Our Hopes and Dreams

Our Hopes and Dreams Artist: The Owls
Label: Magic Marker
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 678277073524
EAN: 0678277073524
ASIN: B00018D63E


Release Date: 2004-02-03

Our Hopes and Dreams


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Tracks:

  1. Air
  2. Do Ya?
  3. Forever Changing
  4. Luck
  5. Baby Boy
  6. From Far Away
  7. Drop Me a Line
  8. Even Now

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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Disappointment. "Air" is the jewel.......2006-09-30

I instantly fell in love with "Air" and bought the cd on that song's merit. But the rest of the cd is only average. They remind me a little of the Fiery Furnaces, a band that I also find extremely hit or miss.

Don't expect the rest of the cd to be as solid as "Air." The overall sound is low-key (which isn't a bad thing) and unremarkable.

3 out of 5 stars Air is definitely the best. The rest is mostly harmless........2004-08-02

Based on hearing "Air" on the radio (KEXP, online - a Seattle and internet treasure) - an excellent song, with style and some substance, I bought the album. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn't really hold up to the promise and even Air doesn't have the sophistication I hoped it did from background radio listenings. "Air is only there, where I used to care" - not a great poetic lyric of our time.

The various songs are credited to different band members, and those by Maria May (inc. Air) work the best for me (1, 4, 6).

Overall, an ok album, with some merit, but not likely to stay in my listening pile for more than a few weeks.

5 out of 5 stars Incredible Pop!.......2004-04-21

It starts with "Air", probably one of the best break-up songs ever, and never lets up. Every song is catchy, memorable and infinitely hummable. The different vocalists (and songwriters) could lead to a disjointed mess but everything seems to flow smoothly into pop heaven. Slightly melancholy and blissful and beautiful to behold. Ends with the best McCartney song you've never heard, "Even Now". Built with acoustic guitars, pianos, strings, and harmonies and like the perfect pop song, this CD is a little too short, leaving you with a longing for a little bit more.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. The Unstable Molecule ~ Isotope 217
  2. Ride On ~ Izzy Stradlin
  3. Heathen Machine ~ Balance of Power
  4. Army of Love
  5. Now It's on Pt.2 ~ Grandaddy
  6. Tuckerized ~ The Marshall Tucker Band
  7. Dangerman ~ Dangerman
  8. Still Smokin' After 20 Years ~ Billy Bacon & The Forbidden Pigs
  9. Band Kept Playing ~ Electric Flag
  10. The Beat ~ The Paul Collins' Beat

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New Orleans Jazz Party ~ Olympia Brass Band

Grateful Guitar ~ David Cullen

Jazz Classics ~ Various Artists

Selah Gospel Train ~ Selah Jubilee Singers

Charlie Mariano Sextet ~ Charlie Mariano

1926-1941 ~ Rex Stewart

Double Live ~ Demis Roussos

Casino de Paris ~ Henri Salvador

Live ~ The Not Yet Famous Blues Band

Odair Jose Ao Vivo ~ Odair Jose