Andy Bell - Electric Blue
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Artist: Andy BellEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-10-04
Music Label: Sanctuary Records
Soundtracks:
- Intro
- Caught in a Spin
- Crazy
- Love Oneself
- I Thought It Was You
- Electric Blue
- Jealous
- Shaking My Soul
- Runaway
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Delicious
- Fantasy
- See the Lights Go Out
- Rest of Our Lives
Music reviews of Electric Blue
Music Review: Having a delicious new cake and eating it too!
Rating: 5 Stars
'Electric Blue' by Andy Bell strives to excel, and I was more than pleasantly surprised at Mr. Bell's first solo effort.
ABOUT THE TRACKS:
Other than the 'Intro' which is only a minute or so long, there are 11 songs with strong basslines and chord shifts, 2 are slower ballads (I suppose they are a requisite on any soloist's debut), and out of the 11 'dance' songs (I despise using genre catch phrases), I really love 10 of them.
The first release from the Andy Bell is 'Crazy', and will probably be a regular club track. I did notice that he modified that 'upwards swooping sound' which you hear in the Erasure song 'Chorus' and used that in 'Caught in a Spin'... The track 'Shaking My Soul' is a departure, however, that I think could have been a good B-side.
Despite the endless comparisons to the Erasure canon from other reviewers that begin to annoy, I will reluctantly make a few myself: 'Electric Blue' has a lot of the energy that 'Chorus' had... which I'm glad about, a little of the weirdness of 'Wild!', and the 2 songs with Claudia Bruecken are EXCELLENT (remember her from the original line-up of the band Propaganda who penned the tracks 'P-Machinery', 'Jewel/Duel', not to mention the infamous 'Dr. Mabuse'?). The track 'I Thought It Was You' with Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters which works fantastically... Mr. Shears mostly sings backup in what is like a 'hyped-up Jimmy Sommerville-type' voice, yet not falsetto, and not too eclipsing... it just WORKS in a way I cannot describe (one must hear).
In addition, what I noticed is that the best thing of all (to me) is that, in each song, the different melodic sections are shifted suddenly and distinctly accentuated in an electric-dynamic fashion, keeping the listener's interest. Plus, the title track, 'Electric Blue', stands out in a uniquely thematic way, bringing together musical AND lyrical aspects of the rest of the album; furthermore having some accessible yet simultaneously bizarre lyrics, which are pure fun. My favorite line in that track, which was a big surprise for me to hear is: "When we dance to 'Supernature', hold your hands in space...". I remember seeing Erasure perform 'Supernature' in a high-school auditorium in Germany and the visual set was a creative coup (ok, perhaps I embellish), complete with space outfits and bubble helmets, as well as big alien flowers and lots of glitter... it was a blast.
Now I wouldn't call Electric Blue PHENOMENAL or a MASTERPIECE; and I do understand what the other reviewers have said, yet it is superlative for the dance genre in this time of Britney Spears et al... and if by deductive reasoning most of the songs make you dance involuntarily (and immediately) in your flat or apartment, how much more can you ask?? :) Mr. Bell's voice is full and strong on this release and I certainly hope we will hear more (solo) from him within a short time.
P.S. For those who say that the best parts of 'Electric Blue' sound like Erasure, well, why not have a NEW cake and eat it too? Is there not room? Also, to Mr. Bell's credit, all of Erasure's music was NOT penned by Vince Clarke alone. 'Nuf said.
Description of Electric Blue
Andy Bell lets us in to his world of dance floor pop bliss with his solo album debut, Electric Blue.Electric Blue features 14 brand new tracks, including two duets with Claudia Brucken (of Propaganda and Act) and Jake Shears (of Scissor Sisters), and encompasses a variety of musical genres.
Electric Blue was co-written and recorded throughout 2004 and 2005 with Manhattan Clique (Philip Larsen & Chris Smith) who, as well as Erasure, have also worked with Moby, The B-52?s, Stereophonics and Goldfrapp in recent months.
The first single "Crazy" will be available on three formats, with club remixes from Erasure partner Vince Clarke, plus Cicada (Electric 6, New Order), Manhattan Clique, MHC and King Roc.
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