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Blue-Sky Research released August 16, 2005! It is the third major label album from Michigan rock band, Taproot. Billy Corgan wrote the track "Lost in the Woods" and co-wrote "Violent Seas" and "Promise". He also contributed some guitar parts, vocal melody and general advice for the direction of the album.

Taproot reached out to Corgan after hearing he was working with Breaking Benjamin on 2004's 'We Are Not Alone'. Taproot spent six days in Chicago working with Corgan, during which he critiqued what they had written and offered his suggestions on how to improve the material. "He really helped us to build a little bit of anticipation with the music rather than just have heavy parts and soft parts," frontman Stephen Richards said. "He helped us turn songs that were already 8 or 9s [out of 10] into 11s." Corgan's critique helped Taproot focus on a consistent feel through the songs. "There's more room to grow as songwriters and musicians when you strip everything down and try to write great songs, and that's why we asked Billy to work with us," Richards explained.

Blue-Sky Research garnered mixed reviews from music critics who admired the genre shift and lush production but found it wasted with angst-filled lyrics. Johnny Loftus of AllMusic wrote that while he considered the self-deprecating lyrics formulaic at times, he found the contributions from Corgan to be a nice addition to the band's improved musicianship, saying that "the album's heightened textures and less predictable turns successfully updates the band's sound."

Blue-Sky Research peaked at #33 on the Billboard 200 in 2005.

Photo: cover art Video: footage of Corgan sharing "Lost in the Woods" with the band

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Blue-Sky Research released August 16, 2005! It is the third major label album from Michigan rock band, Taproot. Billy Corgan wrote the track "Lost in the Woods" and co-wrote "Violent Seas" and "Promise". He also contributed some guitar parts, vocal melody and general advice for the direction of the album.

Taproot reached out to Corgan after hearing he was working with Breaking Benjamin on 2004's 'We Are Not Alone'. Taproot spent six days in Chicago working with Corgan, during which he critiqued what they had written and offered his suggestions on how to improve the material. "He really helped us to build a little bit of anticipation with the music rather than just have heavy parts and soft parts," frontman Stephen Richards said. "He helped us turn songs that were already 8 or 9s [out of 10] into 11s." Corgan's critique helped Taproot focus on a consistent feel through the songs. "There's more room to grow as songwriters and musicians when you strip everything down and try to write great songs, and that's why we asked Billy to work with us," Richards explained.

Blue-Sky Research garnered mixed reviews from music critics who admired the genre shift and lush production but found it wasted with angst-filled lyrics. Johnny Loftus of AllMusic wrote that while he considered the self-deprecating lyrics formulaic at times, he found the contributions from Corgan to be a nice addition to the band's improved musicianship, saying that "the album's heightened textures and less predictable turns successfully updates the band's sound."

Blue-Sky Research peaked at #33 on the Billboard 200 in 2005.

https://spcodex.wiki/Blue-Sky_Research

Blue-Sky Research by Taproot released August 16, 2005! Billy Corgan wrote the track "Lost in the Woods" and co-wrote "Violent Seas" and "Promise". He also contributed guitar, vocal melody and gave general advice for the album. It peaked at #33 in the US. https://spcodex.wiki/Blue-Sky_Research

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