Hey folks, if you're interested, here's a link to my ReverbNation music page:
http://www.reverbnation.com/davebecker
Some Costellian power pop for you to enjoy. I realize this should be on the Tin Pan Alley page, but it seems a bit like a ghost town over there...
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That was an unexpected treat and great fun. You have done something that many talk about, including myself, but too few accomplish and that is put thought to sound. To even write the most rudimentary of tunes and couple them with words is exceedingly difficult. There are moments in many of these songs, as I have played them all afternoon, where I think you come alive and that is an accomplishment.
Not so certain I hear Costello but most definitely hear a hero of yours, John Wesley Harding, with an occasional dash of the Smithereens. I hear Wes definitely in your vocals and in many of the melodies of many of the songs. Enjoyed the harmonies and the piano/organ player is skilled.
Think I prefer your ballads and midtempo numbers best. Songs like Her Heart's on a Sting and Motel Darkness have a definite appeal. Like the playing with the image of blankness and void in the motel but not certain if it gets properly developed. Your harmonies in Blank are superb. Love the humor in Off White Wedding[not certain about the mariachi horns] and I can definitely hear Wes doing that song. Find Drug a strong closer and I like the mood you set with the sounds and the suffocating feeling that one might have equating love as a narcotic.
That was fun and thank you for sharing. You are to be applauded and I sincerely hope the stronger material opens doors for you.
Not so certain I hear Costello but most definitely hear a hero of yours, John Wesley Harding, with an occasional dash of the Smithereens. I hear Wes definitely in your vocals and in many of the melodies of many of the songs. Enjoyed the harmonies and the piano/organ player is skilled.
Think I prefer your ballads and midtempo numbers best. Songs like Her Heart's on a Sting and Motel Darkness have a definite appeal. Like the playing with the image of blankness and void in the motel but not certain if it gets properly developed. Your harmonies in Blank are superb. Love the humor in Off White Wedding[not certain about the mariachi horns] and I can definitely hear Wes doing that song. Find Drug a strong closer and I like the mood you set with the sounds and the suffocating feeling that one might have equating love as a narcotic.
That was fun and thank you for sharing. You are to be applauded and I sincerely hope the stronger material opens doors for you.
"....there's a merry song that starts in 'I' and ends in 'You', as many famous pop songs do....'
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Many thanks for the thoughtful feedback Chris!
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And speaking of ghost towns...
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As I just posted about cowboys- not for lack of trying- probably that 'Sjoholm' effect. Sorry I can't clear out all the tumbleweeds.
"....there's a merry song that starts in 'I' and ends in 'You', as many famous pop songs do....'
