Reviews of the CD:
ESCAPE FROM DOMINATION

1979: VELVET MAGAZINE

Another excellent second offering is "Escape From Domination" by Moon Martin. In the summer of 1978, rock and roll singer, song-writer, and guitarist Moon Martin, rose from regional obscurity to become a celebrated newcomer in the rock arena with his debut LP, "Shots From A Cold Nightmare". His new album abounds with full-tilt, guitar-driven rockers. Set against hard-edged, classically-styled rock backdrops, Moon's assertive lyrics and powerful, fluid vocals relate to escaping from any form of domination be it hopeless love or disco music.

Having done session work for the likes of Linda Ronstadt and Jesse Ed Davis as well as having his songs done by such luminaries as Michelle Phillips and Robert Palmer, Martin has emerged as a solid artist in his own right. Having penned all of the tunes on the album with the exception of the Fontaine Brown classic, "Bootleg Woman", Moon offers some rock classics of his own with such numbers as "Hot House Baby" and "Rolene". Showing diversity in such tear-jerking ballads as "The Feeling's Right", Martin has proved himself to be an emerging artist worthy of attention.

1979: SAL MANNA

The album was titled "Shots From A Cold NIghtmare" by a Woody Allenish guy named Moon Martin. It laid around the office for a couple of weeks ~ interesting no one. I picked it up on a whim, put it on the turntable and after the first note sounded I broke into a cold sweat. Could this album really be as good as I thought it was? I pulled strangers from the sidewalk and forced them to listen.

The first time I heard "Escape From Domination", on a cassette player with Moon sitting across from me, I broke into hot flashes. Moon was not a fluke and his music was starting to get recognized by others. Sure the music is simple, a la Fifties and early Sixties rock. Sure the lyrics are adolescent ("My name may not be Hud/But I'll show you I'm no dud"). But there is something clean and clear in Moon's rock 'n' roll. He represents a much-needed breath of fresh, uncluttered air in the smoggy world of the pop charts.

As for "Escape From Domination" itself, each cut is around three minutes long and every one could be a radio hit, though "I've Got A Reason", "Rolene" and "Dangerous" are the best bets for starters. The rhythms of Buddy Holly and The Beatles waft through the background of Moon's music like memories on a hot summer night. There's a playful innocence about Martin himself as well as his songs. He's been called a wimp-genius. Well, they're half right, for his perception of musical taste is no less than that attributed to another so-called "wimp-genius" ~ a guy named Buddy Holly.