Hey! Buy BOY HOWDY and get a free link to the I LIKE MIKE Music Video! (Think swing-dancing ballplayers!) We'll e-mail it to you when your order is confirmed! Don't miss the super-saucy shower scene! WARNING: PG-13 RATED!!!
BOY HOWDY was nomin [+]Hey! Buy BOY HOWDY and get a free link to the I LIKE MIKE Music Video! (Think swing-dancing ballplayers!) We'll e-mail it to you when your order is confirmed! Don't miss the super-saucy shower scene! WARNING: PG-13 RATED!!!
BOY HOWDY was nominated for OUTMUSIC's Award: "OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING, MALE". (well, I AM, ain't I?)
"It's a joy, an absolute joy from the opening chords of the opening song it leaps out of the speakers. Fine songwriting, fine performances all fired with an unignorable joie de vivre and lifeaffirming exhuberance. Without hesitation I warmly recommend a recent discovery from my 6 Music Evening Sequence show: JAY SPEARS. I like Jay's album "Boy Howdy" so much that if you buy it from his website and don't agree, you can post it on to me at PO BOX 3185 London SW18 3JG and I'll refund your money personally!" Tom Robinson, BBC6
REVIEWS:
The Other Spears No relation to that other blond bombshell known as Britney, Los Angeles singer-songwriter JAY SPEARS IS JUST THE KIND OF TROUBADOR THAT THE GAY WORLD NEEDS. The comical slice-of-life pieces on Spears' acclaimed debut, "Boy Howdy", perfectly capture his easygoing West Coast sensibility, all the while making nods to the men he's loved and sometimes lost. But don't think that these are merely sentimental romantic numbers. The classic guy's guy, Spears writes and sings from a jockish, happy-go-lucky perspective, though he's also skeptical about the macho-man mentality. "My Ray" is the first in a string of tunes named after those special men whom Spears has encountered. Against a '50s doo-wop backdrop, he aims his arrow for the heart of a "big strong chango" in a love song that's like no other. The chanting sports anthem "I Like Mike" finds a hunky teammate at the center of Spears' affections, while "Cryin' over Brian" follows the path of a heartbreaking heartthrob right to Jay's bed. Spears' musings aren't always so lighthearted, though. "Positive" takes a sobering look at how HIV status can affect potential relationships. Despite its honest resolution ("So now we're pals and I tell you no lie/ I hope he finds a beautiful positive guy"), the track has caused some controversy among listeners. Such is the dilemma of difficult themes that deal with volatile
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