I Bought A Blue Car Today

Alan Cumming | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yellow Sound Label
• ASIN: B002JYPVGS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,191 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, Provocative with Hits & Misses, November 20, 2009

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R. Stephen Browning (Palm Desert, CA) - See all my reviews
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I can't completely recommend this CD without some reservations, unfortunately. I bought it for my partner who has a fascination for Mr. Cumming ever since he first starred in Cabaret in Broadway. He seems to be trying way too hard on several of the numbers, and "That's Life" is a true boozy train wreck. That being said, when he calms down a bit and tries to reach some emotional depth, he's wonderful. He isn't the greatest singer, frankly, but can carry a tune and tell a story...which is more than many, many others. His "Unexpressed" is captivating. I love the fact that he didn't hide his Scottish brogue for this recording. Being the son of a Scottish mother, I found this totally charming. Maybe for his next recording, he can search for those songs of depth and sub-text that might allow him to expand dramatically and musically. One gets the feeling that this was his catharsis of sorts. Maybe the next one will have expunged the demons and allow him to develop further.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Atypical (as hoped for), September 23, 2009

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Thomas W. Altizer (Arlington, VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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Do NOT mistake this for the usual fare from singers you primarily know from their work on Broadway. This is a unique musical effort from a performer without peer and you have to hear it to believe it. The only weak spot is "That's Life." The rest of the songs range from obscure to obvious, but Cumming puts his imprint on all of them. (Listen to his take on Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" and Kander and Ebb's "Mein Herr" to understand what I mean.) His closing song, "Beautiful" is a brilliant twenty-first century take on a very old-fashioned concept, love. This guy is a keeper!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's fabulous!, November 15, 2010

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Rachelle Florence - See all my reviews

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Alan Cumming is one of the most talented men in show business today. When you watch him on "The Good Wife" it's hard to picture him in the role of "Emcee" in "Cabaret". "I Bought A Blue Car Today" is awesome. Very personal songs perfomed with heart and soul, many of which it is pretty easy to share feelings. I've had it in my car since the day I bought it, and have given it as a gift to many friends. For a ride with a man looking over his life introspectively, you can't do better.