Music Review

Billy Pilgrim (1994)

Billy Pilgrim
Reviewed by Robin J. Schwartz | Mar 04, 1994
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Billy Pilgrim

Kurt Vonnegut's peripatetic hero is reincarnated as an Atlanta duo whose instrumentation, harmonies, and earnestness could earn them the title Indigo Boys-if not for their deliciously wry wit. Lyrics that suggest Dramamine and Aristotle as insomnia cures, and a , charmingly dirty little ditty extolling a lover's charms, negate the potential for stuffiness here, leaving only the evocative flair of poetry and some awfully catchy tunes.

Originally posted Mar 04, 1994 Published in issue #212 Mar 04, 1994 Order article reprints

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