Press Reviews One Of These Days  [+ Show] Rootstime.be HAROLD MIKE SIZEMORE One of These Days Haroldmik... HAROLD MIKE SIZEMORE One of These Days Haroldmikesizemrore.com E-mail: Haroldmikesizemore@yahoo.com Label: Own Management CD Baby Some artists don’t have the appearance to make it in the pop world. The idealized image of the rough and tough singer generally gives way to the slick flat promotional preference of the big labels which peddle their product to the critical pop market. The image of Harold Mike Sizemore does not satisfy this at all. His family name and his clothes might not make him a canaidate to be hung over your puberty teen’s bed. Thus this artist must have other qualities such as wonderful music and text in his songs on top of a beautiful voice. Sizemore grew his musical roots from his parents who live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Where he was exposed to country and bluegrass music. For ten years he has wrote his own songs and played with band like "Strange Acquaintance" from Columbus Ohio. He now plays clubs and rooms doing solo acoustic performances where he can count on assistance from the listening public. He is also the producer of a radio show for truckers on a radio station in Ohio. The songs on his debut album "One or these Days" is sincerely and targeted and his soulful voice gives the those songs an extra cachet. With only spare accompaniment "Could we be lovers?" has an intimate sound. One of the most beautiful songs on this album must be "Imagination". It appears that Harold Mike Sizemore has a splendid voice and is a blessed songwriter of American sounding songs. Broken hearts and feelings of loneliness are poured entirely into this simple sound. The "Experience life" would fit in well on an album like "Harvest" by Neil Young. Not unimportant is that the auditor can identify himself easily with the contents of the song texts. Also the number "wrong" is the last advancement of emotional outlet . With very few instruments Sizemore delivers a beautiful and full sound. Once again: simplicity and uprightness can be particularly beautiful. This is a text book example.(valsam) This is a tranlation on this review: HAROLD MIKE SIZEMORE ONE OF THESE DAYS myspace Mail: haroldmikesizemore@yahoo.com Label : Eigen Beheer CD Baby Sommige artiesten hebben van moeder natuur hun uiterlijk niet meegekregen om het bijvoorbeeld in de popwereld te maken. Het ideaalbeeld van de volslanke, ruige en viriele zanger draagt meestal toch de voorkeur weg van de gladde platenlabel-promotiejongens die hun product aan de kritische muziekliefhebbers moeten proberen te slijten. Aan dat ideaalbeeld voldoet Harold Mike Sizemore dus helemaal niet. Zijn familienaam indachtig moet hij bij het kopen van kleding altijd uitkijken naar één (of meerdere) maatje(s) meer en zijn foto zal je niet meteen terugvinden boven het bed van je puberende tienerdochter. Dus moet deze artiest het vooral hebben van andere kwaliteiten zoals oerdegelijke muziek en teksten in zijn liedjes en daar bovenop een mooie stem. Sizemore kreeg de muziek met de paplepel binnen via zijn ouders die in Cincinatti, Ohio woonden. Muzikaal wordt hij in zijn jeugd sterk beïnvloed door de country- en bluegrassliedjes die in dat gedeelte van Amerika tot de verplichte dagelijkse kost behoren. Een tiental jaren geleden begon hij zijn eigen liedjes te schrijven en trad hij op met een bandje genaamd “Strange Acquaintance”. Na die periode schuimt hij alle clubs en zalen af met een solo akoestische performance waarbij hij op veel bijval van het luisterende publiek kan rekenen. Hij is overigens ook de producer van een radioshow voor truckers op een lokaal radiostation in Ohio. De liefdesliedjes op het debuutalbum “One Of These Days” zijn oprecht en doelgericht en zijn soulvolle stem geeft die liedjes een extra cachet mee. Met enkel gitaarbegeleiding krijgt “Could We Be Lovers?” een indringend en intimistisch geluid mee. Bij de mooiste liedjes op dit album moet zeker ook “Imagination” gerekend worden. Hierop blijkt dat Harold Mike Sizemore over een prachtig stemgeluid beschikt en ook een begenadigde songschrijver is van erg Amerikaans klinkende liedjes. Gebroken harten en gevoelens van eenzaamheid worden op een geheel eigen wijze in tekstvorm gegoten en spreken voornamelijk aan door hun eenvoud. Het met gitaar en mondharmonica gebrachte “Experience Life” zou helemaal niet misstaan op “Harvest” van Neil Young. Niet onbelangrijk is dat de luisteraar zich gemakkelijk kan vereenzelvigen met de inhoud van de liedjesteksten. Ook het nummer “Wrong” is beklijvend van opbouw en emotionaliteit. Met ontzettend weinig instrumenten weet Sizemore toch een mooi en vol geluid aan zijn liedjes toe te kennen. Nogmaals: eenvoud en oprechtheid kunnen bijzonder mooi zijn. Deze plaat is daarvan een schoolvoorbeeld. Proficiat aan de schepper van al dat moois. (valsam) Playlist Mojo Dreams jun 7th [+ Show] Playlist June 7th RADIO ZRO 106.2 FM BELGIUM             SAM... RADIO ZRO 106.2 FM BELGIUM             SAMENSTELLING / COMPILED BY :             MARK VERBERT              PO BOX 61             B 2070 ZWIJNDRECHT              BELGIUM             Email : hogtown@pandora.be             Website http://hogtown.project1440.com Playlist MOJO DREAMS 7 juni 2007. Cigarettes And Beer  René West :” This Town” (www.renewest.net) Don’t Ask Me    Jimmy LaFave :” Cimarron Manifesto” (www.musicwords.nl) Wrong    Harold Mike Sizemore :” One Of These Days” (www.cdbaby.com) Playlist MOJO DREAMS 28 juni 2007. [+ Show] RADIO ZRO 106.2 FM Belgium Playlist MOJO DREAMS 28 juni 2007. Stepping Sto... Playlist MOJO DREAMS 28 juni 2007. Stepping Stone  Harold Mike Sizemore :” One Of These Days” (www.cdbaby.com) I Will Love You Anyway  Robi Zonca and his Band :” You Already Know” (www.robizonca.cjb.net) Naggin’ On    Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters :”Coco Loco” (www.eurocasters.net) Croc Talkin’    Poppa Dawg :” Same Dog New Suit” (www.blues-promotion.be) Close Your Eyes, Maria  Ted Russell Kamp :” Divisadero” (www.tedrussellkamp.com) Angelina    Jeff Kanzler :” Black Top Road” (www.jeffkanzler.com) Anti-Hero    Vanessa Peters & Ice Cream On Mondays :” Little Films” (www.vanessapeters.com) Car Outside    Jimmy LaFave :” Cimarron Manifesto” (www.musicwords.nl) When The World Was Still Big  Mike Marino & His Restless Soul :” Out Of The Darkness” (www.restlesssoul.com) Seems To Me    Jason Plumb and The Willing :” Beauty In This World” (www.jasonplumb.com) Crooked Smile  Stefanie Fix :” Crooked Smile” (www.stefaniefix.com) Cloudspitter    Alastair Moock :” Fortune Street” (www.corazong.com) Life Is Flyin’    Peppertown :” Firefly” (www.peppertownmusic.com) Play Some Skynyrd [+ Show] MTV.com August 4th 1999 Play Some Skynyrd It seems I was just telling s... Play Some Skynyrd It seems I was just telling someone the other day that I was sick of local bands. Not to say that there is a shortage of quality bands in the area, but the scene is definitely dominated by either one of two genres-- The hippie Phish wannabes or the flavor-of-the-month cover bands dishing out such sure-bet future classics as BRITNEY SPEARS' "Baby, One more time" (unfortunatley, there is actully a band that includes this song in their set-- I won't name names). Save for the occasional interesting punk/power pop band, the local scene has been dragging. Enter Strange Acquitance, Just recently starting to gain momentum, Strange Acquitance brings to Columbus a sound that has been missing for years: classic rock. A recent gig at the Bourbon Street Cafe, performed to just over a half-full house, showcased the band's ability to do devastatingly accurate covers of such seldom sampled songs as THE ALLMAN BROTHERS' "Whipping Post" while delivering catchy, retro-rock originals of their own like "When your so far away" and "I know you don't," both penned by guitarist Mike Sizemore. Strange Acquitance revels in covering songs that have become rock cliches that no one dares to touch. They've included both "Stairway to Heaven" and "Freebird" in their sets and actully pull them off effectively-- to the delight of their audiences-- led by Sizemore's Slick guitar work, along with his and fellow lead singer/drummer Rich All's gravelly baritones. To watch these guys on stage is an event in itself, as they refuse to take themselves too seriously, from bassist Jared Mills's(formerly of the popular Toledo- based quintet Black Vice) propensity to wear his pajamas onstage to the entire groups's mindless, self-depreciating banter that is omnipresent throughout their shows, STRANGE ACQUITANCE does best to make their shows, if nothing else, fun to watch. Their gigs have been few -- Keyboardist Blaine Furukawa, an intregal part of the band's sound, lives in Cincinnati making it difficult to play consistantly -- but they've mastered their style like seasoned veterans. It's hard to tell how fara 70's influenced band can go as we near the millennium, but one thing is for certain: for the time being, STRANGE ACQUITANCE is breathing some much needed new life into a stagnating Columbus music scene. -- Jackson Buehrer MTV.com local Stringer(August 4, 1999) Jackson Buehrer - MTV Local Stringer - MTV.com August 4th 1999 (Aug 4, 1999) This is an old review from an old band I was in.