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[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by sjpdg

I know Chriskin is going to chime in here at some point and he and I have a very friendly back and forth going about Dave Walker, so he'll be expecting my comments on this. I absolutely can't stand either "The Derelict" and "Roadrunner". Just can't hardly stand to have them on the stereo. Sorry. No offense meant to anyone but I just can't. Neither sound like FM songs to me at all.

Damn I hate being so predictable...

The Derelict for those who don't know is one of my favourite FM songs, and I'm a big DW fan... While I can somewhat understand that (I'm A) Roadrunner isn't for everyone, I do think that the Derelict is just fantastic. There is a reason they promote him these days as Dave "The Voice" Walker.

Dissatisfied, Revelation, and of course The Derelict are the standout tracks. These three middle period albums (along with Heroes and Mystery) are more than equal to what came later.



Oh and totally beside the point - there is an unreleased "Dave Walker Band" album from 1979 that got a limited release a few years back that makes Dave sound something like Billy Joel. There are also a few new songs on Dave's myspace page worth listening to as well...