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Monti Amundson - Prove Me Wrong

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2000
Time: 47:14 
Size: 108,7 MB 
Label: Coolbuzz Records
Styles: Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. So Fine - 3:39
 2. Prove Me Wrong - 5:01
 3. Calculatin' Woman Blues - 3:54
 4. Standing Next To You - 3:27
 5. Meg Darlin' - 3:29
 6. Needs More Baby - 4:38
 7. Landlady Came By - 5:49
 8. Strike That Match - 4:19
 9. What's So Special 'Bout Love - 3:46
10. Hey Now - 4:11
11. Our Day Of The Week - 4:55

Musicians:
Monti Amundson - guitar and vocals
Boyd Small - drums and vocals
Jasper Mortier - bass
Kim Snelton - harp on tracks 6,7,8,11
Mischa Den Haring - guitar on tracks 6,7,

I flew to Amsterdam on 9-9-99 with the intention of staying in Europe for a year or so. Boyd Small had started a new record company and they wanted me on their roster. As part of the deal I was given an entire month to record the CD. "Prove Me Wrong " is certainly the most consistent sounding record that I've made up to this point. I wasn't drinking and my voice was strong. There was a relaxed feeling throughout the entire process with solid performances all around.
But bookings were down. Blues and roots-rock had become a tough sell. My booking agency still managed to book me into some cool festivals but the club scene was pretty much dried up. I was still making good money when I did perform, but there were sometimes weeks between gigs.I spent my off-time walking Amsterdam. Since my early twenties I've walked as an exercise and as a meditation. But I could not walk enough to fend off some of the deepest loneliness I have ever felt in my life. I could butcher a few languages by then and most everyone speaks a little English, but I missed the ability to be subtle or funny. I have a lot of friends in Amsterdam and I enjoy my life in Europe, but I began to feel like it was time to move on.In October of 2000 I returned to Portland. I set out almost ten years earlier to have a better life and to enjoy myself, and I certainly have done that. But I failed to make my European success translate to an American record deal.-Big Monti


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