| For
over a decade singer/songwriter David Hare has been honing his musical
talents in Los Angeles, performing acoustic solo sets throughout Southern
California in coffee houses to concert theatres. He has opened for
members of The Eagles and The Jacksons and credits such artists as Stone
Temple Pilots, YES, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Black Crowes,
David Bowie, Sheryl Crow, and particularly, the late Tommy Bolin as major
influences.
David’s
honesty and depth as an artist has gained the respect of many of his contemporaries
within the songwriting community. With the completion of his album
Demonstration, self-released on his eponymous label, David shares his wide-ranging
songwriting, guitar and vocal talents with the world. All of the
songs on Demonstration are original, written and performed by the man himself.
The resulting collection ranges from "Treaty Betrayed", an alternative
rock track based on “an unusual, yet distinctive rhythmic assault of drums
and acoustic guitar” about the end of a relationship, “to the simple acoustic
pop guitar and vocal performance” of the love ballad "Waking Dream."
"Time Heals" showcases earnest lyrics about a broken heart and enchanting
electric guitar. Perhaps the best song on Demonstration is the renaissance
tune "Coming Home" which puts me in a Moody Blues frame of mind and was
justly chosen for David’s first music video.
The
opening track, “On It Goes”, features female vocalist Tracey Silvers, Steve
Marshall on drums and keyboard bass and Chris Berry on guitar, not to mention
these intelligent lyrics:
Enemy
with a greedy soul
Tearing
our world
As
kingdoms come and go
See
the people
Without
a home
We've
gotta get back now
Or
we'll fall like Rome
And
on it goes
Like
ocean waves
From
the gutters up
To
the corporate slaves
My
world
Is
our world
and
our world
Is
Your world
On
each of the ten following enduring songs about love in all its guises,
all guitars and vocals are performed solely by David blending rock, alternative
and progressive folk styles. Although the lyrics on Demonstration
are sometimes cliché you can forgive David Hare because they are
so blatantly genuine. I love the vocal accomplishment on “S.W.A.K.”,
another insistently romantic ballad and the 60’s hippy trip of “Loves Magic”.
“Saying I’m Sorry’s Not Enough” tells a further tale of how love went wrong.
I’m smitten with the beautiful “Kristina” and Latin-flavoured “Saying Goodbye”.
Demonstration is an above average debut by a unique vocalist whose time
for success has come.
Please
visit David and his songs at davidharemusic.com
and www.myspace.com/davidharemusic.
Demonstration can be purchased at CD
Baby and Tower
Records or the CD can be ordered at any retail music store that deals
with Super D for distribution.
Christine
Bode
c.bode@partyinkingston.com |
