More people in the USA need to discover Sam Roberts - a great talent from Montreal. I believe this CD is finally going to be released stateside in February 09. Saw him perform this song live on the banks of the Detroit River from the Canadian side and he gave a shoutout to the Motor City. I'm not sure Sam was even alive in the era he is singing about, and I was just a baby, but growing up in the shadow of Motown we have all watched the demise of once great city since the Race Riots of the 60's. Sam captures the heartbeat of Detroit in it's prime and sadly it seems it is an energy that may never be seen again.
More people in the USA need to discover Sam Roberts - a great talent from Montreal. I believe this CD is finally going to be released stateside in February 09. Saw him perform this song live on the banks of the Detroit River from the Canadian side and he gave a shoutout to the Motor City. I'm not sure Sam was even alive in the era he is singing about, and I was just a baby, but growing up in the shadow of Motown we have all watched the demise of once great city since the Race Riots of the 60's. Sam captures the heartbeat of Detroit in it's prime and sadly it seems it is an energy that may never be seen again.