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Paula Abdul notoriously labeled Blake Lewis "the contemporary rebel," a seemingly nonsensical assignation that nevertheless had the ring of truth. Compared to everything else on that turgid sixth season of Idol, Blake was contemporary and a rebel. Unlike the obligatory soul throwback Melinda Doolittle, Lewis seemed versed in music made after his birth year, and compared to teen queen Jordin Sparks, he was happy to bend (but not break) the rules, beatboxing as often as he sang. Of course, that bit of sputtering showmanship was designed to masquerade his decidedly limited range, but it nevertheless made for OK TV, pushing him to the forefront of a dull pack that gleaned its only personality through the skin of Antonella Barba and the hair of Sanjaya Malakar. Blake carried a tune better than those two, but not better than Melinda and Jordin. Where he trumped them was the fact that he seemed to have a sense of himself, a musical identity cobbled together from the scrapyard of '80s MTV -- all learned via VH1 Classic and YouTube, naturally, as he was a toddler when the network launched -- that nevertheless seemed fresh when put against the endless Motown versions and Celine Dion on American Idol, and helped justify Abdul's appellation, at least a little bit. What Blake had that the other contestants didn't was musical ideas that came from outside the confines of the show, which was enough to make him interesting on a weekly basis (even if he was maddeningly inconsistent), and it was enough to suggest that he could possibly pull all his thoughts together on his inevitable studio album.
That inevitable studio album -- punningly titled Audio Day Dream, whose shorthand is ADD, a too-knowing acknowledgment of Lewis' scattershot attention span -- perhaps inevitably is a letdown, although it is surely more interesting than almost any other post-Idol effort from a finalist. Interesting as in, there's a whole bunch of stuff going on here, from the expected beatboxing and new wave fetishism to white-boy soul cribbed from Justin Timberlake and Maroon 5's Adam Levine, prissy schoolboy crooning pitched halfway between Keane and a neutered Morrissey, self-conscious digital effects, and a revamped "Puttin' on the Ritz" as learned from Taco, not Fred Astaire. It reads better than it plays because Lewis and cohorts -- mainly Ryan Tedder, the leader of Timbaland-supported pop/rockers OneRepublic -- have no idea how to synthesize this mess of sounds into something listenable, or even something that isn't irritating. All 16 tracks on Audio Day Dream fall into one of four categories, none of which Blake performs with distinction: stabs at old-school hip-hop, new wave revivalism, shaky club/dance soul, or tremulous, simpering Brit crooning. Whenever Blake breaks out his beatbox, it becomes evident that this is a visual trick for him, not an aural one; the new wave cuts play like stranded album cuts from 1985; he's not sexy enough to pull off the loverman boasts; and he has no range for the ballads. He's a jack of many trades but master of none -- ironically, given the album's title, he doesn't have the discipline to focus on one thing and do it well, so he tries to do everything and nothing jells. As it has so much going on, ADD is certainly one of the more interesting Idol-related records, but so much commotion without construction is ultimately as forgettable as Jordin's pageant-winner trifle, and perhaps a little more tiring to get through, too.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Bshorty, Vocal - Jeremy Lightfoot, Acoustic Bass - Jordan Omley, Mixing Engineer - Jordan Omley, Producer - Jordan Omley, Recording Engineer - Keith Gretlein, 2nd Engineer - Kent Halvorsen, Keyboards - Kevin Sawka, Drums - Michael Mani, Mixing Engineer - Michael Mani, Producer - Michael Mani, Recording Engineer - Ryan Leyva, Guitar
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Misc. Prod. - Blake Lewis, Performer - Chris Poage, Baritone Saxophone - German Villacorta, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Recording Engineer - Jonathan Plum, Recording Engineer - Keith Gretlein, Recording Engineer - Kevin Sawka, Drums - Louis Biancaniello, Composer - Louis Biancaniello, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Arranger - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Drum Programmer - Ryan Tedder, Engineer - Ryan Tedder, Guitar - Ryan Tedder, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer - Sam Watters, Composer - Sam Watters, Lyricist - Sam Watters, Producer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - T.J. Berry, Alto Saxophone - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Performer - German Villacorta, Recording Engineer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Keith Gretlein, Recording Engineer - Ryan Tedder, Arranger - Ryan Tedder, Drum Programmer - Ryan Tedder, Performer - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis featuring Lupe Fiasco, Performer - Dave Yaden, Organ - Doug Fenske, Recording Engineer - Josh Hoge, Composer - Josh Hoge, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Arranger - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Performer - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Programmer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Healy, Synthesizer - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Dave Katz, Composer - Dave Katz, Guitar - Dave Katz, Lyricist - Dave Katz, Synthesizer - Kevin Augunas, Recording Engineer - Sam Hollander, Composer - Sam Hollander, Lyricist - Sam Hollander, Producer - Sam Hollander, Programmer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Sluggo, Producer - Sluggo, Programmer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Performer - Craig Durrance, Recording Engineer - E. Kidd Bogart, Composer - E. Kidd Bogart, Lyricist - Jonathan Plum, Recording Engineer - Ryan Tedder, Arranger - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Performer - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Programmer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Eric Granada, 2nd Engineer - Hollis Greenhouse, Recording Engineer - Ryan Tedder, Arranger - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Performer - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Programmer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - David Ryan Harris, Composer - David Ryan Harris, Lyricist - Louis Biancaniello, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Sam Watters, Producer - Sean Hurley, Composer - Sean Hurley, Lyricist - Wayne Wilkins, Producer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Dave Katz, Composer - Dave Katz, Guitar - Dave Katz, Lyricist - Sam Hollander, Composer - Sam Hollander, Lyricist - Sam Hollander, Producer - Sean Gould, Guitar - Sean Gould, Recording Engineer - Sluggo, Producer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Chris Richardson, Composer - Chris Richardson, Lyricist - Greg Ogan, Recording Engineer - Jonathan Rotem, Arranger - Jonathan Rotem, Composer - Jonathan Rotem, Lyricist - Jonathan Rotem, Performer - Jonathan Rotem, Producer - Monte Nueble, Performer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Alex Gregs, Composer - Alex Gregs, Lyricist - Alex Gregs, Producer - Alex Gregs, Programmer - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Brian Transeau, Arranger - Brian Transeau, Composer - Brian Transeau, Lyricist - Brian Transeau, Mixing Engineer - Brian Transeau, Producer - Brian Transeau, Programmer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Bshorty, Vocal - Jeremy Lightfoot, Acoustic Bass - Jordan Omley, Mixing Engineer - Jordan Omley, Producer - Jordan Omley, Recording Engineer - Keith Gretlein, 2nd Engineer - Kent Halvorsen, Keyboards - Kevin Sawka, Drums - Michael Mani, Mixing Engineer - Michael Mani, Producer - Michael Mani, Recording Engineer - Ryan Leyva, Guitar
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Eric Granada, 2nd Engineer - Jordan Omley, Composer - Jordan Omley, Lyricist - Jordan Omley, Misc. Prod. - Louis Biancaniello, Composer - Louis Biancaniello, Lyricist - Michael Mani, Composer - Michael Mani, Lyricist - Michael Mani, Misc. Prod. - Radio, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Arranger - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Performer - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Programmer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer - Sam Watters, Composer - Sam Watters, Lyricist - Tom Syrowski, Recording Engineer - Troy Johnson, Composer - Troy Johnson, Lyricist
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Aaron Sterling, Drums - Adam Hawkins, Recording Engineer - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Keyboards - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Brent Arrowood, 2nd Engineer - David Hodges, Composer - David Hodges, Lyricist - Jolie Levine, Coordinator - Mike Elizondo, Composer - Mike Elizondo, Guitar - Mike Elizondo, Keyboards - Mike Elizondo, Lyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer - Mike Elizondo, Programmer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Background Vocal - Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Eric Granada, 2nd Engineer - Hollis Greenhouse, Recording Engineer - Ryan Tedder, Arranger - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Lyricist - Ryan Tedder, Performer - Ryan Tedder, Producer - Ryan Tedder, Programmer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Blake Lewis, Composer - Blake Lewis, Lyricist - Blake Lewis, Performer - Bshorty, Vocal - Jeremy Lightfoot, Acoustic Bass - Jordan Omley, Mixing Engineer - Jordan Omley, Producer - Jordan Omley, Recording Engineer - Keith Gretlein, 2nd Engineer - Kent Halvorsen, Keyboards - Kevin Sawka, Drums - Michael Mani, Mixing Engineer - Michael Mani, Producer - Michael Mani, Recording Engineer - Ryan Leyva, Guitar
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Paula Abdul notoriously labeled Blake Lewis "the contemporary rebel," a seemingly nonsensical assignation that nevertheless had the ring of truth. Compared to everything else on that turgid sixth season of Idol, Blake was contemporary and a rebel. Unlike the obligatory soul throwback Melinda Doolittle, Lewis seemed versed in music made after his birth year, and compared to teen queen Jordin Sparks, he was happy to bend (but not break) the rules, beatboxing as often as he sang. Of course, that bit of sputtering showmanship was designed to masquerade his decidedly limited range, but it nevertheless made for OK TV, pushing him to the forefront of a dull pack that gleaned its only personality through the skin of Antonella Barba and the hair of Sanjaya Malakar. Blake carried a tune better than those two, but not better than Melinda and Jordin. Where he trumped them was the fact that he seemed to have a sense of himself, a musical identity cobbled together from the scrapyard of '80s MTV -- all learned via VH1 Classic and YouTube, naturally, as he was a toddler when the network launched -- that nevertheless seemed fresh when put against the endless Motown versions and Celine Dion on American Idol, and helped justify Abdul's appellation, at least a little bit. What Blake had that the other contestants didn't was musical ideas that came from outside the confines of the show, which was enough to make him interesting on a weekly basis (even if he was maddeningly inconsistent), and it was enough to suggest that he could possibly pull all his thoughts together on his inevitable studio album.
That inevitable studio album -- punningly titled Audio Day Dream, whose shorthand is ADD, a too-knowing acknowledgment of Lewis' scattershot attention span -- perhaps inevitably is a letdown, although it is surely more interesting than almost any other post-Idol effort from a finalist. Interesting as in, there's a whole bunch of stuff going on here, from the expected beatboxing and new wave fetishism to white-boy soul cribbed from Justin Timberlake and Maroon 5's Adam Levine, prissy schoolboy crooning pitched halfway between Keane and a neutered Morrissey, self-conscious digital effects, and a revamped "Puttin' on the Ritz" as learned from Taco, not Fred Astaire. It reads better than it plays because Lewis and cohorts -- mainly Ryan Tedder, the leader of Timbaland-supported pop/rockers OneRepublic -- have no idea how to synthesize this mess of sounds into something listenable, or even something that isn't irritating. All 16 tracks on Audio Day Dream fall into one of four categories, none of which Blake performs with distinction: stabs at old-school hip-hop, new wave revivalism, shaky club/dance soul, or tremulous, simpering Brit crooning. Whenever Blake breaks out his beatbox, it becomes evident that this is a visual trick for him, not an aural one; the new wave cuts play like stranded album cuts from 1985; he's not sexy enough to pull off the loverman boasts; and he has no range for the ballads. He's a jack of many trades but master of none -- ironically, given the album's title, he doesn't have the discipline to focus on one thing and do it well, so he tries to do everything and nothing jells. As it has so much going on, ADD is certainly one of the more interesting Idol-related records, but so much commotion without construction is ultimately as forgettable as Jordin's pageant-winner trifle, and perhaps a little more tiring to get through, too.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 16 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 00:52:37
- Künstler: Blake Lewis
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2007 19 Recordings Limited
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