Other than the album that Dave recorded with John 5 that has never been released, this is the forgotten album in the DLR catalogue. Only previously available on CD, and released in 2003, this album creeped out as a vinyl release towards the end of 2021. I think everyone was expecting an old school Dave album, but Dave being Dave, released a blues/RnB album with the majority of the tracks being covers.
Ironically, the best track on the album is the only slight nod to his past, the self penned Thug Pop. The highlights of the covers are Hendrix’s If 6 Was 9 which is a really cool version, his take on Soul Kitchen by The Doors which is a really cool rendition, and Shoo Bop which I think was a Steve Miller tune. Not his best for sure, but it’s quite an interesting insight into the tunes that do it for Dave.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
