The Pilgrim is the second studio album by Australian blues singer-guitarist, Owen Campbell. It was released locally on 7 June 2013 via MGM Distribution and in the United States on Reckless Grace Music on 18 June 2013. It peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart.
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| Released | 7 June 2013 | |||
| Studio | 30 Mill Studios, Brunswick | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
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| Producer | Mark Opitz | |||
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Background edit
Owen Campbell was a finalist in the sixth season of the reality TV quest, Australia's Got Talent, broadcast from April to July 2012.[1][2] He followed with his second studio album, The Pilgrim (7 June 2013), which was recorded in Brunswick with Mark Opitz producing.[3] Campbell, on electric, slide and acoustic guitars, banjo and lead vocals, was joined in the studio by Jeff Lang on guitar and mandolin, and the Wolfgramm Sisters on vocals.[3] The Pilgrim peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart.[4]
Reception edit
Richard MacDougall of Blues Rock Review rated it at seven-out-of-ten and explained, "If you're familiar with Campbell's brand of folk-infused blues played with a shot-glass slide on an old acoustic guitar, don't attach yourself too much to the image – on Sunshine Road's follow-up and Campbell's stateside debut [album], things are a little bit grittier, dirtier, and less acoustic."[5] Workin' Man's Blues' Ross Carlson felt, "[its] downright nasty electric tones that sound like a sputtering dimed out 50's fender combo. Sure it's a little muddy, but after all this is the blues, and it fits the genera well. While the album touches on a variety of genres, tunes like 'Remember to Breathe', 'Wreckin' Ball', 'Leave It Alone' are big full band mid-tempo blues rockers with huge drums, and screaming organ, and Campbell's nearly shouted vocals."[6] Rob Dickens of Listening Through the Lens observed, "[He] combines a moving, gutsy, old-time sound that combines a bluesy drawl with a stomping, soulful slide guitar. His no-frills music reveals influences from The Band, Van Morrison, Townes Van Zandt and the raspy emotion of Ray Lamontagne."[3]
Track listing edit
MGM Distribution (ROCCD0002) Reckless Grace Music (RGM1-120)
All tracks are written by Owen Campbell (as Robert Owen Campbell)[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Wrecking Ball" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Leave It Alone" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "You Know I'm Gone" | 2:31 |
| 4. | "Cried for Yesterday" | 5:00 |
| 5. | "It Don't Mean a Thing" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Dev'lish Woman" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Remember to Breathe" | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Bukhu's Blues" (Mongolian instrumental) | 2:32 |
| 9. | "New Year's Eve" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Highway Bound" | 2:45 |
| 11. | "A Better Place" | 3:54 |
References edit
- ^ staff reporter (8 May 2013). "Owen Campbell – The Pilgrim". Undercover. Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Owen Campbell | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Dickens, Rob (2 July 2013). "TRead about Owen Campbell's new release The Pilgrim". Listening Through the Lens. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Wallace, Ian (17 June 2013). "Week Commencing ~ 17th June 2013 ~ Issue #1238" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1216). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ MacDougall, Richard (20 May 2014). "Owen Campbell: The Pilgrim Review". Blues Rock Review. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Carlson, Ross. "Album Review | Owen Campbell – The Pilgrim". Workin' Man's Blues. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "'Wrecking Ball' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'