Dave Corwin - Many Hands

Dave Corwin is a new name to me but he appears to be a multi-instrumentalist from the United States.

Many Hands is a curious album as Corwin changes style at the drop of a hat and seems to delight in popping in the odd comedic track. He is joined by several guests but, in the main, this is all his own work and it is very difficult to categorise. Kicking The Rain is a reggae based ditty whilst Shaolin Master is a glorious ode to Kung Fu. The Seed is a short percussive work on which there are no rules and So Sad (Great Movie) is an intelligent and delightful homage to the movies.

Corwin does seem to have some of the quirkiness that George Harrison demonstrated but he also comes up with some pretty conventional rock with the likes of Not Your Place and Pass The Years.

Many Hands is a pleasant and easy going album from a musician with undoubted talent who has produced an album that really defies categorisation but then, is that a bad thing!

         - Terry Craven

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