The Dream Society

The Dream Society Artist: Roy Harper
Label: Resurgence UK
Category: Music


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


UPC: 604388430529
EAN: 0604388430529
ASIN: B000007ORQ


Release Date: 1998-06-23

The Dream Society


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Tracks:

  1. Songs Of Love
  2. Songs Of Love (Part Two)
  3. Dancing All The Night
  4. Psychopath
  5. I Want To Be In Love
  6. Drugs For Everybody
  7. Come The Revolution
  8. Angel Of The Night
  9. The Dream Society
  10. Broken Wing
  11. These Fifty Years

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By informal count, this is the 30th Roy Harper album to come out between the late '60s and the late '90s. His best work dates from the '70s, so it's more than a pleasure, and admittedly a little surprising, to listen to The Dream Society. It is an older and wiser record, but no less absorbing; the songs are simply more disciplined and better crafted. The tender charm of "I Want to Be in Love" and "Broken Wing" show a vulnerability that is a welcome counterpoint to the cocksure cleverness of much of Harper's poetry. But he hasn't gone soft on us. "Drugs for Everybody," a song open to wide interpretation, suggests that the mischievous wit and the social provocateur is still alive in the onetime psychedelic troubadour. "Come the Revolution" is an eloquent, ironic look into the future, invoking Harper's eternal conflict between Utopian dream and Orwellian nightmare. "These Fifty Years," the cornerstone song of the album, is a lengthy, demanding, and exhilarating anthem of self-examination. For the first time in a long time, Harper seems sure of himself. After health, business, and personal setbacks, he is looking inward now as much as looking out. --John Sutton-Smith

Album Description

1998 & first new studio album in six years by this rock veteran. Over 72 minutes long, it contains 11 tracks with musical contributions from Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson & Fairport Convention's Ric Sanders.

Album Details

Over 70 Minutes of Music with Contributions by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Ric Saunders of Fairport Convention, Packaged with a 32 Page Booklet. Inital Orders Will Include a Bonus CD of Roy Discussing Each Track.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars There's life in the old troubadour yet.......2000-06-28

I cannot disagree with the comment that this is Roy's best album since HQ. Indeed, in many respects, this has more vibrancy and impact. Now writing from a lifetime of experiences (including plenty of Mary-Jane and Sir John Barleycorn) Roy injects great wisdom and humanity into what could easily become maudlin and routine songs in the hands of a lesser genius. The highlights for me are the opening Songs of Love where Roy sings a very effective duet and shows that the years haven't affected the astonishing range of his voice. The achingly beautiful Broken Wing is a classic example of Roy at his most sensitive. Angel of The Night is a heartfelt description of mental turmoil but still, somehow, remains uplifting. The piece de résistance though is undoubtedly These 50 Years. This massive track takes the form of a dialogue between Roy and God and touches on creation, evolution, naughty girls, drugs and rock n' roll. For my money, one of Roy's strongest songs ever. There are a couple of weaker tracks; a skiffly number and the whimsical Drugs for Everybody, but all in all, an essential purchase!

4 out of 5 stars Refreshingly classic Roy Harper.......1999-10-03

Roy made his return after a long absence with Dream Society. It was worth the wait. Though it lacks the pain and caustic energy of Death or Glory, his most recent effort, Dream Society demonstrates that Roy has only improved with age.

4 out of 5 stars

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