More Gary Wright
- Superb sound throughout this vintage Warner Bros. pressing, with both sides earning solid Double Plus (A++) grades or BETTER
- Big, rich and full-bodied with lovely texture to the synths and relatively little grit – these are all qualities critically important to the sound of the better copies
- Only the second copy to hit the site in nearly two years – pressings with this kind of sound are tougher to come by than you might imagine
- 4 stars: “Backed with only drums and a wide assortment of keyboards, Gary Wright crafted instantly recognizable tunes such as the title cut and “Love Is Alive,” which caught on and remain staples of classic rock stations around the U.S. … Dream Weaver hasn’t lost any of its magic over time.”
- If you’re a Gary Wright fan, or perhaps a fan of mid-70s synth-pop, this title, a personal favorite of mine from 1975, is surely a Must Own.
- In our opinion, Dream Weaver is the only Gary Wright record you’ll ever need. Click on this link to see more titles we like to call one and done
Dream Weaver checks off a few of our favorite boxes:
- It’s a personal favorite
- It’s a Masterpiece of rock and pop
- It’s a record that sounds its best on big speakers at loud levels
- It’s part of the core collection of well recorded rock & pop albums
Keyboards and More Keyboards
An all-keyboard pop record like this was a rarity at the time. The only other instruments besides drums (and one track with guitar) are keyboards. Every song is layered with multi-tracked clavinets, organs, and Moogs – it was a remarkable feat in 1975 to create an album with nothing but keys. Listen to the title track, the most dynamic song on the record, and you will hear just how well all of those stacked keyboards and synths work together. (Steve Winwood’s Back in the High Life borrowed a page or two from Gary’s solo debut here.)
