The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam - Open Letter To The Blues (2015) {El Toro Records ETCD6068}
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam - Open Letter To The Blues (2015) {El Toro Records ETCD6068}
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© 2015 El Toro Records / ETCD 6068
Country / Honky Tonk / Hillbilly / Rockabilly
It’s rather ironic that a lot of the current European artists are outdoing their American counterparts when it comes to reproducing a sincere country sound. A fine example of this transition is The Country Side of Harmonica Sam and their current album ‘Open Letter To The Blues’, because it doesn’t come much more authentic than this when replicating country music from the late 50s and early 60s. With the countries of origin for this new long player stemming from Sweden, this latest guise for Harmonica Sam (real name Samuel Andersson) is one that fits splendidly as the honky tonk sound of the aforementioned periods in history is resuscitated and delivered inch perfectly as if it never went away!
Together with band members Peter Andersson (steel guitar), Johan Bandling Melin (lead guitar), Ulrik Jansson (upright bass) and Patrik Malmros (drums), Harmonica Sam sings with a genuine authority that makes these covers sound like his own compositions whether coming from Faron Young, Skeets McDonald or Ray Price, not to mention the band’s own song writing which can be found here as well. Setting the time period from the off is the excellent ‘A Double Shot of Heartache’ with compelling steel guitar and added fiddle from additional musician Johan Malmberg. The heartache really begins though, during ‘Forbidden Wine’, where you will hear a real sense of yearning at the centre of this song and one that makes those George Jones comparisons believable. The mood is lifted somewhat with ‘It’s Such A Pretty World Today’ as it’s a lovely mellow tune, with the steel guitar providing that extra tonic and allowing for a bit of sunshine to seep through the cracks between the blinds. Such a cheerful disposition doesn’t last long, however, as the blues return with a vengeance and finds Harmonica Sam soon drowning as suggested by the line, “Just because I’m smiling, it doesn’t mean I’m fine” and you instantly know where you are in terms of the context of this particular song ('I Regret It Every Day'). From such compelling traits so often found in country music, with its melancholic song titles and habit of finding a rhythm that is more lively than it should be considering the misery involved, The Country Side of Harmonica Sam more than masters such feats. In fact, the song delivery is so convincing that it is likely to have any listener reaching for their copy of this record to see exactly when it was produced, because ‘Open Letter To The Blues’ is definitely not from the present era, that’s for sure!
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam - Open Letter To The Blues (2015) {El Toro Records ETCD6068}
Track Listing:
1. A Double Shot Of Heartache
2. Forbidden Wine
3. Farther Than My Eyes Can See
4. It's Such A Pretty World Today
5. I Regret It Every Day
6. That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk
7. Open Letter To The Blues
8. I'm Walkin' Slow
9. We Have Strayed So Far Away
10. Followed Closely By My Teardrops
11. The Day I Let Him In
12. The Storm Within My Heart
13. Dying A Little Every Day Is Killing Me
14. I'm Down To My Last Cigarette
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The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam - Open Letter To The Blues (2015) {El Toro Records ETCD6068}
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam - Open Letter To The Blues (2015) {El Toro Records ETCD6068}
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