Ah, the Dreamtime mixes. I listened to this album a couple times, and thought it was okay, but didn't really get much out of it. Then, Mr Dreamtime released his GLORIOUS versions of some of these tracks, and this album has become one of my favorite SM albums. The album is a good, solid piece of SM perfection. Not because there are any particularly pop-hooky tracks or singles, but because of the flow, consistency, and arrangement. The album plays without a hitch, with no shocking shifts in style or sound, and it feels that each track leads smoothly into the next. I could play the whole album in my head from beginning to end without getting lost or distracted anywhere. It is one piece of art, chopped into eight lovely parts.
And, that's all I have for tonight. Time for supper. I think I'll make Italian Sausage with Marinara and pasta. Maybe some green beans on the side.....
Glad your'e back!!! Peace & Light!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this album so very much, but I've never heard the Dreamtime mixes. So excited - thanks mate. Hope you're OK, or at least seeing your way to it.
ReplyDeleteDoing better. Getting those coping mechanisms plenty of use. Thank you again for your concern and thoughts.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for what you are doing here, very nice!!
Michael
Good to see you back, Kid!
ReplyDeleteAdmittedly, I didn't get into this brilliant band until my first year of college, when "New Gold Dream" came out. After having that one on repeat for the better part of two months after I first bought it, and then getting "Sparkle in the Rain" and doing the same thing with it, I delved back into their earlier albums, and they didn't disappoint. This one and "Sister Feelings Call" are both amazing records -- so atmospheric and evocative, and I think the songs are oddly romantic, in their own way. "Love Song" was then, is now, and will always be one of my favorite SM tracks.
Also, can I come to your house for dinner?! Pasta with Italian sausage and marinara sauce (and the green beans, too) sounds DIVINE. That's worth going over my "carbs for the day" (sadly, I'm a Type II diabetic) for!
ReplyDeleteLoved this album since queing up for the double release at Virgin mega store Glasgow, Scotland, not Ireland, brilliant. Love your covers and your work is brilliant and much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteScotland Scotland Scotland. I will never live that one down. Which reminds me, I still haven't gone back to fix the cover yet
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