Dave Stephens is just the kind of artist that fits perfectly into our radio show. He would fit nicely on anyone's stereo. This Canadian artist struck us as an artist who falls into the Emitt Rhodes school of pop. We don't like to compare one artist to another and although he does't actually sound like Emitt Rhodes or Paul McCartney or Ali Thomson for that matter - either way - Dave Stephens is the real deal. His songs are infectious!
Watching him perform is like seeing either Jeff Lynne or Arlo Guthrie singing with a higher voice that results in your toes tapping and legs shaking to an irrestible beat. It's not the best analogy but his music is the "bees knees". Listen for yourself:
Dave Stephens Official Website - www.davestephens.ca
Check out these two other songs:
Dave Stephens - "Home" (2006)
My Trusted MOGs
Kickin...
My Trusted MOGs
His voice seemed OK to me; it got the tunes across. "I've Woken Up" and the second video were solid songs in a sturdy forty-year-old genre of soft rock spawned by acts like the Beatles and Zombies, etc. The songs showed me that new pieces of middle-of-the-road music can be perfectly fine. Good post.