One of my first goals was to get good enough to play live at open blues jams at the clubs in the area. Do that on a fairly regular basis now, which has taught me a lot of the dynamics of playing in a band vs. woodshedding alone at home. I also sit in with local bands once in a while as well.

I play Hohner Special 20s mostly, using either a Green Bullet mike with a controlled magnetic element, or a vintage JT-30 with a crystal element. Started out with the tiny Pignose as a practice amp, fooled around a while with a Behringer X V-amp, which does some credible tube amp simulations, and now I primarily use either a sweet vintage Kalamazoo Model 2 tube amp scored from eBay, or my big 30 watt Peavey Delta Blues, a modern tube amp, another eBay score.

Influences include the usual suspects: the two Walters, the two Sonny Boys, and then the living masters like Kim Wilson. I live near Boston, and we have some harp legends right in our backyard, like Jerry Portnoy, Annie Raines, and Magic Dick.

I take occasional lessons from Annie, and belong to a harmonica club she started called the Boston Harmonica Innovation Project (B-HIP). Were working on some of her group arrangements of blues classics to do some future public performances.

Reviews:

Empty Bed
''Well done, Brett''
   --Eric Stahl

Empty Bed
''Fantastic Brett, im so proud of you, you have come a long way and you never gave up, well done''
   --Lindy Harper

Empty Bed
''That was a very special version of St. James Infirmary, Brett. Some nice chrom work there!''
   --Ed

Empty Bed
''Didn't know you had it in you Brett. Very respectable job on the chrome, and your best vocals yet.''
   --Mark Wilson

Empty Bed
''Funeral march in New Orleans! Great job Brett.''
   --BlueInGreen

Empty Bed
''Very nice chrome and vocals. Chrome had nice horn sound at times. St James was perfect fit for this BT.''
   --Ringer

Empty Bed
''Great stuff Brett. I still don't get my chrom to play it like this. Good lyrics.''
   --Lips Angelo

Empty Bed
''Wow, you should do more chromatic. Singing good, too. Even better than your last SJI, if memory serves.''
   --BeelzeBob

Empty Bed
''Nice heartfelt performance Brett! Nice tone.''
   --Downhome Dave

Empty Bed
''fill em up to lets go !! no cowboys only harpman left! expliciet singing and marvelous ride of rime@!+ ''
   --floppy lips

Empty Bed
''Well done. Liked especially the solo starting at about 3:00.''
   --Frosty

Empty Bed
''full package with nice chrom tone and great vocals/lyrics - very well done!!''
   --htrain

Empty Bed
''Great playing and singing. You have a nice voice. Full bodied tone on the harp.''
   --Harplayer

Empty Bed
''Brett - That was killer. Vocals were killer. Harp playing, killer. Tone, killer. My favorite one of your tunes by far!''
   --justjoe

Laloo
''Great job Brett''
   --Mc7

Laloo
''Folowed nicely the chord changes mostly. Just add more groove.''
   --Frosty

Laloo
''Good job Brett. This one isn't easy. You did a commendable job of following the changes! Good post!''
   --Downhome Dave

Laloo
''Good playing Brett...little more delay nexttime and the notes wil fly a little more..but like the playing:-)))''
   --RonDutch

Laloo
''You took this Latin thing under your wing and flew with it. Nice job on what I found to be a difficult BT to do a respectable job on like you did.''
   --Ringer

Laloo
''I always knew you were really spanish Brett. Just faking the eyetalian thing. Liked it...an easy listen.''
   --Lips Angelo

Laloo
''To Bens presentation it is not easy to judge other presentations. You have found the right notes on the right places. Nice post. Dale King Tuning: I tuned down the 2 hole draw to an F4 and the 3 hole draw down to an A4 (on a C-Harp).''
   --Midnight

Laloo
''Nice job.''
   --Harplayer

Laloo
''This is a tough song to tackle on a diatonic to catch all the changes. I tried it and gave up, trying to bend and overblow, then went for the chromatic.''
   --augiethedude

Laloo
''Nice tone. Nice playing. Nice mix job. Nice working with the backing track. Overall, it was nice! Great one, Brett. :)''
   --justjoe

Laloo
''nice change of pace Brett - good use of slaps and chords for emphasis - melody lines and rhythms work well with bt genre - good one!!''
   --htrain

Laloo
''Coming right along Brett. Nice take!''
   --Mark Wilson

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Good voice, good lyrics, good harp.''
   --Barry B

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Good voice, good lyrics, good harp.''
   --Barry B

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''You're playing with confidence, and sounding good. Good ending''
   --Eric Stahl

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''I liked the vox and the harp, good mix. Good soloing good comping.''
   --MoCheeks

Solo_1
''The Track has a good old-time feel ...''
   --Barry B

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''good one all around, harp, vox, lyrics, fun listen''
   --dmb

Solo_1
''Nice one, Brett. With that old record sound''
   --Eric Stahl

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Now that is a fun song Brett. Great job.''
   --BlueInGreen

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Paisan....you're the Dylan of the blues on this site!! Got me dreaming of a candy apple red 69 Firebird all waxed up with the headers rumbling.''
   --Lips Angelo

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''clever lyrics and cool vox - harp comping solid - good spaces left for organ solo - harp solo well done - nice total package!!!''
   --htrain

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Brett, better check the air in those tires, they may be flat!! Something about cars and women that seem to blend. Nice total package!!''
   --Ringer

Solo_1
''Hey man, sounds uninhibited, like a guy out in the fields a holler'n and callin'.''
   --Rick

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Again, very good singing and harp playing Brett!''
   --Ed

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Excellent work Brett! I liked it. Good lyrics. Sometimes, I had a hard time hearing them, but it could be my computer.''
   --justjoe

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''I like how you have used your vocals in this, fits great, harp is the best i have heard from you, it is so much smoother now, well done, huge my freind.''
   --Lindy Harper

Mr. Goecke Blues in D
''Yup she's got all kinds of great parts under that hood!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good one Brett!''
   --djazznbluzz

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Every time I come here, I note some improvement in your playing at all levels, sound, ideas, technique, etc. Nice one again!''
   --Bluesie

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Shoveling snow's kind of like rolling rocks up hill :-) it just keeps coming down :-) I dig those snow shoveling blues :-) The recorded harp sounds a bit... muffled''
   --Eric Stahl

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Brett 'Dusty' Peruzzi. Good country jamming feel paisan.''
   --Lips Angelo

Solo_1
''Very interesting take on it Brett.''
   --Mc7

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Nice and smooth.''
   --Mc7

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Foot tapper for sure. Liked the sweet ooh wuh wuh lines in there.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Solo_1
''good job keeping the time on this solo, does sound like an old 78 - much different than Allman Bros version''
   --dmb

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Liked the variety and movement. Thought some of the notes should have been drawn out a bit more (cut short). Getting a nice tone too.''
   --Marks Harp

Blue Eyed Blossom
''very melodic playing lots of up and down the harp''
   --dmb

Solo_1
''it was way back but gives me ghooseballs anyway ! identhic maybe an old black soul!''
   --floppy lips

Blue Eyed Blossom
''maybe a lil loud but nontherless a zes''
   --floppy lips

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Hey Brett, we should call it the "Shoveling Blues". Nice melody!''
   --Midnight

Blue Eyed Blossom
''good solid groove with the bt - nice warbles, clean attack and melody lines - good one!!!''
   --htrain

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Foot-a-tapping, head-a-bouncing. Push those snow moving Blues to one side.....Brett's on the case. Good post''
   --P-J

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Very good, getting more fluid, keep going in that direction! Very good musical ideas, esp towards the end.''
   --BeelzeBob

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Real nice playing. Somehow the tone sticks out a bit too much, don't know why. Very good melodic ideas and variety. Great stuff!''
   --Rick

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Hey, Brett. Solid, steady playing right there with the song. Had some class by using repetitive themes.''
   --Shakey Jake

Blue Eyed Blossom
''Nice one there Brett. Country feel is kind of fun to play with. Your little added effects are getting better all the time.''
   --Ringer

Solo_1
''You'd make Huddy proud!!''
   --Ringer

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Well ya drew a good crowd!!!See ya again next time.''
   --djazznbluzz

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Packed em in good there Brett. Fun times were had by all.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Solo_1
''Out there and proud...... (street artist?)''
   --P-J

Solo_1
''you sure are getting into the call and response (vox / harp) stuff and doing a solid job with it Brett - I find it tough to bring the harp in when a vox line ends but you sure are getting it down - good one!!''
   --htrain

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''I'd give ya a gig.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Big Boss Man you rock!! Nice interpretation.''
   --Ringer

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Real nice Brett. Good vox and well within the beat. Good harp comping too.''
   --MoCheeks

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Nice package. Better vocals than I can do and I loved your ending on the 7th. Felt playing was a bit short even though the BT called for it. Didn't hear the bottom belly sound I've heard from you in other posts.''
   --Marks Harp

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''solid bluesy playing, good song vox and lyrics''
   --dmb

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Brett - that was bad ass! Solid lyrics, playing, tone, technique and mix. One of my favorites of yours to date.''
   --justjoe

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''solid tone - vox and lyrics work well - you are the big boss man here Brett ;-) liked how you spaced with the backing and used well played comping - solos added to song!!''
   --htrain

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Nice voice, with good fills and a tasty solo. Worked with the piano well.''
   --Harplayer

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''Great "trad" feel to this one Brett. Would fit right in the joint or on the street.''
   --P-J

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''I hope this ...Harp an..../singing...one of the same!!!! love it!!!!''
   --Harpn4fun

Big Ds Club n Ballroom
''tricky vox on cool!!''
   --floppy lips

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''Killer! Dug the vocal and the lyrics. The playing fit in nicely. Sounding good Brett! Happy New Year!''
   --justjoe

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''This had Rock me Baby feel to it,you made it work with your own style and vocals.''
   --Bro.Bob

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''Oh so bluesy, yet Christmassy. Mabel May gots a big list of wants from her man this year. Mabel..ya gots to be happy with your paisan writing you a song for Christmas woman!! He broke!!''
   --Lips Angelo

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''Great song Brett!''
   --BlueInGreen

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''Blues Brett style. Righteous piece man!''
   --Mc7

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''cool vocal nice fat harp''
   --dmb

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''Well done for one take Brett. You are getting better and better.''
   --Frosty

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''sounds very grooofy aaaaalll the way good lel" off vox !!!''
   --floppy lips

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''good one Brett - solid lyrics and harp work - right in the groove with this one!!!''
   --htrain

I Hear Ya Mabel May
''Give Mabel May the velvet hammer Brett, that's all she really wants. Ha ha. Hey great rhyming! Great story! Good supporting harp!''
   --Rick

Little Blue Rooster
''Ha! Good one Brett. Some nasty tone.''
   --Downhome Dave

Little Blue Rooster
''Hahaha.....I'd be crowing all night and day too if I was blue in a certain area too. Inventive man :)''
   --Lips Angelo

Little Blue Rooster
''cool post Brett!!''
   --Harpn4fun

Little Blue Rooster
''@Ringer: The Sonotone is much too hot with my Kazoo and most other amps, lots of gain and feedback. An equalizer pedal might help. The preamp tamed it as I said. Would be interested to hear how yours sounds.''
   --Brett

Little Blue Rooster
''Thought I was the only with a sonotone. Can't make it sound as nice as you. Sounds great through my Kazoo but can't get the same effect when recording. Hope your rooster gets some action before it wilts!! Nice Job!!''
   --Ringer

Little Blue Rooster
''Loved the amplified sound! It was bad ass.''
   --justjoe

Little Blue Rooster
''You got a Floppy vocal sound with that mic! Cool take. I once bought 7 young "hens" that turned out to be 6 roosters and a hen.''
   --BlueInGreen

Little Blue Rooster
''Funny. I cracked up over why he is blue. That over driven sound is real nasty. I'd like to hear a fast boogie with that.''
   --Hey Jude

Little Blue Rooster
''I was pleased you put some vocals to it. Still producing some killer tone.''
   --P-J

Little Blue Rooster
''Big hit on your hands there Brett. Always easier to write those songs when autobiographical material comes along. LOL''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Little Blue Rooster
''cool vox, great harp tone, economical playing, you certainly know your gear well''
   --dmb

Little Blue Rooster
''Enjoyed it Brett!!''
   --Harpn4fun

Little Blue Rooster
''Simple and strong harp.''
   --Frosty

Little Blue Rooster
''solid vox and lyrics Brett and very cool comping with the harp - that tone is wicked!! - solos wailed!! - good one!!!''
   --htrain

Little Blue Rooster
''beautifull strong lyrrics!! just your autograph, my way!''
   --floppy lips

Little Blue Rooster
''Heee, good job Brett.love it :-)''
   --Lindy Harper

Little Blue Rooster
''Each bt you've uploaded, sounds a little bit smoother than the last. Good going''
   --Eric Stahl

Little Blue Rooster
''Little Blue Rooster gets the treatment ... going down to the duck pond to play. Ha haa ha. Good line. The Little Blue Brett. Very good.''
   --Rick

Shazzaazz Man
''like up in smoke and ralph the lobster and basketball jones!! good source to well for! but a really kickimngput up piece!!''
   --floppy lips

Shazzaazz Man
''@Mc7: Haha, I guess I listened to too many Cheech & Chong albums in the 70s, I do sound like him a bit!''
   --Brett

Shazzaazz Man
''I can't believe no one else has said this: Dude, you totally sound like my man Cheech Marin!!! Loved it all, you da' man for sure. One of my favorite out of all the songs I've ever heard on this site!''
   --Mc7

Shazzaazz Man
''Good one, Brett!''
   --Ed

Shazzaazz Man
''A new side if the Cool Man...... This is where U at Brett. Some very good licks and well controlled bending''
   --P-J

Shazzaazz Man
''Im sure I know that teacher.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Shazzaazz Man
''Must have bought that guy another "half a pint". He was your teacher and he learned you well. Good playing and humor!Getting some Junior Wells sound there: http://play.napster.com/track/25139820''
   --BlueInGreen

Shazzaazz Man
''Sounds like the Shazzaaz man is guest hosting at the Starlight Lounge .. lol''
   --Lips Angelo

Shazzaazz Man
''Hahahahaha, so that's what D sounds like eh Brett :) Fun craziness...did you work a night shift :) Good honking harmonicage too.''
   --Lips Angelo

Shazzaazz Man
''You the man on this one! I bow in deep respect. Total feeling!!''
   --Ringer

Shazzaazz Man
''Big grin. Just the whole package there Brett. Fun stuff. Wah Wah''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Shazzaazz Man
''like the amped tone, cool vox''
   --dmb

Shazzaazz Man
''Dug the theme and the playing. Some very nice tone that reminded me of Junior Wells.''
   --justjoe

Shazzaazz Man
''oh yeah!! - great vox and angry harp - keep this stuff coming!! - well done Brett!!''
   --htrain

Shazzaazz Man
''harp was a bit loud in the mix, vocals where great hehehehe''
   --Lindy Harper

Shazzaazz Man
''Hey Brett!!! Wouah!!! Good theme, cool voice and lyrics, nice harp, all is good in that package!!!''
   --Bluesie

Shazzaazz Man
''Great playing man! We got an angry harp player here. This is like Lip's Starlite Lounge but on the other side of the railroad tracks. Ha ha. Enjoying it! Little Red Rooster is going to kick your butt though. Ha ha.''
   --Rick

Shazzaazz Man
''Okay, who riled up Brett? Ha ha.''
   --Rick

Cut My Grass Blues
''Not bad licks sounds lot like old Sonny.''
   --Bro.Bob

Cut My Grass Blues
''What a difference in styles. When I first heard this track I thought J Ricci. Good go at the the SBII styling.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Cut My Grass Blues
''Sweet Wah wah's. Nice vibrato. Maybe a little tentative at times. No wait, that's me!''
   --Hey Jude

Cut My Grass Blues
''This must surely be recongnised now as THE Brett style..... Nice one''
   --P-J

Cut My Grass Blues
''I definitely hear some SBWII-influence in this, Brett. Nice!''
   --Ed

Cut My Grass Blues
''Made me do this well known dance! great one!!love the vibe!''
   --floppy lips

Cut My Grass Blues
''Hi Brett been awhile since I have heard you playing , your Tech is very good positioning is great , but I wont to hear more Flow!. As usual im am tuff on ya. Good Mix.''
   --daveyg

Cut My Grass Blues
''I got my wah wah's for the day Brett :) Not your best one but catchy.''
   --Lips Angelo

Cut My Grass Blues
''Really nice going on this Brett! Not quite SBII, but doing this gave some of your pure Brett a framework to hang off of.''
   --BlueInGreen

Cut My Grass Blues
''nice expression with those licks Brett''
   --dmb

Cut My Grass Blues
''Some great moments here. Nicely recorded as well.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Cut My Grass Blues
''I don't think it is a faint shadow, I think you can do it because you have all the tools.''
   --Ringer

Cut My Grass Blues
''@Ringer. Thanks, I have studied SB II's music extensively and I know what I can do is a faint shadow at best. He has so many subtle aspects of his technique that you could spend years trying to learn them.''
   --Brett

Cut My Grass Blues
''Take a listen to "All my Love In Vain" by SBII and see if you can hear what's missing. You got the idea and the licks but something is missing. Not sure what the magic mojo is but I'm sure your going to figure it out.''
   --Ringer

Cut My Grass Blues
''I thought this was pretty good! One of your best.''
   --Harpn4fun

Cut My Grass Blues
''Enjoyed the short staccato phrasing.''
   --Barry B

Cut My Grass Blues
''you sure are getting those techniques down Brett - well done!!''
   --htrain

Cut My Grass Blues
''Nice job on the SBW II stuff. It takes a lifetime to get it right and you're well on your way.''
   --justjoe

Sitting Here Boogie
''Your harp filled in - in all the right places.''
   --Barry B

Sitting Here Boogie
''Fine jam with Rick Brett, like ya sound and puttin in the fills.''
   --TeeJay

Sitting Here Boogie
''Cool stuff Brett...good comping skills needed to fit in with this track.''
   --Lips Angelo

Sitting Here Boogie
''Hit the right key to break it !!''
   --floppy lips

Sitting Here Boogie
''Loved the two part harmonies. Good harp tone as well.''
   --Mc7

Sitting Here Boogie
''Solid way to fill out the bt. Nice tone on the harp.''
   --MoCheeks

Sitting Here Boogie
''very appropriate harp, filled out the track in all the right places''
   --dmb

Sitting Here Boogie
''Brett smokes out my down-home stomp masquerading as rock. Good one man, you bring out some possibilities in there. You're harp really cries in the right places. Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea!''
   --Rick

Sitting Here Boogie
''Solid comping and fun duet!! - well done!!''
   --htrain

Sitting Here Boogie
''@Appleman Ed: Yeah, a Special 30 is 50% better than a Special 20 - LOL. Typed that too fast I guess.''
   --Brett

Sitting Here Boogie
''Nice duet with Rick's guitar and vocals. Wow! a Hohner special 30. I guess that a pretty expensive harp. LOL''
   --Ed

Sitting Here Boogie
''Nice try on the duet there Brett! Never thought about doing that. Tempting. Good comping and wailing too!!!''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Sitting Here Boogie
''Enjoyed this one.. nice harpn in back ground Brett!!!''
   --Harpn4fun

Expired Tags Blues
''Nice combo of direct harp and smooth vocal delivery. Good one!''
   --BlueInGreen

Expired Tags Blues
''Great job working those licks.''
   --Phogi

Expired Tags Blues
''Got my little tootsies tapping on this one paisan!! Simple, effective licks and fun lyrics man!''
   --Lips Angelo

Expired Tags Blues
''One of your best if not the best i heard from you!!!''
   --Harpn4fun

Expired Tags Blues
''Hey, this was really good. Vox could be a little higher in the mix. Story was good and singing was pretty good too. Harp was real nice. Some vibrato on your extended notes would have been icing.''
   --MoCheeks

Expired Tags Blues
''Good stuff! Flowed well with the bt''
   --Eric Stahl

Expired Tags Blues
''I want to be in that crowd. I promise I would not gus you (play harp from the crowd).''
   --Sax Cyclone

Expired Tags Blues
''Loved the harp as well as the vocal story.''
   --Mc7

Expired Tags Blues
''Blues to the bone cool vox can hear ya grow!!''
   --floppy lips

Expired Tags Blues
''Great harp playing! Man, you have so improved over the years! Little Juke quote in there. Expired tag, makes me think of a toe tag on a body. The crowd loves you man!''
   --Rick

Expired Tags Blues
''Brett no complains from me, think you are doing very wel for the time you are playing...compliments:-))''
   --RonDutch

Expired Tags Blues
''nice tone Brett!! - liked the lyrics and vox - harp comping well done - solo work solid - warbles and rhythm variation working well - well done!!!''
   --htrain

Expired Tags Blues
''good job all round, good lyrics, especially liked the acoustic variations''
   --dmb

Expired Tags Blues
''Well this one more than makes up for that previous one I ribbed you about. Good one Brett''
   --djazznbluzz

Total Makeover
''Very impressed. You are much more generous to the guitar players than I tend to be.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Total Makeover
''good job, nice laid back bluesy, very creative 2:30 - 2:50''
   --dmb

Total Makeover
''So relaxed. Just what this BT needs. Spot on.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Total Makeover
''Your idea was good. I liked how you worked with the guitar solos. It had a really good 50's vibe to it.''
   --justjoe

Total Makeover
''Sounding better and better, holding the notes at the end much better, makes a huge difference, well done Brett''
   --Lindy Harper

Total Makeover
''Typpical litle Brett! cool sound , great all\!''
   --floppy lips

Total Makeover
''LW is smiling down on you paisan!! Tone is fatter than usual.''
   --Lips Angelo

Total Makeover
''nice one Brett! Some vibrato would help alot!''
   --Harpn4fun

Total Makeover
''I definitely hear the tribute to LW!''
   --Akusta Kat

Total Makeover
''lot of good stuff here and definitely in the LW slant - agree with vibrato comments and maybe a little more flow - guitar playing is smiling - I like the space you gave him!! - 2:30 high trill sweet!! - good use of hooks!!''
   --htrain

Total Makeover
''Nicely done Brett, you have been practising. Now add some more vibrato like someone said earlier and polish some other small details and it will be fine.''
   --Frosty

Total Makeover
''This is embarrassing since I do listen to LW a lot.Of course this is more akin to Blues with a Feeling.Sorry for my musical ignorance everyone.''
   --BlueInGreen

Total Makeover
''I also "hear" more variety.''
   --BlueInGreen

Total Makeover
''I guess I should have said to listen to Last Night, which is where you are going with this.Sorry about that, and I do here more variety on second listen.''
   --BlueInGreen

Total Makeover
''Nice LW influences, good playing Brett.I think the harp would be better lower in mix and you could add variety from chorus to chorus (listen to what LW does in Sad Hours).''
   --BlueInGreen

Total Makeover
''Nice timing. Simple playing but nice chosen notes. You can really feel the Walter influence here. Liked the high end transition. My only suggestion: You could try to add a bit of vibrato to your playing, that would make it more bluesy.''
   --camiloblues

Pastel Green
''i like how relaxed this take is. Good work.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Pastel Green
''Nice one Brett!! Now I cant get that intro out of my head!''
   --Harpn4fun

Pastel Green
''Nice light little numba. You are so much better on harp than Pat Boone! Have you heard that guy?They haven't booked him at the Starlight Lounge since Bill Murray ruled the place back in the SNL/Starwars days.''
   --BlueInGreen

Pastel Green
''Nice one Brett''
   --Harpn4fun

Pastel Green
''Real enjoyable Brett! I too like the direction you are going with this. I'll catch you and Lips at the Starlight lol.''
   --Downhome Dave

Pastel Green
''Introvert is one off the most guess off the ear ! what beautifull played''
   --floppy lips

Pastel Green
''good for you to keep at developing this genre - scares me!! - some hesitation but overall some very nice melody lines - keep at it, I like where you are going!!''
   --htrain

Pastel Green
''Cool. I dug this one, especially how different it was from the others and you playing meshed really nicely with the backing track.''
   --justjoe

Pastel Green
''liked the flow and bounce and smooth tone''
   --dmb

Pastel Green
''What doesn't make us wear cardigans can only make us stronger!!''
   --Lips Angelo

Pastel Green
''Very laid back. Don't feel bad Brett...I got the Pat Boone or Perry Como comment from D once :-)''
   --Lips Angelo

Pastel Green
''@djazznbluzz: If I have to be in a corny pop act, I want to be the headliner at the Starlight Lounge with HarpLips! LOL.''
   --Brett

Pastel Green
''Hmmm kinda like Donny Osmond or Pat Boone doing Monk. Well not quite, but at least you gave it a shot.''
   --djazznbluzz

Denzils Swiing
''Not one of my strengths either Brett (except minors), but it hopped along alright. Good horizon expanding.''
   --Lips Angelo

Denzils Swiing
''You seemed to relax more into the beat as it went along. The early anticipation at the start is kinda cool. Is that Monkish?''
   --Sax Cyclone

Denzils Swiing
''Good. Loosing some tendencies and improving rhythm. Without OBs, Cm harp might work better in 1st.''
   --roknwil

Denzils Swiing
''Good playing. 1st position's a state of mind :-)''
   --Eric Stahl

Denzils Swiing
''Developed a good theme and supported it well. Great job moving out of the comfort zone!''
   --Downhome Dave

Denzils Swiing
''so many good things going on - yeah a little stiff but in first position? got my vote!!''
   --htrain

Denzils Swiing
''@dmb: That was actually not a trill or warble at :35 - that was a single note blow bend that I put some vibrato on to imitate a trumpet.''
   --Brett

Denzils Swiing
''Lucky b#$terd to play like this!!great leap ! and a lil short''
   --floppy lips

Denzils Swiing
''Not as fluid as your usual stuff which is probably because of the 1st position. All the elements of a great piece were there, you just got to get them out correctly.''
   --Ringer

Denzils Swiing
''First position worked for you.''
   --Lonesome Harpman

Denzils Swiing
''I don't know Denzil, but I do know Bemsha and so do you! Nice job on yoru Bemshan head and then the improv.''
   --BlueInGreen

Denzils Swiing
''good first po bounce, cool trill at 0.35''
   --dmb

Denzils Swiing
''You developed a nice melody. Harp sound was a little harsh. Playing was stiff, but comes better with practise. Try 3rd position. I made better with 3rd than 1st in this song.''
   --Frosty

Still Walking
''Sounds like you're more of a jazzhead than me paisan!!''
   --Lips Angelo

Still Walking
''Kudos for tryin this jazz themed Monkishness. Good theme try, just need more jazzy soul.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Still Walking
''Nice work on trying to get some of that Monk going. I could hear it but your right the Martian is getting tough to follow. Your well into your jazz career with this take though.''
   --Ringer

Still Walking
''Your a Budding Monk. Nice ending.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Still Walking
''Jazz heads everywhere! I like your head. Very jazzy. Nice improvisations around it. Damn, everyone is wearing a beret now! Ha ha! Great stuff man. Nice stretch for a poetry spouting, traveloging, bluesman like yourself.''
   --Rick

Still Walking
''Seemed the theme was a bit too repetitive. Yes, tone could use some more body and with that JT30 you are using it just may have been the recording software. Nice play.''
   --Marks Harp

Still Walking
''You know jazz, I am giving you a five for your effort this is well palyed jazz. IMHO the harp should come up in the mix and needs depth from some reverb. It needs to be a bigger sound.''
   --Lonesome Harpman

Still Walking
''solid go at this with definite melody theme - nice swinging feel!!''
   --htrain

Still Walking
''Like this kind of stories great play to it , emotionel captures!''
   --floppy lips

Still Walking
''good theme, could have expanded more''
   --dmb

Still Walking
''very proffesional smooth.''
   --Larry Genius

Still Walking
''Very nice job, Brett! This may be one of my favorite tunes that you've done.''
   --justjoe

Tangereen
''I seemed to have missed this one on the main stage. Glad I caught it here. Hardcore blues. Loved it man.''
   --Mc7

Solo_1
''fine Solo Brett, a lil more laidbaack could come in, like your tone; wish i could do so''
   --TeeJay

Tangereen
''That's a mean old woman. Harp on this is good Howling Wolf style too.''
   --Magic Martian

Tangereen
''Nice dirty blues. Harp sound a little piercy to me but could have just been my headphones. Nice riffs and way to just bang it out.''
   --MoCheeks

Tangereen
''great fills and soooooo bluesy singin! makes a song''
   --floppy lips

Tangereen
''I still dont like the way you cut your notes to a hash stop, but the playing and tone is great''
   --Lindy Harper

Tangereen
''Damn...are we listening to a 78 rpm record here....who's the old dude singing : )''
   --Lips Angelo

Tangereen
''Dirty, loud andf you're making it sqawk! Only fruit my baby had was a cherry and I never got it! Kudos for Vox.''
   --Ringer

Tangereen
''Real dirt there! Put your foot up on that empty crate and sing brother.''
   --Rick

Tangereen
''Enjoyed this. Harp sounded a little toppy but still enjoyed it.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Tangereen
''Very good post, Brett. I like the sound of the vocals trough the harp mic''
   --Ed

Tangereen
''Harp was "ok" but the vox stole the show on this post.''
   --Marks Harp

Tangereen
''whats the name of that guy ... "Growlin Brett" ... ah, great song, singing and harp''
   --TeeJay

Solo_1
''tough one to nail and you did an admirable job - melody too well known and had to be 'nailed' IMHO to get full points''
   --htrain

Tangereen
''wicked buesy take on this one - harp comping and solo solid and the vox fx and style are bang on - good one Brett!! - a winner!!''
   --htrain

Tangereen
''Sweeeet!''
   --ERIC CARTMAN

Tangereen
''Great song Brett!''
   --BlueInGreen

Tangereen
''You owned this one Brett! Cool recording of the vocals.''
   --Downhome Dave

Tangereen
''Good one, Brett. You threw the energy level up a knotch or two, all within the bt''
   --Eric Stahl

Tangereen
''Hammered it Brett. Kerosene and Tangerine. Nice combo platter.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

Tangereen
''fine bluesy play, cool vox''
   --dmb

Tangereen
''This is far and away the best thing I have ever heard from you!!! A+''
   --djazznbluzz

Solo_1
''Good playing. Somehow you could express ,thru the harp, the rythym your hearing in your head in the gaps. I think that would improve this no end.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Solo_1
''Not bad!! Really lacking without your band behind you.''
   --Ringer

Solo_1
''groovy kind of tempo changes but still with attitude!!''
   --floppy lips

Solo_1
''good tune, maybe add some more variations''
   --dmb

Easy Does It
''Nice playing Brett.. cool lyrics too.''
   --Harpn4fun

Easy Does It
''I can see why this went gold,classic stuff Brett!''
   --Bro.Bob

Easy Does It
''Nice job, If you can, try and get the tone to be less bright add more bottom end.''
   --Lonesome Harpman

Easy Does It
''Nice job. Man, my heart sank seeing you post the same tune about 5 minutes before I posted mine. After verifying they weren't similar, I decided to post mine. Hah! I dug yours more. It had a nice classic feel to it.''
   --justjoe

Easy Does It
''Funny Vox. Everything went very well with the Btrack. nice work.''
   --Kingobad

Easy Does It
''Good job Brett, some more dynamics on the harp and vox would have coloured it a little, but what you did with the harp was real nice.''
   --MoCheeks

Easy Does It
''Liked what you did here, even though this harp sound needed some more punch or dynamics. Loved your vox too.''
   --Marks Harp

Easy Does It
''A nice little Sunday drive down in the Delta. Harp was a little piercing in my headphones, but tone was great. Enjoyed the playing!''
   --Rick

Easy Does It
''Great jam Brett. Harp sounded a little trebley to me, but liked your playing just fine. Sonny Paisan II''
   --Lips Angelo

Easy Does It
''Gotta confess I don't know BW's music very well, but as a total package I liked this a lot. Harp is strident but maybe that's what you were going for.''
   --BeelzeBob

Easy Does It
''@BlueInGreen: That would be cool if you can do a similar Big Walter-type song, Mike! Hope to hear your take soon.''
   --Brett

Easy Does It
''nice honking tone there Brett - like the vox too!! - well done!!''
   --htrain

Easy Does It
''I know this BW song well Brett. Great job.A fun idea-maybe I'll try something similar.''
   --BlueInGreen

Easy Does It
''Good package Brett! Smacks of BW. Classic Brett on this. Enjoyed it.''
   --Downhome Dave

Easy Does It
''It's Brett not LW but it's all your own. Might be me but the harp sounds a little too strong in the mix. Vox created an image which is so important.''
   --Ringer

Easy Does It
''A lot of Big Walter feeling, raw and heavy. Some minor polishing maybe needed, but good one anyway.''
   --Frosty

Easy Does It
''very good !! love the voice juicy track!!keep em on!! maybe some more anger in your voice?! but he thats you thats what like s''
   --floppy lips

Easy Does It
''Good package Brett.... not quite Walter (big or small) but 100% Brett all the way''
   --P-J

Easy Does It
''good basic blues''
   --dmb

Easy Does It
''You have a really good tone. It sounds ready for some vibrato if your not already doing this.''
   --Sax Cyclone

Easy Does It
''Good blues simple and satisfying.''
   --Harplayer

Take It Down A Little
''Thats some mean sounding harp Brett. Enjoyed it man!''
   --Mc7

Take It Down A Little
''Hot sound and good riffs. I like that 3rd position stuff. Sounds like you are telling a story here. Vibrato is choppy; but on purpose maybe? ''
   --Magic Martian

Take It Down A Little
''Reminded me of John McLaughlin's stuff in the early fusion days. Not my style, but that effect came through well.''
   --Akusta Kat

Take It Down A Little
''Interesting take on the sound. You can get a lot of different tones from your rigs.''
   --Harplayer

Take It Down A Little
''I liked it. It was raw, with a real edge to it. I think you did a great job for one take paisan!!''
   --Lips Angelo

Take It Down A Little
''This didn't do it for me like some of your other stuff. It didn't have as much punch as usual or really meld with the bt. For me the vibrato (not that I can do it) could be smoother.''
   --MoCheeks

Take It Down A Little
''Recording didn't match your talent by my ears. Needed something to mellow it out a little. Playing was just fine.''
   --Ringer

Take It Down A Little
''real bluesy''
   --dmb

Take It Down A Little
''like the style and how you played ittothat more!!''
   --floppy lips

Take It Down A Little
''A little hot as prev. stated,but good harddriven blues!On some vibrato,getting more stutter/tremolo sound.It is harder to get rolling smooth vibrato on lower notes on low F;try to relax it more and pull in air a little easier.''
   --BlueInGreen

Take It Down A Little
''Best thing about this is how you used space as music. A lesson for us all. Now the distortion was mucho, but you did warn us...''
   --BeelzeBob

Take It Down A Little
''You connected with this one Brett! Tone maybe a tad too overdriven for my taste. What makes this one so good is the feel and emotion that comes through. Vibrato sounds cool with the distortion.''
   --Downhome Dave

Take It Down A Little
''This would have been great live with a big rig to get your bottom more pronounced.''
   --Lonesome Harpman

Take It Down A Little
''Whoa!!! - over the top for listening enjoyment too!!! - wicked tone - lots of great ideas in thee, especially for a first take - way to go Brett!!''
   --htrain

Take It Down A Little
''wow Brett I have been away from listening too long, yu are sounding great man! I thought I clicked the wrong link at first LOL... looks like your time playing has paid off.''
   --THE BLUES BOX

CRUSH
''Your riffs are punchy with high energy - too punchy sometimes maybe. Harp sounds high in the mix.''
   --Magic Martian

CRUSH
''That's some very adventurous playing Brett! Good stuff.''
   --BlueInGreen

CRUSH
''At something I probably wouldn't attempt you played really well. Good interplay with the horns.''
   --MoCheeks

CRUSH
''Ha ha. Ya man, I can hear you having some fun with this. Great listening and responding with all kinds of appropriate, cool stuff. Rock on!''
   --Rick

CRUSH
''Agree with many others here, mix is not right. Worth redoing, would like to hear it again.''
   --BeelzeBob

CRUSH
''may have to increase my morning jogs before I try this one...like the sound from the pig....spacing gave it a bit of a stiff feel...note selection was good....''
   --Steph Wilson

CRUSH
''really blew some excitement into it''
   --dmb

CRUSH
''@P-J: Thanks, but what the heck is NRG?''
   --Brett

CRUSH
''Yeah...you got the message from D. Horn blasts a plenty and good answer to those calls Brett. Fun one paisan!''
   --Lips Angelo

CRUSH
''A great effort on this Brett. Tone is pretty cool. Did a good job on what I would find a difficult track.''
   --Downhome Dave

CRUSH
''The mix on the harp wasn't blended into the b/t. The playing was good and I really liked the idea.''
   --justjoe

CRUSH
''Lots of timing issues with this one that you handled well. You made that Pig sound pretty good!! Send me your Eb and I'll try the BT also.''
   --Ringer

CRUSH
''Groovy play but you can try to make it more wild by putting those endings true and not wait for the bt!''
   --floppy lips

CRUSH
''Not bad Brett. The harp didn't blend in as well as it could've (a mixing thing)a little more verb and a small cut on the high freq's IMO.''
   --djazznbluzz

CRUSH
''Yeh... work that thang Brett. Getting some good sounds these days. Always manage to impart NRG into your posts''
   --P-J

CRUSH
''Pig worked well for this. Very nice use of space to make it all possible on this high speed track.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

CRUSH
''wicked one Brett - great exchanges and articulation really makes it jump - well done!!!''
   --htrain

CRUSH
''Tasteful playing. You worked well with the band trading licks with them. I have to say that the pig really sounds nice to my ears. Strange that something so small should squeal so well.''
   --Harplayer

PiggyBankRag
''Very nice playing. I enjoy that style of playing. Without a doubt worth a 5.''
   --Harplayer

PiggyBankRag
''That was wonderful. I'm sure we're all feeling it in some way but aren't as articulate as you in expressing it through music.''
   --Ringer

PiggyBankRag
''Its a fine idea to make off something bad a relevant story and enjoy your fun!!''
   --floppy lips

PiggyBankRag
''AWESOME! 5 POINTS! ''
   --ERIC CARTMAN

PiggyBankRag
''Liked those zany lyrics Brett. Very apropos for the times. Fitting harp. All I needed to hear was some tap dancing in there as well :)''
   --Lips Angelo

PiggyBankRag
''Nice old school feel in both the lyrics and the harp. You played some great licks.''
   --MoCheeks

PiggyBankRag
''I liked the lyrics idea. Playing had some very nice moments.''
   --Frosty

PiggyBankRag
''oh yeah - lyrics and harp all work to make for a solid ST - well done!!!''
   --htrain

PiggyBankRag
''Enjoyed the lyrics. A few spots where you didn't make the chord changes correctly (vocal and harp) but a good post!''
   --djazznbluzz

PiggyBankRag
''Nice laid back approach there brett. Like the lyrics too.''
   --Brown Ale Guy

PiggyBankRag
''Good one, Brett''
   --Eric Stahl

PiggyBankRag
''Hey man, this sounds real! What 78 did you record and say was yours? Ha ha.''
   --Rick

PiggyBankRag
''OK... I am sorry Brett, truly. Ijust wrote about Ringer and the name must have got stucked in my fingers... I repeat: great song, BRETT!!!''
   --Bluesie

PiggyBankRag
''I think that, as a whole song, you succeeded quite well! Congrats Ringer!''
   --Bluesie

All that there could be
''I really liked the melody lines and melodic ideas. A bit more groove and attitude in harp playing and it would be perfect.''
   --Frosty

All that there could be
''Real nice harpin Brett. Nice lyrics too''
   --MoCheeks

All that there could be
''really nice like always brett''
   --matt the welder

All that there could be
''Soft side my foot!! Pretty hard to sing about Harleys with this BT. You pulled it off and added as simple but enjoyable story to boot!''
   --Ringer

All that there could be
''Lots of feeling. Nice one Brett!''
   --BlueInGreen

All that there could be
''So, you decided to go for the RAW backing.... a true pro. Some truely 'feeling' lyrics on this one Brett with some "magic" harpin. Good post''
   --P-J

All that there could be
''Real tear jerker there Brett!''
   --Brown Ale Guy

All that there could be
''like the chorded harp, very emotional''
   --dmb

All that there could be
''You sensitive guy! I really liked your lyrics. Could use some fixing up here and there, but this is very enjoyable. Good one! ''
   --Downhome Dave

All that there could be
''Keepin' your first take was aery good decision indeed... I dont know what would have been the result of a second one and this one transported me far enough...''
   --Bluesie

All that there could be
''Finally I hear the sensitive side of you Brett:-)) Let it here more...like i a lott!!!''
   --RonDutch

All that there could be
''Could use some polish, but there is definately some gold in the bottom of your prospecting pan. Women --all that can be, will be the death of me! Enjoyed the implied complexity in the lyrics.''
   --Rick

All that there could be
''Nice post Brett, particularly the second verse of harpin'. Be careful of the 5 hole draw on a BT like this, it only works in a few parts of the tune.''
   --Phogi

All that there could be
''like the lyrics backed by smooth steady harp - works well with BT - well done!!''
   --htrain

All that there could be
''Good to hear ya play again Brett. Great post!''
   --Mc7

All that there could be
''As usual a very nice take on the tune. Nice octaves and I think they were tongue slaps. Overall a good listen. Glad you decided to upload.''
   --Harplayer

Blues-E Blues
''I could feel those blues pouring out of you Brett. Nice harping too man!!!''
   --Lips Angelo

Blues-E Blues
''Yep it fit like glove and I liked your vocals plus; your hand work on the Harp!''
   --Bro.Bob

Blues-E Blues
''Good one, singing and playing. Fit just right.''
   --Magic Martian

Blues-E Blues
''You're continuing to improve''
   --Eric Stahl

Blues-E Blues
''just luv those blues...nice clean vox''
   --bluesgirl

Blues-E Blues
''Felt like I was sitting on the curb in Louisiana panning for a handout playing the blues. Good job''
   --Blueshiner

Blues-E Blues
''Loved your playing and vocals!''
   --Mc7

Blues-E Blues
''Beautiful. the vocals and the harp completely fit with that guitar. Sounds as if you were playing this live together.''
   --TK

Blues-E Blues
''Hey! Very good version Brett. There is so many versions here and they're mostly all good!!! Each has his own personality in it, just like yours...''
   --Bluesie

Blues-E Blues
''Great work Brett!Got some nice country blues harp and vocals going on this.''
   --BlueInGreen

Blues-E Blues
''I guess you have spend quite some in the woodshed recently, Brett. Lots of progress in your harmonica playing. Great!!''
   --Ed

Blues-E Blues
''sure like the direction you're heading Brett - nice harp and vox = harp tone full and expressive!''
   --htrain