Blueblood (album) explained

Blueblood
Type:	studio
Artist:	Silkworm
Cover:	Blueblood (album).jpg
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	34:36
Label:	Touch and Go^[1]
Prev Title:	Developer
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Lifestyle
Next Year:	2000

Blueblood is the sixth full-length studio album by indie rock band Silkworm, released in 1998.^[2] Unlike other Silkworm releases, it was not recorded by their long-time engineer Steve Albini, though he is credited with mixing the record (he would record the band on their next album, Lifestyle). It is the band's first album released on Touch and Go Records.

Critical reception

The Chicago Reader called the album "disappointingly flat and half-baked."^[3] Salon wrote that "[Tim] Midgett sings ragged and artless in the accepted indie style, but an endearing half-resigned, half-yearning melancholy is all he needs to put the wry words across."^[4] CMJ New Music Monthly called Blueblood "a stimulating mix of riff-fueled rants and more meandering tunes."^[5]

Track listing

1. Eff -- (3:46)
2. I Must Prepare (Tablecloth Tint) -- (2:47)
3. Said It Too Late -- (2:44)
4. Redeye -- (2:11)
5. Empty Elevator Shaft -- (3:41)
6. Beyond Repair -- (5:21)
7. Tonight We're Meat -- (4:34)
8. Ritz Dance -- (4:09)
9. Pearly Gates -- (2:36)
10. Clean'd Me Out -- (2:47)

Personnel

• Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals
• Michael Dahlquist—Drums, Vocals
• Tim Midyett—Bass, Baritone Guitar, Vocals
• Brett Gossman—Keyboards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blueblood | Silkworm | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records. www.tgrec.com.
2. Web site: Silkworm | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Silkworm. Peter. Margasak. Chicago Reader. 7 September 2000 .
4. Web site: Blueblood. August 19, 1998. Salon.
5. Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Sep 1998 . 58.