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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The seventh full-length studio release for the Australian band led by Neil Finn was produced by Mitchell Froom.
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jun 29, 2021
    80
    The great news is that Dreamers are Waiting is very much in the excellent category.
  2. Jun 11, 2021
    80
    An album that offers familiar comfort even if it doesn't precisely sound like any previous Crowded House record.
  3. Jun 22, 2021
    80
    Finn senior’s prescient lyrics, sugarcoated with melody for ease of delivery, help make Dreamers Are Waiting both tart and timeless.
  4. Jun 4, 2021
    70
    The result, though not as immediately catchy as the band’s earlier, now classic records, is still a solid collection of jangle pop
  5. Jun 18, 2021
    70
    If some listeners don’t feel quite the immediacy that connected them with some of Crowded House’s early material, Dreamers Are Waiting is an album that rewards with multiple plays as a whole.
  6. 70
    Even if little here sparkles as splendidly as House’s prime era, Dreamers Are Waiting is quality, thoughtful pop from the mind of a guy who knows his way around a terrific tune.
  7. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 3, 2021
    50
    Finds their former highs trapped behind glass, blurred and beclouded like the past year has been for all of us. [Jul 2021, p.86]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Jun 10, 2021
    8
    You know the mellow sound from Crowded House well it's back with some catchy guitar riffs and somehow they balance out playing to both the popYou know the mellow sound from Crowded House well it's back with some catchy guitar riffs and somehow they balance out playing to both the pop and rock audiences. The songwriting is top notch oh yeah welcome back! Expand
  2. Jul 4, 2021
    3
    Just plain disappointing. Not really a Crowded House album, more a rather bitsy Finn Family record. Curiously, it lacks warmth, passion andJust plain disappointing. Not really a Crowded House album, more a rather bitsy Finn Family record. Curiously, it lacks warmth, passion and emotion, all things CH and Neil Finn are renowned for. Not a patch on Neil Finn's outstanding 2017 solo album, Out of Silence. Avoid. Expand