Bleu - Headroom (c) 2000 Lunch Records
Artist....: Bleu
Album.....: Headroom
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 13
Genre.....: Indie
Rel.Date..: 22-07-2006
Label.....: Lunch Records
Catalogue#: 26
Encoder...: LAME 3.90.3 Mod VBR
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:osrb287i05oa
Tracklist:
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01 Workaday Day 03:37
02 Feet Don't Fail 04:50
03 Save You From Yourself 05:07
04 It's Not Over 03:44
05 Searching For The Satellites 04:39
06 That's Life 02:43
07 Watchin' You Sleep 03:32
08 The Waiter 03:01
09 Terrible Secret 04:33
10 Tremolo 04:21
11 Shit Stained Moon 03:35
12 Call Girl 04:45
13 3's A Charm 21:28
Total:121,2 MB / 69:55 min
Release Notes:
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Boston rocker Bleu first made his mark on the local scene with Bing
Bang Holidang. The charity-focused Christmas album highlighted special
guest appearences by local big names like Dicky Barrett (Mighty Mighty
Bosstones) and Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo). In 2000, Bleu teamed up
with engineer and producer Ducky Carlisle (Susan Tedeschi) for his solo
album, Headroom, released in late 2000. The album, though heavy with an
indie rock tone, included electronic elements.
Review by Diana Potts
The indie rock-flavored and electronic-laced Headroom is a pretty nice
debut album from Boston's Bleu. Particular mention must be given to
Ducky Carlisle (Susan Tedeschi) for the production and engineering,
which are extremely clean and accomplished for a debut indie album.
Though some of the drum tracks fall close to the standard indie rock
realm, they are still appropriate to the album's overall musical
puzzle. Bleu's voice is particularly strong and full of emotion, and
demonstrates considerable diversity. Headroom includes electronic music
elements without overdoing it or falling into the trap of trendy
rockers pushing to update themselves. The lyrics are occasionally
campy, but can also be catchy and fun or emotionally revealing.
Particular track highlights include "It's Not Over," "Searching for
Satellites," and "That's Life." Headroom might not be popular on the
commercial airwaves or MTV anytime soon, but it still deserves a
listen.