Topic: Riff-In-A-Jiff
Wide Mouth Mason's first CD came out in 1997, when music was still in the grip of grunge. When I first heard some of their songs, I thought they were a breath of fresh air. They were stellar musicians, with a relaxed blues-jazz-pop-rock sound. And I also felt that before too long Shaun Verreault would be included among the likes of Alex Lifeson, Randy Bachman, Rik Emmett, Jeff Healy, etc., as a Canadian guitarist of note.That first CD was full of great guitar playing, memorable riffs and solos, and overall catchy songs, such as "My Old Self", "Midnight Rain", "This Mourning" (all three of which were singles), and "Tom Robinson". That same year WMM became the first Canadian rock band to ever be invited to play the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. At the closing news conference, the Festival's director said the world's "discovery" of WMM was a highlight of that year's festival.
Tabbed here is the Intro and Verse of one of my WMM favourites.
WIDE MOUTH MASON - "This Mourning" (S.Verreault/E.Pereira/S.Javed)
https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/annesblog/canriffs.txt
You can hear the full song on this page:
http://www.imeem.com/ihun/music/2YOrSLjJ/wide_mouth_mason_this_morning/