My Gemini Self [Import]

I can't say enough positive things about Blu Sanders. This album, as well as 5TCA...simply amazing. No words I could say could do this album (and 5TCA) justice.

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Blu Sanders has the voice of an angel and the soul of a tortured poet. A man whose lyrics and whose voice on "My Gemini Self" clearly portray a man with enormous heartache and passion for love and life. It's rare that I listen to this disc without dissolving into tears- and when it comes to my 3 favorite tracks? Forget it- I cry every damned time I hear them. And I'm not saying it's hard to bring me to tears; on the contrary, I'm an emokid who cries at good Hallmark commercials. But it's rare that I can be so deeply moved on every single listen.

One of the most poignant songs on the disc is "Hold On," a stunning, aching lamentation of old relationships and a chorus that urges listeners to hold on to what really matters in life- friends, family, happiness. "Savor every sweet moment, 'cause baby this is it." Tender piano and Blu's soft caress on the acoustic accompanied with vocals sung like any minute, he might burst into tears are what makes this song gorgeous. Blu's voice trembles delicately about the music, sometimes drifting into a choked whisper in a haunting, heartbreaking way I've never heard done quite so well before.

Another beautiful heartbreaker is "Don't Stop Loving Me Tonight" with lyrics that croon, "I wanna be your sailor lost at sea/I want your waves to crash and cover me." For a period of time, I was writing that any place I could find- including the fogged up window of my fiancé's car. Blu makes such aching pleas to this mystery woman that it strikes the chords of your heart instantly. I think it's a safe assumption to make that everyone has experienced the ache of a lost love, or a love that you'd do just about anything to hold on to.

Clearly, Blu's lyrics move me the most of any part of his music. If I could quote all his lyrics here, I'd be glad to do it and you'd all be better off for having read them.

Not every song on this album is dark- there are a handful of upbeat, driving, peaceful songs like "Get in the Car and Drive" and "Shining Through." But Blu's gift is reaching into you, pulling out your heart and soul and trampling all over it. But that ache is a good one, for each listen to the disc makes you fall deeper and deeper in love with his music. It's rare that you find a disc that is so bare and raw that it actually makes you feel you've been given a part of that musician's heart. And when Blu isn't singing about being lonesome, he's writing such beautiful poetry about the women he's with that you wish it were you he's singing about. "I feel lucky, I've finally found her/Ribbons of silver on pearlescent skin."

Every song on this disc is flawless. "My Gemini Self" is a must-have for any acoustic fan. Blu's heart pulses with every beat of every song and it couldn't be any more apparent. "I'm giving it up/Crying offkey/I'm falling apart/Are you still listening?" Few musicians are willing to truly bear the inner workings of their soul. I'm fairly convinced that if this album doesn't deeply move you on some level, you have no soul. And any disc that uses strings in such a phenomenally emotionally laden manner gets two thumbs up from me ("Come For Me" is the first song that comes to mind while I write this).

If I could give this disc a 10/5, I would. This is one of the best albums I've heard in a long time. It's one of those albums that moves me so profoundly, I don't think I've even done it justice in my review. There aren't adjectives intense, passionate, aching, pensive, or powerful enough to describe how his music affects me.

-By Kristyn Cunningham

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