Best Local Band
Ken Adams | Tucson, AZ | 05/24/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Of all these local garage type bands running aroud today it's nice to see a band that accessible to everyone young or old. Most local band (especially rhose in Tucson) are teenagers that ard in garage bands, but the 17th street is FOR REAL."
17th Street Band
Harvey | 05/21/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"by bob gottlieb Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
"Harvey Brooks has an energetic new pop blues band and they display the chops and musical prowess of every band he has been part of; from Bob Dylan's backing band on the album "Highway 61 Revisited" to The Electric Flag to his work with Miles Davis on "Bitches Brew" to the "Super Sessions" of Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper/Steve Stills, on every tune. In this aggregation he provides that always steady support of his bass that gives the music the foundational structure from which to take the risks. However, a band is more than one and he is surrounded here by some exceptional players; Arthur Migliazza is a wizard on the piano and brings his love of boogie woogie and New Orleans R& B, Tom Kusian's jazz and blues roots show up in his very tasteful guitar playing, Tom Walbank does all of the soulful vocal except on "Same Mistakes" (Harvey sings that one), Tom also adds some harp and slide guitar on a cut or two, Dustin Busch adds his country and blues influences with his lap-steel playing, and all anchored by Darryl Roles drumming which keeps the dancers feet moving. There are 13 songs and 3 are nice original takes of some well known songs and the rest were written or co-written by Mr. Brooks and the band. There is a great jump blues tune, "Sing Sing Gramps" that is very reminiscent of the big band sound of yore, the heartbreaking slow blues, "Midnight Got Me Crying," and the bands theme song/train song, "Positively 17th Street." There is definitely energy, good songwriting, and some very solid playing in this group."
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Track Listings (13) - Disc #1