Broadjam Artist: Greg Lambert
Song: My Name Is Boodon
Reviewer: Phil Bouldry
Positive Comments: Nice short intro leads right into the song. A fairly unique story for sure. I think the opening verse is adequate to draw in the listener. There are some really good visuals in here. The second verse adds some suspense. Then the chorus explains what the man’s name is. The instrumentation is very good. (Nice little accent there at “smashed the desk”. It is well crafted to support the mood. The recording is clean and clear and the vocal is up front and crystal clear. The singer’s voice is good, and matches the mood of the story.
Constructive Comments: Oh man there are questions that don’t get answered here. Why does a 500 pound man habitually walk down the highway? Searching for something or someone? Exercising to lose weight? Hugely, why is he (suddenly) bleeding? There is no explanation of that at all. There’s a whole story there that is left untold. A verse and the chorus could have been better used to tell it. As it is, we have heard this chorus in Copperhead Road by Steve Earle. “My name’s John Lee Pettimore, same as my daddy and his daddy before”. This is an interesting story about a very large man with a medical emergency, and the paperwork and examination cause him problems.