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Posted by snowblind on 08-02-2007 at06:53:
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Originally posted by Paul
I personally was very disapointed and thought it was just a quick put it together so, we'll have something new to sell on the tour. I actually got stuck with two copies!
Yes I know, Steve and Mike really worked hard to add some tracks to a project that had previously been set on the shelf.
But I will let the Dogs speak for themselves, the guys didn't even do one song live from the album the two times I saw them that year.
Anybody need a shrink wrapped unopened copy?
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How much?
Posted by Phy on 08-02-2007 at07:28:
Huh. I listen to this project as a counter-point to Surfonic Water Revival. I like it for what it is.
Posted by joey on 08-02-2007 at08:50:
it's good for going to sleep or background music at work....
or if you actually go to an island and relax...
like i did for my honeymoon a few weeks ago.....
Posted by jiminy on 08-02-2007 at08:58:
agree all- Island dreams is a breathing excerise..
a very nice breezy project that works great for just what I think they intended it for..to relax and hoist a glass with a lil umbrella in it.
I enjoy it at work- it makes the most excellent muzak one could hope for.
Posted by Audiori J on 08-02-2007 at09:15:
Yeah I don't really see the Dogs playing any of that live, I think its not really meant as that kind of thing. Its an Island escape, a stop and smell the roses, not a regular Dogs album.
I also think its a little unfair of a description to say it was a "quick put together", I know it was originally a Terry and Derri project for the instrumental series that Phil Keaggy also made some CDs for (Music To Paint By). I am sure they worked hard on it then, and I am sure that Mike Roe, Steve Hindalong and Christine Glass worked hard on their parts as well.
The Dogs themselves might even acknowledge its a departure and to be taken less serious as their own actual albums, but that doesn't mean they didn't work hard on it or think its a fun piece.
Posted by larryl on 08-02-2007 at10:10:
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Originally posted by Audiori J
I also think its a little unfair of a description to say it was a "quick put together", I know it was originally a Terry and Derri project for the instrumental series that Phil Keaggy also made some CDs for (Music To Paint By). I am sure they worked hard on it then, and I am sure that Mike Roe, Steve Hindalong and Christine Glass worked hard on their parts as well.
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christine glass-byrd, thank you very much.
marc might not like you leaving that part out
Posted by jiminy on 08-03-2007 at23:56:
well -perhaps its a bit harder to defend as a Dogs project- in that it doesnt resemble anything that the Dogs have done before that-it does sound like somethng Terry might compose in the vein of his other "soundscape" ideas (imaginarium,. Neverhood -or even catscratch.)
there is no similar instrumental work like this- and nothing in the Dogs catalog at least that compares to what some call that elevator music style.
That may be what surprised people the most-some first time listeners just didnt hear it as a Dogs project at all.
Posted by jamespop on 08-06-2007 at13:16:
Maybe I'm weird...
but it doesn't bother me for an artist to stray stylistically. Island Dreams (which I have owned for a grand total of just over 2 weeks) is a good listen. In places it sounds like it could be included on Quinten Tarantino soundtrack It's just that cool.
Posted by digger on 08-06-2007 at20:37:
When I first got Island Dreams for Christmas 2 years ago I couldn't get into it (burrr too cold). I have just started listening to it again because it's stinking hot and seems more appropriate. Also because I am still awaiting for The Eddies to come and need to fill the void. That said, Island Dreams is a very enjoyable disc. Shame on me for not doing this sooner!
Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-07-2008 at21:47:
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Yeah I don't really see the Dogs playing any of that live, I think its not really meant as that kind of thing. Its an Island escape, a stop and smell the roses, not a regular Dogs album.
I also think its a little unfair of a description to say it was a "quick put together", I know it was originally a Terry and Derri project for the instrumental series that Phil Keaggy also made some CDs for (Music To Paint By). I am sure they worked hard on it then, and I am sure that Mike Roe, Steve Hindalong and Christine Glass worked hard on their parts as well.
The Dogs themselves might even acknowledge its a departure and to be taken less serious as their own actual albums, but that doesn't mean they didn't work hard on it or think its a fun piece.
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This makes sense. I love the album, and I love the Phil Keaggy CDs from the
Music To Paint By series. This would have made a nice addition to that.
As a "stand alone" Lost Dogs album, it's a great (but very different) album.
Posted by Dr Rich on 07-13-2008 at01:51:
I like Island Dreams a lot.
More so than The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees.
Posted by jiminy on 07-22-2008 at11:56:
I had a few of the tunes in my mix the other evening.
it really is
ppuurrffeecctt summertime music.
youngest daughter loves Wiki Tiki Aye
(I.D. gets more rotation than LC&MT for me too)
Posted by Dr Rich on 07-22-2008 at16:30:
RE: (I.D. gets more rotation than LC&MT for me too)
You and I may be the only ones!
Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-22-2008 at18:36:
I don't own The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees yet, and I listen to Island Dreams often, so, at least for now, I'm with you guys.
Posted by brother joel on 07-22-2008 at20:38:
RE: (I.D. gets more rotation than LC&MT for me too)
I play all the Lost Dogs albums at work. Then again, I am the only one in my upstairs office. That said, there are days for a little "Island Dreams" and nights too. (I fell asleep to it the other night). There are also days for the many other sounds the dogs have produced. I would be hard pressed to say I appreciate one album over the other in regards to ID or LC&TMT. They are both beautiful and they are both different. Lately I have listened to Scenic Routes and Little Red Riding Hood more than the others.
Posted by Dr Rich on 07-23-2008 at05:34:
RE: Lately I have listened to Scenic Routes and Little Red Riding Hood more than the others.
Those are the classics!
Those and GRS!
Posted by Ritchie_az on 12-27-2008 at01:52:
I still play Island Dreams a lot. It's great background music. My wife, a caregiver for four-year-olds, playes ID daily during nap time to help the kids sleep, and, appearently, it works pretty well.
While it is mostly Hawaiian (which plays well into the Dog's sound), there are elements of Californian surf, Caribbean and hispanic (Puerto Rico or Mexico?) that are nice touches.
I think a sequel would be cool.
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RE: (I.D. gets more rotation than LC&MT for me too)
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