Tuesday, January 14, 2020

The 1986 Listening Post - David + David - Boomtown

David + David - Boomtown



#284/1409
July 7 1986
David + David
Boomtown
Genre: Very Competent Rock
4.25 out of 5


Highlights:
Welcome to the Boomtown
Swimming in the Ocean
Heroes



Is this the best record by a band trying to sound like John Mellencamp? It could be. 
They made one record. And what a pretty darned good one. It’s all very Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins-y. Clean sounds, expert musicianship and a darned fine easy rock record. 



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