Well, it's time to put on your little newspaper flashback hats, and we'll head on back in time to a, well at the very least, the time in music history was FUN! DAVE RAVE (AKA David DesRoches) has drawn on all of his past musical experiments, and influences to bring together a treat of a CD, especially if you happen to be a fan of the past new wave Canadian rock scene.

Everyday Magic pulls all of the past beauty of THE SHAKERS, and the days when DAVE RAVE replaced Frankie Venom in Teenage Head, and the inspired DAVE RAVE Group's "Valentino's Pirates". The music is inspired, from rockabilly to new wave and beyond. This is a true roots rock record flaring with personality and energy, well OK, it gets a bit worn in a few places, but for the most part this is the DAVE RAVE record I've been waiting for. Teenage Head could never put their energetic stage presence down well in the studio, but Rave proves here it wasn't his fault.

The CD shines in the beginning with "EVERYDAY MAGIC" scorching toward you like an unnamed comet. Later you get to hear the pop sounds on tunes like "Once In A Lifetime" and the rocking great tune "Love Fades". Fans of the past incarnations of DAVE RAVE as well as the roots rock fans will be taken by the honesty and truthfulness of the music and the sense of humor of the writing. The line "Love Fades like socks in the laundry" as Rave searches for explanations on how love disappears made my ears perk up, did he just say that, well, yep.

The CD is the one you've been waiting for years for DAVE RAVE to come up with, and he soars like no ones business. His songwriting, especially the lyrical wit and strength, make for some great tunes. My hat is off to Dave here coming up with an album I only thought was on my wish list. The list of players on the album is too vast to mention, lets just say they all compliment each other well, a great retro CD from a blast from the not so distant past, this one's in the future of my lists.... Kudos.

  ( 4.5 Stars out of 6 )