David Ryan Harris [Enhanced]

David Ryan Harris | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BS0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,952 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Change

2. If I Had a Dime

3. Sympathy for the Crow

4. King Karma

5. Tricks Up My Sleeve

6. Nothing More to Say

7. Sleep

8. Me and the Leaves

9. It's All the Same

10. Six Feet Off the Ground

11. Genie

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Fan Thanking Original Fans, October 22, 2003

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"thewomenofcharm" (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: David Ryan Harris (Audio CD)

I've just finished watching Biker Boyz for the first time, after some encouragement from my brother's fiancee, and she and I couldn't wait to find out the name behind the voice of such a soulful song. We were so delighted when we located his name and songtitle through a search for the Biker Boyz soundtrack. Felt like we'd struck gold. At first listen of an online preview of his songs, I thought he sounded like Seal, but I quickly recognized the difference between the two. He combines crast lyrics with (beau)tiful music. I love his outspoken personality; He says whatever he feels. At any rate, our search continued when we wondered why we hadn't heard of him until now. By the way everything is listed on his official site, we thought he was a newfound artist who amazingly landed a spot on the Biker Boyz SdTrk. Now, we find that he's been out for a long time: as the leader of not one, but two hit groups. Such a huge relief to know better. Thank you fans who posted reviews on him. We've learned more from you all, than we have from our Google Search.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, August 21, 2006

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jeremiah (atlanta, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: David Ryan Harris (Audio CD)

When I first got this album, I honestly couldn't really listen to anything else for about a month. The melodies and song structure were first to get me, then the lyrics. David does a fantastic job of using imagery mixed w/ storytelling to get his point across. Nothing is spoonfed and you know exactly what he's talking about. Finally, there's the guitar playing. There's no flash, just brilliance. If you wonder, sit down with your guitar & learn the album. You'll be amazed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harris rips the funkiest, jangled bunch of cuts this side of Funkadelic, June 15, 2006

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Kevin Rienecker "Kev" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Ryan Harris (Audio CD)

Hard to believe it's been fifteen years since a bunch of friends and I fell over in funk/rock delirium after watching Harris and his first band, Follow For Now, when they opened for 24-7 Spyz here in Portland. Unfortunately FFN only had one album in them; they were just a quick blip in the early '90's black rock movement, falling victim to changing trends in music.

Fortunately, even if it took him almost six years to do it, David Ryan Harris managed to parlay the death of his first band into the birth of this album...which for my buck is the most criminally overlooked funk/rock/soul album of the last ten years.

This is exactly what I would've hoped for from a Follow For Now sophomore effort: Harris's solo album is more sophisticated lyrically and musically; each cut is full of crunchy guitar work and bottom heavy bass, and Harris uses his soulful (if somewhat range-limited) voice to full effect. This CD didn't leave my car stereo for months, and is a staple on my iPod.

Frankly, there isn't a bad track on the disk. Except for maybe one -- the folksy-rocker Six Feet Off The Ground sounds like it was recorded for a completely different album. And maybe it was, since it was probably one of the BEST songs on Harris' next - and I think, weak (read, 'radio friendly') effort, the Brand New Immortals album, Tragic Show.