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Dreaming Out Loud
Radiators
Dreaming Out Loud
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
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After cranking out albums on a variety of labels since their 1978 founding, the Radiators are still best known within their home base of Louisiana. Yearly headlining gigs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival notwi...  more »

     
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All Artists: Radiators
Title: Dreaming Out Loud
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sci Fidelity Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 10/3/2006
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Style: Roots Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 662102104729

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After cranking out albums on a variety of labels since their 1978 founding, the Radiators are still best known within their home base of Louisiana. Yearly headlining gigs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival notwithstanding, the band--who have yet to lose a member in nearly three decades--haven't managed to crack either the fertile jam market or the blues rock one. That's because most of their recordings have failed to combine the restless funk, blues, R&B, and rock influences into memorable original songs or coherent albums. That problem is not solved on this collection, the band's first post-Katrina album (first in five years, actually)--but there remains plenty to enjoy, even if lead singer Ed Volker's dusky voice isn't distinctive enough to propel this typically eclectic set of ballads and rockers, despite the band's muscular performance. Good-time party rockers such as "Rollercoaster," the jaunty "Good Things," and the opening, soulful "Ace in the Hole" join the Neil Young-inspired "Like a Hurricane" bluster of "Rub It In," the mid-tempo, radio-ready "Lost Radio," and the bar-blues-rocking "The Man Who Lost His Head." The band is difficult to pigeonhole, but a greasy Crescent City vibe covers each track. Like most Radiators studio releases, the rootsy songs are well played but don't pack a robust enough punch. A jolt of live juice to shake the dust off and nail a groove, as they typically do in concert, would work wonders. As difficult to dislike as it is to get excited about, the well-intentioned Dreaming Out Loud could use a shot of caffeine to wake up these performances. --Hal Horowitz

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"This CD is so great! They have the emotion and passion flowing through their music! These songs will rock your energy and spirit! This band's new cd is a must have for your radiation collection!"