Bloom is the second album by the American musical duo Billy Pilgrim, released in 1995.[2][3] The duo was dropped by Atlantic Records the following year.[4][5]
| Bloom | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Treasure Isle | |||
| Label | Atlantic[1] | |||
| Producer | Richard Dodd | |||
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The album peaked at No. 37 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[6] The first single was "Sweet Louisiana Sound", which was a minor radio hit.[7][8] The duo promoted the album by playing shows with Blessid Union of Souls and labelmate Mary Karlzen, among others.[9][10]
Production
editThe album was produced by Richard Dodd.[11] It was recorded at Treasure Isle Studios, in Nashville.[12] The backing band included Mike Campbell, Sonny Landreth, and Garry Tallent.[13][14]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [15] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [11] |
The Vancouver Sun wrote that "Sweet Louisiana Sound" "is an upbeat four-four kicker with a hint of a bayou twang that resists the duo's propensity for overly earnest, over-simplified, folk pop."[16] The Columbus Dispatch called the album "better in almost every way than the group's self-titled debut: catchier, tougher when need be, lyrically more compelling."[17]
The San Diego Union-Tribune determined that "the soaring vocal harmonies of Andrew Hyra and Kristian Bush and jamming rhythm guitars can invoke Don Henley and the Eagles."[14] The Record deemed the album "outstanding," writing that "Billy Pilgrim makes folk-based pop music the way it was meant to be made."[18] The Daily Herald concluded that Bloom "places the group somewhere between the jangly guitar-rock sound of the Gin Blossoms and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the more countrified 'heartland rock' approach of the Jayhawks, Wilco and the BoDeans."[19]
AllMusic wrote that, "although sonically consistent and clean, the overall feel of the album is a bit sterile, a tad slick, a touch predictable."[15]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Louisiana Sound" | |
| 2. | "Boyo" | |
| 3. | "Shallow" | |
| 4. | "Falling Apart" | |
| 5. | "Caroline" | |
| 6. | "I Won't Tell" | |
| 7. | "Need Your Love" | |
| 8. | "Carefully" | |
| 9. | "I Don't Know Much" | |
| 10. | "Watching" | |
| 11. | "All She Talks" | |
| 12. | "Lady of the Mist" | |
| 13. | "Closed Down" |
References
edit- ^ Hyatt, Dan (26 May 1995). "Bloom Billy Pilgrim". Albuquerque Journal. p. E19.
- ^ "Billy Pilgrim Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Clubland". New York. Vol. 28, no. 32. Aug 14, 1995. p. 64.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew (January 22, 2016). "See Kristian Bush Reunite His Folk-Rock Duo Billy Pilgrim". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Findlay, Prentiss (11 Apr 1996). "Two characters in search of a label". The Post and Courier. p. E8.
- ^ "Billy Pilgrim". Billboard.
- ^ Flick, Larry (May 13, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 19. p. 77.
- ^ "Does Vonnegut Know?". Florida/Metro. The Tampa Tribune. September 7, 1995. p. 4.
- ^ Ryan, Shawn (July 6, 1995). "Choices Many at Area Clubs". The Birmingham News. p. 2C.
- ^ "Literary allusionists". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. October 12, 1995. p. 8.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 873–874.
- ^ "Pilgrim's Progress". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 21. May 27, 1995. p. 88.
- ^ "Rotations". Miami New Times.
- ^ a b Krubel, James (June 8, 1995). "Bloom Billy Pilgrim". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Bloom". AllMusic.
- ^ Monk, Katherine (1 June 1995). "Recordings". Vancouver Sun. p. C10.
- ^ "Pilgrim's progress". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. April 6, 1995. p. 8.
- ^ Jaeger, Barbara (August 25, 1995). "Quick Spins". Lifestyle/Previews. The Record. p. 7.
- ^ Kening, Dan (October 6, 1995). "Billy Pilgrim, Mary Karlzen". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 10.