Athens, GA was a musical hotbed in the '80s, and the Athens-based trio Dreams So Real was in the right place at the right time. Musically, Dreams So Real differed from their more successful city counterparts R.E.M., but their sound was also not as distinctive as Michael Stipe's crew. Sometimes they sounds strangely like the Moody Blues. There are ...
Culled from three Christmas tapes released by Flagpole magazine, this CD includes performances recorded between 1990-92 by 21 Atlanta, and Athens, GA. bands. Most of the songs are diverse "alternative" originals, but there's also a bizarre guitar/sax duet of "Jingle Bells" from The Flat Duo Jets, a cover of Spinal Tap's "Christmas with the Devil" ...
Though the bandmembers in Dreams So Real did work very well together, they never developed a really distinct sound. On Gloryline, the band delivered some tight, rollicking Southern rock with a hint of folk twang, but nothing to set them apart from their contemporaries. Barry Marler sings with passion but not a whole lot of character, and every ...
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