Comments on: David Blue (self-titled)

By: Stranger

Stranger — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:49:33 +0000

thanks for the input, Mark and Will. I really appreciate your comments.Been listening to Blue’s 2nd album, 23 days in September, lately -that’s a good one as well

By: Mark Tunnell

Mark Tunnell — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:34:50 +0000

Hello,

While my initial comment about David being originally from Rhode Island is technically correct, it is not the whole story and thus may be somewhat misleading.

David became acquainted with New York City from a very early age, via day trips he embarked on without telling his family (often when he was supposed to be in school!). He quickly became accustomed to the wild-and-woolly hustle that was (still is) NYC in those days and it’s pretty safe to say that by age 21 he had firmly acquired a Noo Yawk state of mind.

Anyway, I thought I would add that little detail. I did not mean to previously imply that David had a stereotypical New England upbringing – he was about as far from a Kennedy as one could get!

Mark.

By: Will Dockery

Will Dockery — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:39:23 +0000

Nice piece, I’ll send folks over here who need a short heads-up on David Blue, which is just about everybody.

By: Mark Tunnell

Mark Tunnell — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:09:41 +0000

For the record – S. David Cohen (David Blue) and Leonard Cohen were not even remotely related.

David was from Rhode Island, while Lenny is of course Canadian.

Oh, and nice review by the way.

By: Stranger

Stranger — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:51:25 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, RS! – appreciate the insightful comments… that’s the first I’ve heard of him being related to L. Cohen …but you never know…

By: R.S.

R.S. — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:34:43 +0000

I threw this LP on today and dug it for sure, and started poking around online and ended up here. A friend just told me that David Blue is Leonard Cohen’s brother. It makes sense. They look a bit alike, and there is a similar sound in the voice as well (and they have, the same last name)…
Aside from the obvious Dylan influence (which, while there, I never think gets too overwhelming/corny), there are also some moments in the ballads that have a serious Tom Rapp thing going on. The wasted lispy delivery reminds me of Pearls Before Swine.
Cool record…..
I fully agree about the tasteful absence of harmonica….

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:04:15 +0000

Stranger,

“The room it was lit up. Me too, I couldn’t sit up.” That line is funny. Not sure whether I’m laughing at or with, but still enjoyable. Good post.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:45:25 +0000

Hi Stranger, great choice, this is actually one of my favorites. I have some of the later singer songwriter records like Stories and Nice Baby and the Angel and they are pretty strong though the Dylanisms are toned down considerably in favor of something more original. So Easy She Goes By is one of my favorite songs off the above album, it has that classic 1966 Al Kooper organ sound. Welcome, and thanks for the great reviews!!!