...Ka-Bloom!

...Ka-Bloom! studio Flowerhead ...Ka-Bloom!.jpg 1992 Smart Alternative rock, psychedelic rock 46:08 ZooSpins Spin Jan 1993 8 10 69 Flowerhead Turmoil in the Toybox EP 1990 The People's Fuzz 1995 ...Ka-Bloom! is the debut album by the American rock band Flowerhead, released in 1992.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/flowerhead-mn0000193239/biography Flowerhead Biography, Songs, & Albums AllMusichttps://books.google.com/books?id=n6URPV7oISsC&pg=PA146 Texas Music Rick Koster May 8, 2000 Macmillan 978-0-312-25425-4 It sold around 9,000 copies in its first year of release.Szilagyi Pete Spinning Popularity into Sales // Critical acclaim doesn't mean commercial success for Austin albums Austin American-Statesman 21 Oct 1993 Onward 3 The band supported the album by touring first with Ned's Atomic Dustbin, and then with Blind Melon.Club Notes The Salt Lake Tribune 5 Feb 1993 C5Maher Timothy J. Flowerhead's 'Ka-Bloom!' Is Just Typical Grunge York Daily Record April 1, 1993 D1 Production The album was produced by the band; they had tried to enlist John Paul Jones to produce, but he did not have an opening in his schedule.Album Reviews -- ... ka Bloom! by Flowerhead Billboard Dec 12, 1992 104 50 48Kot Greg Budding Flowerhead is ready to bloom Chicago Tribune 22 Jan 1993 Friday 5 It was recorded at Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin.Wisneski Laura Shakin' It Wisconsin State Journal July 3, 1997 51 ...Ka-Bloom!'''s final track, "Sunflower", runs for another 14 minutes past its listed length.McLeese Don Flowerhead . . . ka-BLOOM! Austin American-Statesman 17 Nov 1992 D6 Critical reception Calgary Herald B−Muretich James Recent Releases Calgary Herald 14 Feb 1993 C4 Los Angeles Daily News 3 4Shuster Fred Sound Check – Rock Los Angeles Daily News February 26, 1993 L36Trouser Press wrote: "Replete with too many long songs—most of them of the sterile, neo-psychedelia-cum-'70s-stadium-shaker variety—...ka-BLOOM! is background music for the indiscriminate stoner, as common-sounding as a car horn."Flowerhead https://trouserpress.com/reviews/flowerhead/ Trouser Press 20 November 2021 The Chicago Tribune opined that "the acid-drenched atmosphere and molten riffing are throwbacks to the dawn of metal." The Calgary Herald wryly noted that "it's like the '60s meet Flaming Lips meet Jesus Jones meet thundering guitars blessed by Timothy Leary meet just about anybody who's ever copped an acid-rock lick." The Los Angeles Daily News praised the "highly imaginative" guitarist Eric Schmitz." The Sun Sentinel concluded that "although ...ka-Bloom! is abundant with powerful, raw guitar riffs; although there are one or two songs, like 'Sunflower', that may be successful singles; although the so-far-uninspiring band has definite potential; this 60-minute track doesn't sound any different from what's out there already."Cheng Joanna Flowerhead: ... ka-Bloom! Sun Sentinel 31 July 1994 3G The Ottawa Citizen determined that "high points (excuse the pun) from this appealingly ragged garage-type boogie band are the groove tunes—'Acid Reign', 'All Along the Way', and 'What?!'"Saxberg Lynn New crop of bands rises from the South Ottawa Citizen 20 Feb 1993 F3 The Province deemed it "big guitar rock with psychedelic droning and syncopated drumming... English conceit; American muscle."Harrison Tom Conceit - and muscle The Province 7 Apr 1993 B7 The Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' declared that Flowerhead "is the most ill-talented, deplorable band that's ever coasted out of Austin's music scene onto a major label."Mayhew Malcolm Sour Flower – Please don't pick this Flowerhead Fort Worth Star-Telegram April 10, 1993 1D Track listing Acid Reign - 5:07 All Along the Way - 2:50 Thunderjeep - 5:51 Snagglepuss - 5:44 Everything Is Beautiful - 3:30 Oh Shane - 7:22 What?! - 3:46 Coffee - 6:40 Sunflower - 5:18 Personnel Eric Schmitz - vocals, guitar Pete Levine - drums, vocals Eric Faust - bass, vocals Buz Zoller - guitar Pauli Ryan - percussion References Category:1992 debut albums