| Father's House | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Dreams So Real |
| Cover: | fathershouse.jpg |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Coyote Records |
| Producer: | Peter Buck |
| Next Title: | Rough Night in Jericho |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Father's House is the debut album by the Athens, Georgia, rock band Dreams So Real.[1] [2] It was released by Coyote Records in 1986, and was produced by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.[3] It was distributed by Twin/Tone Records.[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that "there are a few good, dreamy melodies here, but for the most part, this Southern rock band trades too heavily on its musical resemblance to R.E.M." The Washington Post wrote that, "if guitarist Barry Marler's Byrdsisms are too familiar ... the trio's consistent writing and playing make Father's House one of the more serviceable byproducts of the burgeoning folk-rock revival."[5] The Los Angeles Daily News opined that, "taken in large doses, Dream So Real's hypnotic flower-power sounds are just too lethargic."