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First Time Out

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This band has the action and the drive! This collection of classics has a timeless quality that brings you back to classic lines and sounds that still obtain the thing today. I rate this a 5 and encourage anyone who is interested in the blues sound of James Montgomery or the tradition set down by him to BUY THIS CLASSIC!

Being in the Boston Music scene in the 70's, I always James Montgomery to be a show stopper.... great stuff. Glad I found this Cd to replace my original vinyle copy. Thanks.....

glad to see this in cd good basic rock and roll i saw this band in the early 70's in boston and bought the lp montgomery plays some good harp (now with johhny winter) had a real good guitarist (i think his name was pete?) i'm sending for it timberwoof

I was very fortunate to have been there when the boys were rehersing there first album. I'm listening to it now for the fist time in 3 or 4 years. It's a cassette taken from my original vinyl (very scratchy) album. If you don't know James and the boys, get this disc. That is, if you can. Seems it's hard to find (I can't even get one). James is the consumate performer and musician. In '93 I saw him in Sebastian Florida and was totally blown away. He'll always be my hero. Give a listen and he'll be yours too.

and now I've found it. Having lived and experienced the Boston bar scence in the 60's, 70's and 80's, James and the boys caught my ear immediately. While competing with some of the greatest bar bands ever- J. Giels, Aerosmith, Duke and the Drivers, Woodies Truckstop and later the Cars- they always put up and made everyone shut-up. A great hard driving, hard rocking, blues type band, their 1st record(my age is showing) was a smash. Pete Bell rocked the house with his bluesy, rocking licks. This cd is a must for a bar band freak. Hope to see their subsequent releases" High Roller" and the self titled " James Mongomery Band" as a rerelease as well. Rock on James........

Finally released on CD, this first effort by the JMB is a good-natured blowing session that was unfairly ignored when it first appeared in the early 70s. James Montgomery could blow harp with the best of them and his harmonica workouts on "Don't Do That", "Son of Jump", and "Train" were hot enough to soften the vinal on the orignal 33 RPM platter and with the new remastering, I suspect polycarbonate will enjoy the same fate.

Aside: I saw these guys open for Procol Harum in Detroit back in 74. They won the audience over with their musicianship and attitude. As we left the venue, I overheard a fellow concert goer comment that "Procol was OK, but those other guys (the JMB) was really more fun". Pick up on this lost bit of blues-rock....it is major fun.

first album by the james montgomery band good harmonica (james montgomery) and guitar work (peter bell) i recommend "if you want me" "train" "can't do that" dave roy