After graduating from ASU with a degree in Sociology, Hopkins began putting together another band, in early 1985. The line up was originally Hopkins, old Psalms band mates Swafford & Flower, new drummer Alan Willey and local guitarist Harry McCaleb. Around this time, local heroes The Jetzons were in the mist of dissolving. Jim Swafford and Richard Flower dropped out of the band (which at this stage was more a group of jamming musicians), and Damon Doiron, lead singer of the Jetzons replaced them, taking over vocal and bass duties. This signaled the official birth of Algebra Ranch.

The new band, who were all more seasoned musicians than Doug had played with before, spent two months learning the songs Doug had written since the break up of The Psalms. These dozen or so songs included Angels Tonight and Dream With You, Not A Word About It, and Twelfth Night which were also carried over to the very early Gin Blossoms days.

Algebra Ranch are cited as the band in which Doug grew significantly as a writer and honed in on the jangly pop sound and style which a few years later would become the trademark of the Gin Blossoms.

Despite this, the other plays tired of Doug's antics and unserious manner on stage and by late 1985 the band had broken up.

Doug first wrote this song when he was part of Algebra Ranch. After the band broke up and the Gin Blossoms formed, they inherited the song, which was recorded for both Dusted and Up & Crumbling.
Source: Life's No Bed Of Roses For The Gin Blossoms - New Times (Aug 17-23 1988)

Angels Tonight survived the break up of Algebra Ranch, later being performed and recorded as a demo by the Ten O'Clock Scholars, and then recorded by the Gin Blossoms.

"Dream With You...Radical Records. After Dusted came out. Great song, will never be on record, but it was a great song, huh"

-- Brian Griffith

"A little demo effort. Doug..."

-- P.C

"Sun Club memories..."

-- Brian Griffith

"It was a good song, so...why did it never get properly recorded?"

-- P.C

"Didn't have time. I don't know what much else to say about it. A small studio in Tempe, that stank of rank human."

-- Brian Griffith

"Oh, and it had the butt-wall! They had a wall...an entire like room was filled with nothing but butts cut out of porno magazines.."

-- Robin Wilson
Source: Doug Hopkins Tribute - 98 Local Rock.

Dream With You was original written and performed when Doug was part of Algebra Ranch, before it being performed and recorded as a demo by the Gin Blossoms.
Source: Life's No Bed Of Roses For The Gin Blossoms - New Times (Aug 17-23 1988)

In addition to Algebra Ranch and the Gin Blossoms, the Ten O'Clock Scholars also performed Dream With You, and recorded it as a demo.

Quiet Beat is a song written by Doug and performed by Algebra Ranch.

In 2023 New York based band Strange Neighbors recorded and released it as a single. Their version is to appear in the forthcoming Lost Horizons biopic, written by Brian Smith and currently in production.