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Michael's Terrific!

Sandi Hultman | Coon Rapids, Minnesota United States | 10/24/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"We discovered Michael Monroe by accident. We were dining at Pracna On Main, in Minneapolis, MN in the 1980's, and near the end of our meal he was setting up to perform. We hung around to see what he was all about and were SO glad we did! We stayed for the rest of the night, until he was done and bought the "Summer Rain" cassette he was selling at the time.

Today I finally figured out how to get that old cassette into my computer, so I could make it into a CD format instead.

Now I've learned that he rereleased "Summer Rain" on CD in 1993, adding two songs that I don't have! I'm going to have to go on a mission to find it, because I love the cassette that I have and I'm sure the two new additional songs will be good too.

Catch him live, if you can. He's something else ... a one-man performer who manages to surround himself in all kinds of musical instruments and sound through his equipment, like magic! I'm so glad for the internet, where I've learned he's got other CDs to check out now too, especially the accalimed "As Far As I Can See," recorded in a northern Minnesota log cabin and powered only by solar energy!"