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Here Come Those Dreams Again

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If you like a retro rock and roll sound done in a contemporary style, you will love this album. The extraordinary voice of lead singer David Fisher soars on tunes that remind me of Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak and The Mavericks with a little Dwight Yoakum mixed in. This California group's music is hard to categorize, retro 60's rock, rockabilly with a hint of country. The excellent band accompanies Fisher flawlessly and the sound is fresh and exciting.

Playing Time - 45:26 -- Big Blue Hearts is a Los Angeles-based band whose blend of smooth country-pop gives us a popular danceband style of music. Tinges of rockabilly creep in, and it wouldn't hurt for them to get a little more raucous and take a few more risks which I can tell they're fully capable of. Strong vocal and instrumental work characterize this band comprised of David Fisher, Scott Minchk, J.B. Burton, and Greg Sobol. Big Blue Hearts' first album was released in June, 1997 on Geffen Records, and their sophomore effort in "Here Come Those Dreams Again" is long overdue. The production quality of this project is first-rate, and their dreamy and slightly mysterious music incorporates a fair amount of reverb and twangy guitar. Even their songs (such as "Dreamin' of a Woman" or "Here Come Those Dreams Again") have plenty of allegorical references to those mental images and emotions often encountered in various stages of consciousness. "Lovin' You" is the cut being heavily promoted to radio, and a June/July Texas radio tour will kick off the release of this project.

David Fisher's prolific songwriting (or co-writing) is showcased on all ten songs, and his singing is full of heart, body and soul. With a few more honest tearjerkers and ballads, I could see this band really creating a sizeable and fanatical international following. They have fascinating appeal potential that's immediately likeable and very enticing. Big Blue Hearts have created a sense of intrique with enchanting songs and resplendent stories of evasive love. (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)

I love this album. It's perfect mood music. Don't pigeon hole this band as a Chris Isaak knockoff. They're a little more country, and it's easy to tell they've been together for close to a decade. Very cohesive album. They know who they are. I can't pick a favorite song, b/c I love them all, but the first track is the one I heard on a GAC show called "The Edge of Country."

i heard part of this cd in tower records today and went right up to the customer service counter and bought it. i have been listening to it over and over. Lots of talent. A beautiful voice with an awesome band to back it. Lyrics that are tear jerkers and a beat thet leaves your feet taping. A cd you can't hear enough. wow what fate i got to hear this cd and buy it. Its the best cd i have heard in a long time. buy it you will be happy and addicted too.. katie in san francisco

Catch this band for only eight bucks a show while you can. I just saw them play at the Executive Surf Club in Corpus Christi (I just returned from the show as I write this) and they were rock solid, in some ways even better than the album. And that's one of the hallmarks of a true band: they sound better live.

This band is going to blow up; a video on CMT and VH1 is bound to happen for guys this good. Wonderful songwriting, terrific playing, simply gorgeous melodies and hooks. And one can see that they're also managing their careers the way a modern day band has to (I saw David handling the stylus on his Palm Pilot as deftly as his guitar pick). I just hope Fisher doesn't wear out his shoes too early doing that little shuffle he does onstage....(it's very endearing and cute).

And no JB didn't write all the songs on this record, no matter what ITunes says.....

Wow.....Please get this CD I promise you guys this will make your ladies very happy.

xoxoxoxo

Nancy

I travel between Sante Fe and Dallas every week, life of a salesman lol. I purchased this CD and find it to be the best driving music I own. If I arrive at one of my accounts and a song is still playing I'll wait for it to end. Highly recommended!

This CD is wonderful listening and dancing music. Met these guys this summer - what a talented and wonderful group of young men. Everyone from 20-90 will enjoy this CD!

Kay