Resilience is Futile

Resilience is Futile is the sixth studio album by American rock band Bulla, released in 2005. This album marks the return of guitarist Bill Lawrence, who had originally left the band in 2002.

Songs

 * Outtakes


 * "Rehab" (words by Langley; music by Hewitt and Langley)
 * "Hold On" (words by Langley and Lawrence; music by Langley
 * "Jenny" (words and music by Langley)

Personnel

 * Bulla
 * Brian Rosenberg: lead vocals (all except 5, 8, 10, 15 and 16), backing vocals (5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16) , acoustic guitar (3, 7, 11, 16) , electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 6. 8, 12, 14, 15), additional bass (on "Signs") , celesta, flute and xylophone (on "Duke of Crowborough") , mandolin (on "Lynx on My Back")
 * Bill Lawrence: electric (all except 10 and 11), lap steel (on "Outlands") and resonator (on "Sunbow" and "Backlands") guitars, bass and darbuka ("Duke of Crowborough") , saxophone (on "American Life") , backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16)
 * John Langley: lead (on "Supersonic" and "Duke of Crowborough"), acoustic guitar (on "Signs" and "Backlands") , bass guitar (all but 10) , array mbira (on "Ingratitude") , electric guitar and marimba (on "Duke of Crowborough") , mellotron (on "Lynx on My Back") , optigan and minimoog (on "Backlands") , backing vocals (1–3, 5–9, 11–14, 16)
 * Jim Hewitt: drums (all but 10), percussion (9, 12, 16) , snare and hang drums (on "Duke of Crowborough") , tabla (on "She's Gone") , waterphone (on "Backlands") , backing vocals (2, 3, 9, 10, 13)
 * Mike Sullivan: lead vocals (8, 16), keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13) , harmonium (2, 5) , xylophone (7) , programming (3, 15) , SFX (1, 15, 16) , mellotron (5, 12) , clavichord (11) , clavinet (10, 15) , Rhodes piano (2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 16) , Oberheim OB-X synthesizer (8, 15) , acoustic piano (9) , backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14)


 * Additional musicians
 * Brendan O'Brien - Hammond B-3 (2, 5, 15, 16), Wurlitzer piano (14) , backing vocals (1, 3, 12, 14)
 * Mark Gordon - cowbell and trumpet on "Once and Again", percussion on "Sunbow" and "Backlands", water bucket and wine bottle on "Sunbow", wood block on "Bitter/Sweet"
 * Lenny Castro - percussion on "She's Gone"
 * Alison Mosshart - backing vocals on "Her"


 * <Production
 * Brendan O'Brien - production, recording
 * Bulla - production
 * Greg Fidelman - recording
 * Tchad Blake - mixing
 * Emily Lazar - mastering
 * Chris Bilheimer - art direction, design
 * John Langley - art direction, design (both; credited as Derek V), concept, layout, photography
 * Brad Klausen - layout
 * Brian Rosenberg - concept, layout, photography
 * Mike Sullivan - cover concept, layout, photography
 * Danny Clinch - photography