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05/20/2008

The Dream Syndicate's Days Of Wine and Roses

If you have never heard The Dream Syndicate, you are in for a treat. Twenty six years after the release of their debut LP, The Days of Wine and Roses, the record is still as solid as it was in 1982.

The first track, "Tell Me When It's Over," could elicit comparisons to how a folk-ier version of Television might sound. Prominent guitars are sharpened to an edge and matched against informal, almost colloquial lead vocals. As the song finishes, it segues perfectly into the 2nd track on the record, "Definitely Clean."

When this song takes over, it picks up the tempo and propels listeners into 3 and a half minutes of a Dream Syndicate-styled VU revival.

This one is a keeper! Rhino Records has the album with 8 previously unreleased bonus tracks!