Blues Traveler - Bridge
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Artist: Blues TravelerEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2001-05-08
Music Label: Interscope Records
Soundtracks:
- Back in the Day
- Girl Inside My Head
- Rage
- Just for Me
- You Reach Me
- All Hands
- Pretty Angry (for J. Sheehan)
- The Way
- You Lost Me There
- Sadly a Fiction
- You're Burning Me
- Decision of the Skies
Music reviews of Bridge
Music Review: Guaranteed To Bring A Smile...
Rating: 5 Stars
Dave Matthews Band has long been one of the best jam bands around, but spends far too much time wallowing in unhappiness in discs such as "Under the Table & Dreaming" and bold dramaticism on albums like "Remember Two Things" and "Before These Crowded Streets." But if you took all the happiest, most relaxed, and generally most encouraging that Matthews has to offer and added a hint of southern laziness, I have a feeling that the album would be something quite like "Bridge."When I'm really feeling bad about something and need cheering up, I pop this disc into the player. Just the bouncy music is enough to restore a smile to a tear-stained face. But if you listen to the lyrics, you will find that this band, like Matthews, has a tendency to sing words that are contradictory to the mood of the music. For example, the opening track, "Back in the Day," comes off as cheerful, laid-back, and confident. However, the lyrics of the song find the singer struggling with discovering that his experiences have changed him so much that he really doesn't belong in his home town anymore. Thus, the disc can be heard on two levels: musically and poetically.
Musically, the only downer track is "Pretty Angry (For J. Sheehan)," written for the brother of a former BT bassist, who died of a drug overdose. While it comes off as a bit out of place among the other sunny tunes, the song is well-executed; if you don't know about the bassist, as I did not, it may take a few listens to figure out the song's meaning. Anyone who has ever lost a loved one will be able to relate to this song. It also includes the only really ponderous moment the album has; an introductory jam lasting more than a minute.
The real highlight of the disc is "Girl Inside My Head," which is a cute and fun inner dialogue the singer has regarding a certain interesting female. But it is by no means the only high point of the disc. I wholeheartedly recommend it; the most fun listen I've had in a long time.
Description of Bridge
Blues Traveler's sixth album is a bittersweet affair, originally dubbed Bridge out of Brooklyn in homage to founding bassist Bobby ("Brooklyn Bob") Sheehan, who died of an overdose in 1999. After much debate the band decided to simply call it Bridge, signifying both a subtle tribute to their fallen compatriot and a demarcation between the two segments in their career, Before Bob and After Bob. The album is formally dedicated to Sheehan, and his ghost wafts through many of the tracks--most poignantly on "Pretty Angry (For J. Sheehan)," written for the bassist's brother. The anxious lyrics reveal that John Popper and the band are not yet over his loss, only having worked their way through the second stage of grief, lamenting: "I don't know which was the bigger waste of time, missing you or wishing it was me." Besides allowing the band to mourn, Bridge also gives Blues Traveler a chance to clean house, recycling "The Way" and "Decision of the Skies," two rather grandiose songs once slated for the band's now-abandoned concept album. But on the whole Bridge is a rather lackluster affair, weighed down with clichés, lumbering and dispirited jams, and inane lyrics like "[Y]ou can start to give that inner brat a hug, till the dickhead pulls the rug," from "Rage." The one stand-out track is "Girl Inside My Head," a whimsical inner dialogue between Popper and his id, but other than this clever bit of fluff, Blues Traveler's Bridge is a dead end. --Jaan UhelszkiBlues Traveler's sixth album is a bittersweet affair, originally dubbed Bridge out of Brooklyn in homage to founding bassist Bobby ("Brooklyn Bob") Sheehan, who died of an overdose in 1999. After much debate the band decided to simply call it Bridge, signifying both a subtle tribute to their fallen compatriot and a demarcation between the two segments in their career, Before Bob and After Bob. The album is formally dedicated to Sheehan, and his ghost wafts through many of the tracks--most poignantly on "Pretty Angry (For J. Sheehan)," written for the bassist's brother. The anxious lyrics reveal that John Popper and the band are not yet over his loss, only having worked their way through the second stage of grief, lamenting: "I don't know which was the bigger waste of time, missing you or wishing it was me." Besides allowing the band to mourn, Bridge also gives Blues Traveler a chance to clean house, recycling "The Way" and "Decision of the Skies," two rather grandiose songs once slated for the band's now-abandoned concept album. But on the whole Bridge is a rather lackluster affair, weighed down with clichés, lumbering and dispirited jams, and inane lyrics like "[Y]ou can start to give that inner brat a hug, till the dickhead pulls the rug," from "Rage." The one stand-out track is "Girl Inside My Head," a whimsical inner dialogue between Popper and his id, but other than this clever bit of fluff, Blues Traveler's Bridge is a dead end. --Jaan Uhelszki
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