Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Jim Boggia - Safe In Sound

Blue Hammock Music

Where is Jim Boggia? Who is Jim Boggia? After listening to Jim Boggia’s Safe In Sound several times it becomes clear that Boggia isn’t even sure where and who he is as a musician. A student of pop and rock music, Boggia is talented as a musician but even more so at mimicking the style and sound of others. Eventually you feel as though he wrote each song after listening to songs by other artists. "Final Word" could easily have been an Elvis Costello tune, "Show My Face Around" has a heavy John Lennon feel to it, while "Where’s The Party" and "Let Me Believe" sounds like cuts left off of the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. "Shine," "Live The Proof," "Underground" and "Made Me So Happy" also beg the question "Where have I heard that song before?" The final cuts on Safe In Sound - "Slowly" and "Supergirl" are just simply boring. Before Boggia journeys to the studio again he needs to journey and find his identity as a musician, once he does you’ll discover a great artist.

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