Bleu edmondson - lost boy rar

Each show a testament to the lyrics of Edmondson and the guitar wizardry of Coby Wier. These guys were living a Motley Crue Prevost life in the back of an Econoline van.

The band chased the white lines on the strength of those first two releases. Some of those highs came with a cost. And the band around Bleu Edmondson was altered due to it.

Baker brought in a boundary pushing rock approach. He had worked with artists as varied as Vallejo, Zykos and a young Brandi Carlile. His production techniques brought out the Springsteen influences to a max degree. The music was different, but just as good or possibly better than it had ever been. Whereas our hindsight allows that The Band Plays O n is probably the more important and more influential record in the pantheon of Texas Music, Lost Boy is without a doubt the grander, better album.

The Springsteen vibe is heavy and the instrumentation unlike anything in Texas Music at the time. Stoic, heavy, poetic lyrics describing even the most mundane moments bounce in between big production full of rich music.

Hopeless hearted hunters waging war on the stars We cheered the revolution from a rooftop bar And swore to one another only we could make it right. There are moments that feel a bit campy, overwrought and forced lyrically with the lens of 13 years in the rearview, but it always sounds so good you dismiss it. This is an artist pushing himself to be as big as possible in all ways: lyrically, sonically and on the stage. It all sounds so broad and bombastic. Things were going well. The live band continued to evolve and Edmondson continued to grind.

With the vacuum effect of Pat Green, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Charlie Robison, Randy Rogers Band and Jack Ingram becoming relative national acts during this time period, Edmondson was able to lock down a solid place as a headliner in the state and region. His career was a remarkable success. The Springsteen elements remain on the front-burner and perhaps subconsciously or by implicit design, the songs mostly all come off as Springsteen b-sides.

The first half of the album continues in this pattern prior to falling off in the back half with some subpar slow burns. But as the new decade dawned, Edmondson slowly slid from public view. He would pop up from time to time at the shows of his friends and maintain a sporadic touring schedule until or so. Then nothing. An acoustic show here or there. His online social media presence is much the same. A flurry of activity followed by a bit of radio silence. In some degree, that may be an apt description despite their music being completely different.

The truth is, Edmondson was a Texas original. He was more influenced by the Bruce Springsteen aspect of his influences than that of Robert Earl Keen. As he grew more confident in himself as a writer and performer he accentuated the Boss and the result was truly magnificent. It left a lasting impact and influence that still reverberates across the Texas scene. Bleu Edmondson set a template of doing his own thing, not chasing the popular sounds of the day.

When everyone else was trying to copy Pat Green, Randy Rogers Band or Ragweed, Edmondson turned to his soul inward and produced songs influenced by his own experiences.

He created his own sound and brand. And for over a decade he could sell out just about any room in the south. He made country records and rock records. He put sax on stuff. He sang about sinners, saints, suicide girls and the hopeless hearted hunters waging war on the stars. Bleu Edmondson wrote some damn good songs, surrounded himself with top shelf players, called on some of the best producers in the state and made his own way.

That way took him to the top and he slowly backed off the top of his own volition. A true Texas Treasure. I've worked in just about every facet of the music business for 20 years. I like to write about it all. Thursday 5 August Friday 6 August Saturday 7 August Sunday 8 August Monday 9 August Tuesday 10 August Wednesday 11 August Thursday 12 August Friday 13 August Saturday 14 August Sunday 15 August Monday 16 August Tuesday 17 August Wednesday 18 August Thursday 19 August Friday 20 August Saturday 21 August Sunday 22 August Monday 23 August Tuesday 24 August Wednesday 25 August Thursday 26 August Friday 27 August Saturday 28 August Sunday 29 August Monday 30 August Tuesday 31 August Wednesday 1 September Thursday 2 September Friday 3 September Saturday 4 September Sunday 5 September Monday 6 September Tuesday 7 September Wednesday 8 September Thursday 9 September Friday 10 September Saturday 11 September Sunday 12 September Monday 13 September Tuesday 14 September Wednesday 15 September Thursday 16 September Friday 17 September Saturday 18 September Sunday 19 September Monday 20 September Tuesday 21 September Wednesday 22 September Thursday 23 September Friday 24 September Saturday 25 September Sunday 26 September Monday 27 September Tuesday 28 September Wednesday 29 September Thursday 30 September Friday 1 October Saturday 2 October Sunday 3 October Monday 4 October Tuesday 5 October Wednesday 6 October Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October Tuesday 12 October Wednesday 13 October Thursday 14 October Friday 15 October Saturday 16 October Sunday 17 October Monday 18 October Tuesday 19 October Wednesday 20 October Thursday 21 October Friday 22 October Saturday 23 October Sunday 24 October Monday 25 October Tuesday 26 October Wednesday 27 October Thursday 28 October Friday 29 October Saturday 30 October Sunday 31 October Monday 1 November Tuesday 2 November Wednesday 3 November Thursday 4 November Friday 5 November Saturday 6 November Sunday 7 November Monday 8 November Tuesday 9 November Wednesday 10 November Thursday 11 November Friday 12 November Saturday 13 November Sunday 14 November Monday 15 November Tuesday 16 November Wednesday 17 November Thursday 18 November Friday 19 November Saturday 20 November Sunday 21 November Monday 22 November