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About Me

Well. I see myself basically as a songwriter who happens to sing and play a bit of keyboard. I am a member of the legendary virtual rock band Dark Victory. We will be releasing our first full CD of new music sometime this year. The working title is MESH.

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I grew up in a small steel city called Aliquippa which is nestled deep in the Western Pennsylvanian Outback a mere 20 miles or less from the Big City (Pittsburgh). We refer to it there as "Uptahn" in Pittsburgesh (Uptown).I grew up listening to the sounds of Motown and was there at the start of the British Invasion in the mid sixties. I love all of that good music from back then. But it was the early seventies that changed it all for me. I started listening to album oriented rock radio (AOR) and discovered progressive rock. The likes of Yes, Pink Floyd, early Genesis, ELP, King Crimson came wafting over the airwaves to me and I was in complete THRALL!I consider myself to be a prog artist and when I say that’s what I am I tend to do so quietly because I have so much respect for those giants.A few years ago my brother,keyboard guru and genius bandmate Scott Barton arranged for me to use some recording equipment here in St Louis. it took me awhile to get my feet under me but I must say that at this point I am not nearly as bad as I used to be.I record onto my computer with nothing more than a pre amp, a keyboard and microphone. I have a recording software that appears to be holding up quite well.My singing voice is a deep version of Peter Gabriel crossed with Seal; dipped in 60s Motown and sprinkled with retro rock n roll.http://www.reverbnation.com/kevindallas

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Member Since: 11/2/2005
Band Website: SOUNDCLICK.COM/KEVINDALLAS
Band Members: KEVIN DALLAS - Songwriting, Keyboard Playing and Singing.These people contributed to tracks that have been or will be uploaded to this pageBrian Parks guitar bass and drum programmingScott Barton of Dark Victory, keyboards guitar and programmingBlair Liggett guitar and bassBreathtax guitars and bassMike Patterson guitars and bassKevin Miller drumsJohn Wooten drumsPerreko guitar and bassand Claude Montgomery bassOther than that it's just me going crazy and hopefully creatively with just my keyboard and my imagination (and a truckload of effects; Scott Barton is a genius!)
Influences: Yes, ELP, early Genesis, King Crimson, Garland Jeffreys, Bad Brains, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Seal, Scott Barton, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Fishbone, Larry Fast, David Bowie, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Stevie Wonder, King Crimson, David Sancious, Hendrix (of course!). Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth, Dylan
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Sounds Like: YA'LL BE ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR THE KING OF MELODY...KADJE 5! Animated Letters
Record Label: unsigned
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My Blog

VOTE ON THE ISSUES!

FAMILY, I allowed myself to be drawn in by Johnnie Mac yesterday when he picked Gov Palin to be his running mate. I got really depressed and lost faith. if this campaign is lost or won on the issues, ...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:12:00 PST

BALTIMORE lyrics

He last got into BaltimoreHe wouldn't let her beA lonely lady's prideWere much less than her needsShe opens up her doorsAnd gives into his schemesThis lovely lady's timeIs shorter than his meansThey s...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:47:00 PST

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

It is not often that i tackle subjects that are as fresh as today's news. Domestic Violence is a very ugly subject and somehow when I was writing the song Baltimore it just seemed to go that way. The ...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:36:00 PST

TIME FOR PEACE

War seeks it's level in senseless carnageWhile the innocents rue this modern age Now is the time for peaceAll over the world let it beMake love the central themeNow it's time for peace War moguls seek...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Sat, 31 May 2008 03:45:00 PST

DARK VICTORY -THE WORLDS GREATEST VIRTUAL ROCK BAND BLOG SIMULCAST!

welcome to our very first Dark Victory/Kevin Dallas BLOG SIMULCAST! This is of course being written by Kevin Dallas; the lead singer of the world's greatest virtual rock band DARK VICTORY. In a few sh...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Mon, 19 May 2008 05:20:00 PST

For Robert Watson...

These lyrics are from my upcoming song "Positive Energy Of The Eighth Existence" and serve tribute to the most inspiring person I know; Mr Robert Watson. Thank you Robert for your wonderful positive ...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:45:00 PST

My Masterpiece

FAMILY, this is the song that has it all. It has all of my progressive rock leanings all neatly sewed into an 8 minute opus. It's called SEQUEL. Why that title? well actually it's a continuation of a ...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:47:00 PST

The Politics Of Inclusion

Look here, my family. I'm not going to go on and on about this. I have been using this phrase for months...The Politics Of Inclusion. It doesn't matter whether you pick Hillary Clinton (a white woman)...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:20:00 PST

The Exhilaration of Finding Family!

On The Exhilaration of Finding Family; I knew that my father had another family after he and my mother split up back in the ....well the year is not important...anyway...I found two of my sisters; An...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:16:00 PST

My New Music and My Process

My friend Robert Watson did a blog where he explained his process of making music, which I found very instructive and interesting. For me, it's pretty simple. Before I had the ability to record my pro...
Posted by Kevin Dallas on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:58:00 PST