Review by Lazlo, blowupradio.com,
2/19/07:
Gary Paul Hermus - Sid's Gaseteria
"Gary Paul Hermus is a
storyteller, the truest definition of a folk singer. Whether it's
telling the tale of a sentinel at Fort Nonsense during the
Revolutionary War ("The Hills of Morristown"), the very touching
reminiscence about Sid's Gaseteria upon it's closing, and Johnny B. who
not just worked there, but seemed to be the coolest chap in town
("Johnny B."), or the downright fun of his brother dragging him out for
a night of drinking and the bar fight that ensues ("Take Me Out and Get
Me Loaded"), each song is a short story of it's own. "Sid's Gaseteria"
is one of those rare albums that has that timeless quality, like it
could have come out a long time ago, or today, and sound current either
way."
