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David Stephenson

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I love your music...great! (excuse for my bad english...I'm a French girl!) Later...;) Bisous de France>>>>>CoCo*********Sorry but my english is not good. I like your voice. Have a nice day. Besos.>>>>>>Pandora ********Just wanted to say you have some awesome talent and I hope you have a great week! Much love.>>>>>> Alessa***********Thank you for your request David, I like your sound. Your songs are beautiful>>>>>Laura********** David! You've got a great sound. Catchy melodies, too...I'm pretty sure 'Virginia Dear' is going to stick with me for a little while. Listening to your stuff makes me want to get some drums, bass, etc on my songs. Ah well, hopefully sooner than later. So did you catch the guitar there?;)>>>>>JT Chisom********hi! nice to meet your sound ,and hey beautiful flying guitar=)>>>>>marzipan marzipan*******I like your style.....very modern/indie rock and folksy "Dylanesquely beautiful"........are you originally an Oregonian? Curious...bit of an accent in your songs (lovethat)! Lots of passion in your voice! You are very talented for a one man band! I would have to say that Hardcore is my fave it makes me laugh and hits me on a personal level. Otherwise the other songs sound great and flow very well.....interesting topics! Best of luck to you!>>>>>In The Dark********* You have some really great songs here-love it!>>>>>>Reefus Moons**********Thank you so much for finding me. Your songs are wonderful!>>>>>Red Robin*********It's so great to be among your friends. I LOVE your music and voice!! You're a great musician!! >>>>>>Michele ************I Love Your Music. >>>>>Puritana************Thanks for finding me. Such a great fresh sound.>>>>>Song of Stephanie***********Thank You for sending it. It was so cool to see more of your work. I was just talking to Vel on the phone and she was telling me hwo much she enjoyed your music and I can see why. I'm enjoying it too. It's so refreshing to hear REAL Original music. You have a great sound. I especially loved the way you played the guitar riff in this video. It sounds so relaxing and beautiful. GREAT work!!!>>>>Hatchmannmusic/myspace *********** Some one who has such talent as you do deserves to be noticed. your music and voice really touched me in such a way that i had to share. once again..i think you are so much more than awesome. i wish you much joy and happiness in all you do. take care... >>>>>~vel~myspace ***********What I'm getting at is David Stephenson's vocal range tops many other singers out there and he's able to create entirely different atmospheres for different songs. You've got to admire a guy who can make one song feel distinctly reminiscent of Johnny Cash and turn around to twist his voice so it comes off an awful lot like Marilyn Manson. Yes, I said Marilyn Manson! >>>Wolfgang Nibori of Happy Horror.***********I really really like your stuff. I get so many friend requests where you just accept them because they've took the time out to send you one. But your stuff is genuinely great. I love that guitar sound.***********Lyrics are supposed to sound good. You know, when you sing along in the car at the top of your voice. When the song pokes its way into your brain while you're trying to concentrate at work. Never mind content: Lyrics are supposed to be catchy, rhythmic. Inspirational. Cool. Simple. Unforgettable. Perfect. >>>Jesse Fahnestock, Inkblot Magazine ***********Victory Garden and Hardcore are top notch... and we hate everything! so that's a real compliment. >>>Wyatt Michael Samuel Atkinson if Only Makebelieve ***********(Westport Headlands) My favorite thing he's ever done. I think I listened to it, no joke, ten times at least. The imagery is vivid as always, but the contrast between what occurs to me as a hopeful solemnity and the clear record of society's misdeeds is both true and defiant. I love this song. Thank you, David! >>>Trevor from BerlinI edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 6/15/2007
Band Website: http://cdbaby.com/cd/stephenson
Band Members:Songwriters who have that way with words, that ability to make any phrase sound like rock 'n' roll, they're always interesting, no matter what they're saying or what key it's being said in. What I'm getting at is David Stephenson's vocal range tops many other singers out there and he's able to create entirely different atmospheres for different songs. You've got to admire a guy who can make one song feel distinctly reminiscent of Johnny Cash and turn around to twist his voice so it comes off an awful lot like Marilyn Manson. Yes, I said Marilyn Manson! ..
Influences: Detroit Rock City, The Beats, Full Moon Records (Port Huron, Michigan), The Blues, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Wire, David Bowie, Eno, Ian Curtis, Johnny Cash, Leather Nun, Howard Devoto, Woody Guthrie, Brian Wilson, XTC, Roy Orbison, Paul Westerberg, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, the Cure, Nilsson, the Clash, Marvin Gaye, Echo and the Bunnymen, Kristin Hersh, George Harrison, Townsend, Weller, Reed, Patti Smith, Bauhaus, Flipper, Crass, Bela Lugosi, Iggy PoP, Elmore James, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Dusty Springfield, Dorothy Bublitz, Greg Stephenson, Kip Division, Gusher, DV Kool K and Steve Thompson, Louis Chapdelaine
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Record Label: Pollinator Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Lockstep Marching Now Ranked #107!

Howdy Dearest Blog Reader:Yes indeed it's true. In a little over a month, my song "Lockstep Marching" is ranked 107 out of 3144 on Neil Young's Living with War Website. Part of the reason for this met...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 08:59:00 GMT

New Song Duet with Steph Anne Best: "I'll Never"

Good Day:Many moons ago I met Seattleite Steph Anne Best by way of my wife Michelle. They attended the same high school.  It's been great getting to know Steph and her inspired music and poetry, albei...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 14:19:00 GMT

New Video "Guitar Catcher" Worldwide Release

Drink two beers, find a dead end road, and throw your guitar up into the air and catch it. Simple as pie.  I invite you to try it sometime.  Please visit YouTube and check it out. Cheers, Davidhttp://...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:24:00 GMT

HARDCORE CD Single Released to ITunes!

Be the first in your hemisphere to own a copy of the song Hardcore! Now available on ITunes.
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:23:00 GMT

Guest Guitar Solo for GoNeil on Myspace

Hello Dearest Listener.Right under my very nose, in the wilds of the Southern Oregon Coast, I found an interesting local musician who goes by the name of GoNeil (aka Gerry O'Neil). Gerry graciously a...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:38:00 GMT

Lockstep Marching Featured on Neil Young Website

Howdy.My song Lockstep Marching is featured on Neil Young's Living With War Today website. This is a fantastic site that features protest songs from a multitude of talented folks. Please take a mome...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:39:00 GMT

Brand Spanking New Song "Virginia Dear"

Hello Dearest Folks:After a little side jaunt to the Hawaiian Islands, I have finished a song called Virgina Dear. This song was triggered by the ill-fated love between Edgar A. Poe and his wife Virg...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:28:00 GMT

New Song for You! "DAYLIGHT" now released.

Dearest Family, Friends, and FansI have just released a song on myspace called Daylight about the imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier. This is a song that I've had knockin' round my h...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:06:00 GMT

Radio Play at University of Illinois Chicago this Monday 12/1/8

Dearest Prudence:My CD It's All in Your Head was recently well-received by DJ John at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He will be playing something from it on his show this Monday,10AM-2PM PST at ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:44:00 GMT

New Song: Ill Never....a collaboration w/Ms. Steph Anne Best

Yes, it's me again. Just in time for early winter. It's a little chilly outside. Pull a chair up to the fire and I'll tell you a little story. I may even speak to you in French. Oh la la.With muc...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:34:00 GMT