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What People are Saying:
From Joey Harris, Musician (Beat Farmers, the Mentals), Facebook post: “Dear Spud, I downloaded your cd Green from iTunes this morning and it's great. Great songs, great melodies, great harmonies. You can be proud of this thing.”From fan Harold after a show at Caesar’s Palace in Vegas, face-to-face:
“Spud Davenport is no Jerry Van Dyke!” - June 2010 I don’t know what this means, but it makes me laugh out loud.
From Mr. Buddy Lucas, GarageBand.com Review: “Re: Song ‘Time Bomb Mom‘: The song is great, the vocals are superb and unique yet have that professionalism known to such greats as Elvis Costello and Tom Petty. Everything about this is pro all the way.”
From Music Critic Craig Yerkes, San Diego Troubadour Magazine Review:
“Davenport's new disc, Green, is supremely entertaining. Here is a musician who knows which buttons to push to keep everyone grinning… I must admit that I actually laughed out loud at the ode to dysfunction that is 'Our Love Is a Mess' ('if we keep our goals low enough, we'll always succeed'). A damn fine record indeed.” - May 2007 (R.I.P., buddy)
From MusicLover Hoss the Boss (www.hosstheboss.com), Blog: “This guy from San Diego California was born to be a dang musician… At first glance, I thought the CD “Green” that he sent me was going to be mostly funny and quirky. It’s actually more serious and intelligent — in a funny, quirky kind of way… There’s some very memorable, interesting stuff on there. We need to help ole’ Spud out. A guy who can produce a CD like this doesn’t need to be working a dang day job!” - 2009
From Dragstripriot, GarageBand.com Review: “Great stuff... (he's) kind of a Randy Newman for the younger set.
Re: Song ‘Senseless Act of Kindness’.. Superb songwriting makes this one of the very best songs on GarageBand.com and I mean this sincerely. I wish I had written it myself! Bravo! This one is radio play ready.”
From Charlie Recksieck, Musician (the BigFellas, friend), solicited review:
"The album is filled with songs that not only sound like old favorites on the first listen but, like all of the greatest songs, once you hear them a 4th or 5th time you start really listening to the words and think, 'That's brilliant.' "
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| Written around my catchphrase when someone asks me anything regarding dates or a timeline. “I don’t keep a diary…” so I don’t know! Complete with Accordion. | ||
| If I Had the Time | ||
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| I played this song live acoustically for years until Andy Machin (electric guitar) and Jerry Rig (bass) helped me rock it out here a la Stray Cats. | ||
| Hot Black Cast Iron Stove | ||
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| Inspired by the Mantra of a Homeless guy I saw everyday on the streets of Hollywood. I was taking the bus, working a miserable day-job, and this guy was so happy with nothing. Of course, he was nuts. | ||
| Time Bomb Mom | ||
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| What happens when someone has everything and they’re still sad?? I don’t know either, but here’s a story of a Suburban Housewife with a short fuse. Tick tock… | ||
| Senseless Act of Kindness | ||
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| Just my typical, sarcastic observations of people helping people. It does surprise me. Check out the Davenport Salvation Army Band on this track. | ||
| Waiting for the Ambulance | ||
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| A tune about Karma. Complete with a “Taps”-like Trumpet part as this character meets his fate. Remember to always tip your Waitress. | ||
| The Out-of-Towners | ||
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| A modern-day Bonnie & Clyde story complete with Bank Robbery. Guys… don’t do whatever she tells you. | ||
| Our Love is a Mess | ||
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| A Trailer Park Love Story. Not truly autobiographical, but my wife and I really do love Cheezits. | ||
| Eisenhower Adams | ||
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| A sad tale of lost opportunity made very intense by killer-guitar-work courtesy of Dave Howard. Progressive-rock Drum solo at end by yours truly. | ||
| Under the House | ||
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| No, I’m not ready for the sanitarium, yet. I just like the sound of these words together. Hey, it could be a love song to a pet rodent. | ||
| Waiting for the Tears to Fall | ||
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| Just a silly, Elvis Costello-style rocker. Sing along now… | ||
| Good Hood Ornament | ||
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| An autobiographical story of my childhood, moving out to California. Wow, my parents really had their hands full with 3 young boys in a Rambler. |
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| Green | ||
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| An experiment with an old Baby Grand Piano and assorted percussion, including a Garbage Can lid, and multi-tracked Vocals. Fun. | ||
| Last Thing on My Mind | ||
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| Originally composed and recorded for a Country Artist who passed on the track. Next… | ||