Dream This
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| Dream This | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1999 Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, dream pop | |||
| Length | 51:45 | |||
| Label | E Pluribus Unum[1] Geffen | |||
| Producer | Chris Seefried Adam Hamilton | |||
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| Singles from Dream This | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Dream This is the debut album by Joe 90, released on Adam Duritz's label E Pluribus Unum through Geffen Records.[4][5]
Critical reception
[edit]Rolling Stone wrote that "singer-guitarist Chris Seefried steers along melodically facile, softly yelping rockers like 'Mascara' and 'Drive' - the album's showstopper - with velvety imprecision."[3] The Washington Post called it "a modestly appealing pop-rock release, boasting a few intriguing lyrics and more than its share of sturdy melodic hooks."[6] The San Francisco Examiner labeled the album "a charmer, a bouquet of instantly hummable songs that mix sunny melodies with provocative lyrics."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Chris Seefried and Adam Hamilton unless noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ferris Wheel" (Seefried, Ruda) | 5:17 |
| 2. | "Park Hill" (Seefried) | :31 |
| 3. | "Drive" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Truth" (Seefried) | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Flatline Static" (Seefried, Ruda) | 5:05 |
| 6. | "November Bombs" | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Super Hero" (Seefried) | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Mascara" | 4:57 |
| 9. | "Look" (Seefried) | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Blurred" (Seefried, DeRosa, Hamilton) | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Cars Go By" | 5:30 |
| 12. | "Just A Dream" | 5:00 |
Personnel
[edit]- Chris Seefried – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mellotron, piano, samples
- Gary DeRosa – piano, wurlitzer, organ, casio, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals
- Craig Ruda – bass, loop guitar
- Adam Hamilton – drums, electric guitar, bass, samples, loops
Additional personnel
[edit]- Adam Duritz – vocals
- Scott Wolf – handclapping
- Stan Lynch – production
- Tony Visconti – mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Daphne Chen – violin
- Daniel Rosa – violin
- Bo Dong – viola
- Fang Fang Xu – cello
- Morty Coyle – vocal harmony
- Mark Dutton – production, mixing
- Rob Jacobs – mixing
- Robert Hawes – mixing, engineering
- Jeffrey Bender – photography
- Peter Reitzfeld – photography
- Star Jasper – photography
Single
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Drive" | Billboard AAA Tracks | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "Small Faces". Los Angeles Times. August 15, 1999.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ a b "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Joe 90 Talks Soundtracks, Playing (Ball) With Lit". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Artists & Music". Billboard. 25 September 1999.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (October 27, 1999). "As the Crows Fly". The Washington Post.
- ^ Ganahl, Jane (20 Sep 1999). "Playlist". San Francisco Examiner. p. D2.