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Beach Boy from Groningen
...The album opens with a child’s voice saying “Hi”, lovingly borrowed from Trader, a track on the Beach Boys’ Holland album. It sets the tone for eleven laid-back, pure pop songs that evoke the atmosphere of the afore-mentioned masterpiece. Songs like Dodging The Cracks, Open Your Eyes and Andy would not even have sounded out of place on Holland (...)Salad Days is a successful attempt to make an album like the Beach Boys don’t make them anymore....
(Tjerk Lammers, Aloha Magazine, oct 2001)
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Salad Days is contemporary pop music that oozes craftmanship (...) maybe a little subdued here and there, but the quality of these songs easily makes them stand the test of time
(Gerrie Spaansen, Oor Magazine 21, 20 oct 2001)
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...Grimme clearly knows what he is doing (...)Occasionally his music reminds me of the Eels. He asks his listeners to spread the news if they like his album: I do!
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More and more musicians seem to prove that they don’t need record companies to release a quality record...Some of these songs could almost be called timid, yet they grab your attention nevertheless (...) the tone takes you right back to the hazy days of psychedelica. Grimme keeps the listener alert by employing playful details and wonderful vocal harmonies
(Hans Piët, Haagsche Courant, 12 oct 2001)
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HERMAN GRIMME: Attic Musician from Groningen
No, it’s not the Beach Boys, it’s an album by a Groningen musician who listened a lot to Brian Wilson. This guy’s name is Herman Grimme and he did it all by himself, but the funny thing is: it’s a home-made record, but it doesn’t sound like that at all. My first blindfold reactions were: “Hey, this sounds pretty good ... is it British?” and: “This is first-rate stuff...Californian? Beautiful production, too..” (...) Intricate, laid-back songs, sometimes funny, even, but never boring.(...) This singer/songwriter absolutely deserves a bigger audience than he’s had so far.
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On this site you can hear and buy my Salad Days album, listen to mp3s, including unreleased bonus tracks from the Salad Days sessions, and read the song lyrics. There is a biography page with exclusive pictures from my personal files, an extensive discography, an inspiration page about the music I like and the people who influenced me, including recommended listening tips aimed at those among my contemporaries who still love music, but feel they are losing touch with the latest developments. Also, there is info and specs about the White House Studio and a links page.