''Speed Is Dreaming'' is the sophomore studio album by American

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St. Johnny St. Johnny were a Connecticut-based rock band, formed in 1989 and split c.1995. They were signed to DGC Records. Members * Bill Whitten 1989–1995 (vocals, guitar) *Tom Leonard 1989–1993 (guitar) *Jim Elliot 1989–1995 ( bass) Died 2016 *Wa ...

and their first release for

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Editors at

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rated this album four out of five stars, with critic Nitsuh Abebe opining that the band retained their characteristic melodic compositions, but having a major record label "cleans up some of the band's sound and tightens their songwriting". Andrew Earles highlighted the band's previous debut album '' High as a Kite'' in ''Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996'' and also called this album "near-excellent". A review in ''

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'', noting that the "

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spirit" is still present in the band's major-label debut. In an overview of the band's career for ''

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'', Deborah Sprague notes that ''Speed Is Dreaming'' improves on the band's independent work and praises the interplay of Tom Leonard's layered guitar along with Bill Whitten's vocals.

Track listing

#"A Car or a Boy" (Jim Elliott, Wayne Letitia, and Bill Whitten) – 4:00 #"I Hate Rock & Roll" (Elliott, Tom Leonard, Letitia, and Whitten) – 3:13 #"Down the Drain" (Elliott, Leonard, Letitia, and Whitten) – 3:11 #"I Give Up" (Elliott, Letitia, and Whitten) – 3:19 #"What Was I Supposed to See" (Elliott, Leonard, and Whitten) – 2:54 #"The Devil's Last Stand" (Elliott, Letitia, and Whitten) – 5:07 #"You're Not My Friend" (Elliott, Letitia, and Whitten) – 0:16 #"You Can't Win" (Elliott, Letitia, and Whitten) – 4:29 #"Gran Mal" (Elliott, Letitia, and Whitten) – 3:00 #"Everything Is Beautiful" (Leonard and Whitten) – 3:23 #"Black Eye" (Elliott, Letitia, and Whitten) – 4:42 #"Turbine" (Elliott, Letitia, and Whitten) – 4:58 #"Stupid" (Elliott, Tom Leonard, Letitia, and Whitten) – 3:17

Personnel

St. Johnny *Jim Elliott – bass guitar, guitar, piano,

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*Tom Leonard – guitar,

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, vocals, production *Wayne Letitia – drums,

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, percussion, production * Bill Whitten – guitar, sound effects, vocals, production Additional personnel *John Agnello – mixing *Steve Palmieri –

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* * {{Authority control 1994 albums DGC Records albums St. Johnny albums

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