During the pandemic I found Robertson's second album from 1984 and was pleasantly surprised how great it was. As noted there, I didn't own the debut but had heard it at least (twice in fact). That situation has finally been rectified. Dawn is more "out there" than I originally thought - meaning this is a highly experimental work recalling such luminaries as Friendsound and Fifty Foot Hose. It's all very psychedelic, but not in a 60s styled rock kind of way. More like disorienting and trippy with period instrumentation. A lot of sitar, female vocals, and some fuzz guitar. Sound collage is used to drive home Robertson's we're-all-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket message, though the liner notes indicate that he was pursuing an academic approach to music. Overall a very satisfying work and one of America's most freaky albums.
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Ownership: LP: 1969 Limelight. Single sleeve. Recent online acquisition (2023). While not a cheap album, copies are more affordable today than they were 20 years ago. I had wondered why I didn't include this album in the CDRWL as the only reissue was from the always questionable Akarma. But it's very clear in this case that the label worked directly with Robertson and features extensive liner notes. Though I have Robertson as from Colorado, where he spent his youth and most of his adult years, this album was from his time in San Francisco. The images you see are this copy as I added them to Discogs.
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2008; 2015; 8/20/23 (new entry)
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