Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams

Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams

ASIN: B000BGQXQS

Track Listings

1. Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams

2. Pretty Good Life

3. Out Of This Place

4. In The Morning

5. I Surrender

6. Just Another Day

7. 100 Years

8. This Time We're Over

9. Falling

10. Catch Your Fall

11. The Hard Way

12. Left+Leaving

13. Left+Leaving (alt. country version)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Mark Miller was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. The same place that served as the launching ground for notable singer/songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah Harmer and Alanis Morisette. And the same place that continues to produce a steady stream of critically celebrated bands including Blue Rodeo, Tragically Hip and the Cowboy Junkies. While Miller shares roots in common with these and other artists, his story - from "never heard of him" musician to top ten selling independent artist - is perhaps more unusual than it is common. That's because, up until the recording of his first album, Happy, the only way to have heard him play was to have been an invited guest to his favorite small stage - his living room studio environment.

Product Description
Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams is the follow-up to Mark Miller's debut album, Happy. In contrast to the stripped down and folk/pop sounds of the first record, these new songs sound bigger, richer and are more heavily textured with a country/rock flavored twang. Collectively, the stories found on this record tell the tale of characters who are, at the same time, coming to terms with the failures of the past and wishing for something better in the future. Songs like Left+Leaving, a song about having to face the reality of being left behind, are balanced by songs like I Surrender, which plays out as a sort of admission of falling in love. The personal style of storytelling makes spending time with this record feel more like reading chapters out of a diary, more substantive and emotionally rewarding, then spending time with lighter works of fiction; in the spirit of the stories told by country/rock artists like Steve Earle and Reckless Kelly.

Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams,Mark Miller,Independent,Country,Rock

Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams
Average customer rating:

College days - Starvation vs. BoDeans

Surely one of their best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not Their Best

A Lost Classic

I'll never forget this album or that girl

Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams
The BoDeans
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000002L9G
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

She's A Runaway
Fadeaway
Still The Night
Rickshaw Riding
Angels
Misery
The Strangest Kind
Say You Will
Ultimately Fine
That's All
Looking For Me Somewhere

Customer Reviews:

College days - Starvation vs. BoDeans.......2006-11-22

I remember it well. The BoDeans played Atlanta GA in 1988 in support of this album, of which I had the cassette
and listened to endlessly. Every song was a sing-a-long. Great lyrics, catcy riffs and sublime melodies.

The night of the show, I had $14.00 in the bank (am I glad that times have changed, very much for the better!)
Tickets were $12.00 plus a "service charge." For me, it was either food for the next few days, or the BoDeans show.

I regret my decision to this day. The soup was bland, the beans were dry and the bread was doughy.

And somewhere, out there, someone else is remembering the BoDeans show of 1988 in Atlanta.
But it ain't me babe. No, no, no it ain't me, babe. :-/

Oh wait - that's Dylan. Anyway, this BoDeans album is great. Buy it.

Surely one of their best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-10-06

I am a true bodeans fan and I think that this album is perfect!! The only song that's a little weird is "Ultimatly Fine". But the first four or five are killer hits! I stronly reccomend this to anyone out for the Bodeans!!! Guy Hoffman on drums, Kurt Neumann on vocal and electric lead guitar, Sammy Llanas on vocal and guitar, and Bobby Griffin on bass really sound good for just four musicians! Buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not Their Best.......2004-02-19

I will be the dissenting voice amid all the kudos thrown at this album. Make no mistake - I am a BoDeans fan, and I know they can crank out catchy, heartland rock like no one else.

Unfortunately, this album only has flashes of future brightness. While the music is "good", it's not great. When you consider that this album came out in the late 80s, it is a miracle that it was released - the influence of simple, catchy songs from the late 50s and early 60s is unmistakable, and really went against the grain of overproduced, synth-based music of the release year.

While the music is fun and solid, it fails to rise above that - never enters the "great" zone, that leaves you humming a riff or intro for the next few days, nor do you want to crank you car volume to 11.

However, what ruins the album for me - and yes, "ruins" is correct - are the vocals. For whatever reason, Sam Llanas sings lead on most of the songs. I'd compare listening to his voice akin to scraping the inside of my skull with a fork, only less pleasant. Sam's voice is extremely limited in range, as well as being quite nasal. Kurt Neuman's voice - when it can be heard - is in fine form, and I wish he had sung lead on more of the songs.

The siezure-inducing quality of Sam's voice is curious, because with later BoDeans albums, it's much better. Either his voice become stronger, or their budget for production effects got bigger, or both.

My recommendation: skip it unless you find it cheap somewhere. Start with "Go Slow Down," "Black and White" or "Blend." Those albums feature Sam and Kurt at the height of their writing and singing powers.

A Lost Classic.......2003-02-23

I read Amazon reviews all the time but very rarley put anything to print. However, this album is so amazing that it deserves my valuable time. Someone said the first "side" is as good as anything from the 80's. It's as good a side as anything, anytime and don't forget that beautiful little closing track that is just so perfect. Throughout the album the guitars just bristle with a beautifully fresh sound and the melodies are unforgettable after a few listens.

No one will ever top Little Feat's output from '73 to '76 but this album comes close. Indispensable is a bit over-the-top...but this album is.

I'll never forget this album or that girl.......2002-11-27

I arrived in Calgary, Canada just before Christmas 1986 and went through a whirlwind romance with the girl I took to my high school prom the year before. 10 days of passion and then she dumped me. My best buddy came to pick me up and had just bought this album on cassette.

We did a 12 hour road trip (not counting the times we stopped in small town bars to drown our sorrows) and I listened to this album a zillion times. Misery is the greatest song...especially when you are a melodramatic college kid just dumped by the prettiest girl you will ever meet.

There is nothing like listening to the Bodeans after your upmteenth road-pop, watching with winter praire slide by your pick-up window.

Tracks:

Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams
Pretty Good Life
Out Of This Place
In The Morning
I Surrender
Just Another Day
100 Years
This Time We're Over
Falling
Catch Your Fall
The Hard Way
Left+Leaving
Left+Leaving (alt. country version)

Product Description

Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams is the follow-up to Mark Millers debut album, Happy. In contrast to the stripped down and folk/pop sounds of the first record, these new songs sound bigger, richer and are more heavily textured with a country/rock flavored twang. Collectively, the stories found on this record tell the tale of characters who are, at the same time, coming to terms with the failures of the past and wishing for something better in the future. Songs like Left+Leaving, a song about having to face the reality of being left behind, are balanced by songs like I Surrender, which plays out as a sort of admission of falling in love. The personal style of storytelling makes listening to this album feel more like reading chapters out of a diary, more substantive and emotionally rewarding, then spending time with lighter works of fiction; in the spirit of the stories told by country/rock artists like Steve Earle and Reckless Kelly.

Customer Reviews:

The 2nd is even better!.......2005-10-03

I was happy to find I liked this album even better than his first since it is rare in the music business that an artist's 2nd cd surpasses his 1st. I enjoy the addition of the female vocalist which adds to the feeling of love lost and hopes for the future. The ying and yang balance of man and woman. My favorite song is : "Catch Your Fall". Being a romantic woman, who would want a man to write such a song and have a man to catch your fall. He is someone I can relate to since I am always doing the catching in my relationships. "Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams," the title song is also a favorite since it shows the difference between his first CD "Happy", which is more about love lost. This song shows even though love is lost there is HOPE for his future. Each album makes you know this artist and his experiences with love. It has you yearning for his next CD where maybe there will be success in finding his love that catches him when he falls and vice versa!

Toast Love and it's many faces! Mark's music is one where we all can relate and understand since LOVE is what everyone dreams of and hopes to attain in their life.

Don't just listen to the CD read the words to the songs and you might just find yourself in those songs!

Awaiting his next CD.....

Love+Hope+Sex+Dreams..Says it all!.......2005-09-29

Mark Miller's lyrics combined with his catchy melodies makes this CD one to treasure. His lyrics remind you of lost loves and wanting more from life than just settling for second best. It's a CD that everyone can relate with and be a better person for having heard it. "Catch My Fall" is one of my personal favorites. Miller's lyrics seem to grab your heartstrings and pull you in tight wanting to hear more. I hope there is more to come from this artist.

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