… Liz Mc Comb is the World's premier Vocal Stylist…

 Dr Bobby Jones BET

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… Mc Comb's masterful mix of R&B, jazz, and fervent gospel is stirring and surefooted enough to stand in the company of Aretha Franklin's 1972 classic, "Amazing Grace", yet unique and singularly inspired. Racked by Chordant Distribution.

 G.E./ Billboard / JUNE 23, 2001

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…Every nuance, every syllable, every turn of phrase flickers with intense color, with McComb easily moving from warmth to cool as piano, organ, rhythms and backing vocals move in solidarity underneath…

…But it truly doesn't stop there, the entire project is a gem. Call it a throwback to the days when Gospel was not acquainted with the synthesizer, and the rhythm track was only for techno. This is a vocal triumph of all that continues to be best about Gospel music.

GOSPELflava.com

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…The voice and message are the focus of Fire. Fans of Gospel and lovers of the jazz vocal tradition will find a diversity of effective moods and styles, and all listeners will find themselves wishing for more frequent trips to American soil by Mc Comb.

Tom Hyslop- Blues Revue Magazine #70 / Sept. 2001

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… both her singing and piano playing are fully developed and among the most impassioned to be heard in any musical genre (…) Liz Mc Comb's singing is " from a whisper to a scream " at its most compelling. Listen, and you will be moved.

 JDK- Living Blues Sept./Oct. 2001

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…I recently 'discovered' Liz Mc Comb. I was looking for a gospel singer to sing live in my new choreography for the Lyon Opera Ballet, 'I want to cross over'. Upon entering the theatre, I thought that if Liz could transform such a chic and secular auditorium and audience into a church, it would prove her to be great. Fifteen minutes after the concert began I was on my feet, singing with her. By the time the performance ended, the entire Théâtre des Champs-Elysées was on its feet …

Choreographer Bill T. JONES

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…McComb is all about being as traditional as it gets. She is a combination of solid, old-time church music that bursts with strong vocals, rockin' piano and a zest for God mixed with jazzy, lounge-style soul singer.

This album is a simple joy in its musical purity. No hype, no over-instrumentation, no slick production, just McComb's smoky vocals and her snazzy tickling of the ivories.

She rocks on "Don't Let The Devil Ride" and "You Can't Hurry God", and croons her love for Jesus in the sweet, sultry "Whenever You Pray".

This lady is tops at singing the gospel blues, and "What Happened to the Love" is simply outstanding.

 CHRISTIAN RETAILING December 2001

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… Let me put it as simply as possible : Liz McComb is a gigantic talent, widely recognized in Europe and soon to make her mark on her homeland. A Cleveland native, she sang in church, worked as a jazz vocalist and acted in community theatre productions there before resettling in New York City and then Paris, where she's resided for many years. Her impassioned delivery of the gospel numbers in her varied concert repertoire consistently drew the strongest response from European audiences and, listening to Fire, it's easy to see why.

From the opening salvo (…) all the way to "Song of Freedom" at the end, Ms McComb is in full command of her formidable voice, and the emotional force she is able to evince in her performances is stunning in its impact. The one non gospel song in the set, "What Happened to the Love", gains extra power and meaning from its setting in the center of a program of spirituals.

This is an album that bears repeated listening, and we anticipate with great relish the release of her next recording project. If you enjoy music with a whole lot of soul and old time feeling, do yourself a favor and give this CD a spin.

 John Sinclair - BLUES ACCESS #48 January 2002