Rough Night in Jericho (album)
| Rough Night in Jericho | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Bill Drescher[1] | |||
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Rough Night in Jericho is the second album by Athens, Georgia, rock band Dreams So Real.[2][3] Their first album for Arista Records, it was released in 1988.[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5]
The album reached No. 150 on the Billboard album charts, and the title track reached No. 28 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Critical reception
[edit]The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "songs like 'Bearing Witness' and 'City of Love' operate like mini-suites, complete with ecstatic peaks and tension-building valleys and lots of momentum (but no excess, as dictated by power-trio tradition) in between."[6] The St. Petersburg Times praised the "roaring and jangling guitars, uplifting choruses and a relentless tenacity that can't be tamed by the sterile confines of the recording studio."[7] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution deemed the album "a blend of ringing 1960s folk rock and hard rock tinged with today's pop sensibilities."[8]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Barry Marler, except where noted.
- "Rough Night In Jericho"
- "Heart Of Stone"
- "Bearing Witness"
- "Victim" (Marler, Trent Allen)
- "California" (Marler, Allen)
- "City Of Love" (Marler, Allen, Drew Worsham)
- "Open Your Eyes"
- "Distance"
- "Melanie"
- "Love Fall Down"
Personnel
[edit]- Barry Marler - lead vocals and guitar
- Trent Allen - bass and backing vocals
- Drew Worsham - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Jenkins, Mark (October 28, 1988). "FECKLESS SLEEPERS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Dreams So Real". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ writer, David Silverman, Entertainment. "DREAMS SO REAL `ALTERNATIVE` BAND THAT`S MORE THAN READY". chicagotribune.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dreams So Real finally gets the digital treatment". pastemagazine.com. December 15, 2008.
- ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (November 18, 1988). "Fantasies come true for Dreams So Real". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 15.
- ^ Moon, Tom (11 Nov 1988). "Dreams So Real". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 32.
- ^ Okamoto, David (20 Nov 1988). "Justice demands stardom for brash Dreams So Real". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
- ^ DeVault, Russ (October 14, 1988). "Life Is So Good for Athens's Dreams So Real". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D8.
