Heartbreak On Vinyl Reviews

Bri* · Subject: Heartbreak On Vinyl Reviews Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:21 pm

Post any reviews or articles on the album in this thread.
so we don't have a million threads on different reviews.

just quote what they said, and the link to it for people to go to it if they wanna look at it.

I'm gunna try to sticky this so that way it's the first thing in this thread

...once i figure out how to do that.

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**mrsblake** · Subject: Re: Heartbreak On Vinyl Reviews Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:27 pm

Hm. I'm trying to figure it out..I'm not sure if we can? Cause I don't see anything under my account either..

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Bri* · Subject: Re: Heartbreak On Vinyl Reviews Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:37 pm

I know we can.
I just forget how.
lol

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VeeKay07 · Subject: Re: Heartbreak On Vinyl Reviews Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:10 pm

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It makes sense that Blake Lewis, the most original American Idol contestant to date, would go on to produce the most original record to date by an Idol alum. Heartbreak on Vinyl does document the spiky-haired Mill Creek resident's romantic tribulations, but instead of spitting out sappy baby-come-back ballads, he uses Heartbreak to showcase his dance floor–friendly side.

For this, his sophomore effort, Lewis teamed with a slew of top-notch pop producers—including Rodney Jerkins and Jean Baptiste, who have worked with Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas, respectively—to conceive a contagious set of '80s-influenced dance music. "Left My Baby for You" is a funky Prince-meets-Daft Punk number. The driving synth beat of "Binary Love" could be the backbone of a killer rave. And despite its title, the record's lead single, "Sad Song," will compel you to get your groove on. Surprisingly, the only heavy dose of Lewis' trademark vocal turntablism comes on "SuperScratchaVocalisticTurnatableLicious," a minute-long track of Rahzelian sounds.

Unfortunately, later in the album Lewis breaks out a few slow jams ("Our Rapture of Love" and "The Point"), which kill the upbeat momentum. This loses some of Heartbreak's dance-club spirit—a spirit best captured on the title track, which nods to Seattle as Lewis imagines what the city might be like if local record shops were shuttered. Thankfully, the up-tempo rhythm of Lewis' heart reappears on the album closer, "Love or Torture (Please Don't Stop)," in which he encourages ladies to seductively touch themselves over a bumping bass groove. Let's see Sanjaya pull that off.

TRAVIS HAY

http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-10-21 ... osh-ottum/

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