sabato 11 gennaio 2014

The American Dream - The American Dream 1970

Originally known as The Great American Dream, this Philadelphian quintet were local legends who’d opened for The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Santana and many others.
Packed with snappy songs and infectious good humor, their sole album was taped in New York’s just-opened Record Plant in the fall of 1969, and marked Todd Rundgren’s debut as producer. Issued in February 1970, it stands as one of the best pop-rock albums of its time, and makes its long-overdue CD debut here.
Todd Rundgren produced this lost Philadelphia band’s only album back in 1970 off the Ampex record label. The American Dream’s album blends power pop, lite psychedelia, blazing hard rockers, folk-rock and roots music effectively throughout its 12 songs (almost 50 minutes of good music!). Key influences are not a surprise, as listeners may hear strands of Crosby Stills Nash and Young, the Nazz, and the Beatles. The playing is full of youthful energy and the band manages to balance out hard rockers with attractive folk-rock power ballads. Raspberries has a slight psychedelic hangover, as it begins with a phased drum intro and showcases some wigged out guitar playing. Other quality songs like the Other Side, Storm (full of great Beatles-like melodies), I Ain’t Searchin’ and I Am You are predominately acoustic, tastefully arranged and have some great hook laden CSNY harmonies. Good News, a song that begins with a telephone conversation, eventually segues into some pretty country-rock harmonies. It’s a typical relationship hard rocker in which the band humorously shouts out “don’t be a jerkoff” at the end of the chorus.
The third track of the original lp is the real highlight of this very solid collection. Big Brother has classic late 60’s psych lyrics (“listen to the words he is saying, conjuring the games he is playing”) and intense early Who power chords (it really sounds like an excellent Nazz outtake) that make it a real killer and a treat for fans of British rock. The American Dream stood out from the local crowd with their strong, exciting songwriting and 3 guitar lineup.

Tracklist:
01.Good News 3:48
02.Big Brother 3:53
03.The Other Side 3:41
04.Credemphels 2:30
05.Storm 3:31
06.Cadillac 4:09
07.My Babe 2:51
08.I Ain't Searchin' 4:34
09.Future's Folly 2:47
10.I Am You 3:40
11.Frankford El 1:50
12.Raspberries 6:44

The American Dream:
Mickey Brook - Drums
Don Lee Van Winkle - Guitar, Vocals
Nick Jameson - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Nicky Indelicato - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Don Ferris - Bass, Backing Vocals

6 commenti:

Solidboy ha detto...

flac cue log scans 352 mb

adamus67 ha detto...

@Solidboy: As can be seen on the cover of LP,The band,consists of five persons... add - Don Ferris bass,backing vocals. ;)

Solidboy ha detto...

Thank You adamus

adamus67 ha detto...

@Solidboy:No problem buddy,
is even needed one adjustment the composition of
Nicky Indeliato -- lead vocals,rhythm guitar

Yours,
Adam.

juan manuel muñoz ha detto...

thanks bro, cheers, and thanks to adamus for the comments

Anonimo ha detto...

Thanks Solidboy to reupload this excellent album again.
buckeye

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