Underage Thinking

Teddy Geiger

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: March 21, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000BN9X18
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,326 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Teddy Geiger, 17 and hugely talented, is going to take some lumps with the release of his debut CD--that's the way it goes when you're a blue-eyed, raven-haired, golden-skinned Adonis-in-training type. Don't let the hottie-haters distract you, though: this is pop music worth listening to, from the John Mayer-meets-Maroon 5-meets-Vanessa Carlton early tracks to later cuts, which bubble with something altogether purer. Geiger, known to the teen-age masses already for his turn on VH1's "In Search of the New Partridge Family" series and for playing a budding rock star on "Love Monkey," a CBS show that flopped weeks prior to this disc's release, sings in a ropey voice that's comfortable just where it is--mid-range and married to the feelings behind it. Which, surprisingly, are frontloaded with honesty and depth. "Thinking Underage," a song that does a neat backflip with the disc's title, is as gorgeous a sulk as has ever come off a major label; "Try Too Hard" is pure, sweet springtime. And Teddy, proving for all the world that the talent gods pick favorites, can play: hear him here on guitar, piano, bass and drums. -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Geiger's clicking like crazy, March 31, 2006

By	Amanda Richards "Modest to the extreme" (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Meet Teddy Geiger, the talented, model-cute 17 year old singer/songwriter whose debut album is a sure-fire bet to be a huge hit. Fans of James Blunt, Daniel Powter, Daniel Bedingfield and K T Tunstall will identify with this album, especially the fresh-sounding first single "For You I Will (Confidence)"

Second single "These Walls" is a ballad about facing up to life after having your heart broken.

"Cause everybody tries to put some love on the line
And everybody feels a broken heart sometimes
And even when I'm scared I have to try to fly
Sometimes I fall
But I've seen it done before
I got to step outside these walls"

Other good tracks are "Thinking Underage", "Look Where We Are Now" and "Seven Days Without You" (a version of the Avion single, and my favorite track), but there really isn't a bad song on this album.

Watch out for this husky voiced cutie-pie, he's another Geiger you can count on.


Amanda Richards, March 31, 2006

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overage Talent!, March 22, 2006

By	Thnairg "Thnairg" (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

When I downloaded his single on [that music service whose name begins with an "i"], I liked the song and looked forward to the release of the album, thinking it was going to be pretty good. But I didn't expect it to be one of the best albums of 2006 thusfar! One can't help but be impressed by such a solid debut album from a guy still in his teens.

Several songs I fell in love with by the third listen of this album, specifically: "Air Dry", the upbeat "Possibilities", the mellow "Gentlemen", and the lead-off single "For You I Will (Confidence)". Geiger's voice contains the most pleasing elements of both Jonny Lang's raspy growl and Ryan Cabrera's breezy smoothness; and his songwriting and musical style bring to mind a cross between Tyler Hilton and John Mayer. If you like any or all of these artists, Teddy Geiger is right up your alley.

Simply put, this album is straight-ahead, radio-friendly pop-rock with a dash of rootsy funk. It doesn't break any new ground, but it doesn't have to in order to be good. "Underage Thinking" is very good, and if the corporate music machine allows Teddy Geiger to put out a second album (and maybe a third), I have a strong feeling that he's only going to get better.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sky's The Limit For This Musical Prodigy, April 8, 2006

By	A. R. Cheyney - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Teddy Geiger's debut album "Underage Thinking" shows a maturity and depth that has not been seen for years in a performer so young. At 16 (now he is 17) Geiger either wrote or co-wrote 11 out 12 of the tracks on this album but also played Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums these various songs. What makes it more amazing is that he is self-taught on all these instruments.

While the maturity of writing in his melodies is evident, his lyrics ring with an earnestness and a poetic quality which ranks with the best of today's music.

A sample from the first single "For You I Will (Confidence)":

For give me if I st..stutter
From all of the clutter
In my head.

Cuz I could fall asleep in those eyes
Like a water bed

Do I seem familiar,
I've crossed you in hallways
A thousand times,

No more camouflage
I want to be exposed,
And not be afraid to fall.

The quality of lyrics and the memorable nature and tunefulness of the music make this great song sound even better after several listens.

Other songs of note include:

"These Walls"
"Night Air"
"Thinking Underage"
"Look Where We Are Now"
"Air Dry"
"Trying Too Hard"
"A Million Years"

The last track on the disc, "Love Is A Marathon", strongly evokes Bob Dylan and could be the masterpiece of the entire allbum.

Will Teddy Geiger be the next Dylan, McCartney or Joel? Probably not, but there is no doubt in my mind that he has the potential to become an all-time great. Whether he lives up to that potential or not remains to be seen, but I for one, will be buying his next album. After that, I hope I will be purchasing Teddy Geiger albums for years to come.