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Title: Creates a stark mood
Review: Richard Bucker's debut album is less polished and less arty than the two albums that followed ("Devotion + Doubt" and "Since"). "Bloomed" is for the most part spare and accoustic, with Buckner's powerful voice as its most prominent instrument. The first twelve tracks are from the original verion of the album (1994) and feature Buckener backed by pedal steel and violins. The bonus tracks are merely Buckner and his accoustic guitar. But because the instrumentation on the whole album is so spare, you hardly notice the difference.Overall, Buckner's musicianship is outstanding and his lyrics are compex and occasionally powerful. But his songwriting tends to suffer from a certain sameness after awhile. If he ever fixes this flaw in his music, he could potentially be another Bob Dylan.
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