| Blue Blvd | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 20, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Hightone [1] | |||
| Producer | Chris Silogyi, Bruce Bromberg, Dave Alvin [2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Blue Blvd is an album by American musician Dave Alvin. [6] It was released in 1991. [7]
Alvin worked on the songs over a period of years after the release of his first solo album, in 1987. He dealt with health issues, worked on film soundtracks, and helped other musicians. [8] The album employed a fuller production sound than Alvin's previous album, Romeo's Escape, courtesy of Alvin, Chris Silagyi, and Bruce Bromberg. [9]
AllMusic critic Denise Sullivan wrote: "The only thing that mars this wonderful, rootsy singer/songwriter album is a heavy production hand and a drum sound attempting to give it a rock edge; consequently, some of the more beautiful songs like the title track suffer under the weight, but the final cut, 'Dry River,' is alone worth the price of the disc." [3] The Washington Post called the album "11 songs so emotionally compelling and finely crafted that they remind one of Raymond Carver's short stories." [10] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that it "offers some idiosyncratic gems." [11] Trouser Press wrote that Alvin's "no-frills singing sometimes fails to hold the spotlight, especially when the backing players crank up." [12]
All songs by Dave Alvin.
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