by Tom Harrison | Nov 25, 2019
12 Step Program Chapter One At last, some recognition for Bob Jansen. Too bad he’s dead. Never heard of Bob Jansen? He wrote 12 Step Program; that you must have heard. Every band of the 60s used to do it. That and Louie Louie and Gloria. Every band. It didn’t matter...
by Tom Harrison | Nov 18, 2019
I’m not certain of how we met, but I think it happened this way. “Are you Tom Harrison?” he asked. As I had retired from The Province in February 2017 and was thinking I was all but invisible, I wasn’t expecting to be recognized. I told him he...
by Tom Harrison | Nov 8, 2019
Although I’ve played this album several times, I haven’t been able to shake my first impression. As it played, I kept hearing the Atlanta Rhythm Section, that kind of easy-rolling groove of so much southern rock as typified by ARS. The vocals, by Dennis...
by Tom Harrison | Oct 9, 2019
Calling Lower Back Pain’s first album “no frills” doesn’t just describe the packaging but the music as well. The album, Picnic On The Moon. doesn’t list who is in the band, where it was recorded and who produced, if anyone. From listening...
by Tom Harrison | Sep 12, 2019
12 Step Program Chapter One At last, some recognition for Bob Jansen. Too bad he’s dead. Never heard of Bob Jansen? He wrote 12 Step Program; that you must have heard. Every band of the 60s used to do it. That and Louie Louie and Gloria. Every band. It didn’t matter...