{"id":46417,"date":"2022-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/they-call-me-uncle-mick\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T11:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:20:08","slug":"they-call-me-uncle-mick","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/they-call-me-uncle-mick\/","title":{"rendered":"They Call Me Uncle Mick"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have become somewhat of a Mick Kolassa aficionado, having reviewed several of his albums<\/a>. He rarely disappoints as he takes American blues in a number of directions and styles. His latest release, They Call Me Uncle Mick, <\/i>is a return to basics as it is all acoustic and nothing but acoustic.<\/p>\n

This latest release is a combination of five covers and six original tunes. While he is an excellent composer; it is Kolassa\u2019s re-Imagining of other artists songs that present him at his creative best. <\/p>\n

His greatest attribute is to take material you would not associate with the blues and re-create them within that framework. His light touch makes them just sneak up on you. Joni Mitchell\u2019s \u201cWoodstock\u201d flies in a very different direction from the original, as the music has a subtle twist that leads to a blues foundation. Hank Williams\u2019 \u201cI\u2019m So Lonesome I Could Cry\u201d moves away from its plaintive country sound to a blues masterpiece. The light ditty \u201cSunny Side Of The Street\u201d retains its childish feel, while establishing a new mood.<\/p>\n

His original material continues this creative trend. Sometimes it is the friends you keep and his \u201cWasted Youth\u201d features Bobby Rush on harmonica. \u00a0Some of Mick\u2019s best songs are when he makes fun of his surroundings and life. \u201cBless His Heart\u201d is a quirky take on the old Southern saying that is used in many ways and situations. The album closer, The Cheese Song\u201d <\/i>is a perfect title for what swirls around in his mind.<\/i><\/p>\n

They Call Me Uncle Mick <\/i>is an excellent effort from the reliable Mick Kolassa.. <\/i>It is always nice to hear the blues without amplification and this laid-back approach is a nice way to experience some of his musical visions. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":34570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[10703],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-46417","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-mick-kolassa","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=46417"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=46417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}