There were only 2 songs that Matched my taste and the type of songs my people dance to (Shag & Jump Blues) I Hear You Knocking and Tell me perty Baby. The rythm is constant and thats a plus. I would like to have a whole album with the rythm of those two songs. One is upbeat the other a slower rythm. GREAT WORK ON THOSE TWO. J J The D J

The new CD, "Mighty Crazy", from The Fremonts Featuring Mighty Joe Milsap is like a good book you can't put down. I have not been able to press the eject button on my car player since I put this disc in it a week ago. This CD warrants repeated plays. From the first few notes of the first song, "Grabs Hold It", to the final note on the last track, this CD grabs a hold of you and won't let go. Each song on "Mighty Crazy" was well chosen and shows how much respect this band has for the Rhythm & Blues sounds of the 50s and early 60s - when the word BLUES in Rhythm and Blues had meaning. The four original tunes and seven covers here all sound as if they were written in the heyday of the great R&B records that came from labels like Excello, Chess and the early Sun Studio recordings. You can hear echoes of Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, and Lightnin Slim here - not in imitation but in the dedication the Fremonts have for the music and tone of traditional blues. -Barry Pickell Owner, The Blues Book Store.

Seductive and disarming, the Fremonts ply a musical ground that few other modern blues bands dare approach. The San Diego quintet (which holds a CD release party tomorrow at Tio Leo's in Bay Park) insists that more is less, with each note balanced in the silence that surrounds it. Each of those notes contribute to the overall feel of the music as it slides down a greasy alley. That sound is the confident and relaxed swagger of Mighty Joe Milsap singing I've got a pocketful of money and it's all in ten dollar bills or the hypnotism of Troy Sandow's harmonica as it weaves around the beat and pushes the song toward its final destination. This is a band that believes understatement and sincerity are a powerful brew of blues. San Diego Union Tribune

The music of the Fremonts kind of slithers and sneaks up next to you, just like it’s always been your constant companion. Mighty Crazy, the second CD from the San Diego band, follows that pathway – sounding at once new and refreshing while also sounding like it was pulled out of a vault where it had been stored for three or four decades. When Mighty Joe Milsap sings, “I’ve got a pocket full of money and it’s all in ten dollar bills,” you get the feeling that Joe has lived this line. Only someone who has spent a night looking for fast action could translate this song so confidently and skillfully. Joe also is realistic when he threatens violence on a wayward lover in “Chunk a Rock” and when he sings the seductive “Come to Mighty Joe.” This is a band comfortable in its skin. It has always played within itself and the band has not given in to force-fed solos or flashy showmanship. The band has a long-standing affection for the late ‘50s, early ‘60s sound of Excello records, which brought laid-back blues styles of artists such as Jimmy Read, Lazy Lester, Lightnin’ Slim and Lonesome Sundown. It’s no surprise that Excello songs such as “I Hear You Knockin’,” “Tell Me Pretty Baby,” and “Real Combination For Love” find a home here. Yet, the energy and reverence to the feel of these songs gives them a fresh and updated sound. The Fremonts authored four originals on the CD and included songs by Delta bluesman Frank Frost, Texas blues mainstays Anson Funderburgh and Sam Myers and even the seminal Muddy Waters. Muddy’s “I Want You To Love Me” swaggers with the same spirit as the 1953 original. Drummer Kurt Kalker’s intimidating beat and Joe’s haunting vocals conjure up all the mysticism that came out of Muddy’s sound. Every note is well thought-out on this CD. Tony Tomlinson and Patrick Skog switch off between guitar and bass and their solos are always meaningful and played within the boundaries of the songs. Carl Sonny Leyland’s piano adds a layer of texture to two of the songs. Yet, the constant sound of harmonica player Troy Sandow is at the core of this band. Sandow uses his harmonic to weave around the beat, pushing the song forward while reinforcing the music’s hypnotic and seductive sound. The laid-back sound of the Fremonts might not carry that in-your face attitude of some bands, but it is a sound that lives with you longer after the flash is gone. --Michael Kinsmen