Music:
Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Members:
Dave: vocals, guitar, keyboards, bongos and drum-like things, harmonica, mandolin, caber tossing, grape juice, Roast Beef Manhattan, songcraftsmanshipwork, and Gordon Ramsay impressions. :
Brian: vocals, guitar, harmonica, bongos, grilled mahi-mahi, Zen-like acceptance, Corona, palm tree, sportsmanship, bongos, bongos, bongos and spam. :
Tom: mandolin, guitar, bongos, the Jerk Chicken Sandwich at Brendan's, Kona Fire Ale, Skoal, bongos, Rockstar Party Bus, vocals, bongos, and palmistry. :
Current slogan under consideration at Highway 42 Enterprises: :
Influences:
Alan O'Day, Ambrosia, Andy Kim, Andy Taylor, Andy Griffith, The Beatles, Ben Folds, B.J. Thomas, Wings, B.W. Stevenson, C.W. McCall, Charles Trenet, Tom T. Hall, Bruce Cockburn, Cap'n Geech and the Shrimpshack Shooters, Cap’n Crunch, Colin Hay, Dave Mason, David & David, Elvis Costello, English Beat, The Faces, John Barry, Blue Swede, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Glen Campbell, Elvis Presley, The Gourds, Ricky Skaggs, Gram Parsons, Hoodoo Gurus, Joe Strummer, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Kinks, Looking Glass, Lyle Lovett, The Republic of Iceland, Robert Earl Keen, Carl Douglas, Hong Kong Phooey, Marshall Crenshaw, Men at Work, Monty Python, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Colin Hay, The Carol Burnett Show, Paul McCartney, Paul Anka, Paul Westerberg, Paul Simon, Paul Molitor, William Butler Yeats, Cat Stevens, The Tannahill Weavers, Van Morrison, The Replacements, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robyn Hitchcock, Roxy Music, Rodney Crowell, The Rolling Stones, Ron Sexsmith, Rupert Holmes, The Rutles, Sammy Johns, School House Rock, Seals & Crofts, The Smothers Brothers, SSGt. Barry Sadler, Starbuck, Stealers Wheel, Charlie Rich, Dean Martin, Firefall, Lindsey Buckingham, Steve Earle, Talking Heads, Terry Jacks, The Tubes, Velvet Underground, George Jones, Red Sovine, Warren Zevon, Waylon Jennings, Jay Ferguson, Jimmy Cliff, Franklin W. Dixon, King Harvest, The Left Bank, Tee Set, Orleans, Starland Vocal Band, Daniel Lanois, Winston Churchill, The Wonders, Woodentops, The Zombies, Louis Prima, Kenny Rogers and First Edition, The Hollies, Billy Ocean, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, Ray Bradbury, Anthony Bourdain, Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, Chuck Mangione, Baloo the Bear, Don Ho, Donald Fagen, Dream Academy, Hank Williams, Sr., The Heat Miser, The St. Crispin’s Day Speech, Jay & The Americans, Beau “The Bandit†Durville, The Buggles, Leo Sayer, Tenzing Norgay and William Shatner. :
All music and lyrics (c) 1995-2007 Dave.
Sounds Like: What do you think? While one critic gushed that "Highway 42 sounds like all the best parts of a donkey inflating a life raft," still another argued, "Highway 42 brings to mind the whimsical insouciance of a drunken octopus falling slowly down a spiral staircase while playing a chromatic harmonica." Who are we to argue with the professionals? :
Type of Label: Indie