David Hoffbrand: To the Sound of a Different Drum
Branded Music BMCD1270
www.davidhoffbrand.com
Being naturally averse to religion in the first place and having found most so-called Christian rock I’ve listened to either so pious or rubbish musically I tend to steer clear of it. Now I don’t know whether Mr Hoffbrand considers himself to be a Christian Rocker or not, but his music is somewhat religious, in a similar way that much of Dylan’s later stuff was. Most of the songs on this album are clearly to do with his faith but can be heard in the more general sense of being about love and devotion. What catches my attention is the quality of the musicianship herein, David’s fine voice and the grooviness of the composition. In fact the comparison with the Big Zim does not seem entirely inappropriate. A fine record that deserves to be more widely heard
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