Blessid Union of Souls
| Blessid Union of Souls | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Morrow, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, cowpunk, pop rock, power pop, jangle pop |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels |
EMI Records V2 Records |
| Website | www |
| Members | Eliot Sloan Brian Lovely Chris Arduser David Lessing Dave Ramos |
| Past members | Jeff Pence C.P. Roth Eddie Hedges Kyle Robinson Tony Clark Bryan Billhimer Shaun Schaefer Roland Turner Ben Cochran |
Blessid Union of Souls (sometimes abbreviated to Blessid Union or BUOS) is an American alternative rock band from Morrow, Ohio that was formed in 1990 by friends Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan.
The band's first studio album, Home, had some success which lay with its lead single, "I Believe". The song popularized the band with local-area DJs and became one of their greatest hits. Their second album, the self-titled Blessid Union of Souls, did not have nearly the success of Home, but this did not last long, as their third album, Walking Off the Buzz, spawned the hit single "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)".
After the release of their greatest-hits album, Blessid Union of Souls: The Singles, which actually collected more outtakes and B-sides than previous hits, they released Perception. The band's sixth album, Close to the Edge, was released in 2008.
Blessid Union of Souls formed in 1990 in Morrow, Ohio with guitarist Jeff Pence, vocalist/pianist Eliot Sloan, keyboardist C.P. Roth (who had been in Ozzy Osbourne's touring band) and drummer Eddie Hedges. Sloan and Hedges had previously played together in a band in the 1980s called The Movies. The band's name originated from an episode of the TV series M*A*S*H.
The band was heavily influenced by the cowpunk scene that was burgeoning around the time they formed. They spent several years honing their craft in Newport News, and their song "Oh Virginia" is a tribute to their "second home".
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