Gary Primich - My Pleasure / Company Man

Album: My Pleasure
Size: 119,8 MB
Time: 50:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Boogie Woogie Baby (3:24)
02. Stonebroke (3:19)
03. Walkin' The Poodle (3:46)
04. Icy Chill (4:44)
05. Lonesome Stranger (4:26)
06. Give A Little More (3:50)
07. I Want Somebody To Love (2:32)
08. Bad Dog (4:16)
09. Hush Your Mouth (2:40)
10. Money Habit (4:14)
11. I Love No More (2:41)
12. Last Call (4:16)
13. Number Nine Train (3:09)
14. September Song (3:34)

My Pleasure is pretty much straight-up Chicago blues, delivered with authority by Gary Primich. Fellow harpist James Harman produced the record, and he tames Primich's more adventurous qualities. However, he does bring out the grease and grit of Primich's straightforward blues that was lacking on the previous record, which makes this a very enjoyable, if predictable, album. ~Review by Thom Owens

Thanks to Marc.
My Pleasure

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Album: Company Man
Size: 107,9 MB
Time: 46:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Company Man (3:36)
02. Turn Your Damper Down (4:22)
03. My Home (4:29)
04. The Briar Patch (4:27)
05. What's It Gonna Be (4:17)
06. Ain't You Trouble (4:38)
07. Big Daddy's Coming Home (3:03)
08. Dry Country Blues (4:49)
09. Hook, Line And Sinker (2:41)
10. Varmint (3:18)
11. Cold Hand In Mine (3:41)
12. Jailbird (2:54)

Gary Primich's recording career has been indeed a work in progress, with his earliest efforts showing much promise with a workmanlike aura to them, with each new release heading into some mighty cool terrain, taking -- as always -- the path less traveled. And Company Man is certainly the most adventurous of his releases to date, taking his fine songwriting craft and huge harp tone in a multitude of directions. Needless to say, the highlights abound throughout, but most notable in passing are a pair of Smiley Lewis numbers, "Jail Bird" and "Hook, Line, and Sinker," with the former getting the jug-band romp of its life, the Big Walter-borrows-Little Walter's-band instrumental "Varmint," or the jazzy-as-hell "Ain't You Trouble." Or that eerie minor-key voodoo piece, "What's It Gonna Be," or the lowdown "Dry County Blues," which is probably the dirtiest sounding vocal Primich has ever laid down, pure gravel all the way.

Thanks to Marc.
Company Man

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