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June 21, 2004
Butterfly Boucher - Flutterby (A&M Records)
By Lauren Isaacson
I've had this CD sitting on my dresser for probably over two months now. Not because I didn't like it, just the opposite. Heck, I practically got down on my knees and begged Jen to let me review and I have no intention of selling it to the local second hand music store. It even has a permanent place on my CD ladder and my hard drive.
The reason(s) I have had so much trouble getting around to reviewing it is that it is a good album, and I am a procrastinator, and I'm having trouble coming to grips with the fact that I like an artist named "Butterfly Boucher." Really, what kind of name is that? It sounds like a female wrestler on La Lucha Va Voom.
I'm much better and being able to tell people why I don't like an album as opposed to why I do. But, I'll give it a try anyway:
This is the kind of CD a pair of well intentioned liberal parents would give their daughter before she left for college, along with a pack of condoms. My favorite song, "Another White Dash," is about the excitement of moving someplace new and starting all over with someone you love. Isn't that sweet? Then there's the New Agey tune about trees that dream of becoming boats and a bear that wants to become a poet's coat (wtf?!) called "A Beautiful Book." See what I mean? The perfect gift for that blossoming young woman about to make her mark on the world, or have sex for the first time; whichever comes first.
Sure the lyrics can get a little (or a lot) far out, but the tunes are solid and danceable, the rhythms are interesting, and Butterfly had a nice voice. Those elements combined make this worth an RIAA lawsuit. Download away!
Posted by xx - Ms. Lauren - xx at June 21, 2004 8:49 PM
