Safe in Sound

Jim Boggia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 3, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bluhammock
• ASIN: B000819214
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,781 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shine

2. Live the Proof

3. Show My Face Around

4. Underground

5. Where's the Party

6. Once

7. Made Me So Happy

8. Talk About the Weather

9. Let Me Believe (Evan's Lament)

10. Final Word

11. Slowly

12. Supergirl

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Fine Pop-Rock, July 25, 2005

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B. Niedt (Cherry Hill, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safe in Sound (Audio CD)

I had the pleasure of hearing Jim Boggia and his band at an outdoor music fest here in Jersey, and he did a great live set (got to meet him, too - real nice guy). He also happens to be one-fourth of the Philly-based "supergroup" Four Way Street. (Ben Arnold is also a member of that band.) When I hear his raspy tenor, I can't help myself - I think of everyone in power rock from Bryan Adams to Jon Bon Jovi. But he's much more than that - He's a clever, witty songwriter as well, and this album is a lot of fun. Yeah, he can croon a good ballad, but it's the uptempo rockers where he really shines. And "Shine", by the way, is a great kickoff number for this CD. "Live the Proof", "Underground" and "Made Me So Happy" are killer tracks as well. And "Let Me Believe (Evan's Lament)" is a big nod to Queen. Boggia gets first rate support from a number of well-known artists, and the CD is co-produced by Julian Coryell, an under-appreciated artist in his own right. So do yourself a favor and pick up this CD - it'll charm you and rock you all at once.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal and Phantastic, May 7, 2005

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This review is from: Safe in Sound (Audio CD)

This record is incredible. Each song is powerful and different than the next on the record. Jim Boggia's voice is spectacular and engaging, the music is overwhelming, the songs are moving. The people who support him on this album are clearly there because they are fans as well. Aimee Mann, Wayne Kramer, Jill Sobule, Emmitt Rhodes, the drummer from the Eels, Beck's bass player, the list goes on and on and on. But they are all there to support the true talent that is the man on the cover. Jim Boggia puts the singer/songwriters who are in the mainstream right now to shame. He is so much more evocative and interesting. I can't think of a better way to spend $12.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent songwriting, interesting arrangements, terrible production, January 10, 2007

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S. GRAY "sgray44444" (Newton Falls, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safe in Sound (Audio CD)

I first heard Jim Boggia at a bookstore in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. I was immediately impressed with his excellent melodic and catchy songwriting, as well as his unique personality and humor. I bought "Fidelity is the Enemy" and have enjoyed it very much. I happened to catch a track from "Safe in Sound" on Pandora, and had to run out and get it.
I was immediately disappointed- not with the music, as it is interesting, well written, and a step beyond "fidelity", but with the production. Whoever produced this has done Jim's music a great disservice. The first thing I noticed is that many of the tracks are compressed into oblivion. I'm not talking about the normal over-compression typical on todays recordings... this is just HORRIBLE! It's to the point of being distorted on some of the tracks. It mostly obscures the interesting arrangements that are going on within the music, which become nothing but a wall of blurry sound. There is an annoying piercing "AM radio" quality (think low bit-rate mp3 sound without the flutter) that quickly becomes fatiguing to listen to. I assume this is a product of the compression. I also noticed was that Jim's vocals are WAY too forward on some songs- not in the mix, but because of the EQ used. I mean, a presence peak is one thing, but they almost sound bandwidth limited on some tracks, and are noticeably contrasted to some of the very natural sounding acoustic guitar on the cd. This is multi-tracking at it's worst!
If you can find a way to ignore the bleeding ear production, the songs are excellent. Jim's music is a great blend of old influences and new sounds, with a deep hook in every song. I love some of the synth sounds swimming in the background.