Reviews
"I love This Ride Tonight!...Remincessent of "That Thing You Do" with high-fueld, country, sexual innuendos!"
— D. Summers
"God Bless Baseball is wonderful. It really expresses an emotional tie to baseball and Topps, which is at the heart of the brand. I thought it was great, great, great!!!! You are talented."
— M. Eisner, Former Disney CEO
“Damn! This Ride Tonight is one toe-tapping earworm hoss! Love it!"
— G. McCoy, Syndicated Cartoonist, Writer, Director
“Phil has such an incredible gift and talent for words. He is an incredible lyricist. He is humble and kind and it was a pleasure and honor to work with him.”
— M. Chadburn, Singer/Songwriter
"When We Played is a GREAT tune! Totally relate-able. "
— Smash, St. Louis Legendary DJ.
"Your song, When We Played is such a GREAT JAM! Very Proud of you man! "
— T.Terbrock, DJ, KSHE
"Damn Phil is a there anything you don’t remember when you write your songs? Thanks for the journey back in time. As always you hit it out of the park!"
— S. Depping
"The first time I saw Phil perform was circa-1980 something, he was full of energy, but had yet to hit his true potential. He certainly has hit it now! A wonderfully bizarre, dark & funny songwriter with a lot of heart and one heck of a booming voice!"
— M. Caparelli
"Hey Phil, I absolutely love 5AM! It is incredible! As a middle-aged man, I could so connect with the realization that life can be difficult, yet we must move forward. Your song is dark, it's rough around the edges and yet beautiful to listen to while sipping on a cold beer...clearly like you intended."
— D. Davis
If Harry Chapin and Neal Diamond could be cloned into one person, that would be you. Would like to see your birth certificate and ACTUAL hospital records to prove you are who you say!
— M. Buck
" I Love 5 AM! So freaking relatable. I keep playing it over and over! It's an inspiration to not only runners but a reminder to us all that we are not getting any younger! Brings a little tear to my eye every time I hear it!"
— C. Assorti
"You are talented brother!!! (Technically insane (kidding), but extremely talented!!!)"
— M. Beyer, CEO of Fast Eddies Billiards & Sportsbars
My Music / My Life
While we all travel on different roads through life, one thing is for certain, sooner or later that road will lead each of us to extreme highs, and lower than low lows...most will at one time or another find love, experience heartache and pain and for the lucky, like myself a sort of, redemption. My songs reflect on childhood innocence to adult wonder, and a bit of cynicism.
I am certain I have grown, hell we all grow mentally, physically and spiritually. The road I have travelled on had me trekking through assorted heart attack towns and beautiful wide open spaces...all the time, though not known at the time I might add, in search of some meaning to my existence. It is truly a journey where I found there is no real destination. The destination is the journey itself.
On this journey I have taken to pen, and continue to pen many different songs. Songs that at times are are as dark as the night sky on the backroads of southern Illinois, and at other times shining kinda like the sun through an open window on a cold winters day....warms you up. Some of my songs are reflections on my childhood, while others were written based on what was occurring in my life at the time.... and now, I am writing songs while looking forward with humble gratitude.
MORE REVIEWS
"Phillip McClary this is the one. Another High School Football Game brought tears to my eyes. Should be in a Hollywood football movie. I am thinking Kenny Chesney might want to meet you."
— L. Trapp
"I loved listening to Another High School Football Game! You have a gift with words, and your musical talents amaze me!"
— S. Henke
"Great job, Phil! Another High School Football Game is very poignant and put a big lump in my throat. Great memories."
— L. Betz
"Love this. Another Highschool Football Game made me tear up remembering all those games everyone could not wait to get to on Friday!"
— C. Tharp
"Loved Another High School Football Game! Those high notes & the nostalgia were just f'n killer!"
— C. Barrenkamp
"Wow. Another High School Football Game is a great song! You sounded great. I never had the honor to play football, but was at every game during my tenure at West. I could picture it all!"
— K. Schloemann
"Phillip McClary Another High School Football Game gives me chills to hear all those names and memories of that time in my life. This is so good!"
— R. Hensel
"You're one hell of a story teller! Love your raspy yet smooth voice! I forgot how good you are! Ain't Got You is Brilliant! Sounds to me like a song that could and should be on the radio."
— K. Shiller
"Wow, I can't say enough about how great Another High School Football Game was. Keep them coming my friend!"
— D. Ital
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— John Doe
GETTING BACK TO LIVE
It has been over 9 months since my accident. I have been in the hospital multiple times since, the road to recovery has been a long one, but with God's blessing and continued positive health improvement, my goal to play music out live again is in my future, it's just going to take a bit longer due to my back injury and stamina.
When I do return I will be debuting for one live show somewhere in the Midwest Metro Area. After that I will assess my strength and overall health, and proceed to make future plans for more live performances to support my new releases.
My intention would be to start performing house shows. A Phillip McClary "House Show" will be more than just me showing up to play a few songs in your living room or backyard. My "House Show" will give you the opportunity to bring all the friends and family that make up the fabric of your life, into one place, and then share an entertaining, intimately powerful, unique evening with them. The place could be your living room, family room, basement, deck, or backyard, or any private venue you would like it to occur for some great live music...perhaps if you add in some food and drinks, I can guarantee you will have a one-of-a-kind evening.
What is the order of events for a "House Show" evening?
The order is pretty laid back. It's usually great to give folks 1 hour to arrive, get comfortable, and chat it up before getting into music. The music typically last approximately 2 hours. Please note, there is a break in the middle to allow your guest and me to stretch and maybe throw back some cold ones. Spontaneity is what will make one of my "House Shows" a unique music-listening experience!
Ok, if this officially sounds like fun to you I will have more info to share soon.
BOOK A HOUSE SHOW SOON!