Dream This Explained

Dream This
Type:	studio
Artist:	Joe 90
Cover:	Joe_90_Dream_This_album_cover.jpg
Released:	1999
Recorded:	January–February 1999 Los Angeles
Genre:	Alternative rock, dream pop
Length:	51:45
Label:	E Pluribus Unum^[1] Geffen
Producer:	Chris Seefried Adam Hamilton
Prev Title:	Aluminum
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	A Raccoons Lunch
Next Year:	2000

Dream This is the debut album by Joe 90, released on Adam Duritz's label E Pluribus Unum through Geffen Records.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that "singer-guitarist Chris Seefried steers along melodically facile, softly yelping rockers like 'Mascara' and 'Drive' - the album's showstopper - with velvety imprecision." The Washington Post called it "a modestly appealing pop-rock release, boasting a few intriguing lyrics and more than its share of sturdy melodic hooks."^[4] The San Francisco Examiner labeled the album "a charmer, a bouquet of instantly hummable songs that mix sunny melodies with provocative lyrics."^[5]

Personnel

• Chris Seefried – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mellotron, piano, samples
• Gary DeRosa – piano, wurlitzer, organ, casio, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals
• Craig Ruda – bass, loop guitar
• Adam Hamilton – drums, electric guitar, bass, samples, loops

Additional personnel

• Adam Duritz – vocals
• Scott Wolf – handclapping
• Stan Lynch – production
• Tony Visconti – mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Daphne Chen – violin
• Daniel Rosa – violin
• Bo Dong – viola
• Fang Fang Xu – cello
• Morty Coyle – vocal harmony
• Mark Dutton – production, mixing
• Rob Jacobs – mixing
• Robert Hawes – mixing, engineering
• Jeffrey Bender – photography
• Peter Reitzfeld – photography
• Star Jasper – photography

Single

Notes and References

1. News: Small Faces. August 15, 1999. Los Angeles Times.
2. Web site: Joe 90 Talks Soundtracks, Playing (Ball) With Lit. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030011526/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430642/joe-90-talks-soundtracks-playing-ball-with-lit/. dead. October 30, 2017. MTV News.
3. Artists & Music. Billboard. 25 September 1999.
4. News: As the Crows Fly. Mike. Joyce. October 27, 1999. The Washington Post.
5. News: Ganahl . Jane . Playlist . San Francisco Examiner . 20 Sep 1999 . D2.