Dream River (studio album) by Bill Callahan

Dream River by Bill Callahan
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-09-17
Overall rank: 2,709th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 116 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2013 (53rd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (448th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,709th)
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Bill Callahan bestography

Dream River is ranked 2nd best out of 26 albums by Bill Callahan on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bill Callahan is Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle which is ranked number 2032 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 817.

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 116 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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90/100
From 06/04/2016 00:24
Another excellent and mysterious album from Bill Callahan. As on the previous album it's predominantly acoustic and features some great songs with interesting structures. The sing, small plane, and, summer painter, are the pick of the tracks, at least in my opinion. I love the fact that Bill Callahan albums and songs are like puzzles that you have to work out, i always have a great time trying to solve them. Great stuff.
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75/100
From 04/29/2015 02:36
It's a pretty decent album. I've seen him touring this album and the guitar player is as amazing live as it is on record. Fav tracks: Javelin Unlandedand and Ride My Arrow
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From 02/28/2014 06:48
A beautifully layered folk album.
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From 12/19/2013 07:28
I don't know what I'm missing. Bill Callahan is one of my all time favorite songwriters, but I really think this album is just mediocre.
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85/100
From 12/16/2013 23:09
I sure do love this album
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From 11/16/2013 18:11
A journey into a warm and peaceful world. Very good album.
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From 10/06/2013 12:40
One of the most pleasant albums I've heard in a long time. I have only listened to one Smog album before I heard this album. Dream River reminds me of Nick Drake's Bryter Layter; it's the same jazzy/folky sleepy and comfortable sound, yet Bill Callahan has a universe of his own. Music don't have to be radical all the time, sometimes the best stuff is derived from formulas used hundred of times before. This folk sound is so rich is layers and musicality that you can't help but fall in love with the album.
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From 09/27/2013 22:21
A very fitting album title. The album glides along smoothly with eloquent lyrics and pleasant melodies.
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