Pipe Dream [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

Alan Hull | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000B5QD5K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breakfast

2. Justanothersadsong

3. Money Game

4. Std 0632

5. United States Of Mind

6. Country Gentleman’S Wife

7. Numbers (Travelling Band)

8. For The Bairns

9. Drug Song

10. Song For A Windmill

11. Blue Murder

12. I Hate To See You Cry

13. Drinking Song (B Side To ‘Numbers’) (Bonus Track)

14. One Off Pat (B Side To ‘Numbers’) (Bonus Track)

15. Down On The Underground (Bob Harris Session) (Bonus Track)

16. Gin & Tonics All Round (Bob Harris Session) (Bonus Track)

17. One More Bottle Of Wine (Bob Harris Session) (Bonus Track)

18. Dan The Plan (Bob Harris Session) (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly the best album I've heard from the 1970s; timeless, September 13, 2006

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Christopher Ruble "songdiver" (Fort Wayne, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pipe Dream (Audio CD)

Despite not getting much recognition, this album stands the test of time better than maybe any album I can think of from this decade. Other than maybe a couple of songs, every song still seems crisp enough to fit in with any era of music. I was very late to this album, never even hearing of alan hull until maybe a couple of years ago. This album sounds like what would have happened if the beatles and bob dylan made a record together, because of the style, and also hull's voice. The production is smooth, hull's voice is powerful and multi-demensional, the songs are well-crafted with many genres mixed perfectly.

I must say that I am partial to mostly newer artists, because there are several artist in the last decade (or two) that have completely drawn me in and blown my mind, such as Ryan Adams, My Morning Jacket, Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith, Olivia Tremor Control, etc. So I was surprised how connected I was to the album and at how fresh this album still sounds; it could be released today and fit in with the top bands, and also compete with any classic album. Probably the best two songs are the first and the last, with great ones scattered around in the middle. "Breakfast", the first song, sounds kind of corny at first, because he has lines describing what he's eating, literally, but it's such an awesome song that it sounds cool somehow, and the more serious lines sound more effective. One of best songs I've ever heard in my life.

For me, the great tracks are (1)Breakfast, (2)Just Another Sad Song, (5)United States of Mind, (6)Country Gentleman's Wife, (7)Numbers, (9)Drug Song, (12)I Hate to See You Cry.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For the purist., April 22, 2008

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Bangsmith (Cumberland, RI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pipe Dream (Audio CD)

I have been a Lindisfarne fan for years, so I picked this up out of curiosity. It isn't that great. This album shows his rockier and "quirky" side, similar to the second Lindisfarne line-up. If you're looking for that dreamy folksy sound that the original Lindisfarne line-up had, there is little of that here. These songs sound like a laid-back version of Beck. That's not necessarily bad, but it was a little disappointing to me. Strange thing is, Alan Hull was the most talented member of Lindisfarne. For a continuation of the Lindisfarne sound, pick up the three Jack The Lad albums that were released around the same time. That band was made up of three of the Lindisfarne members (not Hull!!) and sounds a lot better than solo Alan Hull.