A Strange and Inconsistent Album

Review Score: (8/10)
I don't know whether to call "Pilgrim" a masterpiece or a dud - it's actually a little bit of both. Only the first track - the radio hit "My Father's Eyes" - is predictable adult contemporary. The rest is divided between flashes of such brilliance and periods of such artificial techno drivel that the album as a whole sounds schizophrenic. "River of Tears" is a moving slow blues, perhaps the best E.C. composition since "Layla." And other songs ("Fall Like Rain," "Sick & Tired") display all of Eric's classic rock fire. However, about half of the tracks are virtually ruined by the artificial, electronic production of Simon Climie. An apparent attempt to sound modern and hip merely sounds misguided and disposable. You'll probably love parts of "Pilgrim" and hate other parts - but at least you won't be bored.

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