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Dream Into Action
Pop · 1985 · 10 tracks

Dream Into Action

Howard Jones

Polished digital synths and intricate sequencing meet deeply humanistic lyrics. A bright, philosophical peak of mid-80s pop that balances hooks with existentialism.

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The most thoughtful, synth-drenched pep talk you'll ever hear.

A bright, intellectual optimism that feels like a mental clearing after a storm.

Dream Into Action · vs · Howard Jones
Harmonized+1.5σ

The vocals lean notably further into harmonized than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Things Can Only Get Better
3:56
02
Life in One Day
3:39
03
No One Is to Blame
3:28
04
Like to Get to Know You Well
4:00
05
Assault and Battery
4:53
06
Look Mama
4:04
07
Elegy
4:23
08
Is There a Difference?
3:32
09
Automaton
4:07
10
Hunger for the Flesh
4:02
Moments Worth Waiting For
The brassy, triumphant synth hook of track 1 that feels like a physical weight lifting.
The way the sparse, mournful piano of No One Is to Blame provides a sudden emotional vacuum in the middle of the record.
The eerie, mechanical vocal processing on Automaton that contrasts with the album's usual warmth.
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