Return of the Bookill
It’s not quite up there with his epic dark masterpiece, Will We Be Brilliant Or What? -the album that finally brought John Spillane the mainstream success he so richly deserves - but it comes close. Hey Dreamer is a lighter, more optimistic and playful album than its predecessor (at times it reminded me of the child-like innocence of Jonathan Richman). Throughout the album the strength of his songwriting craft shines through as does the honesty of a man who won’t be compromised by the trappings of fame.
It’s good to see John ‘up there’ and enjoying it.
Mark Waters marked time at 2:10 pm on April 11th, 2005 .
Acquired it yesterday…It talks to me more than Will We Be Brilliant Or What, which didn’t have quite the same effect on me as The Wells of the World. One of the things I like about John Spillane is that excellent and all as his songwriting is, he gives you the impression that you could do this too, if you wanted to. As though there’s no great mystery about this songwriting lark.
What is a bookill? I cannot find a reliable reference to it on Google and your site comes up first!
Great first album - I agree - my sister in Galway gave it to me for Christmas 2004.
Cheers
Alex