David Mallett - This Town

A folk/rock/pop effort that sometimes detours into pop-country, This Town showed Dave Mallet to be a thoughtful and expressive storyteller. Mallet was also an obscure storyteller - this little known CD wasn't a huge seller by any means. But those who were lucky enough to hear it agreed that Mallet was someone who deserved a higher profile.

The singer did much of the writing on This Town, and the stories that he tells are stories that stick with you. Main Street laments the commercialization of a small town, while How Much More and Take the Time question the fast-paced, rat-race lifestyle of the '90s. All of these songs sound quite personal to Mallett, who obviously has a great fondness for small-town America and yearns for a simpler, less hectic time.

As far as influences go, he seems to have learned a few things from Gordon Lightfoot as well as Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard (even though this is far from a hardcore country album). But whatever his influences, Mallett is very much his own man. This Town is well worth searching for. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Track Listing :

• This Town
• The Road Goes On Forever
• Main Street
• Somewhere In Time
• Rock And Roll Heart
• Autumn
• How Much More
• Long Distance Lover
• Pray For Rain
• Take Time
• Old Soldiers
• Change Of The Seasons

More information at the David Mallet website