Dream on Dreamer / Good Tim [Import]

Shocking Blue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000005RJG
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dream On Dreamer: Time Slips Away

2. Dream On Dreamer: Dowee Dowee

3. Dream On Dreamer: So Far From Home

4. Dream On Dreamer: Take Your TIme

5. Dream On Dreamer: A Little Bit Of Heaven

6. Dream On Dreamer: Now He's Gone

7. Dream On Dreamer: Just A Song

8. Dream On Dreamer: Diana In Her Dreams

9. Dream On Dreamer: In My Time Of Dyin'

10. Dream On Dreamer: Wild Rose

11. Dream On Dreamer: Save Your Love

12. Dream On Dreamer: Devil's Suite

13. Good Times: Good Times

14. Good Times: You'll Come

15. Good Times: My Life

16. Good Times: Morning Sun

17. Good Times: Loving Girl

18. Good Times: Beggin'

19. Good Times: This America

20. Good Times: Nashville Rebel

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Shocking Blue were More Than Just "Venus", June 6, 2004

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Morten Vindberg (Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream on Dreamer / Good Tim (Audio CD)

"Dream on Dreamer/Good Times" is a 1-CD compilation of Shocking Blue?s 7th and 8th album from 1973-74. Furthermore there are 3 bonus-tracks - singles from 74-75.

The trademark of Shocking Blue was always their crafty and catchy rock-based tunes, irresistibly sung by female singer Mariska Veres. The arrangements were usually simple, but the sound tight and the playing solid. Nearly all their material was written by unique songwriter/guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen.

They had a world-wide smash hit with the classic "Venus", but they were not able to repeat its success.- They had minor hits with "Never Marry a Railroad Man", "Mighty Joe" and other great singles, but their sound was probably too much out of the 1960`s to compete with the new trends and sounds of the early 1970`s. Nevertheless they kept on making terrific albums and singles.

"Dream on Dreamer" their seventh from 1973 is one of their most obscure, and probably not known by very many people. This is quite undeserved, as it features many great van Leeuwen songs. "Time Slips Away", "Diana in Her Dreams" and "Save Your Love" are classic Shocking Blue type of songs. Another highlight is the quite piano ballad "Just a Song" beautifully sung by Veres - in the same vein as "I Like You" from the Inkpot album. Oddly enough the great title track "Dream on Dreamer" was not originally featured on the album. This song and its equally strong B-side are perfect additions.

Robbie van Leeuwen left the band shortly after the release of "Dream on Dreamer" and he is only featured on a few of the songs on the follow-up album "Good Times". Their sales had been declining and even in their home country Holland, the singles began to fail. Robbie was replaced by guitarist Martin van Wijk. This was obviously a great loss for the band and this can easily be heard on their final album "Good Times" - most of the material does have have the spark and charm of earlier days with van Leeuwen. Half of it are covers of other`s material. There are some good tracks here though. Their version of the Easybeat` "Good Times" is great and the only Robbie van Leeuwen song "Nashville Rebel" is a stand out track. Van Wijk`s "This America" and "Come My Way" are also good.

They recorded 3 singles without van Leeuwen with no great success and singer Veres also left. Soon the band fell apart. They have been reunited in recent years, but have only recorded very little since their great 1970`s days.

4.0 out of 5 stars Shocking Blue's Arsenal of Great Tunes Continue With Their Last 2 Albums on 1-CD, May 19, 2011

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Joseph Brando (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream on Dreamer / Good Tim (Audio CD)

By the time "Dream On Dreamer" was released, Shocking Blue's founding father Robbie Van Leeuwen was starting to feel exhausted. This is quite understandable, as he had spent the past several years touring the world, recording at least one album per year, and writing most of the songs for those albums. Originally released under 2 different titles, "Dream On Dreamer" and "Ham", with slightly different tracks and arrangements - this was probably the weakest of Shocking Blue's albums - but still a fine collection of songs. Ironically, the best cut from this period, the title track "Dream On Dreamer", was not released on any incarnation of the LP, and was only found as a rare 45 single released in a few parts of the world. Thankfully it is found here and easily rates as one of Shocking Blue's best tracks. Other standouts include the sunshine-infused rock ditty "Time Slips Away" and the majestically penned "Diana In Her Dreams".

After this, Robbie decided to leave the group and was replaced by Martin Van Wijk. While upsetting many long time fans, this was a good decision and Shocking Blue swings in a new direction with one of their hardest rocking albums "Good Times". As any fan knows, SB's not-so-secret weapon was the one-of-a-kind deep, throaty, powerhouse vocals from lead singer Mariska Veres. Mariska seems re-invigorated by the new line-up and you can hear it in her voice. Delivering the goods with a higher-octane than usual, Mariska and the boys turn some run-of-the-mill covers into rocking anthems. There isn't a bad song to be found on this collection, but some standout tracks include the breathy "You'll Come", and the hard-hitting covers of "Nashville Rebel" and "Mississippi Delta". But the real treat is the final track, one of the band's best-ever songs, "Come My Way", a catchy, drum-infused tune, gorgeously duetted by Martin and Mariska which ends Shocking Blue's musical legacy on a picture perfect high note.

Also included are a couple B-sides, including the afore-mentioned "Dream On Dreamer" and the beautiful ballad, "Where The Picnic Was". Highly recommended to all Shocking Blue fans and anyone who wants to hear some of the best hidden gems in rock musical history.