Saturday, 6 April 2013

Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams


Bread, Love and Dreams was a British progressive folk band. The band consisted of 3 members, one male and two females : David McNiven, Angie Rew and Carolyn Davis. The group released 3 albums : Bread, Love and Dreams, 1969, The Strange Tale Of Captain Shannon and The Hunchback from Gigha, 1970, and Amaryllis. What is particular about Bread, Love and Dreams is the awesome folk story telling in the songs sung by the beautiful unique voice of David McNiven.

Bread, Love and Dreams (1969), Track Listing
1Switch Out The Sun
2Virgin Kiss
3The Least Said
4Falling Over Backwards
5Lady Of The Night
6Main Street
7Artificial Light (Of All The Living Lies)
8Until She Needs You
9Mirrors
10Poet's Song
11The Yellow-Bellied Redback
1295 Octane Gravy

This album is very folky and easy to listen to. But, for some tracks, I find it lesser easy. The tracks that i'm talking about are the ones where the lady sings in an opera-ish way. Best song for me in this album is ''Mirrors''. 

The Strange Tale of Captain Shannon and The Hunchback from Gigha


Hymn For Sylvia
Masquerade
Sucking On A Cigarette
He Who Knows All
The Lobster Quadrille
Butterflyland
Purple Haze Melancholy
Sing Me A Song
The Strange Tale Of Captain Shannon And The Hunchback From Gigha



Personally, this is the best album. Like the story telling in ''Mirrors'' ? Listen to this album and you will love the story of Captain Shannon and other characters in the songs. The best songs for me in this album are : The strange tale of Captain Shannon..., He who knows all, Hymn for sylvia, Masquerade.



Final Thoughts : Bread, Love and Dreams is a great band. If this band became more popular, I'm sure it would have been a classic. But hey, our music world sucks. Great bands are unpopular and today's bad ''music'' is famous.













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