David Lynch / The Big Dream
Artist David Lynch
Album Title: The Big Dream
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Avant Rock
Format CD
Released 07/16/2013
Label Sacred Bones Records
Catalog No SBR109CD
Bar Code No 6 16892 13244 8
Packaging Digipack
Tracks
1. The Big Dream (4:07)
2. Star Dream Girl (3:27)
3. Last Call (3:48)
4. Cold Wind Blowin' (3:49)
5. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown (5:12)
6. Wishin' Well (3:39)
7. Say It (3:58)
8. We Rolled Together (4:00)
9. Sun Can't Be Seen No More (4:40)
10. I Want You (3:47)
11. The Line It Curves (6:02)
12. Are You Sure (3:46)
Date Acquired 08/23/2013
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 9.99

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Notes

Mixed At – Asymmetrical Studio
Mastered At – Magic Garden Mastering
Engineered At – Asymmetrical Studio
Recorded At – Asymmetrical Studio
Published By – Bobkind Music, Inc.
Published By – Sony / ATV Music Publishing
Licensed To – Sunday Best Recordings
Licensed To – Sacred Bones Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bobkind Music, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Bobkind Music, Inc.
Design [Album Cover] – David Lynch
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Arranged By, Performer, Producer – Dean Hurley
Layout, Design [Additinal] – David Correll (2)
Mastered By – Brian Lucey
Mixed By, Arranged By, Performer, Producer – David Lynch
Written-By – David Lynch (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12), Dean Hurley (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)

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Analyzed: David Lynch / The Big Dream
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR5       -0.27 dB    -6.21 dB      4:07 01/12-The Big Dream
DR4       -0.27 dB    -6.38 dB      3:27 02/12-Star Dream Girl
DR5       -0.27 dB    -7.60 dB      3:49 03/12-Last Call
DR7       -0.27 dB    -9.43 dB      3:49 04/12-Cold Wind Blowin
DR6       -0.27 dB    -8.43 dB      5:12 05/12-The Ballad of Hollis Brown
DR5       -0.27 dB    -6.26 dB      3:39 06/12-Wishin' Well
DR5       -0.27 dB    -6.66 dB      3:59 07/12-Say It
DR5       -0.27 dB    -6.86 dB      4:00 08/12-We Rolled Together
DR5       -0.27 dB    -6.22 dB      4:41 09/12-Sun Can't Be Seen No More
DR5       -0.27 dB    -8.18 dB      3:47 10/12-I Want You
DR6       -0.27 dB    -8.42 dB      6:02 11/12-The Line It Curves
DR6       -0.27 dB    -8.44 dB      3:46 12/12-Are You Sure
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value: DR5

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           800 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
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Review by Heather Phares

The blues have been a part of David Lynch's art for years: pieces from Angelo Badalamenti's scores, like Fire Walk with Me's "The Pink Room," are dominated by time-tested chord progressions and moody atmospheres, while projects like Blue Bob demonstrated Lynch's formidable guitar skills. All of which is to say that his second album, The Big Dream, should sound familiar to his fans, even as it pushes the blues' boundaries. These songs are as far removed from many other artists' bluesy dabblings as they are from Lynch's solo debut Crazy Clown Time. That album, which spanned industrial-tinged dance music and wild spoken word pieces, was the musical equivalent of his meat sculptures, a bold showcase for the extremes of his surrealism. Fittingly, The Big Dream is blurred around the edges and wrapped in a melancholy fog; the closing track "Are You Sure" is the kind of hazily wistful song Julee Cruise would have sung at one point in Lynch's career. However, he makes the most of his midwestern twang, using its earthiness to contrast and highlight the dream logic of songs like "Last Call," a strange but successful blend of quirk and heartache. Lynch also imbues his cover of Bob Dylan's "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" with creeping decay and despair that pays tribute to both artists' work (and it's interesting to note that there's a similarly pinched quality to both of their voices). While he spends most of The Big Dream in this somber territory, he also remembers that the blues can be fun with "Say It"'s roadhouse feel and the sexy, rollicking "Star Dream Girl." The album often works best when Lynch uses elements of the genre as a jumping-off point for his experiments, as on "The Wishin' Well"'s shimmery electro mirage or "The Line It Curves," which features some of his most sophisticated songwriting yet. Even if his take on the blues is far from straightforward, this might be the most accessible set of songs associated with Lynch to date. In its own hypnotic way, The Big Dream honors the blues' lust for life and its lonely heart.

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