Dave Crossland Discography of CDs

Dave Crossland CD discography Powerful songwriting, a passion for justice, and a voice that can sing virtually anything make Dave Crossland one of the most talented and versatile singer-songwriters on the circuit today. Dave moves deftly between driving passion andwhimsy while striking the socially relevant and the starkly personal. The Boston Globe describes Dave's songs "fiery an alluring," testing "the American dream against the American reality" with "a naturalistic sweep, a panoramic Americanism, that set them apart." "Dave Crossland is the best singer-songwriter I've heard in years," says legendary songwriter John Stewart, the former Kingston Trio member and author of "Daydream Believer." He included Dave as the fourth member of his ...

Dave Crossland albums "Dave Crossland is the best singer-songwriter I've heard in years," says legendary songwriter John Stewart. A dynamic vocalist with solid command over his 1949 Gibson J-45, Dave Crossland is one of the best songwriters under the radar today. "His songs test the American dream against the American reality with a naturalistic sweep, a panoramic Americanism, that set them apart," says the Boston Globe. Performing Songwriter casts him with Jimmy LaFave, Kevin Welch and John Stewart as "a classic chronicler of the American experience, pulling back layers of the proverbial American dream to expose the real faces marked by sin and salvation." Stripped down and freshly acoustic, his style ...

Dave Crossland CD discography Keating's second release "Take the Wheel" is songwriting at its purest. THE VILLAGE VOICE raves, "Keating is a wise mix of Lucinda Williams songwriting, Gillian Welch guitar and a vocal all her own. One of those singer-songwriters that lets her music do the talking. Her style invokes a cross between Willie Nelson and John Prine, and you don't get any better than that." You don't get any better than that. No frills, ...

Dave Crossland albums Noplace Like Nowhere is the third Jim Infantino album to include his hilarious signature song, "Stress." But this latest incarnation, funked up with a groovy bassline and a swaggering jazz trumpet solo, illustrates the dramatic change in direction Infantino has taken since he founded his band, Jim's Big Ego. The original version of "Stress" was recorded when the singer/songwriter was playing on his own in Boston's crowded folk scene and it relied heavily on his energetic acoustic guitar riffs. But since then Infantino apparently realized that his zany sense of humor and envelope -- pushing musical sensibility made him a natural fit for the increasingly visible genre of quirk rock. Noplace Like Nowhere, the third Jim's Big Ego record, draws inspiration from bands like Cake, Ween, and Barenaked Ladies in its blend of off kilter, politically conscious lyrics and eminently ...