Before the Dream Faded [Limited Edition]

Product Description
Digipak edition of this classic release. The Misunderstood were the sound of the 60's US psychedelia. Featuring material recorded in England in 1966. Originally released in 1992. 12 tracks.

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Before the Dream Faded [Limited Edition]

Average customer rating:

Part GREAT, part WEAK
Misunderstood - 'Before The Dream Faded' (Cherry Red) 4 1/2 stars
I just have one song to rave about here.
great music
The Misunderstood: They Could Have Been A Condender

Before the Dream Faded
The Misunderstood
Manufacturer: Cherry Red
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Tomorrow
Clear Light
Reflections
Without Earth and the Moon
The Open Mind

ASIN: B0000070EB
Release Date: 1997-08-12

Tracks:

Children Of The Sun
My Mind
Who Do You Love
I Unseen
Find A Hidden Door
I Can Take You To The Sun
I'm Not Talking
Who's Been Talking
I Need Your Love
You Don't Have To Go Out
I Cried My Eyes Out
Like I Do
Bonus Track

Album Description

Digipak edition of this classic release. The Misunderstood were the sound of the 60's US psychedelia. Featuring material recorded in England in 1966. Originally released in 1992. 12 tracks.

Album Details

Limited Edition Digipak from the Sound of 60's Psychedelia.

Customer Reviews:

Part GREAT, part WEAK.......2006-11-26

This review needs to be compartmentalized: 6 stars for the first track, "Children of the Sun", a genuine acid-rock CLASSIC which I totally love and which I think is one of the coolest tunes EVER. 4 stars for tracks 2-6, which are very interesting tunes that fans of progressive and psychedelic music from that time period will certainly enjoy. 2 stars for tracks 7-13 which are throw-away add-ons that bare almost no resemblence to the first six tracks. This CD could have (and should have) been a great EP.

Misunderstood - 'Before The Dream Faded' (Cherry Red) 4 1/2 stars.......2006-07-09

Recorded in 1966,but not released until umteen years later(or so it appears).Great garage / psych piece of work from another short-lived;1963-1969, yet under appreciated band. Most impressive tracks were "Children Of The Sun","My Mind",the semi-trippy "I Can Take You To The Sun" and "Who's Been Talking".Line-up:Tony Hill(of High Tide)-guitar&vocals,Rick Brown-harmonica&vocals,Glen Ross Campbell-steel guitar,Steve Whitway-bass and Rick Moe-drums.Should appeal to fans of The Creation,Pretty Things,Chocolate Watchband,The Seeds,Count Five and The Move.An absolute should-have.

I just have one song to rave about here. .......2005-11-27

"I can take you to the sun" is a song definitely ahead of it's time. I remember hearing it for the first time in 1994, and it is like Alice going into Wonderland, and having to go through all those doors to eat and drink the stuff she does to grow small, and get tall again. It begins with a very nice fuzzy guitar rave, and climaxes, and then you're thrown into another world of the group's underbelly when they shift gears, and go completely acoustic. Don't play at 3 in the morning...especially if you work in a nursing home like I did that summer of 94. This was actually released in the spring of 1966 shortly after The Misunderstood left San Francisco, and migrated to England. Imagine if the group stayed put, and they released this in the states. The impact it would've had, and quite possibly some notority after all 6 months later The Grateful Dead did their infamous Acid Test at UCLA. Oh well. The rest of this cd has some promise, but remember guys "I HATE HARMONICAS!!!".

great music.......2005-08-25

i'm into the psychedelic era from the 60's because that music or genre was as a great way to explore many sounds that really changed an era!!, and right now i'm discovering so many bands that really never got justice, the misunderstood was a good band, and every time i have the chance to recomend good music to any one they're always on top of my list, also how cool is to read a review from a former member!!!! that was a nice surprise!!! It's important for rock fans in general ( especially classic rock fans) to keep discovering great bands like this one!!!! keep rockin'

The Misunderstood: They Could Have Been A Condender.......2005-02-11

"Before the Dream Faded" may be the closest thing to the Dead Sea Scrolls for devotees of early psychedelic music and garage rock. "Before the Dream Faded" is a rare document of a marginally famous band that was at ground zero of the underground music movement. It's a shame that Amazon doesn't include "Before the Dream Faded" on their list of Essential Rock and Roll CDs. The lack of recognition the Misunderstood from rock critics with a shallow knowledge of rock and roll shows that "misunderstood" has evolved into an almost prophetic name for this great band.

The expert playing and musical finesse of the Misunderstood made the garage band label a misnomer The Misunderstood had a bluesy psychedelic sound well in front big guns of UK Sixties psychedelica, like Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and even the Yardbirds. The Misunderstood's music was a Molotov cocktail mixed with equal parts raw blues and mind bending psychedelic guitar. One need only to listen to the Misunderstood to find the point of inspiration for Jeff Beck when he'd play his ear splitting, guitar shattering "rave-ups" with the Yardbirds.

Glen Ross Campbell (not the "Witchta Lineman" dude) was an expert guitarist who doubled on steel guitar. The addition of UK guitarist Tony Hill when the Misunderstood moved to London in '66 gave the band a full throttle guitar sound. Steve Whiting on bass and Rick Moe on drums provided a muscular rhythm section that gave the Misunderstood a sound as powerful as a roundhouse punch.

I was encouraged to read the review of Steve Whiting (see Spotlight Reviews) the original bass player for the Misunderstood. I'm always amazed that musicians like Steve Whiting keep the faith after getting shafted by fast buck moguls and producers who run the business end of music. Steve is absolutely right ....any recorded material by Glen Ross Campbell under the guise of the Misunderstood is inferior to by the original band. This album, "Before the Dream Faded", contains all the tracks associated with the Misunderstood's 24 karat gold legacy.