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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Watched Pot is worth the wait, July 15, 2009
Before we get to the meat of it, know that despite the free use of [Explicit] all over the track list. Only one song has a profanity and that is track six. It is littered with the F-bomb, but because the song is so good, it works.
All I'm saying is don't let that curb your interest or use that as a reason to overlook the album. You'll be sorry if you do.
A Watched Pot is an album that Bleu has been working on for several years and has finally made it to our hands. When you hit play, you'll find a solid mix of musical styles and moods with top notch production quality all carried by the wide range, strength and solid tone of Bleu's voice. Each tune is a nugget of aural goodness.
Bleu's influences like the Beatles, Jeff Lynne (ELO), Harry Nilsson, the Beach Boys and others is evident but not so much that it sounds as though he recreating their sound or copying their various styles. He uses those influences subtly so that his own gifts come through and shine brightly.
I'll resist going through each tune to tell you about what you'll hear. you can listen to the samples above and get an idea of what the album is. And if you do that, you'll find a sample isn't enough. You'll miss some excellent songwriting (Save Me, Come 'n Go, No Such thing as Love...others), cleaver chord progressions (Come 'n go), powerful classic Motown styled rhythms (Kiss Me), an awesome duet with Sandra McCracken (When The Lights Go Out), the simplicity of a good, solid song (Go) and more.
All in all, if you skip over A Watched Pot, you'll miss a great album. Who wants that?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome, July 21, 2009
As usual Bleu produces a terrific album where the more you listen the more you want to hear. This is one of his best and he get's better every time - this is a definite buy. I'm loving it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
BRILLIANT, August 14, 2009
This album is nothing short of brilliant. The biggest criticism people have of this album is that it doesn't have enough uptempo songs on it. I too wish that it had more songs like "I won't go Hollywood" on his last album, Redhead. However, the songs on this album are so good that it doesn't even matter that they are mostly slow to mid tempo songs. Of the 11 (or 12, if you count the secret song) songs on here, there are only 2 that I don't really like all that much. The rest of the songs are for the most part genius. The production is amazing and Bleu's vocal skills are stellar. Almost every song on this album has "that" sound that most albums only have on one or two singles. You can tell that a lot went into the production of this record, and the more you listen to it the more you want to listen to it. The bottom line: If you are a fan of good music you will love this album. If you're ONLY a fan of rock then you probably will think it is too slow, but if you just appreciate good music then you will love this album. It is a shame Bleu isn't more popular, he is truly a brilliant artist.
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