Stories of Our Lives

Stories of Our Lives Artist: Dear John Letters
Label: Foodchain Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 644847001020
EAN: 0644847001020
ASIN: B0000A0DUW


Release Date: 2003-07-22

Stories of Our Lives


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Tracks:

  1. Below The Belt
  2. Creation Myth
  3. Sorry To Sorry
  4. Bipolar
  5. You Always Win
  6. Kings & Queens
  7. Stories Of Our Lives
  8. We Could Be Angels
  9. To Them
  10. My Volcano
  11. I Still Scar
  12. Drowning
  13. Disappointed
  14. For The Sake Of Love

Product Description

1. Below The Belt
2. Creation Myth
3. Sorry To Sorry
4. Bipolar
5. You Always Win
6. Kings & Queens
7. Stories Of Our Lives
8. We Could Be Angels
9. To Them
10. My Volcano
11. I Still Scar
12. Drowning
13. Disappointed
14. For The Sake Of Love

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars letter from the song writer.......2003-09-16

Hey guys!

well, yes with any change some will be happy and some will not. Such is the change with this record! Michelle and i will not be writing any longer... sorry, thats just the way it is... it was a nice time and while i enjoyed the rewriting the wrongs album very much i am personaly most happy with nevada bachelors/and new dear john letters material. (just look i gave it 5 stars :-)
Fact is.. it is more who i am. and while i had fun in making rewriting the wrongs... it was a moment in time, a rather sad moment really. and while people do enjoy them moments... they can purchase it now forever on cd ... :-)

but honestly it is the abstract lyrics, and upbeat pop that i personally write and one MUST be true to themselves first and foremost in writing songs, to me that is a must! SO here is the real me... and there is MUCH more coming from where that came from!!!!

ALSO The good news is... while this record is more like the bachelors stuff, is has charted much higher on CMJ then ANY record i have ever been on... up to #34 on the charts nationwide! It is also selling very well... So I am personally very happy with the new direction. It also has had MUCH better reviews then any record i have ever been a part of... so things are rolling along very nicely.

I hope you take the time to give it an ear!!!

thanks for stopping by!

3 out of 5 stars Liked Rewriting the Wrongs best so far...........2003-09-11

I have been a fan since the days of the Bachelors, but somehow it always fell short for me. I was introduced to The Dear john Letters by my Gal. I fell in love with Rewriting the Wrongs. (still in my top ten of all time favorite local records.) All I can say about Stories is that I miss the writing team of Rob Benson and poet/lyricist Michelle Price
I noticed he used another name on this record in the writing credits, I thought maybe it was a pseudonym for Benson? (It had the same nonsensical lyricism as Benson is known for) Aside from the repeat of the beautiful co-written songs of Unbroken, this could have very well been a Nevada Bachelor's record. Good but not steller. I for one am hoping to hear more from the Benson-Price team and DJL in the future!!

5 out of 5 stars McCartney can retire.......2003-08-04

With Beattlesesqe vocals and a jumping rythym section, sir Paul can retire. Its time! Lead singer Robb Benson has hit his stide with this third release with the Dear John Letters. No longer the sad sappy lyrics of the highschool journal keeper variety, Benson has returned to the helm to pilot this well balanced record. Charged with rock pop gems and littered with sweet sad moments, you travel to real places; "the creation myth" co-penned by Seattle sweetheart Amanda Mae relates the age old story of catharsis in freeing what you wish to hold close. I got this record hot off the press because i could not wait! Go see this band or even an intimate solo show, thank you Robb for doing what you do best.

5 out of 5 stars the NEW best of the NorthWest... fantastic pop from Seattle.......2003-08-04

This cd is by far thier best! Take it from a huge fan of
Guided by voices, Wilco, Ben Kweller, and Spoon...
for Indie pop this record flows so well.
It kinda has a beatles feel, but it's raw and gritty
like todays indie pop. Also the art work is just plain RAD!
I sure hope these guys come back to Bellingham soon!
Otherwise i may have to take a trip to back to Seattle
soon to see them in their home town.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. 355 ~ Culper Ring
  2. The String Quartet Tribute to Elton John
  3. Smash It Up ~ The (International) Noise Conspiracy
  4. Lucky Planet ~ Neil Innes & the World
  5. Mosquito/See Through ~ The Necks
  6. Stadsvandringar
  7. Someday ~ Nickelback
  8. Abhayamudra ~ Cul de Sac , and Damo Suzuki
  9. Born and Raised in Compton ~ DJ Quick
  10. Live ~ Robert Gordon

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Music Album

Music CD

Flying South ~ Pete Escovedo

Range of Motion ~ Joel Harrison

Don Loves Midge ~ Don Lanphere

1924-1925 ~ Oliver Naylor

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed.. ~ Yank Lawson's Jazz Band

Austria 3, Vol. 2 ~ Austria 3

A Arte de Zeca Pagodinho ~ Zeca Pagodinho

16 Early Hits ~ Conjunto Bernal

Zaou ~ Taizo Nari

Planeta Silenci ~ Joan Isaac