Electric Love

When telling Jim Verraros that I was writing an article about him, he jokingly asked if it was going to be a good one. And yes Jim, it is going to be a good one! For you diehard fans of American Idol, you probably remember him among the top finalists in season 1. And for those in the gay community probably know him through the first two "Eating Out" movies. And some of you may just know him from his talented music! For me, I stumbled upon his music about a year ago and all I have done is buy more and more of it. Hopefully after reading this you'll go and buy some as well!

According to Wiki, Jim "is an American singer/entertainer and native of Crystal Lake, Illinois who is most notable for being one of the top 10 finalists in the first season of American Idol. Because he was raised by deaf parents, he is fluent in American Sign Language." Pretty cool, huh?

And something else interesting it says about him during his journey through American Idol was, "Verraros quickly became a celebrity in the American gay press because of a controversy that erupted when Fox Broadcasting Company made him remove gay-related comments from his network-sponsored American Idol web site in the summer of 2002. While Verraros was out to fellow contestants and Idol employees, he did not mention his homosexuality on air. Following the end of the show and the subsequent tour, Verraros came out publicly in an article in The Advocate."

His first album, "Rollercoaster", was released in 2005 and appeared to be a hit. With popular songs such as "Move", "So Deep" and "You Turn it On". You can buy the album here. And some of the recent stuff that he has out is what really got my attention. The song "Electric Love" was the first song that I heard of him, and I bought it instantly. It was pretty good and exciting because I was just starting to get into the electric pop/dance style of music. And this song just has a seductive feel to just get you dancing! You can buy that song here. The next song that I had to get was "Touch (Don't U Want 2)". And this song was obviously meant for the dancefloor because that is all I think of when listening to it. It is very good and I encourage you to buy this song as well here! And his next album, "Do Not Disturb" is due out in the recent future, so make sure you keep up with him to find out when it will be released.

If you want to keep up with Jim via Twitter, you can request to follow him with his link @JimVerraros.

So Jim, you asked for a good review, and I hope and think that is pretty good. I hope I was able to bring your music to justice and I also hope many future fans buy your music!! Let me know how I did.

As for you fans that have never known him, or if you have, comment to tell about your storyies with Jim's music. Does it give you the same dancing fever that it puts me in? And how long have you been following Jim in his journey? Since American Idol? Or since the "Eating Out" movies or his music? Let me know!!