Bo Bice - The Real Thing
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Artist: Bo BiceEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-12-13
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- The Real Thing
- You're Everything
- U Make Me Better
- Nothing Without You
- My World
- Remember Me
- Hold On To Me
- Lie...It's Alright
- It's My Life
- Willing To Try
- Valley Of Angels
Free Music Notes for The Real Thing
Free Music Review: More like the wrong thing
Hit: 2 Stars
Southern rocker Bo Bice entered the big leagues upon finishing as runner-up on the fourth season of `American Idol,' but his debut does not measure up to expectations. Although he has the backing of music industry exec Clive Davis, his new image and sound are as transparent as half-empty glass of water.
Bice tries to pull off the pop-rocker profile on tracks like "U Make Me Better" and the Chad Kroeger-penned "You're Everything," but they fall flat despite the southern spin in Bice's vocals. Lead single and title track "The Real Thing" is melodically catchy but the lyrics are bland to the core. Similarly, the lyrics on "Lie...It's Alright" are almost laughable coming from Bice, as they would be more believable coming from someone like Kelly Clarkson or even Aaron Carter.
The fact that Bice collaborates with RCA's usual suspects - Kara DioGaurdi and John Shanks - is enough to raise suspect of the authenticity of his debut. Although he does shine on the closing song "Valley of Angels," it is most likely because Bice co-wrote it and therefore has at least some say in its existence. Bice also sounds more authentic on "Hold On to Me" and "Willing to Try," which reflect his Alabamian roots a bit better, but clunkers like the clich? "My World" and the up-tempo tune "Nothing Without You" show that pop, whether in ballad or rock form, mix as well with his genuine southern vocals just about as well as sushi mixes with butter.
Bo Bice is much, much better than this generic radio filler and will be able to show that `The Real Thing' is actually the wrong thing when he is given back control of his career.
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Bo Bice, American Idol darling and Alabama babe magnet, had to have known he was taking a risk in naming his debut full-length The Real Thing. Up until now, those who weren't fans of the show and were introduced to Bice's heart-on-his-sleeve brand of southern rock through either his fall 2005 guest spot on Carlos Santana's All That I Am or his chart-topping turn on the single "Inside Your Heaven," also from 2005, may have been tempted to write him off as reality-show riffraff. The Real Thing--thanks in no small part to producer Clive Davis as well as Bice-boosters Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), and Ben Moody (Evanescence)--redeems the hirsute, hard-charging rocker. Bice steps lively through a cavalcade of soaring guitars and top-drawer hooks, and he doesn't skimp on the belting--hear it on the full-flame lament "Nothing Without You" and also "Remember Me," an insistent rant sunk chest-deep in sincerity. If Bice sounds less earthy here than he did on the show--onstage he recalled the singer from the '60s band the Grass Roots to eerie effect at times--few will be disappointed. This is modern music with a Southern-man twist made irresistible by a bare-it-all guy who means it. The real thing, in other words. -Tammy La GorcePop Music CDs
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