His distinctive look, bohemian style and powerful rough around the edges voice give him the versatility to fit in to any decade, with guitar playing that echoes the roots of modern rock music.

"When they say music is not producing songwriters like those who have thrilled us in the past, I point to a select few youngsters coming up through the ranks right now. Joe is one of them."
- IAN McNABB (The Icicle Works)

"Joe Kelly is our Tom Petty, if Tom came from Speke, but loved the blues joints in Paris. Joe is one of those getting better and better. You're gonna hear from him very soon."
– IAN PROWSE (Amsterdam & Pele)

"Marvellously louche; playing gloriously sleazy, seedily sneering blues, with curl of glorious lip. One of those ‘boy, I can’t get you out of my head’ moments which made my day."
MUDKISS FANZINE (Liverpool sound city review)

“His Elvis-like persona seemed to make every girl in the room have a simultaneous intake of breath."
URBANISTA MAGAZINE