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A Flock of Seagulls - Dream Come True Audio CD

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A Flock of Seagulls Band: A Flock of Seagulls
Title: Dream Come True
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Release Date: 2005-05-10
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Better & Better 2: Heartbeat Like a Drum 3: Who's That Girl (She's Got It) 4: Hot Tonight 5: Cry Like a Baby 6: Say So Much 7: Love on Your Knees 8: How Could You Ever Leave Me 9: Whole Lot of Loving

THIS ALBUM GETS A BAD RAP...BUT ITS NOT THAT BAD
In an alternate universe, AFOSG are as big as Depeche Mode. . and they deserve it.

With a strong debut and follow-up, their 3rd album (the concept record) "Story of a Young Heart" failed to make an impression on major listening audiences. AFOSG had one more chance. . . and they were under TONS of pressure.

The original line-up changed with the departure of their guitarist, and AFOSG recorded "Dream Come True. " It was received even worse by fans and critics. . . cementing AFOSG as a "joke band" and a "one-hit wonder" (which are ridiculous claims. )

Realistically, this is the band trying out a tad musical departure from their previous albums - but its not like Mike Score was rapping. The band was in a difficult position seeing their dreams in fact not coming true, and watching their counterparts - Duran Duran, Culture Club, Pet Shop Boys become international celebrities.

Mike Score still had it in him, proof positive is the following AFOSG album "The Light at the End of the World" - which is arguably better than AFOSG's first album and "Listen. "

All in all, if you're new to AFOSG - don't start here. Although you shouldn't be afraid of this album. . . in fact the worst thing about this album isn't the music. . . its that god-awful album cover


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An obscene phone call from Dr. Bowman
I am not sure AFOS could have survived Reynolds departure as he was the man with the chops. It's not just that Paul Reynolds quit the band. The problem was the Score brothers and Frank Maudsley were no longer a band. The Scores were living in the U. S. and Frank was back in Liverpool, and Mike Score got his way with the project. Mike said over and over again how he was going to shed the band's sci-fi image. The problem was not that he lost the hair-do and Ridley Scott-style videos, but he lost producers Mike Howlett and Conny Plank. I wished for a return to the dark and haunting synth-rock of "Listen," but Mike gave me DCT, a hokey stab R&B pop with salacious lyrics and studio work stitched together with too many session musicians and crummy backing vocalists. When you were as intrigued with "Wishing" and its accompanying video as I was, "Love on Your Knees" and "Say So Much" were like getting obscene phone calls from Dr. Dave Bowman. Talk about creepy! "A Whole Lot of Loving" sounds like big budget version of the Shaggs!.


The end of a great band.....
It has some strong tracks like 'How could you ever leave me' and 'Hot Tonight', but thats about it. As stated by other reviewers this album is not that good. The band lost their edge after Paul Reynolds left. Mike Score came out with 'Light at the End of the world' in 1994 or 1995,which is a worthy follow up to 'Story of a Young Heart'. This one is best left in the dark. ***Die Hard Fans Only***.


Last Gasp
For fans, the departure of guitarist Paul Reynolds is a major blow to the group. This fourth Flock of Seagulls album stiffed completely upon its release. But that doesn't explain why Mike Score decided to switch gears so drastically lyrically--eschewing the sci-fi themes of the first three albums to standard top 40 love lyrics here. Still, the two singles, 'Heartbeat Like A Drum' and 'Who's That Girl? (She's Got it!)' are actually incredibly catchy in a guilty-pleasure kind of way. Both tracks feature melodic and quintessential '80s slickly-produced electronic dance pop that is throughly addictive. Beyond those two highlights, there is mainly 'Hot Tonight,' the one track that actually conjures up some artiness, drama and atmosphere. The opener, 'Better & Better' is OK. So that means the first half of this album is pretty decent, but once you land at 'Cry Like a Baby,' you may as well switch to something else, because the rest of the album is really weak.
As far as the CD issue goes, it took almost 20 years for it to see a CD release. BMG unloaded the task onto some minor label who did a lacklustre job on it. You know something is a low-priority when the front insert is a single sheet of paper (not even a gatefold). And, there are no bonus tracks, which is a shame, since both singles exist in extended 12" single form and there is a fascinating non-LP B-side, "Cosmos. " Looking back, this is a weird and depressing time for the group, but a few good tracks came out of it.


SHOCKING!!!
HOW? I don't care since I perfectly transferred that song to CD. I am amazed they reissued this without adding bonus tracks like probably their best song 'Cosmos (Effect of the Sun)' b-side to 'Heartbeat like a Drum' 12inch. You truly don't know Flock without hearing Cosmos.

Sad pathetic reissue to a poor album to begin with. Outright embarrassing corny lyrics displayed here. I don't mind the attempt at a new style of sound here, I have a soft spot for 'Heartbeat like a Drum' but Mike Score truly has nothing left to say. 'Dream Come True' represents the complete end of this once brilliant band.


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