Dreams That Breathe Your Name

Elysian Fields | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Orchard
• ASIN: B0001NBMOE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,080,697 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ear candy...if that candy is chewable morphine, September 15, 2004

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D. A. Sumrall (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreams That Breathe Your Name (Audio CD)

Remember listening to Mazzy Star and imagining the person of your dreams slowly spinning in the an empty ballroom with only the shine of mirrorball outlining their movements? No. Huh, well then listen to Elysian Fields and you'll get an idea of what I mean.
"Dreams That Breathe Your Name" is an album that blends blurry eyed lyrics with plodding shoegazer-jazz. Think PJ Harvey at her most quiet and intense, the dreaminess of Portishead, and the elegance of Mazzy Star. So, enough with the allusions.
Jennifer Charles has a velvet tongue that doesn't mind licking every inch of you. 'Sultry' is inadequate descriptor. Oren Bloedow is able to orchestrate a sound that feels like a blue cloud of cigarette smoke that reeks of sex, achieved and denied.
The gems here are 'Timing is Everything,' 'Live for the Touch,' and 'Shrinking Heads in the Sunset.' But you really don't lose here.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sublime, so ignore the slime, June 3, 2005

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sylvia plath - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreams That Breathe Your Name (Audio CD)

some people are so sick. i can't believe people are weighing in on her looks. this is about music people! charles and bloedow are amazing composers. the music is divine and pure and it is moody and it even rocks at times. the lyrics are moving, and these people who are saying this is parody are parodies themselves. they are clueless, as they can only see jennifer as a sex object. it's a pity because they are missing the boat. can't women be powerful and sexy and smart without threatening the pathetic creepy boys of this world? beautiful vocals too, lest we forget she's an AMAZING singer! And frankly, I find that the poduction values have improved over the years, less gloss, and more real muscle.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential CD for EVERYONE!!!!!, July 15, 2004

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Patrick Foley (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreams That Breathe Your Name (Audio CD)

I've waited close to four years (minus side projects) for a new album. Let me tell you, the wait was well worth it. I agree with most of what the other review said, except it sounds like track 3 "Timing is Everything" will be the single. Why is this band not recognized??? They need a US tour sometime in the future. Oh, and did I mention, go buy this CD!! You will not be disappointed!!