Categories : Miscellany, Music Reviews, Rock + Pop.
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Rating: 3/5 Released: March 6, 2007 Reviewer: Trent Depue |
On Dream‘s opening track ‘Play This,’ Keller Williams playfully calls out the recording industry for its formulaic methods by trying to make his own song for radio, even going so far as to blank out his own swear words. From that track on, he goes about providing example after example of how to steer away from that norm and he takes all the time he needs, as the album spans sixteen tracks and a whopping seventy five minutes.
Undertaken in a seemingly logic free and haphazard method, Williams changes style and genre nearly as many times as there are tracks on the album. The result is a sound that, though somewhat disjointed, isn’t without its own charm. The reggae ‘Ninja of Love’ is undoubtedly the albums most fun track, ‘Sing for My Dinner’ brings a real folk element and may just be the albums most “normal†track and ‘Cookies’ introduces some Peter Frampton like guitar work. On the flip side of that coin though are songs like ‘Cadillac,’ with its dog bark background noises that only manage to detract from Williams’ cause.
Renowned for being a one man band, Williams decidedly steps away from that personae on this, his ninth studio release, enlisting the help of a score of musicians. With their help and talent he is able to weave together an interesting yet highly unconventional experience. And in the end, Dream is just that, upon finishing the album, you can’t escape the feeling of having just woken up and trying to sort out what the hell just happened.
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