The Dream

In This Moment | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B001D48KVS
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,170 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

In This Moment member, Howorth, describes the concept behind their 2008 album: 'The basic idea behind calling our new album The Dream is that inside dreams anything can happen, all the things that seem impossible or unreachable in the `real world' become a reality in your dreams. We've always been a band that believes in the power of dreams and that believing is creating. We wanted to make a record that you can lay down with, shut off the lights and have a total outerbody experience. We also wanted the record to be like a rollercoaster ride with explosive highs, beautiful lows and everything in between. Maria took her vocals to the next level and explored all the possibilities. Everyone will be surprised by all the melody, passion and strength she brings to the record.'

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dream., September 30, 2008

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Ross Campbell (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dream (Audio CD)

In This Moment's first album, Beautiful Tragedy, bowled me over and knocked me flat. The Dream is a worthy successor, it's a great, surprising album that doesn't repeat the same stuff in the first one. it's not quite as heavy, which is fine, and Maria Brink only screams on a couple tracks, the rest of it is clean vocals, which is also fine, but i admit i miss the screaming which is a big part of what initially drew me to ITM. but on the other hand, having fewer spots with screaming vocals give them more impact because there's less of it, maybe, and Maria Brink screams so well that whenever she does it hits you so much more. either way, i still love this new album, it's more eclectic than Beautiful Tragedy and in that more interesting, i think, where upon first listen you don't really know what the next track will be. it really brings the band into a more definitive style, all the songs are killer and really memorable; i had an undulating conglomerate of several of the songs stuck in my head for a while after my first listen. i could see some fans of ITM's first album being turned off by the less-heaviness of it and that many of the songs are fairly poppy, but it's still the same folks doing awesome stuff and really pushing their sound into something that's sort of metal, sort of rock, sort of... i don't know, but it's good. highest possible recommendation if that means anything!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So It's Different... Who Cares???, November 15, 2008

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M. Towers "Wish For This Night" (AUS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dream (Audio CD)

Yes, many people are attacking this album as it's different from their first, not as heavy and more melodical and soft... who cares!
I am a huge fan of their first and much heavier album and when I got this, I noticed immediately there is nothing heavy about this album. Instead, the music is better, the writing is better, her voice is better, everything is better.
If you're a closed minded imbecile who only likes bands to make albums that sound the same (which seems to be a majority on here) then this one isn't for you, but if you're willing to buy an album from a good band and be open mined to bands actually expressing themselves, it's for you.
How dare bands be critisized for changing their style constantly, all good bands evolve and change, some for the better, some for the worse... this is for the better. WORTH EVERY CENT!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ITM has grown for the better!, November 19, 2009

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Andrew Hilton (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dream (Audio CD)

I'll admit, I'm not a fan of metalcore or ITM's first album. I love heavy music, but I have to have clean vocals, female vocals are even better. This album delivers! It's heavy, moody, high and low. Maria Brink can scream... and it's awesome. On this album, it's controlled and used for effect. There's no screaming just for the sake of screaming an entire song. Best of all, no cookie monster growls.

Yes, this album has it's pop moments. It's unfair to lump this band in with Paramore, although it's reasonable to like both bands equally. From a pop perspective, I'd put this ITM release a step beyond the darkness and emotion of Flyleaf. I hope we can look forward to more music like this from In This Moment.