Bloom
Studio album by
Billy Pilgrim
Released1995
StudioTreasure Isle Studios
LabelAtlantic[1]
ProducerRichard Dodd
Billy Pilgrim chronology
Billy Pilgrim
(1994)		 Bloom
(1995)		 Live from Wildhack, MT
(1999)

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]

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

The 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[11]

The Vancouver Sun wrote that the "lead track, '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

No.TitleLength
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

  1. ↑ Hyatt, Dan (26 May 1995). "GENEVA AND WILDWOOD * BILLY PILGRIM". Albuquerque Journal. p. E19.
  2. ↑ "Billy Pilgrim Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Clubland". New York. 28 (32): 64. Aug 14, 1995.
  4. ↑ Leahey, Andrew (January 22, 2016). "See Kristian Bush Reunite His Folk-Rock Duo Billy Pilgrim". Rolling Stone.
  5. ↑ Findlay, Prentiss (11 Apr 1996). "Two characters in search of a label". The Post and Courier. p. E8.
  6. ↑ "Billy Pilgrim". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Flick, Larry (May 13, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. 107 (19): 77.
  8. ↑ "DOES VONNEGUT KNOW?". The Tampa Tribune. FLORIDA/METRO. September 7, 1995. p. 4.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Shawn (July 6, 1995). "CHOICES MANY AT AREA CLUBS". The Birmingham News. p. 2C.
  10. ↑ "Literary allusionists". The Columbus Dispatch. Weekender. October 12, 1995. p. 8.
  11. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 873–874.
  12. ↑ "Pilgrim's Progress". Billboard. 107 (21): 88. May 27, 1995.
  13. ↑ "Rotations". Miami New Times.
  14. 1 2 Krubel, James (June 8, 1995). "BLOOM BILLY PILGRIM". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 11.
  15. 1 2 "Bloom - Billy Pilgrim | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  16. ↑ Monk, Katherine (1 June 1995). "Recordings". Vancouver Sun. p. C10.
  17. ↑ "Pilgrim's progress". The Columbus Dispatch. Weekender. April 6, 1995. p. 8.
  18. ↑ Jaeger, Barbara (August 25, 1995). "QUICK SPINS". The Record. LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS. p. 7.
  19. ↑ Kening, Dan (October 6, 1995). "Billy Pilgrim, Mary Karlzen". Daily Herald. Time Out. p. 10.
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