Rough Night in Jericho

Dreams So Real (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B00000DOR1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,457 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Disk(s) is clean and clear. No skips. Plays well all the way through. Case is in excellent condition.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best unheard albums of all time., April 10, 2004

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Nathaniel Slautich "bobaphat" (Fairfax, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rough Night in Jericho (Audio CD)

I first heard of these guys in college in 1988, when I went to go see The Church in concert and a band I had never heard of called Dreams So Real were opening. They pretty much just played this album in a different order (as another reviewer remarked) and I was blown away. The next day, I went to the local record store and bought the album. I was blown away again, and about 15 years later, this album still gets consistent play. REM comparisons aren't totally out of order (DSR were from Athens, also) but these guys incorporate more straight-ahead rock into their sound. Standout tracks are...um...all 10. Seriously, the album hangs together spectacularly. From the hard rocking opener "Rough Night In Jericho", to the gospel tinged "Bearing Witness", to the great closer "Love Fall Down", this has been one of my all time faves since my first listen. I have a huge music collection, and there just aren't many records I can say that about. Follow the advice of everyone who has reviewed this unknown (a travesty indeed) classic and hunt down a copy of this great rock record.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best of the 1980s. Period., August 23, 2003

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Tim Nekritz (Oswego, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Night in Jericho (Audio CD)

It's a crying shame this band never made it. Their passion, their lyrics, their hooks were all top-notch. No one said the music industry was fair, and "Rough Night in Jericho" by Dreams So Real could be Exhibit A. Like a more raw version of R.E.M., this Athens trio may have been slightly ahead of their time; this disc would have been right at home in any early-1990s modern-rock playlist. The driving and haunted title track, the shimmering "Bearing Witness," the wistful "California" and the hope-against-hope set closer "Love Fall Down" are timeless treasures. Heck, the whole album is excellent. This hidden gem is, in my opinion, of the best albums of the 1980s, if not the last few decades. It's that good.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where are they now ????, April 30, 2003

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Tracie Patterson (Austin, Tx United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Night in Jericho (Audio CD)

This was the best band... where are they now?? great lyrics, great music.... just a GREAT band. They should have made it..I could always tell their hearts were in their music...live or recorded...