From: sfulton@ix.netcom.com (Steve Fulton)

Review  Of Dave Sharp's _Hard Travellin' Album, _Audio_ magazine,
December 1991.
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Hard Travellin' : Dave Sharp
I.R.S. X2-13090, CD; ADD; 50:27
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Sound: B	Performance: B+
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	Dave Sharp left The Alarm to do this album, and it's quite a 
turnabout from the nearly corporate rock of his old band.  Hard 
Travellin' is a neo-Bob Dylan album that works very well.  For 
credibility, Sharp engaged Bob Johnson, producer of Dylan's "Blonde On 
Blonde",  "John Wesley Harding", and "Nashville Skyline",  to Helm the 
project.  Al Kooper, who played organ on "Highway 61 Revisited" and 
"Blonde", appears here too.  Sharp's scratchy voice adds to the ambiance 
as well.  
	The album is divided into electric and acoustic halves.  The 
former has a rollicking, fun feel.  "Wonderful World" even sounding like 
an acoustic cousin to "Subterranean Homesick Blues" with it's jam packed 
lyrical imagery.  The acoustic part is more somber.   "Joey The Jone" 
recalling Dylan's "Hollis Brown".  Sharp has put a lot of heart and 
conscience into his songs, and it shows in their very real depth.  
	"Hard Travellin'" is a brave album that goes against the grain, 
giving more than one would anticipate.  A Lyric sheet should have been 
included.

-Michael Tearson

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Note:  	Dave sharp did not leave The Alarm to record "Hard Travellin'".
        The album was recorded in January of 1991, 7 months before
        Mike Peters left The Alarm.
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