Dream

Originally released in 1975, Dream completed the trilogy of albums that constitute the highwater mark of a band that has been (and still is) making music for more than thirty years. Along with Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy and the double-CD Will the Circle Be unbroken, these three albums represent the zenith of the NGDB's career.Dream also was the last time (with the possible exception of Circle, vol. 2) the NGDB stayed true to its country-bluegrass roots over an entire album before courting a country-pop audience beginning with American Dream in 1979.As such, Dream is pure joy from start to finish. The covers are inspired--Jimmy Driftwood's "Battle of New Orleans," Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'" (with background vocals by Linda Ronstadt), the shoulda-been-a-big hit Everly Brothers' cover of "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and J.D. Souther's rousing "The Moon Just Turned Blue." And all four NGDB members (original member Les Thompson quit the group after Stars and Stripes Forever in 1974) contribute strong original material. Jeff Hanna wrote "Bayou Jubilee," which was dedicated to the "ragin' Cajun" Doug Kershaw. Jim Ibbotson supplied the gorgeous "Ripplin' Waters" and the Caribbean-inspired "Joshua Come Home." Jimmie Fadden wrote the rollicking "Daddy Was a Sailor." Even John McEuen contributed the banjo showpiece "Classical Banjo."It's unfortunate that such a classic NGDB album was out of print for nearly two decades. [My original vinyl copy was barely still playable.] What a delight to hear this album again on CD. Buy this album now before it goes out of print again. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

These were the days when the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were at their creative peak. Shortly after the release of this album the band went into commercial pop music and then into very commercial country music. Not that those eras were bad (the Dirt Band didn't do bad) but they were very safe periods for them. But Dream was the pinnacle of their creativity, in my opinion.The somewhat bizarre rendition of Battle of New Orleans took some getting used to, but I came to appreciate it for what it is. They had already done a straight forward version, now it was time to experiment a bit. Ripplin' Waters is one of the best tunes they ever put on tape, and still sounds fresh to this day. Mother of Love and Bayou Jubilee are very well done rock songs and show that the Dirt Band can rock (in their own way).All I have to do is Dream shows off the band's harmony abilities to good effect. I like this album very much and it reminds me of seeing the band in concert for the Dream tour in 1975. They were reduced to a quartet with the departure of the very talented Les Thompson. They came out as a four-piece, with no additional musicians and they really brought down the house. Those were good times, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will always be a part of my life. Buy this album and enjoy an excellent band at thierpeak. They weren't a bluegrass, rock, country,or folk band. They were just a damn fine band who could play it all.

I had this album on 8 Track in the 70's, (the sound track of my wife and I fell in love) vinyl, and twice now on CD. This Album introduced me to Folk/Bluegrass music.

One of my favorite Dirt Band albums. Glad I was able to find it on CD.

1 good song on the whole album. Not the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band I remember.

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I became a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fan in the '80s when they became more of a straight ahead country band. Then after the albums I had by them became available on cd. I bought some of their earlier cds like this one. This has a completely different sound then their later stuff. And maybe if you were a fan of them when this was originally released maybe it works better. To me there is a completely different version of Battle Of New Orleans. But the way they do it. It works pretty good. Listen to the words and you can see the battle playing out in the mist. Also there is a good version of Hey Good Lookin'But there is a medley Classical Banjo with John McEuen which includes a few bars of Malaguena which doesn't work. I've alway's wanted to hear Malaguena on a banjo. And the rest of the cd to me doesn't work either.

Okay

Avevo una vecchia edizione L.P. di questo meraviglioso disco ma era rigata e cmq per l'ascolto dovevo dipendere dal giradischi.Consiglio questo disco a chi ama il country gioioso e le sonorità acustiche blue grass.Uno dei più bei dischi della mia collezione

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