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It Don't Matter Where You Get Your Appetite

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Weed Smokin, Tequila Drinkin

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This CD presents nine original blues tunes penned by the young Michael Bram. It's definitely raw blues featuring Michael Bram on Harmonica and Vocals, Chris Vitarello on Guitar and Background Vocals, Brendan O'Grady on Bass, Piano, and Background Vocals, and Ron Nihoff on Drums.

Here we find a nice mix of fast and slow shuffles and even a fast swing with some great harp playing by Michael Bram. Keeping' it simple works well for the band here, and I found the CD enjoyable as compared to so much overproduced and multi-tracked out blues material being released these days. It definitely has a raw, live sound that you might hear in a smoke-filled juke joint, or a dimly lit NYC club.

This is the first CD put out by Michael and is self-produced and recorded by Michael and the other musicians on the CD. Not anything astonishingly unique about the tunes, but these guys can all definitely play!

I had the opportunity to meet Michael and speak with him in New York City a few weeks ago, and we are hoping to be able to get out to see him perform live sometime soon here in the Northeast. This is pretty damn good stuff for a first self-recorded release! You really might want to pick this CD up right away at his website - www.mikebram.com or at CDBaby.

(©) 2006, Anthony Dellaria
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