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The Christian Song Smorgasbord - 19th July 2008
Thank you again for the opportunity to chat with you today. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I wanted to let you know that after I ended the phone call, I played You Saved My Life. After hearing what you had to say on the air regarding that song, it spoke to me in a whole new way and as the song played the tears began to well up in my eyes. This is a great song. I just wanted you to know that God is still using your music to speak to lives, even us radio guys who hear music all the time. Thank you.
Jonathan Sutter
J.D. The Music Man
Creative Promotions - 26th June 2008
Through his ministry with David & the Giants and as a solo artist, David Huff has impacted thousands of lives including mine. I count it a privilege to be able to offer you the debut single from his new solo release DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
"YOU SAVED MY LIFE" is a song of praise that brings the truth of what Christ has done for us down to its most basic level. "Jesus… You saved my life…and I want to say thank You!" On the surface, it may seem like a simple song, but when you think about what's being said, I am moved by just how profound the message is.
Wendell
Yahoo Music - June 2005
Great Songs - "My song of Praise" by its self is worth buying the album for - there are 4 other good ones.
His smooth melody and great tone and annointed tones echo throughout this cd in which I was given as a gift and later bought it again for my mom. Its really a good one to add to your collection.
Jeremy
Cross Rhythms - 1st September 2004
This is the original release of David's album on the singer/producer's own Giant Records. Identical to the Christian Records release, save for a new sleeve and a bit of retitling, this is honest, bluesy rock and pop from a veteran of he US CCM scene.
Tony Cummings
Cross Rhythms - 20th July 2004
Mike Rimmer met with DAVID HUFF in Nashville.
Mike: It was a night in jail that caused you to become a Christian wasn't it?
David: It actually started in 1974. Our drummer had an experience with God and he was born again. He had received the Holy Spirit and we thought he'd received something crazy, or maybe overdosed on something! But he quit the band after witnessing to us that he'd found everything that God had to offer. Three years later when I was with United Artist Records I was doing really well but I was missing something deep inside. One night I was real loaded on drugs and my old drummer witnessed to me about Jesus. At first I said, "Will you please change the subject!" He didn't change the subject, he kept talking about the Lord. So I came down off the drugs but I started getting "up" on just hearing about the name of Jesus Christ. So that started me on the way. In six months I had three car wrecks and I got busted for drugs in Mississippi! It was the best thing because it really sobered me up big time! In fact, when I walked out the jail house I turned round to this cop and I said, "D'ya know what? I made a change in my life tonight." So it was in 1977 that I became a Christian.
Mike: How did you become a guitar player?
David: When I was 11 years old my daddy bought me my first guitar. It cost $10 and he taught me my first chords. But we didn't have electricity where I was brought up. We were very, very poor but when I was 15 years-old we got electricity and we got a radio and all of a sudden I started hearing all these other people, these licks they were playin'. So God blessed me that I had ears to hear. It was one of those things that I just picked up.
Mike: You're best known for founding the band David And The Giants. Tell me about that.
David: The night that I received Jesus Christ, I had no intentions of playing music anymore. But our pastor told me to take up my guitar and write songs for the glory of God and then we could go out and try to win the lost and use my kind of music. The Lord started giving me songs and we went out from 1977 until 1998. When David And The Giants disbanded in '98, I thought that portion of my life was over. But I heard the voice of the Lord clearly speaking to me, saying these words, "Keep on singing, keep on singing my songs," so today I'm still singing his songs.
Mike: You've got this new album 'Proclaim' and it's building on the legacy of David And The Giants isn't it?
David: We didn't intend for that to happen. Some of the songs are reminiscent of David And The Giants but you've got to remember, I was David back then and I'm still David today! And the roots are still there. So I didn't go with the intention of sounding like this or that because I always want to sing a new song unto the Lord. But it's still going to sound a little bit like David And The Giants because that was also me!"
Alpha Omega News - June 2004
David W. Huff
Proclaim
Christian Records
You may well know David W. Huff from his 17 albums with David and the Giants, a pioneering Christian rock band. David's second solo project "Proclaim" is a mix of retro-rock and praise. Lyrically it is a straight forward gospel presentation, and it comes across with a humble spirit, full of worship.
The first single, "My Song of Praise," was written when David was down-and-out so to speak, as he was facing a particular trial he sat down and wrote out his prayer in song. "Glory Hallelujah," written back in 1973, definitely has that 70's sound to it. There is also some nice guitar work on "Holy Rain," and "Shout It Out." I was not prepared for the emotional impact of the last song, "Blue Eyes Like Janey's." This was a song that David didn't write, but the song had an huge impact on him so he decided to record it himself. "Blue Eyes Like Janey's" is about a young teen age couple living with an abortion.
I believe that the retro 70's - 80's contemporary christian stylings, and the pure Gospel presentation of "Proclaim," set it far above the trendy progressive rock of new bands today. This is an album that suits the adult church in a positive uplifting way.
- Ken W.
Christian Music Central - May 2004
The name of Huff is a storied one in Christian music. If your name is David Huff, it can be even more confusing, since there are two David Huff's who have made a name for themselves in the industry. Even worse, both were involved with a band that had the word "giant" in it. David Huff, brother of Dann Huff, was once a member of the group White Heart as well as the band Giant. David (W.) Huff, father of Kellye Huff, is the man behind the long-running rock band David and the Giants. He is also the man who has just released his second solo project, Proclaim.
David and the Giants called it a day about six years ago, but Huff still had a passion for creating music that glorified God. Proclaim focuses that desire in an explicitly vertical manner. Though David and the Giants had more of a southern rock foundation, Proclaim moves more freely in contemporary/rock territory, though eclectic influences find their way into the music enough to keep the album from becoming stale or overly Christian-poppy. "I've Come To Worship," for instance, has a guitar riff that might feel halfway at home on a U2 record. "Just Like Jesus" has a PFR-esque sing-a-long chorus. On the whole, the album contains straight-up praise and worship songs - songs, not choruses meant for corporate worship. The distinction should be noted.
For those who remember Christian music in its heyday, David Huff's record will be a pleasant surprise and reminder of Christian music's more simple times. It certainly does share many of the characteristics of what defined CCM in the 80's, with its praise-oriented, blatantly Christian rock/pop lyrics. Musically, any of Huff's fans will quickly find much to love, as will those who appreciate classic rock melodies and sensibilities in their contemporary music selections. I really like this album - it's a pleasant surprise and a refreshing listen in a musical world where everyone is often trying way too hard to be progressive. Sometimes its nice to celebrate what once was. Proclaim is contemporary, but with a strong, 70's/80's rock foundation.
Michael Janke
Christianity Today - May 2004
Andy Argyrakis post a review for Proclaim (Christian Records) at Christianity Today's Website.
The Butterfly Group - May 2004
“My Song of Praise", the first single to release to AC/Inspo radio, is my favorite song on the album. It ministers to my heart, leads me to a place of worship, and makes me feel whole.
Michael J. Rinaldi
CEO/President