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Blue-Eyed Son

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Blue-Eyed Son
OriginVenice, California, United States
GenresAcoustic
Indie rock
Surf rock
Years active2004–present
LabelsEenie Meenie Records
MembersAndrew Heilprin
Websiteblueeyedson.com

Blue-Eyed Son is an American indie rock band.[1]

The title of their debut album West of Lincoln refers to the ocean west of Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica.[1] "Blue-Eyed Son" may be a reference to a lyric in Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, and the album features a cover of Dylan's "I Threw It All Away".[1][2] The songs "When I Come Home" and "Step Away from the Cliff" have been featured on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and "Step Away from the Cliff" on the dark comedy Weeds.[1][3] West of Lincoln has been described by Allmusic's Alex Henderson as a "softer, more acoustic guitar-friendly effort" than Heilprin's earlier work.[4] Henderson goes on to say the album "has been greatly influenced by the Beatles' more psychedelic work of the late '60s."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d eeniemeenie.com, "about the band", Retrieved 10-04-2008
  2. ^ bobdylan.com, lyrics for A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall with second verse beginning with "Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?", Retrieved 10-04-2008
  3. ^ sho.com Archived 2008-08-22 at archive.today, song listings for Weeds song listings showing Step Away from the Cliff as featured in episode 7, Retrieved 10-04-2008
  4. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "West of Lincoln: Review". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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