Fine listening music, with something of a Nashville feel – that is a start when describing Dave Barnes. With professional instrumentation behind him, Barnes gives songs such as “More Than A Man” (Chasing Mississippi) great treatment with his plaintive voice. Billed variously as a rhythm and blues singer, a pop singer and a rock ballad artist, Barnes is all of these. “Until You” (Brother, Bring The Sun) fits into the pop genre of other individual vocalists who have found comfortable ground between the rock-and-roll crowd and the lounge singers.
Backed on recordings by Justin Rosolino (guitar), Matt Mangano (bass), Ben Shive (keyboards) and Josh Robinson (drums), Barnes has put out some good songs that will find a niche with some in the easy listening audience. The Two Birds/One Stone tour with Matt Wertz should help this vocalist pick up a few more fans.
From November through February, Barnes travels from Atlanta through Florida, then north to Chicago and Michigan, before returning to Florida and Tennessee. His tune “Greyhound” has some good harmonica sounds and a nice handclap rhythm that sets apart from many of Barnes’ other songs.
Perhaps the best thing to say about Barnes is that he has gathered a significant number of fans among fellow singers and songwriters. He sells records and brings people into concert venues of all sizes and shapes, but in the best tradition he has caught the ear of several long-established artists who will help carry Barnes career along.
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Talking about more than a woman, this is most popular song in the late 80’s; Barne’s song “More than man” is like the opposite version of it. When backed up by some good artist alongside him. They had created some wonderful music like “Until You”. I wonder what will be their next song, one thing is for sure, and it will be a popular one.