1984 studio album by The Dream Syndicate
Medicine Show album by The Dream Syndicate . It was released in 1984.
The Dream Syndicate left Slash Records , a small label that released the band's first album The Days of Wine and Roses A&M label. Medicine Show was produced by Sandy Pearlman ; Pearlman had previously worked with Blue Öyster Cult and The Clash .
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Wynn except where noted.
"Still Holding on to You" – 3:39
"Daddy's Girl" – 3:02
"Burn" – 5:34
"Armed with an Empty Gun" – 3:56
"Bullet with My Name on It" (Karl Precoda) – 6:20
"The Medicine Show" – 6:29
"John Coltrane Stereo Blues" – 8:48
"Merrittville" – 7:20
Personnel
Steve Wynn – guitar, vocalsKarl Precoda – lead, rhythm guitars
Dennis Duck – drums
Dave Provost – bass Additional musicians:
Tom Zvoncheck – piano, Hammond B3 organ
Sid Griffin – background vocalsStephen McCarthy – background vocals
Paul Mandl – background vocals
Gavin Blair – background vocals
References
^ Deming, Mark. "Medicine Show – The Dream Syndicate" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2018 . ^ "The Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show". Mojo Pearlman transformed them into a wired, manic hard-drilled rock machine, turning Wynn's dark outlaw tales into epic journeys of cinematic voiolence... Oddly powerful... ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide Vintage Books . ISBN 0-679-75574-8 ^ "The Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show". Uncut Medicine Show -- dense with songs of violence, paranoia, lurking evil, and Karl Precoda's uncanny guitar -- is a punk/noir magnum opus... ^ Christgau, Robert (July 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved January 31, 2018 .
