BB Stevens Follows Up ‘Hoboken’ Debut with ‘Bullet’

Written By Mike Greenblatt
BB Stevens

Last year, BB Stevens named his debut album Hoboken after his home town. He’s now followed it up with Bullet. Its obvious alt-rock appeal notwithstanding, it also melts into psychedelica, blues-rock and singer-songwriter smarts. Sung—like a demented cross of Tom Waits and Billy Idol—in a slur and a snarl, it’s a voice that sounds like it’s downed too many bourbons in too many bars. Yet listen to what this cat is laying down! The listener can groove, on a totally pleasurable one-dimensional feel-good trip, without glomming onto the deeper psychological ramifications of just what he’s trying to convey. But go beneath its surface, and you just might be forced to think about a few things.

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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