The American Dream

The sole album by the Philadelphia band the American Dream is, being somewhat fair, just another example of a lot of aspiring American rock bands as the sixties became the seventies: a little blues boogie, a bit of proto-metal, some post-Byrds folkiness and harmonizing, even some random vocal weirdness on “Credemphels.” Due to the later extensive musical and acting career of lead guitarist Nick Jameson, as well as being Todd Rundgren’s first production job outside of his own work, it’s earned retrospective notice, as its best a perfectly pleasant listen.