nightclubs and cocktail lounges in the LA/Hollywood scene. Cornell shot out of his Ohio home and landed in the center of the music universe, or hell, depending on your perspective, where he goes on every night as the drinks pour generously and scantily clad ladies are courted by boozy rouges in taverns of misspent ambition. Fuck, this CD just kicks ass! Cornell's musicianship is in full effect here, with the electric guitar strumming and riffing away, snare drum sound spanking it, with some perceptible slide action going on. His Myspace page doesn't list any band members, stating that he plays all the instruments and therefore wants all the money. You earned it dude. How about buying the next round?

-Flaming Youth (Germany) english translation

A man on his way. The American Patrick Cornell has produced and performed his EP This Much Is True all on his own. Catchy Songs between US-Mainstream-Rock-Radio and Brit-Pop with an individual face and they're putting on the "forever young" creme. And when he lists his influences as "all the bands I've ripped off," then he`s talking about alternative Rockers/Poppers like ALICE IN CHAINS or even OASIS. This Cornell is still unsigned and I know a thousand bands who would be better unsigned. Patrick deserves a record deal. The production is top noche and his target audience -young girls-hearts – are surely being reached.

-Your Best Bet Magazine

Once a world traveling bassist/engineer, Patrick Cornell has traveled his way to the City of Angels via Ohio and everywhere in between. Some musicians make the trip to LA with stars in their eyes and dreams of being the best there ever were. Will he get his big break here; I'd have to say he already has. He has self produced, recorded and mixed his CD This Much Is True, one listen makes you wonder just how amazing and more awe-inspiring his music would sound if backed by a huge label. Patrick Cornell has worked hard; he is dedicated to reaching his dreams and making his goals come true. His talent comes out in every string that is strummed, every note that is sung and every lyric that was written. Patrick Cornell is a true music God, soon to be known by everyone, everywhere, from adults to adolescents. This Much Is True is a must have in your CD collection. Anyone who has ever spent a weekend in Los Angeles, or hung out in a Bar or Night Club in Hollywood, this CD will bring every memory to life, so vividly and so strong as if to take you back in time to that exact moment. Whether you're 15 or 51, this CD will rock your ears and your hearts.

-Synthesis Magazine

When you work at a magazine and cds float across your desk every day, it gets hard not judge a book by it's cover. Patrick Cornell's new EP, This Much is True, fell in to the pile of discs that we think need an art director's attention asap. Despite the packaging, Patrick's new EP features six tracks worth listening to. Reminiscent of Stone Temple Pilots and Dave Matthews Band in a blender, the tracks are all a bit different but deliver. We became even more impressed when we figured out that the whole EP was produced, recorded, and mixed exclusively by Patrick. Like he says on his myspace, "he played all the instruments, so he wants all the money." After checking out his MySpace and listening to Liquor And Drugs and Silently Insane, you should definitely purchase his album on iTunes. Enjoy! We did.

-NuevoRevolution.com

24 minutes later and I still want more! In most cases you put a CD on skip and then skip again, just to get to the good parts of the CD. Patrick Cornell put out his six song CD This Much is True. This rock/alternative act has put out one amazing CD. From the beginning to end it is filled with amazing good music. To pinpoint one good track is way too hard, but one track that did stand out a little more then the others is the second track Silently Insane. This is just a great rock song from start to end. Patrick put out a music CD that doesn't feel like a product, but real music.

-Music Glob

Patrick Cornell is extremely talented. He produced his album This Much Is True completely by himself. Played all the instruments, sang the vocals, and put the tracks together. With all that work, the album is a masterpiece. When I first listened it reminded me instantly of Oasis. Patrick's clean yet somewhat raspy vocals add a little extra bit to each track. He came out to LA and he's one of those stories that actually did what he needed to do. Just this week he has now joined LA band Circus Diablo. He's filling in for bassist Brett Scallions [former lead singer of Fuel] and will be playing alongside Billy Morrison, Billy Duffy [The Cult] and Matt Sorum [drummer - Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver]. He'll be playing LA shows with them this Spring then OzzFest in the summer. Basically he'll be doing some serious rocking.

Here's the bottom line - Patrick Cornell deserves all he can get. He has the talent and determination to make whatever he wants happen.

-Melodic.net (english translation)

It's really inspiring to hear new upcoming artists that without any big budget or a massive recording team creating an album, or in this case an EP that sounds really well and interesting. This six song set entitled This Much Is True by Patrick Cornell is one of those moments where the talent has won over all kind of budgets. The cover looks homemade, but I don't care. The production, recording and mixing is done by Patrick at his home and the coolest thing of all, he plays all instruments, that is what I'm caring about!
And what about the music then? Well, with the name Patrick Cornell you might think that this is some kind of acoustic based singer songwriter guy, but it's not. This is more like attitude filled songwriter/modern rock with distinct guitars, cool loops not that far from Tommy Henriksen and Brendan Lynch in style. Charming, melodic and groovy in some sleazy way is what we got here. It might sound a little weird, but it's not. Patrick has a really cool voice that isn't typical for this kind of solo artist. I would say that he's got the perfect voice for any kind of edgy modern rock band ala The Exies and such. But the fact that he's got a voice that isn't typical for his style is a great gift and choice in my opinion. This doesn't sound like anything else, or at least very few artist (I came up with two that is pretty close), so if he can keep writing great gems like the moody Black Beauty, the groovy Liquor And Drugs and Silently Insane, Patrick Cornell will have a bright future.

-Hit Session

For a few seconds the opening track Liquor And Drugs on Patrick Cornell's mini-CD, This Much is True, sounds like it's going to be another stab at merging laid-back soft rock with country music. But when the electric six-string guitar kicks in, hold on, because you just might suffer from whiplash!

Cornell, from Los Angeles, is a singer-songwriter who favors a loud jangle-rock style. Not unlike fellow jangle rocker Tommy Keene, Cornell's voice is clearly placed in the upper register without sounding wimpy. He makes no excuse of loving the sound of a well-played electric guitar, which is always placed in the front of the mix. Cornell demonstrates the ability to bleed the life out of one steady chord in Silently Insane, then offers a welcome melodic shift just before the massive chorus. Acoustic guitars are a wonderful tool for any serious guitarist, so he turns down the volume on Black Beauty, which has adult-contemporary crossover potential. Vanessa begins as mildly romantic radio-friendly fare but is resurrected by a blast of jarring electric guitar. The tempo and temperature are kicked up a notch in the hard rocking Laurel Canyon Strut, which surrounds a melodic chorus with angry and jagged guitar riffing. Blessings closes the CD, and its slow-tempo would be the perfect set-closer after a long night at the club.

This Much is True is a solid introduction to this new talent. Cornell isn't an innovator when compared to indie contemporaries, but when he's playing modern rock, he's more than capable.

-Comfort Comes
by Craig Evans

LA singer Patrick Cornell brings us his brand of rock pop in the form of EP This Much Is True. Packed full of guitars and feel good vibes, this 6 track CD is an impressive offering. Sounding like a cross between Smash Mouth and Feeder it is heavy in some places (such as Laurel Canyon Strut) and gentle flowing acoustic in others (Blessings). Opening track Liquor And Drugs is a notable addition. It's loud and relies a lot on tone setting guitar riffs but is made really by the singer who gives a sense of liberation and great satisfaction in his "shout out loud" style. Highlight of the EP is without a doubt Black Beauty, a softer indie style track in which Cornell uses his rough vocal to set the mood for the song before an acoustic rock n roll solo rounds everything off in a perfect fashion.

No doubt with this CD Patrick Cornell will start to get people's attention and will begin to climb the music industry ladder soon.

-LooseyLucy.com

If you thought rock was dead, Patrick Cornell's This Much is True six-song EP brings rock 'n' roll back to life. The first single, Liquor And Drugs, is catchy and fun. Black Beauty and Silently Insane will have you singing along. The ballads, Vanessa and Blessings, give you insight into his softer side. Patrick is truly talented, performing all the vocals and instruments, programming, recording, mixing, and producing the entire EP. Plus, he has an impressive resume, having toured with the likes of Robbie Robertson and Merle Haggard and assistant engineering the last Blues Brothers Record, "Belushi/Aykroyd - Have Love Will Travel." You must hear his music!!!

-Leonards Lair

LA resident Patrick Cornell, so we are led to believe, has patented his own brand of grit rock, which is informed by both Oasis and Afghan Whigs. The "own brand" statement can probably be put down to press release hyperbole but Cornell certainly has something going for him.

Silently Insane rides over a relentless, chugging riff which is simple but rather addictive. Yet although Cornell's style can come across as brash and aggressive (the final two songs are decent but rather laboured), welcome respite arrives at the centre of this EP via Black Beauty, a slickly-delivered little tune, with Cornell quite rightly using a whispered vocal to run in parallel to the song's subtle patterns. There's also Vanessa, where his material reaches another level with a song of genuine longing. Cornell may appear sometimes to be an average run of the mill wannabe rock star but on half of the songs here he conveys a commendable amount of depth.