BAD DREAM NO. 13

Eerie Von | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 25, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: GHASTLY RECORDS
• ASIN: B0007CNY5E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,233 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Von...an Entity Unto Himself, March 8, 2008

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Michael E. Mitchell "a Son of Lugosi" (Minocqua, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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A lot of people would not like this album. It has a prevailing sense of "sameness" throughout. The riffs are all very low, bass-oriented (though still with a heavy fuzztone). The vocals are, and it's been said before, like a sarcastically diabolic Jim Morrison. BUT, this album transports you to a place...it transports you to some New Orleans all-night diner between the Morgue and the Funeral Home, where you sit with the Embalmer and eat crawfish (live or dead, your choice) while some long-dead bluesman from the nearby cemetery works on some rock 'n roll music (he is trying to update his sound). This really DOES sound like what morticians would listen to while they work.....or relax. It is very bluesy, but not to the point of being annoyingly "oh, listen to me, I'm a BLUES artist playing the BLUES!"(you know the type!). It is actually more in a "rock" vein, though it is hard to simply classify it as such. There are sinister parts as well as endearingly humorous parts...the whole thing is presented rather wittily. Eerie Von obviously made this to please himself and his fiends, and that ain't really your "mainstream" audience! This is a pretty lengthy album, and it may be far too low-key for many listeners, but if you are intrigued by the scenario above, you may just appreciate this.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *PRAISE BE TO THE EERIE LORD OF THE DARK VELVET UNDERGROUND*, March 1, 2006

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DUKEUVNUTHIN "THE SECRET? IT'S IN THE MEAT..." (PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: BAD DREAM NO. 13 (Audio CD)

THIS RECORD IS CERTAINLY NOT FOR EVERYONE. THIS IS A RAW AND UNINHIBITED, THE PRODUCTION ALMOST BRINKING ON THE TERRIBLE, BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS. IT WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME EFFECT IF THE PRODUCTION WAS AT LEAST GOOD. I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD OWN THIS RECORD (INCLUDING THOSE WHO LIKE POP/MAINSTREAM) AND BE FORCED TO LISTEN TO IT FOR ITS DARK QUALITY AND MASTERFUL MUSICIANSHIP. SOME CALL GLENN DANZIG THE "EVIL ELVIS", EERIE VON IS MOST DEFINITELY THE "EVIL JIM MORRISON". IS THIS ANY INDICATION OF JUST HOW GENIUS THIS IS? THIS PICKS UP WHERE "THE BLOOD AND THE BODY" LEFT OFF. EVERY SONG IS A NIGHTMARE OF SORTS, CATCHY AND FIENDISHLY EMBEDDING. ONE MORE NOTE ON THE PRODUCTION, SOME ARTISTS USE OF NOISE AND BLEAK PRODUCTION ARE INDENDED TO PORTRAY UNIQUENESS OR TRENDY SLOPPINESS. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE HERE. I WOULD STILL LIKE THIS ALBUM EVEN IF IT SOLD A MILLION COPIES.

5.0 out of 5 stars Recorded entirely without the use of computers, December 12, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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Recorded entirely without the use of computers, Bad Dream No. 13 is a dark rock music CD that blends elements of trance and heavy metal into one intense experience. An accompanying booklet spells out the lyrics of this enthralling, up-close scrutiny of the dark side of life and the human experience. "Meet Death": Meet death, she's your friend, in a long, long black dress / she's in love, she's in love, with your unhappiness. / You haven't lived, until you, partake of her charms, / you have not died, until you've died in her arms. / I recognize the mask she hides behind, I realize there's a shadow behind her smile. / I play along, with her siren song, I play along until her last note is sung." The tracks are A Cage Is A Cage, The Bone Drone, In The Shade, Downontheslab, 2 Tears in a Bucket, Prelude to Death, Meet Death, Bad Dream, The Perfect Criminal, The Velvet Shroud, Sing Sinner Sing!, Case Study #107/Rec. Room 3A, and Benediction #2.