Ivan's Dream Band
General
| Feb 2003
Reviews
Gabe
Reviewed 2003-04-09
Reviewed 2003-04-09
Good-natured, melodic acoustica (sorry, it's not rock and not really folk) with touches of country. Reminiscent in spots of Graeme Downes, the original came-to-NYC A folkie, Bobby Zimmerman, and even, gasp, Nick Drake. Mature, poetic but evocative lyrics.
1. Love-hate thing with/for NYC; nice organ touches at end; "bullshit"
2. Beautiful hook, lush guitars, cello, and female vocals
3. Keening vocals
4. Sparse, poignant, pretty; "fucking", "shit"
5. Upbeat tune with meaning-of-life-and-work questioning lyrics
6. Uh, self-help music? much better than that sounds; sharp codependent rebuttal at end makes the song stand out
7. The Drake-ian touch of cello, guitar, drums-out-back, forlorn voice and sensitive lyrics; derivative but from a good source
8. Dylan-esque, except for the line about wetting his pants
9. Peppy but otherwise unremarkable
10. Mediocre tune distinguished only by the melodica-ish organ solo
11. Starts unpromisingly but cranks up into near-rock
12. Aiming for observational and complex, just sounds smugly clever
1. Love-hate thing with/for NYC; nice organ touches at end; "bullshit"
2. Beautiful hook, lush guitars, cello, and female vocals
3. Keening vocals
4. Sparse, poignant, pretty; "fucking", "shit"
5. Upbeat tune with meaning-of-life-and-work questioning lyrics
6. Uh, self-help music? much better than that sounds; sharp codependent rebuttal at end makes the song stand out
7. The Drake-ian touch of cello, guitar, drums-out-back, forlorn voice and sensitive lyrics; derivative but from a good source
8. Dylan-esque, except for the line about wetting his pants
9. Peppy but otherwise unremarkable
10. Mediocre tune distinguished only by the melodica-ish organ solo
11. Starts unpromisingly but cranks up into near-rock
12. Aiming for observational and complex, just sounds smugly clever
Recent airplay
What Is Sad
Fine Tuning Utopia — Apr 30, 2003
Who Brought You Down
In the Leaves — Apr 29, 2003
The Greatest Life Ever
Mr. Sparkle Challenge — Apr 24, 2003
Temporary
Off the Path — Apr 23, 2003
Charting
2003-04-21 — 2003-06-23
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 4 | 2 |
| Apr 27 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | I'm in New York | ||
| 2. | The Greatest Life Ever | ||
| 3. | Roll on | ||
| 4. | Onion Skin | ||
| 5. | Temporary | ||
| 6. | Who Brought You Down | ||
| 7. | What Is Sad | ||
| 8. | Success | ||
| 9. | Patience | ||
| 10. | Strangers | ||
| 11. | Star Star | ||
| 12. | T**S |