Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
Versalicious CD
release date: 2003
Song List:
01) Dreamers And Believers
02) Jessico
03) How To Be A Big Hit
04) Hey Bartender
05) The Last Thing On My Mind
06) Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel
07) Cold Beer
08) She's Going Up
09) Where Were You
10) The Generals Son
11) Take My Hand
12) Beer Pockets
13) Play Musicians
14) More Of Your Love
Review courtesy of
Steve Litwin, Polka Editor - Polish American Journel
Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but for Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones it a savory, delectable musical dish that truly is, as the title indicates, "Versalicious. Upbeat and driving, the 13 tracks of this Bel-Aire CD offer a menu with everything from your Grandmother's kitchen, to the country flavor of Nashville, to the modern fast food styling of today.
Potoniec's "Cold Beer" is covered with just the right touch of Blazonczyk's musical intervention and keeps the old but adds some new. "Where Were You, a Trojak product from the early days of the Dynatones, Wojnarowski's "The General's Son," "Play Musicians" from the pen of Oberaitis, and Libera's "How To Be A Big Hit" fulfill the pierogi and kapusta Polish roots food group.
"Hey Bartender" and "Beer Pockets" are more the traditional Versatones' products with Eddie Jr. behind the composition and the band doing them up in typical EBV style.
"Take My Hand," ala Travis Tritt," "More of Your Love," "The Last Thing on My Mind," the KHH's "Jessico," and Dreamers and Believers" fill the menu page with plenty of country, some BNL, and a little Celtic. Is this your Grandfather's Versatones? No! But, it hasn't forgotten your Grandfather, his music and the roots of his music. It's a musical meal pleasing to all tastes, a treat for the musical palette and perfect for your polka diet.