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The Dream Syndicate
American alternative rock band
For the s experimental music group of the same name, see Theatre of Eternal Music.
The Dream Syndicate | |
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The Dream Syndicate on August 31, | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Years active | – –present |
| Labels | Ruby/Slash, Rough Trade, A&M, Chrysalis, Enigma, Big Time, Anti-, Fire |
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The Dream Syndicate is an American alternative rock[4] band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from to , and reunited since The band is associated with neo-psychedelia and the Paisley Underground music movement;[4] of the bands in that movement, according to the Los Angeles Times, the Dream Syndicate "rocked with the highest degree of unbridled passion and conviction."[5] Though never commercially successful, the band met with considerable acclaim, especially for its songwriting and guitar playing. Bandleader Steve Wynn reformed the band in , and four studio albums have been released since [6]
History
[edit]Formation and early years (–)
[edit]While attending the University of California, Davis, Steve Wynn and Kendra Smith played together (with future True West members Russ Tolman and Gavin Blair) in a band called
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One day in , singer-guitarist Steve Wynn, guitarist Karl Precoda, bassist Kendra Smith and a drummer named Dennis Duck got together in the basement of Wynn’s dad’s house on Sunset near UCLA and jammed on “Suzie Q” for a full hour. That is how the band the Dream Syndicate was born.
One day in , Wynn, Duck, Mark Walton and Jason Victor got together in a Richmond, Va., recording studio and jammed on a new song Wynn had written. And that’s how the Dream Syndicate was re-born.
The song’s a mere 11 minutes, not But it&#;s still epic, as it goes from a loose swirl of guitars, bass, drums and electric piano (played by long-time band friend and associate Chris Cacavas) into a powerfully solid rocker. It&#;s like space dust coalescing into a galaxy, and then flying apart again. The words, too, address questions both cosmic and personal, as summed up in the title: “How Did I Find Myself Here?”
It&#;s fittingly the title track and centerpiece of the first new Dream Syndicate album in 29 years. Technically, the band was reactivated five years ago for some shows around the 30th anniversary of its debut album, “The Days of Wine and Roses.” But it’s with this new release that things are brought fully