Dave Caruso is an independent alternative-pop songwriter from Trenton, Michigan. Armed with keyboard, guitar, bass and drums, Dave has been performing for over 30 years with his band “Caruso” during the 80’s and with this more recent EP he gets to strut his solo stuff. He sounds similar to Cliff Hillis, Michael Carpenter and Mark Bacino, with sunny chiming guitar melodies that are instantly catchy and accessible. The songcraft is top notch, a perfect example is the Elvis Costello sounding title track “Elizabeth Parker”. The next gem is “I Can’t Be On Time,” a finely tuned slice of 80’s styled power pop. the bossa nova ballad “If I Died Today” and strong guitar riffs of “Letter To My Ex” round out the album. If you enjoy any of the artists above, then this is excellent addition to your music collection. I would hope Dave will continue to record and a full length is on the way soon.
Thanks so much for your recent review of my "Elizabeth Parker" CD. I have placed links to the Power Popaholic blog on 3 pages of my web site: 1) My home page, 2) The Elizabeth Parker page, and 3) my Links page.
I'd like to also link to your blog from my Elizabeth Parker page at iTunes.
Could you log in with your account name and paste your review there for me, along with a link to your blog? Thank you!!
Here's the iTunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/
viewAlbum?id=312986779&s=143441
Here's your review
Dave Caruso is an independent alternative-pop songwriter from Trenton, Michigan. Armed with keyboard, guitar, bass and drums, Dave has been performing for over 30 years with his band "Caruso" during the 80's and with this more recent EP he gets to strut his solo stuff. He sounds similar to Cliff Hillis, Michael Carpenter and Mark Bacino, with sunny chiming guitar melodies that are instantly catchy and accessible. The songcraft is top notch, a perfect example is the Elvis Costello sounding title track "Elizabeth Parker". The next gem is "I Can't Be On Time," a finely tuned slice of 80's styled power pop. the bossa nova ballad "If I Died Today" and strong guitar riffs of "Letter To My Ex" round out the album. If you enjoy any of the artists above, then this is excellent addition to your music collection. I would hope Dave will continue to record and a full length is on the way soon.
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