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Jimi B -
Best Of Jimi B - BNO-1020
This is a fun cd full
of experiments and songs that have never been released. When
we spoke to Jimi he said this was a great project to let his
hair down. Some funny interviews and comments about the songs.
" There are some cuts that were live in the studio, when
I say live I mean no overdubs just basic bed tracks." Some
of the songs were recorded at Cottingham Studios a funky place.
The engineer was Tom Atom an awesome set of ears. There are a
few familiar cuts on this cd and the fans should find it entertaining.
Call My Number nice sax solo, It's Good It's Funky But It's White
this song is the B side and instrumental. When Angel recorded
the song they had lyrics on the A side. Winning Side is a great
song you can still hear the scratches that were left on purpose
to retain it's original format.... This cd features some greatn
players Recorded in few studios in Toronto and New York. I I
like stuff thyat hasn't been over saturated by self indulgent
over enthused musicians. Jimi said it definitely is not the best
of. Well a little best of. Awesome cd for the connoisseur of
fine music. Kant Gettalon iUpdate (back)
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 HAMILTON, ONT. This question always comes up in interviews so,
as a dedicated journalist, I wanted to get the scoop for our
records. My question to Canada's Fab 4, as they were sometimes
labeled, was this. "What was the largest venue in which
you ever performed and why was it so special?" It didn't
take much thought for the Canuck rocker, Jimi Bertucci, to dive
in and paint a very visual picture for my anticipated pen and
paper. "I would have to say, Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton,
Canada. It was an unforgettable night of events that stayed with
us throughout the years. "My ears perked up as Jimi explained
that, prior to that historic concert, they had performed at Center
Island in Toronto to a crowd of about 30-thousand hungry pop
fans who proudly displayed many of the t-shirts and posters that
were available for them at the show. "The Ivor show was
a trip, I recall. The dj from the local radio station, I believe
it was CKOC, came on stage and started doing his thing, reminding
the crowd to stay back from the stage for safety reasons. Well,
that was a lost cause. After about 5 minutes of ranting about
community efforts and other related things, the show began. We
were in our rented trailer, parked at the side of the 40-foot
stage. The lights were flashing like a storm of colors from the
dark skies...our cue to get ready. I was sitting back, sipping
on my Canada Dry ginger ale, when the dj made his annoucement."
"Ladies and gentlemen, please give a welcoming round of
applause to one of the greatest bands to come out of Canada....Abraham's
Children." "The roar of the crowd was like a constant
sound of white noise hissing in the air. We were escorted on
stage by three security guards. The stage was flooded by a million
watts of lights that blinded our vision of the crowd. I plugged
in and approached my microphone. Good evening Hamilton, are you
ready to rock? The screams got louder. We opened with one of
our hits, Goodbye Farewell. As soon as the crowd heard that trademark
intro with the bass, they began rushing the stage in herds. Still
blinded by the overwhelming lights, we could see the playing
field of the stadium begin to fill up with young fans rushing
towards the stage. There must have been thousands. The security
guards jumped on stage and asked us to stop, unplug and move
to the side of stage left near our trailer. The crowd was frantic.
The dj came back on stage and announced that, if the crowd did
not move back, the concert would not continue. After about 10
minutes of reorganizing the excited stampede of fans, the dj
announced once again, "Ok, let's try this again...Abraham's
Children." Ok, here we are again. Are you having a good
time, I asked. The crowd yelled out a big YES of approval. We
began with another one of our hit records, Gypsy. Once again,
the over-enthused fans began approaching the stage. This time,
it seemed the numbers had doubled. They pushed and shoved their
way closer and closer, crossing the fence that separated the
stage and the field. Hundreds managed to knock down the barricade
and climb onto the stage. We jumped off the stage with our instruments
into the long stretch limo waiting for us. We began driving away
on the field, being chased by teens. It was a weird experience,
almost frightening. As I looked back through the limo window,
I could see people on stage trying to take cymbals, microphones
and whatever else they could get before the guards got to them.
We drove back to the hotel where we were staying and were greeted
by fans in the lobby. After signing a bunch of autographs, we
headed to our rooms where we remained until the next day."
Reporter Kant Gettalon for iUpdate.
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 hi all,
glad to see a site dedicated to jimi and his music, both new
and old. listening to the abrahams children 30 cd brings back
a lot of memories. i run into ron bartley all the time, he lives
a few blocks from me out here in bowmanville cam ps: do i get
a t shirt? |
 hello dad.. yes i try
to check it every day.. i miss you too.. when are you coming
home? i might be in LA by then geez...xoxo |
 I was wondering why gypsy
is not on your anniversary cd love all your songs am a big fan
from london ont. canada . and your songs are hard to find here.
just found Time from a guy in quebec cost me 30 dollars can.
but well worth it . then i found your site.your in my top ten
for canadian groups. thanks for the great songs guys Bill |
 TORONTO, CANADA Peter
Verity, was born a long time ago, perhaps many times. My first
encounter with this artist was interesting to say the least.
You see I can't, for the hell of me, remember what the circumstances
of our meeting was. Not important.... he was a talented muscian
and that's what caught my ears and eyes. His dedication to being
a successful artist was as raw as the grinding of a bears teeth...he
was hungry. I pride myself on recognizing talent and Peter, had
the quality of star material then as he does now...only now,
he has a better understand of his surroundings. He vanished for
a short time to re-group and returned with so much renewed energy
and well crafted material that the out come was evident....Mr.
Verity is a pro, you have to be to stay around this long.Seton
Raspa (iUPDATE) A folk/roots singer songwriter, most often performs
his live show as a solo - playing guitar, harmonica and mandolin
while singing 30-40 original tunes. He has been on the Canadian
music scene for many years and has performed across Canada and
the U.S. His latest CD entitled "Sometimes A Journey"
was released in 2006. He put out a first solo CD "High Flyer"
several years ago and a CD self entitled "DeltaTango"
with a 5 piece band in 1995 which was featured on the radio program
"Definitely Not The Opera", CBC. "Sometimes A
Journey" is receiving air play across Canada and the U.S.
as well as Europe and Australia. It was in the top 50 listed
on the Folk DJ list in March 2006 and is continuing to receive
air play to date. DJ's are playing all 11 tunes on the disc!
Peter has appeared on numerous radio shows and Breakfast TV across
Canada. He has been a member of the Songwriters Association of
Canada for several years and has performed as part of the "Bluebird
North Series". Peter was awarded Best Folk Artist at TIMA
(Toronto Independent Music Awards) in 2005 and was invited to
perform at the Awards ceremony last year. He also played tunes
from "Sometimes A Journey" this fall at the awards
show (2006) where he was nominated for Best Acoustic Performer
Male and Best Song. |
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Wasn't Searching - Eccentricity CDs & Records S4037 - When
I hear a song that excites me I want to SHOUT it out to the world.
I do a tremendous amount of music surfing and I can honestly
say I have songs coming out of my sunglasses....This song vibrates
the inner boundries of reality. "I was an island so far
away" simple volcanic expression of lost love. This is a
painting of sculpted hard words that attach themselves to the
cells of your soul. Do we listen to messages of tormented ambiquity.....or
has society become accustom to drive thrus. This is a sit down
stand up song. Kant Geattalon |
ONE ON ONE InterNetViews |
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"Winning
Side"--a WINNER! Great tune! Love the Stones-influenced
instrumental opening--insightful lyrics--powerFULL vocals up
front are a nice change from so much of the rhythm driven stuff
out there now. I gotta move to Canada! Sammyboy DJ at WVKR New
York |
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The pieces of my heart are
scattered like autumn leaves I resist and bathe in tears of sorrowv
I give and feel pain..( from the poem Libra
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