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Compiled with Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer's full participation, Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies' 19 tracks still aren't a full career overview. Since their 1988 debut album, Failure, 1998's studio swansong Success, and 2000's live Before the Iceberg were recorded for indie imprints, none of those tracks appear here. But as an anthology of the Posies' successful and influential years on the Geffen and DGC labels, this collection is faultless. Although they only released three albums for the majors, like any classic pop band, the Posies had a handful of obscure, non-album tracks, five of which are this disc's highlights. In his fascinating liner notes, Jon Auer explains that the Hollies were not a huge influence, yet the duo's harmonies and guitar-driven glory are a perfect match for "King Midas in Reverse," originally recorded for a little known Hollies tribute album. Their ringing cover of Big Star's Chris Bell-penned "I Am the Cosmos," an Auer favorite, is thankfully rescued from its B-side status with its inclusion here. Other curiosities, especially "Going, Going, Gone," the band's biggest moneymaker due to its appearance on the million selling Reality Bites soundtrack, flesh out a representative selection of the Posies' best moments. Better than the cartoonish, often overrated, and inconsistent Cheap Trick (who guest on one of their tracks), the Posies balanced smart-alecky lyrics with some of the best power pop melodies to emerge from the punk scene. With remastered sound, a flawless track selection, and terrific liner notes and pictures in an affectionately assembled 20-page booklet, this is a near perfect representation of the band, recommended for both new listeners and hardcore fans.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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The Posies, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN LECKIE, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN LECKIE, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN LECKIE, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN LECKIE, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, MainArtist - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Don Fleming, Producer
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Hicks, ComposerLyricist - Allan Clarke, ComposerLyricist - The Posies, MainArtist - Graham nash, ComposerLyricist - Don Fleming, Producer - Anthony Ralph Clarke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Don Flemming, Producer
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
David Bianco, Producer - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - Nick Launay, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brett Eliason, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - Nick Launay, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH CLEVERSLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - Nick Launay, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brett Eliason, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist - Barbara Marino, Participant
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - Nick Launay, Producer - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - Nick Launay, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN LECKIE, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Compiled with Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer's full participation, Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies' 19 tracks still aren't a full career overview. Since their 1988 debut album, Failure, 1998's studio swansong Success, and 2000's live Before the Iceberg were recorded for indie imprints, none of those tracks appear here. But as an anthology of the Posies' successful and influential years on the Geffen and DGC labels, this collection is faultless. Although they only released three albums for the majors, like any classic pop band, the Posies had a handful of obscure, non-album tracks, five of which are this disc's highlights. In his fascinating liner notes, Jon Auer explains that the Hollies were not a huge influence, yet the duo's harmonies and guitar-driven glory are a perfect match for "King Midas in Reverse," originally recorded for a little known Hollies tribute album. Their ringing cover of Big Star's Chris Bell-penned "I Am the Cosmos," an Auer favorite, is thankfully rescued from its B-side status with its inclusion here. Other curiosities, especially "Going, Going, Gone," the band's biggest moneymaker due to its appearance on the million selling Reality Bites soundtrack, flesh out a representative selection of the Posies' best moments. Better than the cartoonish, often overrated, and inconsistent Cheap Trick (who guest on one of their tracks), the Posies balanced smart-alecky lyrics with some of the best power pop melodies to emerge from the punk scene. With remastered sound, a flawless track selection, and terrific liner notes and pictures in an affectionately assembled 20-page booklet, this is a near perfect representation of the band, recommended for both new listeners and hardcore fans.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:31
- Main artists: The Posies
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2000 Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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