David Does America
07/03/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this disc after seeing David live and I am glad to say that the music has long survived the post-concert infatuation with it. I don't know what to compare it to. Some words that come to find: america, folk, traveling, confession, acoustic, raw, sincerity. He rides Grey Hound buses and trains and writes totally uncontrived songs about the experiences that are definitely not sounding like "folk" songs. I sense that he really has a place in his heart for the unconventional stuff that he sings about. If I knew anything about Woody Guthrie, perhaps I would say that he is a modern punk-like version (?) He sings about love (strictly from the heart), too. Awesome."