Search - Dave Stringer :: Brink

Great album

jluna8621 | San Diego, CA | 12/31/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Dave Stringer and his band are great. This album is as good as Japa, the first album of his that I bought. It has much more personal soul than many of the typical "new age" type CD's out there. If you can ever catch him in person, be sure to do so. And if you can't, his albums, including this one, are great alternatives."

He understands ---

D. Farrell | the Sunnyside of Louisville | 02/26/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I've had the priviledge of seeing & hearing (and chanting along with) Dave Stringer in person twice. Given that he explains the meaning of the words when introducing a chant, I'd have to say he understands.At one of these workshops, I learned the story of how Dave came to chanting. He originally went to India with a documentary film team. He became so enthralled with the chanting he encountered there that he ended up staying and studying there, immersing himself in the culture and the language.Some of the songs (e.g., "I and Me")on Brink seem to bring an American sensibility to the concept of chanting. This could confuse or annoy purists, but one of the things about Stringer that appeals to me is his ability to convey the universal aspects of chants.It's hard for me to imagine what this album would sound like to someone who has not seen Dave's passion in action, but it is both deep and light-hearted, an important contribution to the chanting genre."