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I highly recommend Sam Roberts.
It was about 3 years ago when I discovered Sam Roberts. At first, quite frankily, I didn’t like him. I used to see his video for “Brother Down” and it was (apparently) an alternate and horrible mix from the record “We Were Born in a Flame”.
It was May 9th 2003 exactly that I was first taken by him. I only remember that because I had just come home from a Pete Yorn concert. Sam was playing “Brother Down” on Jay Leno, and the song sounded ‘really familar’ but I couldn’t place it. Oddly I get a Rolling Stone newsletter in my email box every day to tell me what bands are on tv that day, and there it was listed….Sam Roberts. I couldn’t BELIEVE it. Later that nite I went to work and my boss brought me to the back room and handed me a promo cd that just arrived. It was Sam Roberts. He gave it to me and told me ‘I would probably love it’.
Dean was right. I DID.
Since then i’ve been a pretty big Sam Roberts fan, and the new record “Chemical City” means so much to me on a personal level. Last month….in all seriousness on May 9th, was the first time I saw Sam live at the Mercury Lounge in New York City. Amazing to say the least. I am seeing him next week as well. I can’t wait.
In honor of Sam….
Sam Roberts live at the Orange Lounge: http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/Music/Orange/samroberts
Sam Roberts on Myspace
www.myspace.com/samrobertsband
