Bleu Edmondson














Bleu Edmondson
Bleu Edmondson


With The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be, Bleu Edmondson’s long-awaited follow-up to 2007’s critically acclaimed Lost Boy, the southern-fried country rocker embarked on a search for truth, stripping back layers of regret, loss, and longing to uncover a renewed, albeit somewhat painfully soul-baring, view of himself and the world around him.  He dug deeper into what the music meant to him as a musician, a writer and a man. “Writing is like holding up a mirror to those darkest corners of our lives that we keep hidden,” confides the raspy-throated singer.  “It’s not always a pretty reflection, but it’s real and it matters.”  The collection of songs ministers to the saint and the sinner in each of us. It is an amalgamation of those touch points and influences that give us permission to question, confront and raise a little hell on Saturday night.

For the disc’s debut single, “No Room for Mercy,” the soulful singer/songwriter paints a vivid picture of the painful unraveling of a relationship, with a south Texas thunderstorm as a symbolic backdrop.  The raw wounds of deception, anger and disappointment are ripped wide open as the betrayed singer tells his lover that there is a price for what she has done and “you won’t lie to me anymore.”  Unlike some of his songwriting peers in other genres, Bleu chooses not to resolve the situation – or to explain in detail the circumstances involved – opting instead to allow the listener room to weave their own experiences into the song’s storyline. 

Edmondson’s lyrics convey a worldly perspective of one who has lived a life balanced on the edge – of success and failure, love and hate, elation and despair – with his trademark grit and unselfconscious vulnerability intact.   There is no sugar-coating in his songs; he simply calls it like he sees it. 

His men are flawed, with the brooding darkness of someone who has loved, lied and lost but for reason untold, repeats his mistakes time and again; and they are also vulnerable, with a desolate loneliness of someone who has been loved, been lied to and been left behind.   Sometimes they are scared little boys, strangers to themselves and mysteries to those around them.  But at the end of the day, they love a good party.

The women in Edmondson’s songs are innocent in one moment, insincere in the next, and unable to love the man who is willing to give them his heart.  They dance, they cry, they lose faith, they scream, and they love and hate interchangeably.  They are omnipresent, sometimes appearing as a barefoot angel sent to save the lost souls living life on the outside, or other times as a past-her-prime party girl who still has the boys fighting for her attention – and anything else she might surrender.

The couples he writes of lose their minds, quench each other’s thirsts, lie and fail to keep their promises; they fear, they take chances and through it all they love, with an urgent intensity that speaks to the desperation in their lives.

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Bleu Edmondson  08/20/2002            
BB
Please tell me you are kidding! One song is a ripoff of a Tom Petty song, most of the songs sound like the same old run-of-the-mill Texas "can't sing or play worth a dang" sound, and the only track that shines at all ($50) wasn't even written by Bleu. I'm very certain that Bleu will make it far, since the only way in Texas music to be a success is to be an arrogant drunk untalented songwriter that can't carry a tune in a bucket... or in this case, a flask!!!
Bleu Edmondson  08/13/2002            
Wayne Bays
Schulenburg show was KICK ASS!!! See you in Houston!
Bleu Edmondson  08/06/2002            
Sarah
Just got back from seeing the band at Poor Davids Pub, the show was great! I was so excited about seeing ya'll again! The turn out was GREAT! You guys really got the place goin' from the first song to the last. Ya'll are by far one of the best shows I have seen live. Keep Texas Loud and Proud!! Cant wait for the new CD, I am counting down the days! Besides my "Southland" is getting worn down from being played non-stop.
Bleu Edmondson  08/05/2002            
Chris Davis
Schulenburg Fest. I saw one of the best live shows that I have seen by a band in a long time. I had never seen the band before, and if you have'nt you're missing something special. All of the big guns played at the fest. Roger Creager, Kevin Fowler, Pat Green, and all were really good but I can honestly say that these guys were far above the best set of the whole weekend. Bleu and the band: Thanks for the pictures, autographs and and great music. Red, white and Bleu. Chris Davis Titan Communications Inc.
Bleu Edmondson  07/26/2002            
Fritzy
Toby? I dont think I remember a Toby at the Garden last night... Now there was a Coby... :0) And he did rock. as did the rest of the boys in the band. I got the chance to talk to Bleu after the show and he's such a genuinely great guy. If you hear he's playing in your town I recommend you go, you'll be glad you did!
Bleu Edmondson  07/26/2002            
Wayne Bays
The show last night at Garden in the Heights may have been the best this summer. The band sounded great, especially Toby. Looking forward to Schulenburg next weekend!!!!!
Bleu Edmondson  07/11/2002            
Bianca
I was very privileged to see Bleu Edmondson in Mexico with the Roger Creager band. The band played every song that we all wanted to hear. There is nothing like good Texas music and cold Coronas in Mexico. The band sounded really tight on all of thier songs. As well as being talented musicians they are all great guys, who don't want two girls walking back to America. THANK YOU so much for the TAXI, we appreciate it. See you in Texas.
Bleu Edmondson  07/05/2002            
Kim in Virginia
I was visiting friends in Houston Texas recently and was lucky enough to visit the Firestation the night Blue Edmonson was playing. Wow! I haven't enjoyed live music so much in a long time. You guys have got to come to Virginia. I've been playing the CD loud and to a lot of people and you've got a great fan base here already! Keep up the great work - I love you guys!!!!
Bleu Edmondson  07/03/2002            
Lee Marshall
i first heard you a year and a half ago opening for roger creager at mangos in austin. my friend bought the cd then moved away i finally got it again and i still remember all of the songs! this is one of the best ever in my collection. i cant wait for another. see ya in odesa!
Bleu Edmondson  07/02/2002            
ROBIN
HEY BLEU,KELLY,COBY AND SCOTER LOVE ROBIN
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