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REVIEW OF DAVE SAMMARCO BAND

TIME MACHINE March 2002 ISSUE OF "BOSTON SOUNDCHECK MAGAZINE" Dave Sammarco Band - Time Machine - 13-song CD Recorded y Ducky Carlisle at Room 9 Outer Space, Boston Ma Mastered by David Locke at JP Masters, Jamaica Plain, Ma The Dave Sammarco Band strips it all down to the bone and deliver no frills rock 'n' roll on Time Machine. Rooted in blues, country, and various themes of rock, this quintet along with lap steel player Steven Sadler, crank out tunes that take the listener back to a time when music was created solely from the mind and heart. The record begins with "Walk Away From You" and "Paint The Mountains Red," two tunes with memorable hooks that instantly define what DSB is all about. "Fallen Angel" offers an enticing slide guitar solo from Sadler, a highlight from the disc. "Always Saying Goodbye" is reminiscent of some of Tom Petty's classics, and "Trying" is what every bluesy record needs as its lyrical content deals with the pain of ending a relationship. The disc is consistent throughout as every track is of the same high caliber,but I found "Soulmate" to be one of the most marketable. Time Machine closes with its little track. One of the more aggressive tunes on the disc, it is the perfect way to cap off a selection of quality material.

REVIEW OF DAVE SAMMARCO BAND

"TIME MACHINE", IN MARCH 2002 ISSUE OF "COUNTRY STANDARD TIME" Dave Sammarco Band Time Machine, 2001 There is certainly something to say for the positive aspects of truth in advertising. The press materials concerning this CD all quote the phrase "even amounts of rock and twang". In this case, the description could not be more apt. Unlike most artists who have sought to reak down the barriers of rock and twang, Dave Sammarco seems to succeed supremely. His engaging mix of the two otherwise distinct styles involves the common denominator of solid storytelling and plenty of guitars bolstering the catchy melodies. If any CD were made for a Friday or Saturday night's ride around the city in your red convertible with the top down, or just to be played at some kicking house party, this is it.. The more countryish songs twang in a delightful Bottle Rockets sort of way while the pure rockers sound like Seger/Springsteen circa 1978. In other words, fantastic. Of course, fans of great good -time music who like a little rock added to their twang(ordinarily this CD would be thought of as Southern Rock, but the country side shows up here a tad more than say Molly Hatchett or the Allman's) will definitely be playing this more often, but that's how it should be. Indeed, this drops the listener somewhere in the hopefully not-too-distant future where good songs mean everything and genre expectations and labels mean nothing.

Country Standard Time

Dave Sammarco Unless It's Yours "Unless It's Yours" is filled with the familiar country themes of love and longing and lonesomeness, a whole bunch of it. Sammarco, who wrote all 12 tracks, spins tales about folks on good and bad terms with love. On "When I Loved You," a wayward lover keeps a knockin', but she can't come in. On "Love Sweet Love," a desperate man "barely half alive" is redeemed by love by a "divine intervention from above." Sammarco's character's cry alone over 10 shots of whiskey, trying to remember to forget you, in this honky tonkless town. It's perfect wallowing music: well-written songs, played by solid musicians, sung sincerely and convincingly, about being tore up one way or the other over the Big L. The final track, "Everybody Knows," is about something just potent as love: moonshine. It's a slow-burning, six minute-plus ditty that highlights Sammarco's and his supporting cast's highly proficient musicianship. (geronimo69@mindspring.com)"

METRONOME MAGAZINE

REVIEWS: DAVID SAMMARCO "UNLESS IT'S YOURS" Singer-songwriter guitarist Dave Sammarco may be a Yankee but his musical heart is in country honky tonk. He's got that twang in his voice and a pocket full of stories that aim straight for the heart on his new album UNLESS IT'S YOURS. His band is also top notch and features stellar playing from multi-guitarist David Rizzuti, drummer Chris Scuito, bassists Kevin Lillis and Brian Girard, Sean Staples on mandolin, Al Gould on fiddle and Eric Royer on banjo. Fusing the contemporary sounds of folks like Steve Earle, with the traditions of bluegrass and hillbilly music, Sammarco lands right on the money with these twelve finely penned originals. And if New England doesn't give David an audience,I'm sure Nashville will welcome him with open arms."

A SEGMENT WRITTEN BY STEVE MORSE

FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE, FEB. 23, 2001 ON OUR LIVE PERFORMANCE AT TOAD IN CAMBRIDGE MA . on 2-8-01 Dave Sammarco Band at Toad: "When I walked in, Sammarco was romping through the Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers." The set only got better. Singer/guitarist Sammarco, whose band stars former Chartbusters Asa Brebner and Scott Baerenwald, sang some solid original tunes in a Steve Earle-meets-the georgia Satellites vein, then took off into the stratosphere with a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown." Where has this guy been hiding? Great Stuff!!"

JOHNNY D'S UPTOWN

17 HOLAND ST. DAVIS SQ. SOMERVILLE MA DAVE SAMMARCO One of the area's most prolific and down-to earth country songwriters has a fine new band and fine new CD come check him singing some of the new stuff...

METRONOME

September 1995 " There's more than just a hit of down home countrified cow-kicken' musical blood running through the veins of David Sammarco. He's taken an age old sound and brought it in to the 90's with a passionate energy. The playing is superb while David's voice is well suited for this style of music. His songwriting is decent as well...so when's the hoedown Dave?"

ALBUM OF THE MONTH

RADIO MILO BELGUIM RADIO STATION FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2001 DJ RAY ALBUM OF THE MONTH WINNER DAVID SAMMARCO with his first CD "UNLESS IT'S YOURS"

REBEL HEART From DAVID SAMMARCO's first effort

PRODUCED BY: David Rizzuti at Strong Recording. "Very rootsy stuff. It's a little bit country and a little bit, well, you know...We've got some acoustic guitar, some ukulele, some mouth harp, some banjo, some pedal steel guitar... All songs written by Dave and performed and recorded with session players. He's not trying to be Clint Black or anything vocally, rather it sounds like he's got that fed-up, working-mans attitude. New England Performer MAGAZINE OF BOSTON MA November 2001

If country radio stations played more stuff like this, rockers would have a harder time snickering at them.

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