Sparkle Shimmer Fade

Garden of Dreams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 30, 2010)
• Original Release Date: February 18, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Orchard
• ASIN: B00008KWU7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,405,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating melodies flourish on a sparkling release, August 11, 2003

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"sphenson" (Los Angelas, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sparkle Shimmer Fade (Audio CD)

Big hooks and captivating melodies flourish on the sophomore release from synth pop / punk whiz kids, Garden of Dreams. While comparisons to nerd-rock dandies Weezer and new comers The All-American Rejects are inevitable for this fabulously named band, discerning listeners will note that above all things, this band achieves complete what few other bands can, compete originality.

Though barely old enough to legally buy an alcoholic drink in the year 2003, Garden of Dreams are capable songwriters, accomplished vocalists, and skilled instrumentalists. Guitar-driven and underpinned with a driving drum machine pounding out underlying backbeats, each cut on this album brims with harmonies that recall the early Who and classic Radiohead. Bolstered by the impetuous bar band bravado akin to the Replacements, Goo Goo Dools, and Fastball in all their ragged glory, Garden of Dreams passionately render songs about girls, love, self-doubt, and youthful abandon. These four boys prove that loud guitars and a broken heart make great rock & roll! These songs marry punk, pop and 80's charm with a clear sense of purpose and no particular loyalty to any style, taking only the best of each and arriving at a spiky, effervescent middle ground.

Singer Gene Blalock is especially convincing in his role as unfortunate lover. But on tracks like the well-developed "Ashes" and the highly orchestrated "Forget About The Stars," Blalock's comrades drive the whole shebang home with instrumental freight. And you'd have to be pretty hard-hearted not to find yourself echoing the sing-singy strains of "She Loves You" and "Scanning For Pink." Fans of paradoxical pop-- Box Car Racer, Fountains of Wayne, and their breed should take note. A talented band destined for great things, Garden of Dreams are primed to be embraced by the masses as leaders of the new music revolution.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, June 19, 2003

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Riff (Indiana, HOBART) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sparkle Shimmer Fade (Audio CD)

This album featurs six lovely songs. I highly reccomend you but it and listen to it. It will surely put a smile on your face :D...

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Lovely Album.., June 19, 2003

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Riff (Indiana, HOBART) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sparkle Shimmer Fade (Audio CD)

THIS ALBUM IS LOVELY!! I highly reccommend you take time out of your schedule to order it and listen to it. Also check out their rockn' website <...and join the street team

I gurantee this album will make you smile...