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Life in Dreaming
Hidden in Plain View
Life in Dreaming
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (18) - Disc #2

There are a thousand ways for the world to cut you up and cut you off. On their Drive-Thru Records debut full-length CD Life in Dreaming, Hidden in Plain View explores a few of them. A brutal rape in a back alley. A car ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Hidden in Plain View
Title: Life in Dreaming
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Drive Thru
Release Date: 3/21/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Hardcore & Punk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 060768362222, 5050749600127

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There are a thousand ways for the world to cut you up and cut you off. On their Drive-Thru Records debut full-length CD Life in Dreaming, Hidden in Plain View explores a few of them. A brutal rape in a back alley. A car wreck on the turnpike. Standing alone on a high rooftop and contemplating the fast way down. Unafraid to confront such dark impulses, the hard-rocking New Jersey quintet ultimately makes an eloquent hard-rocking case for the human spirit.Produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate) and mixed by Josh Wilbur, Life In Dreaming rips the head off of most rock & roll conventions. A good example is "Bleed For You," a searing account of a date rape. Sings lead vocalist Joe Reo: "The cold concrete cuts against her back/and her spirit spills with blood onto the pavement/hands tied so tight behind her neck/and a silence falls and everything changes." Notes lead guitarist/lyricist Rob Freeman, "Two friends of mine were rape victims, and seeing how much pain they were in I wanted to relieve them. It's one of the rawest things I ever wrote and when I played it for one of them, she had tears in her eyes, and she said 'You nailed it.'""Ashes, Ashes" is a crushing rocker that shines light on what the band calls moral suicide. "It's about being true to yourself," says Rob, "and not taking things for granted." The neo-symphonic seven-minute-long "Garden Statement" traces the anguished reflections of a soul on fire. "They broke you down and now you're broken/And it's sadder than the saddest movie/I ever saw but without the beauty/So I stopped watching I stopped caring," sings Joe Reo.Other songs, like "Twenty Below" and "A Minor Detail," keep up the pressure. Says Joe of the band's songwriting process, "When we get together, we sit in a circle with our amps plugged in and we share ideas. If we like an idea we jam on it." Adds Rob: "We write the songs together. The best stuff always comes from what you're feeling."The track "In Memory" carries that notion further. "Rob's grandfather had passed away," says Joe, "and a friend of mine was dying from cancer. So we were looking at it from the same point of view, which gave the song more emotion." Songs like "Halcyon Daze," with its string flourishes, show a more intimate side, while "Top 5 Addictions" and "American Classic" showcase HIPV's ability to blend power with melody. Says Rob, "'American Classic' is about growing up and the friends you grow apart from. You go to college, life takes over. Things aren't as sincere as when you're young."

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CD Reviews

Hidden in plain view delivers a stellar debut!
A. Stoltz | illlinois | 03/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"the new album "life in dreaming" is a spectacular debut from hidden in plain view. definitely one of the best albumS of 2005 so far and will probably be in the top 10 of the year. the album is full of catchy hooks, tight riffs, double bass, and the singing is excellent. every song is full of emotion and you can really see some talent in this young band. i would say they sound like a mix between taking back sunday and senses fail. i admit that this album isn't anything new to the scene and they're very emoish but i think hipv will definitely make a dint in this already overcrowded scene. my only complaint is that the new version of "twenty below" isn't as good as it was on their ep, but it's still good. hipv don't really bring nething new to the table but their music is heartfelt and is a solid emo/punk record. definitely worth your money."
Not Original?
Xian Melgar | USA | 03/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'd have to disagree with anyone saying that this CD is a piece of crap. Yeah, it does sound alot like Taking Back Sunday but they are still a very good band and this is a really good CD. I don't get why many people say that everyone sounds like TBS when that is so not true. Hawthorne Heights, Armor for Sleep, Senses Fail, My Chemical Romance, and Underoath are all good bands that can fall into the whole punk/emo genre and they sound nothing like TBS. This and Matchbook Romance are the only bands I know that sound like TBS. I like TBS for their music so if your gonna say that a band sounds like them don't expect me to be like "thats not original, they suck" , but definetly expect me to check them out."
Good sissy punk
Icarus Falls | Everywhere, U.S.A. | 12/21/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw these guys opening for Slick Shoes a few years ago, and I was completely blown away by their energy. They are still my most favorite live act. Anyways, I bought this CD, which turned out to not really sound anything like their live stuff. At first I wasn't too fond of the album, but the more I listened to it, the more it grew on me and now I play it regularly. I would say that it is similar to other sissy punk bands like NFG or MxPx, but HIPV seem to pay more attention to the artistic aspect of music. The vocals are meaningful and metaphoric; the music is layered and well thought-out. This isn't an aggressive skateboarding CD. It is more of a hanging-out-and-enjoying-the-moment CD. You won't find any of these songs on any Punk-O-Rama, but true to the Drive-Thru label, it is a melodic and well-produced work of art."