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Medicine Show 
Studio album by The Dream Syndicate Released 1984 Label A&M Producer Sandy Pearlman Professional reviews Medicine Show is the second album by The Dream Syndicate (members of the early 80s Paisley Underground movement) released in 1984.
The Dream Syndicate, one of the pioneers of American indie rock, left Slash Records, small company that released the band's popular and highly influential first album The Days of Wine and Roses (1982) and signed new contract with major publisher A&M. That decision stirred controversy among fans. They were further alienated by starklingly different sound of the long awaited follow up album, "Medicine Show", produced by famed producer Sandy Pearlman (Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash). The album was the right step forward for the band and a genuine rock classic in its own right - with maturing songwriting skills of singer/guitarist Steve Wynn and great songs such as Burn, Merrittville and the title track - but flopped commercially. The failure of "Medicine Show" was the beginning of the end for the band, and contributed towards its temporary breakup.
Medicine Show is now considered as a classic Dream Syndicate album.
Track listing
- Still Holding on to You
- Daddy's Girl
- Burn
- Armed with an Empty Gun
- Bullet with My Name on It
- The Medicine Show
- John Coltrane Stereo Blues
- Merritville
Categories:- Dream Syndicate albums
- 1984 albums
- A&M Records albums
- Albums produced by Sandy Pearlman
- 1980s alternative rock album stubs
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