Walter Daniels, The Oblivians & Monsieur Jeffrey Evans - Melissa's Garage Revisited

This album collects two different previously released EPs with overlapping players. Austin's Walter Daniels takes the vocal lead on the first half, and provides his properly greasy electric harmonica playing throughout. Jeffrey Evans, using "Monsieur" as part of his stage name, takes over singing chores on the second half. The "Oblivians" are three fellows named Greg, Eric and Jack who all use the same last name. Whether they are actually related can be a subject for future research. There are some good covers here and a proper rocking bluesy feeling, but the muffled recording sound prevents the material from really connecting. Read More