Dream Syndicate
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
1984s Medicine Show was met with mixed response by the college crowd. By this time, Smith had left the band and was replaced by Dave Provost on bass and Tom Zvoncheck on keyboards. Wynn took his cues from Neil Young and Crazy Horse on the record rather than Lou Reed (who was considered a preferable source at the time), and the rootsier sound caused a backlash with the fan base. In 1986, a new lineup and a flailing morale, as the band label-hopped, spawned Out of the Grey (Big Time) and the Elliot Mazer-produced Ghost Stories (Enigma) in 1988. The band had realigned to include Mark Walton on bass and Paul B. Cutler on guitar. They recorded Live at Rajis in 1989 as their swan song. Wynn has since recorded four solo albums, two with Gutterball (featuring the House of Freaks and Silo Bob Rupe) and is continuously collaborating with other musicians. His 1996 solo record had him backed by the Boston band Come. Smith went on to work in Opal with David Roback, a prototype version of his Mazzy Star, and has since recorded two solo albums. After a long hiatus from music, Karl Precoda re-appeared in 1997 fronting The Last Days of May, a neo-psychedelic instrumental trio. Duck continues to work with Wynn as a touring drummer, bassist Mark Walton plays with the Continental Drifters. A documentary of the bands last tour, Weathered and Torn is available on video.
