Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
by M83

OK so why do I feel this is a "music equivalent of Tree of Life".
Both works can be described with the word "epic", they're lengthy, full of interesting ideas, exhilarating, techincally very impressive, and even the theme is somewhat similiar with constant nostalgic "looking back", to the time of childhood. I also think they share the same problem - often I get the feeling that they're epic just for the sake of being epic. Not that this is a bad thing, but I did feel sometimes, that it was just... empty, when it presented itself to be something more than that.

I had more problem with that in the movie than on the album though. I guess if the movie is visually impressive, it can still easily make me unsatisfied if I feel that the images on screen don't make much sense or if I feel the author thinks the movie is smarter than it actually is. On the album, there are several interludes, that are impressive by themselves, but don't really offer anything in the terms of an album, not musically nor thematically. Some will find them to be a filler, but to me they're impressive and quality enough so I don't lose interest. In Tree of Life, there are also certain "interludes" that in general probably had some place in director's story (his whole "vision"), but I ultimately found a lot of that to be fairly boring (despite being fascinating to watch) and quite simply - empty. So.. Being just a music album (also, without the annoying voice overs of the movie) Hurry Up, We're Dreaming doesn't make me feel that way at all, even if I have my doubts about it. Some of the songs are just so good that I don't care if Gonzalez made them with true emotions, honesty, or just in order to make them as big and "epic" as possible.

Track picks: Midnight City, Wait, Claudia Lewis, Raconte Moi Une Historie (something out of the ordinary, can only be a good thing on an album like this), ...

From Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/25/2018 10:44 | #206483 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

BEA 500 ranked album , BEA users you've done it again as this is a terrific album.

Firstly its a long album clocking in at 22 tracks and 72 minutes , fully absorbing everything takes a lot of commitment from listener to firstly listen once , then a second time and a needed third listen if you want to do it properly . But is it worth it ? Yes definitely

I prefer the slower more moody tracks rather than the few up tempo tracks .

Echo's Of Mine is totally epic .

Highly recommended album

From SquishypuffDave TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2012 11:52 | #57807 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Relistened to this recently. A shimmering spectacle of humanity. I found 'Raconte-Moi Une Histoire' to be one of the most lucid and unencumbered expressions of joy and love for your fellow human that 2011 had to offer.

From HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/07/2013 02:48 | #87784 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

This gets better and better with each listen. I'm really falling for this album. The many directions it takes, all of which land. This is near-perfection. Must-listen for sure.

From Vatsal TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/28/2019 19:12 | #245998 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I wish I existed only inside this album. My favourite album of the entire decade, arguably my favourite of all time.. this album was everything I had been looking for from music.

The absolute joy this album delivers me, I'm just grateful. Everything I listened to after this album became less important just by its existence. I don't play this album often, as if fragile to touch, but I remember every single time I listened to this album.

The way it packages an entire lifetime in 73 minutes, every note is fucking precious. I stumbled upon this album one night in 2014 and it has been a part of me since. I'm not crying, you're crying! (Edited)