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DREAMTIDE is sort of the same band as FAIR WARNING, yet
with a different lead singer, namely OLAF SENKBEIL and ex-SCORPIONS
bassist FRANCIS BUCHOLZ. HELGE ENGELKE is of course the man
who is giving DREAMTIDE the FAIR WARNING touch, as Helge is
the guitarist of both bands and his melodies shine through
all the CDs he plays on. While FAIR WARNING singer TOMMY HEART
chooses for a more Hardrock approach with SOUL DOCTOR, Helge
goes into high class Melodic Rock with DREAMTIDE, as already
could be heard on the previous 2 albums. The new CD ‘Dream
and deliver’, released on AOR HEAVEN, has a slightly more
modern approach and reminds me a lot of the ‘4’ album of FAIR
WARNING. We have a variety in material here, ranging from
midtempo to semi-ballads and sadly only a few uptempo melodic
rockers. Nevertheless it is a very good album, with superb
vocals and excellent guitarwork combined with some very catchy
tunes, such as “I don’t wanna wait” (a lovely sing-a-long
uptempo Melodic Rocker in classic FAIR WARNING style), “The
vow”, “Help me” (vocally Olaf sounds like a cross between
TOMMY SHAW, DAVID COVERDALE, JORN and STEVE LEE, really amazing,
especially in this beautiful song!), “King of scum”, “Keep
from falling” (2nd best song, very catchy melodic rocker)
and ballads like “Tell me how it feels” and “Download a dream”.
Not the whole album is sensational and it definitely needs
a few listens, but after that you will hear this is a beauty
actually, a very enjoyable album with some fantastic musicianship.
Dreamtide-Homepage
(Points: 8.7 out of 10)
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