Thursday, February 13, 2020

"Dream On (Solid Gone)" by The Soup Dragons

Everything came together for the Scottish alternative rock band The Soup Dragons with their fantastic 1992 release "Hotwired," an album in which nearly every song sounds like a single. The band had to meet high expectations since they just scored a hit in 1990 with their cover of the Rolling Stones classic, "I'm Free," which The Soup Dragons took to #79.

"Hotwired" delivered the band their biggest hit when "Divine Thing" sailed to #35. An equally good follow-up single, "Pleasure," inexplicably stalled at #69 and became the band's final chart appearance. "Dream On (Solid Gone)" should have been one more.

The band's next LP was "Hydrophonic," which dropped in 1994 to mixed reviews. The band actually broke up just prior to its recording, making lead singer Sean Dickson the only original member on the album.


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