Futurist CD

 Never want to stop listening...
I really love this cd, and can't figure out why so many people slam this it on other web sites. I first downloaded "Your Move", and at first I wasn't really into it, but a little while after I switched off my mp3 player, I had the beginning of the song playing over and over in my head (weird, no?) So, a few days later, I downloaded "Details" and fell in love with it the first time I listened all the way through (I'm pretty much crazy about his piano, by the way). ;) Soon after that, ,I downloaded the cd off Amazon, and received it about a week and a half later. I had read several negative reviews about the cd, and decided that even none of the songs were anywhere near as good as "Details", anybody who could play, sing, and write a song that beautiful, the other tracks couldn't be too bad, right? On my first listen of the whole cd, I decided that, no, the other songs weren't anywhere as good as "Details", but I still didn't regret buying it. Once I finished the album, I decided to listen to it again. As soon as I heard the first song on the album, "Man Like Me", on the second listen, the first thing that hit me was that his voice didn't sound as...unpolished as it had the first time around. The same went for the rest of the album. By the second or third day, I was listening to almost nothing but this cd, and about a week later, I was very much in love with the whole album. I think that a lot of people who have heard this cd have only listened to it partially, instead of giving it the full attention that it deserves. If you are considering purchasing this album, I strongly encourage you to do so, listening to the entire album, and then start again; it might surprise you. To those people who already have a copy of "The Futurist" and don't really care for it, I really hope you give it another try. Some of the best cds are the ones that grow on you. :)
Submitted by Amy (Palmer, AK, USA)
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 Simply Amazing
I first saw Robert Downey, Jr. the musician when he appeared on the Oprah Show. I was blown away by his immense talent. I ran out the same day a purchased this cd. It is one of my favorite discs and has earned a permanent spot in my stereo. The piano and bass in his tracks is memorizing. It creates a calm yet upbeat mood in your house. I can listen to it over and over. It is a breath of fresh air during a time when the music industry is overrun with hip-hop and copycat garage bands. If you don't have this disc and have a true appreciation for music with a soul, run and buy this cd. You won't regret it.
Submitted by Kelly (Washington, DC)
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 Interestinig - But Can the Cigs Dude!
This is one of those moody, deeply personal recordings that takes several listenings to warm up to completely. I was instantly attracted to the piano intros on several of the songs, but then started becoming irritated with Downey's smokey (literally) renderings that seemed a bit too self-involved and repetitive. You have to admire the guy, though. He really took a gamble with this one and I respect his intense need to express himself, albeit somewhat depressingly,
Submitted by stephenacs (Palm Desert, CA)
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