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David Davenport: One Brother

By Keith Hannaleck

Artist: David Davenport
Title: One Brother
Label: Big Rock
Genre: Root Rock-Pop
Website: www.daviddavenportmusic.com
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Purchase this CD: CD Baby

David Davenport offers a straight down the line stripped down sound on One Brother, his second release. This is a deeply emotive recording for Davenport. Nearly the entire album is his voice and a grand piano. Because of the prolific real life lyrics, the rhythmic sensibility, and a strong vocal presence, the kind you would be able to single out in a church choir, this works very well.

Davenport will remind you of some prominent artists such as Van Morrsion like on “The Power,” as he repeats in a toe tapping way…“Preacher, preach!, heal my pain, his pockets are deep, his words…well you get the picture. David is not a supporter of religion; he believes in a spiritual path and a connection to his fellow man and mother earth without the politics of religion to cloud his vision. What is ironic is that some of tracks sound like old spirituals like “All In” or “Sylvie,” when Billy Joel’s style came to mind more than once. It ends up being yet another (listen to The Big Machine) thought provoking and moving experience track by track.

Everything this man creates is for a reason and you simply cannot ignore his message and the valid points that he makes in his music. The music is secondary to the words. The added bonus that we get from the artist is the contemporary rock and pop infused with the blues and R &B, and it is always good.

My hat is off to Mr. Davenport for taking such a radically different musical approach and making it work like magic. This kind of change proves the that this artist has what it takes and his music stands on its own merit whether it is just him and a piano or an entire band behind him, it does not matter, what you will hear is a quality recording.

Reviewed - February 24, 2008

Tracks:

01. One Brother
02. Believe
03. The Dream
04. The Power
05. Big Hill Trail
06. Cabin Up North
07. Lake Elni Trail
08. The Trial of Broken Dreams
10. Locomotive Blues
11. The Sweet Water Trail
12. Sylvie
13. Apology
14. Into the Mine
15. The Creekside Trail
16. Someone To Talk To

About the Author:

Keith Hannaleck, known as “MuzikMan” is a Journalist specializing in independent and major music reviews and the promotion of artists via the various media outlets flourishing online. He has worked closely with artists, management, publicity directors, and webmasters to provide some of the best and far-reaching coverage an artist could have. Focusing primarily on the internet as a medium for his work, Keith has been a pioneer in the industry changing the way a reviewer with his various talents are used by many artists, PR folks, and labels. He has provided strong and valuable work to labels, artists, and publicity people, writing reviews, press releases, and biographies and much more over the years, giving the people he works with the maximum amount of exposure through several top-notch websites that post his content on their sites.

Hannaleck built and maintained his own website in 1998 while networking and building his reputation through thousands of reviews and interviews, creating a special niche for himself. Through many years of dedication and hard work, he has reached a respected level of competence and knowledge that is frequently sought by the music industry today. Known for his speaking from the heart interpretations of music and being able to put it in layman’s terms for music fans, his work is found everywhere in cyberspace and in traditional print media, from press kits to quotes from reviews in magazine advertisements.