Overdub [ENHANCED]

David Garza

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Original Release Date: June 26, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00005LMKZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,872 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Singer-songwriter David Garza knows how to write a catchy song. Overdub's opening track, "Drone," gets its hooks in you immediately--cutting and pasting folky rhythms with layers of piano, bass-heavy beats, and eclectic guitar playing, while Garza's quick-lipped rhymes speak about growing up and losing your spark. On this self-produced album, though, Garza is far from losing his spark. He takes witty shots at the music industry ("Poor Jesus still trying to cross over" from "Say Baby"), turns the gospel on its head ("Praise the Lord and shake your ass / kingdom come coming fast" from "God's Hands"), and croons like a modern-day Roy Orbison ("Alone"), closing out with a sweet slow-dance number called "Let Me." With his voice sounding off in an Elvis folk-warble, the songs on Overdub are packed with an unusual energy that spreads across the musical map. The slick production work aims this album straight for the mainstream, but as Garza is a master of both the slow ballad and the quirky rock collage, his talents keep him from blending into the same old song-and-dance routine gripping the current adult-alternative scene. --Jennifer Maerz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overdub: Underrated, November 28, 2003

By	"superball9" (Arlington, VA, USA) - See all my reviews

What will it take for Davíd Garza to hit the big time and get the commercial attention he deserves? His debut album, 1998's This Euphoria, featured one of the catchiest songs of the latter 90's that no one heard with "Discoball World." A fairly heavy M2 rotation and Best Buy promotion that summer couldn't buy him the sales he deserved either and unfortunately, unless the WB prostitutes several of the tracks off Overdub, commercial success is highly unlikely for this disc as well. Aptly enough his sophomore album's first single, "Say Baby," laments the current state of commercial radio as he croons, "DJ's won't spin your jam unless you say, `baby love me honey.'"

Garza can best be described as what Lenny Kravitz would have sounded like had he laid off the Prince and went for Zeppelin & Hendrix instead. On the hypnotic "God's Hands" he channels Jeff Buckley singing an Indian raga over swirling guitars. Juliana Hatfield repays Garza for his production and guitar work on her Beautiful Creature by turning in a guest appearance lending background vocals to "Keep On Crying." Mr. Garza, I have some kids named Dawson and Felicity on the phone for you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked Singer-Songwriter, April 10, 2003

By	Christopher Schmitz (Rocky River, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. David Garza, who is not a household name, has released an album far better than pop musicians who are considerably more famous. Blue-eyed soul in generous doses...No lack of cheeky humor. And just when you think he's a satirist, skewering holy rollers or the music industry, he flips into the gorgeous Roy Orbisonesque lyricism of "Alone" or the sweet honesty and directness of "Let Me Be." This is as beautiful as it is anonymous. If you're looking for a hidden musical treasure, check out Garza's "Overdub" or Joseph Arthur's "Redemption's Son." Singer-songwriters of exquisite quality didn't only make music in the 1970s.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A new kingdom of euphoria, July 12, 2001

By A Customer

Davi'd Garza has been a talented musician ever since his days back with Twing Twang Shock a Boom and Dah-veed. His last Lava-Atlantic release "This Euphoria" was followed up by "Kingdome Come and Go" and "Summer Songs 3" on his own label.

His new Lava-Atlantic release does not let fans down. While maybe not as catchy as "This Euphoria" this is a spectacular cd. Not only does he redo "God's Hands" and "Let Me" from Kingdom Come and Go, he also redoes "Too Much" which was the last song on his cd "Four-Track Manifesto". Get this, though, if you have an operational MP3 player, this cd is practically 2! On the cd are MP3s of alternate versions of all the songs. And believe me, they are just as good as the cd versions. Some are acoustic, most are alternate lyrics, they are different songs, and yet, the exact same.

Anyhow, Davi'd has delivered another great cd which will delight fans. If you haven't heard him yet, start with "This Euphoria" then buy this.