The Dream Syndicate

The Dream Syndicate was an American rock band from Los Angeles, who was part of the Paisley Underground and 1981-1989 exist.

Originally it belonged to Steve Wynn (vocals, guitar ), Karl Precoda at (guitar), Kendra Smith ( bass) and Dennis Duck ( drums). Recently the band consisted of Wynn, Duck and Paul B. Cutler (guitar ) and Mark Walton ( bass). The name of the band goes back to a suggestion by Dennis Duck and refers (better known as The Theatre of Eternal Music), who had also John Cale belongs to the early 1960s by Tony Conrad in New York, founded experimental group.

History

During her studies at the University of California at Davis Wynn and Smith played together with Russ Tolman and Gavin Blair (both later in True West ) in the band The Suspects. After Los Angeles returned, Wynn recorded a single with the title 15 Minutes ( for coined by Andy Warhol concept of " 15 minutes of fame " ) as a farewell to the music on. However, he continued this intention not to. While auditioning for the band Goat Deity, he met Precoda, who had followed a search ad for a bass player, and they founded The Dream Syndicate, where Precoda switched to guitar. Smith came on the bass here and brought Dennis Duck in the band, who had previously played in the locally successful band Human Hands from Pasadena.

On February 23, 1982 The Dream Syndicate occurred for the first time at Club Lingerie. They took in the basement of Wynn's house an EP with four songs on that published Down There Wynn on his label, and the band quickly gained local notoriety because of their long, interspersed with feedback improvisations. She drew it from the legacy of The Velvet Underground and Television, but also borrowing from Quicksilver Messenger Service and Creedence Clearwater Revival were recognizable. Wynn later said about her rapid success: "It was an overnight thing. We had nothing to do for it. It was very strange and confused us somehow. "

The band completed a contract with Slash Records, on their sub- label Ruby Records released their first album The Days of Wine and Roses was released in 1982. The following year, the anthemic first track of this album Tell Me When It's Over was released as the A- side of an EP that included a cover of Buffalo Springfield's Mr. Soul, at Rough Trade Records in the UK. Kendra Smith left The Dream Syndicate and founded with David Roback (previously at Rain Parade, and later with Mazzy Star ), the band Opal. It was replaced by David Provost ( Droogs, Russ Tolman, Denver Mexicans ).

Due to the positive media response to the group A & M Records became aware of it and took it in 1984 under contract. In the same year, the group released their most ambitious album The Medicine Show; an album which must be regarded as "one of the best rock albums of the 1980s ". It was recorded in San Francisco and Sandy Pearlman ( Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash, The Dictators, Pavlov 's Dog, Shakin 'Street, Jenifer McKitrick ) produced. The completion of this album was coupled due to the temporary dissolution of the band with some time and trouble and contains with Merritville and especially John Coltrane Stereo Blues classics. They played as the opening act of R.E.M. as well as U2 and also applied at A & M live album This Is Not The New Dream Syndicate Album - Live (supported by the studio musicians Tommy Zvoncheck ) out, in which Karl Precoda last worked with them and Mark Walton was heard for the first time on bass. They left A & M after the label had rejected the demo of the song Slide Away. The song appeared on the led when by Pat Thomas ( Absolute Grey ) Fanclub released album It's Too Late To Stop Now.

Steve Wynn wrote in 1985 along with Dan Stuart ( Green on Red ) ten songs they with Dennis Duck, as well as colleagues from the Paisley Underground, like the Long Ryders, receptions and as Danny and Dusty brought out on the album The Lost Weekend at A & M.

After A & M had the group released from their contract to Wynn, Duck, Mark Walton and Paul B. Cutler ( rock band previously in Death 45 Grave ) connected to the last cast of The Dream Syndicate together, and took two more studio albums, Out of the Grey (1986 ), produced by Cutler, and Ghost Stories (1988 ), produced by Elliot Mazer, who had also produced several albums by Neil Young (including Harvest and Time Fades Away ).

As a parting gift for A & M The Dream Syndicate recorded the song Lonely Bull, who was the first hit by A & M CEO Herb Alpert.

The double live album Live at Raji 's, which also produced Mazer, was taken before Ghost Stories but released afterwards. After the dissolution of the band, among other things 3 ½ appeared; The Lost Tapes 1985-1988 with previously unreleased studio recordings, and The Day Before Wine and Roses, the inclusion of a live radio appearance shortly before the release of their first album.

Solo projects

After the final from The Dream Syndicate Steve Wynn began his successful solo career, Karl Precoda was a professor of literature, Kendra Smith founded with David Roback of Rain Parade and Keith Mitchell of Green on Red, the band Opal, Mark Walton moved to New Orleans and joined to the Continental Drifters on, Dennis Duck withdrew into private and Paul B. Cutler worked as a concert promoter in Los Angeles.

Discography

Dream Syndicate:

• The Dream Syndicate (1982 ) EP - Down There Records
• The Days of Wine and Roses ( 1982) album - Ruby Records / Slash Records
• Medicine Show (1984 ) album - A & M
• This Is Not the New Dream Syndicate Album ...... Live! (1984 ) album - A & M
• Out of the Grey ( 1986) album - Chrysalis / Ariola
• 50 In A 25 Zone (1986 ) mini-album - Big Time
• Ghost Stories (1988 ) Album - Enigma / Virgin
• It's Too Late To Stop Now (1989 ) Album - Another Cowboy ( Fan Club label)
• 3 ½; The Lost Tapes 1985-1988 (1993 ) album - Normal
• The Day Before Wine and Roses ( 1995) album - Normal

Danny & Dusty ( with Steve Wynn & Dennis Duck):

Filmography

• Weathered and Torn (DVD)

• Rock band
• American band