Blue Eyed in the Red Room

Boom Bip

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 8, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lex Records
• ASIN: B0007D4MP4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,254 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cimple

2. The Move

3. Do's and Dont's -featuring Gruff Rhys

4. Girl Toy

5. Dumb Day

6. Eyelashings

7. Soft & Open

8. One Eye Round the Warm Corner

9. Aplomb

10. The Matter (of Our Discussion) -featuring Nina Nastasia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong advice, December 6, 2005

By	Fofifa "doc-tt" (Mar Vista, CA United States) - See all my reviews

If you are anything like me, and I believe there are quite a few listeners who have similar patterns to mine, I strongly advise you to listen to this cd more than once.

I was already a huge fan of another Boom Bip effort "Seed to Sun". Then, when I first heard "Blue Eyed in the Red Room", I was quite disappointed. It didn't seem bad, just mediocre. However, since I know that occasionally I am wrong about a CD on the first listen, I gave this one another chance. Boy, am I glad I did. It is now one of my favorite CDs, and it just keeps growing in stature.

If you've come to this from Boom's other CDs, give it more than one listen - it is very different from his other stuff, and I think at least equally great. It gets under your skin when you least pay attention to it, in an ambient sort of way. I love the way the songs develop. Someone claims it takes Boom too long to develop the melodic line, but I disagree. I think the trick is not to listen to it up front, but more like an ambient record (think Eno)... at which point the development is just about perfectly paced.

Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Patient Listeners Only (4 Stars), May 13, 2005

By	Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews

I say it's not for the impatient because a lot of the tracks slowly climb to their apex. The average listener may not feel like waiting around for the time it takes some of the songs to do so. I can understand the previous reviewer's argument that the album is boring. It has its moments when it can be a little boring, but I still loved it. Most of the tracks are beautiful (I'd say 6 out of 10) and the guests really add a flavor that wasn't present on Boom Bip's previous releases. Even the long time fans should be able to get into this album.

If I had to find a flaw, it would be that the album isn't quite long enough. It clocks in at a paltry 47 minutes. But the contents more than make up for such a short listen. Also, "Dumb Day" drags a little bit and can be a bit boring. I was waiting for that song to reach its high point and it never did. Other than that, I can't really find anything wrong with this album. It's definitely worth checking out. I'd reccomend picking this one up.

Standout Tracks: The Move, Aplomb, Do's & Don'ts feat. Ruff Ghrys, Cimple, The Matter (Of Our Discussion), and Eyelashings

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite releases of the new year., April 12, 2005

By	JD (Mississippi) - See all my reviews

Kind of electronic album I can list to over and over . . . songs are unique and have the spatial quality one finds in avant-garde jazz. Full of intense and interesting sounds but always very free, never too dense.

My reviews aren't that good, but this album deserved another 5 so it is getting one.