Bridge (Blues Traveler album)

Bridge is the sixth studio album by American jam band Blues Traveler, released in May 2001. The record is the band's first since the 1999 death of original bassist, Bobby Sheehan, and the first to include new members Tad Kinchla and Ben Wilson on bass and keyboards, respectively.

Bridge
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2001
Recorded2000
GenreRock
Length53:47
LabelA&M
ProducerMatt Wallace
Blues Traveler chronology
Decisions of the Sky: A Traveler's Tale of Sun and Storm
(2000)
Bridge
(2001)
Truth Be Told
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(56/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blender[1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
LA Weekly(unfavorable)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Wall of Sound(65/100)[1]

The original title for the album was Bridge Out of Brooklyn.[citation needed]

Track listing

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All tracks by Blues Traveler

  1. "Back in the Day" – 4:01
  2. "Girl Inside My Head" – 3:36
  3. "Rage" – 6:07
  4. "Just for Me" – 3:04
  5. "You Reach Me" – 4:27
  6. "All Hands" – 5:06
  7. "Pretty Angry (for J. Sheehan)" – 6:59
  8. "The Way" – 4:38
  9. "You Lost Me There" – 4:09
  10. "Sadly a Fiction" – 4:16
  11. "You're Burning Me" – 2:44
  12. "Decision of the Skies" – 4:27

Personnel

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  • John Popper – vocals, harmonica
  • Brendan Hill – drums, percussion
  • Chan Kinchla – guitars
  • Tad Kinchla – bass
  • Ben Wilson – keyboards
  • Warren Haynes – slide guitar

References

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  1. ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ^ "LA Weekly review". Archived from the original on June 3, 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Rolling Stone review
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