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”. 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)”. (More from Wikipedia)
A Catholic blogger called Man in the Woods has a post that lists “The 13 Best Theological Band Names”. He opens his post this way: “How is it that many of the following bands on this list – who are anything but religious – seem more Catholic in their imagination than many Christians who likewise select religious band names? To put it another way, why is it that artists who seem least inclined to religion can come up with names that are remarkably theological, while those with far more of a taste for it come up with impotent names like Thousand Foot Krutch or Blessid Union of Souls? It is an interesting question and it demands a response. In part, I think the answer has something to do with the overall genericization of the Christian message, the sacramental gutting, if you will, of the deeply rooted theological language of the historical Faith.”
(October 2014)
