Wide Mouth Mason

 

Artist:  Wide Mouth Mason

Origin:  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Jam Band

Original line-up:

Shaun Verreault:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Safwan Javed:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Indie Rock

Earl Pereira:  Bass

Wide Mouth Mason is a Canadian Blues Rock Band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, formed in 1995 by Shaun Verreault (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Safwan Javed (Drums), and along with Earl Pereira (Bass).  All went to the same Saskatoon High School in Saskatchewan.  The band's sound is rooted in the Blues, not Country Music, influences include Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix.

Title:  Where I Started (2023)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Jam Band, Indie Rock

Label:  Record Record Label

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Why (2:54)

 2.  Alone (3:01)

 3.  Burn (4:48)

 4.  Companion (Lay Me Down) (3:01)

 5.  Half A Chance (4:06)

 6.  Empty Seat (4:06)

Side B:

 1.  Crystal Ball (4:01)

 2.  King Of Poison (3:19)

 3.  Sugarcane (4:25)

 4.  Where I Started (5:07)

 5.  Old (3:46)

 6.  Falling Down (4:45)

Personnel:

Shaun Verreault:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Safwan Javed:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Earl Pereira:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Where I Started is the third studio album by Wide Mouth Mason, originally released on March 9, 1999 by Warner Music Canada, remastered and reissued on September 8, 2023 by Record Record Label, featuring the successful singles "Why", "Companion (Lay Me Down)", "Sugarcane", and "Half A Chance".  The album won the award for Outstanding Rock Recording at the 1999 Prairie Music Awards.