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Having made his mark in America and moved back home to Ireland, Luka Bloom attempted to incorporate some of the spirit of the country where he spent four years concentrating on Irish folk-rock, covering LL Cool J's "I Need Love," and the Elvis Presley hit "Can't Help Falling in Love." But in his own songs, he didn't go much beyond such surface aspects of the U.S. as Elvis and rap, preferring to devote himself to vague, cliched lyrics of love and longing (some of them not so much rapped as recited), once again set for the most part against his aggressive guitar strumming, various acoustic instruments, and a bottom provided by an Irish bodhran, sometimes played by his brother, Christy Moore. While Bloom's second album expanded somewhat on his first record's stylistic range and maintained its urgency, it lacked the debut's exuberance, as Bloom was getting more serious when what he needed to do was to get more substantive.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Bob Riley, Musician - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Ed Tomney, Guitar
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Bob Riley, Drums - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Bass - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Frankie Kennedy, Tambourine - Ed Tomney, Guitar
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Bob Riley, Tambourine - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Organ - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Paul Byrne, Drums - Garvan Gallagher, Double Bass - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Ed Tomney, Electric Guitar
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
James Todd Smith, Writer - Darryl Pierce, Writer - Dwayne Simon, Writer - Christy Moore, Musician - Steve Ettinger, Writer - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Organ, Bass - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Robert Ervin, Writer - Ed Tomney, Guitar - Gerry O'Connor, Fiddle
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer - Peter O' Toole, Bass - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Garvan Gallagher, Double Bass - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Ed Tomney, Electric Guitar - Gerry O'Berne, Musician - Roger Doyle, Musician
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Bob Riley, Musician - Christy Moore, Background Vocals, Musician - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Background Vocals - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Ed Tomney, Guitar
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Bob Riley, Percussion - Christy Moore, Musician - Liam O'Maonlai, Didgeridoo - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Musician - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Paul Byrne, Drums - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Ed Tomney, Electric Guitar - Gerry O'Connor, Banjo
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Liam O'Maonlai, Harmonica - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Organ, Background Vocals - Peter O' Toole, Bass - GEORGE DAVID WEISS, Composer, Writer - Hugo Peretti, Composer, Writer - Luigi Creatore, Composer, Writer - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Fiachna O'Braonain, Electric Guitar - Frankie Kennedy, Flute - Gerry fehily, Drums - Mairaed Ni Mhaonaigh, Fiddle
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Bob Riley, Drums - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Bass - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Ed Tomney, Guitar
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Christy Moore, Musician - Liam O'Maonlai, Musician - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer, Musician - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Paul Byrne, Drums - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer - Ed Tomney, Guitar
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Christy Moore, Musician - Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer - Peter O' Toole, Bass - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Paul Byrne, Drums - Garvan Gallagher, Double Bass - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Luka Bloom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Paul Barrett, Producer, Engineer - Bloom, Composer - Meabh Flynn, AssistantEngineer - Louise McCormick, Engineer - Sean Devitt, Engineer
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
Album review
Having made his mark in America and moved back home to Ireland, Luka Bloom attempted to incorporate some of the spirit of the country where he spent four years concentrating on Irish folk-rock, covering LL Cool J's "I Need Love," and the Elvis Presley hit "Can't Help Falling in Love." But in his own songs, he didn't go much beyond such surface aspects of the U.S. as Elvis and rap, preferring to devote himself to vague, cliched lyrics of love and longing (some of them not so much rapped as recited), once again set for the most part against his aggressive guitar strumming, various acoustic instruments, and a bottom provided by an Irish bodhran, sometimes played by his brother, Christy Moore. While Bloom's second album expanded somewhat on his first record's stylistic range and maintained its urgency, it lacked the debut's exuberance, as Bloom was getting more serious when what he needed to do was to get more substantive.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:30
- Main artists: Luka Bloom
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Reprise
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1992 Reprise Records ℗ 1992 Reprise Records
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