"Long-time Bay area sideman Michael Peloquin steps out into the limelight on this, his debut solo CD. Featuring a cast of some of San Francisco's to musicians, including Tommy Castro and Stve Freund, Peloquin absolutely blows the listener away with amazingly tight horn arrangements and a blistering hot rhythm section.Peloquin shows us unequivacobly that he can sing as well as he plays sax and harmonica. He never overdoes it and any of the songs. The songwriting is worthy of any of the great R&B masters. If you haven't had the chance to tune into Michael Peloquin yet, I definitely suggest that you give this CD a listen."
As any clown will plainly be able to discern,
Daniel J Misunas | sf, ca United States | 04/21/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"you do not have to be a 20 year veteran San Francisco Bay area
music scene to able tell Michael"Grumpy"Peloquins planet is far
from flat. It's well rounded and filled with intelligent life.
You'll be getting out the "air harmonica" after the first tune."
Don't let the cover mislead you
SF Reviewer | San Francisco, CA USA | 04/20/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a fine,fine collection tunes by one San Francisco's
premier musicians. Michael"Grumpy" Peloquin is a player whose experience shows. I enjoyed his first solo effort throughly.
Rare skills are on display."
Solid Blues Harp Performance!
deepbluereview | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA | 12/28/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"With the many new young guitarists on the scene its easy to overlook other talented blues musicians that have emerged such as the harp players and the sax players. Peloquin is one of those overlooked players deserving some attention.On House of Cards, Peloquin shows his mastery of both the blues harp as well as both tenor and baritone sax. Peloquin's debut CD features some very good tunes such as the opener, "24 Hours in a Day", some very smooth vocals and a couple of guest stars such as Tommy Castro and Steve Freund. Overall, this is a pretty good debut featuring 9 originals and 2 little used covers, Robert Palmer's "So Close" and Delbert McClinton's "Maybe Someday Baby". If you are looking for a break from all the SRV wannabies, this CD features lead instruments other than the guitar and represents a nice change of pace."