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Monday 25 August 2008
 CD Reviews 2008::DREAMTIDE: Dream And Deliver

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Release: 2008-08-29
Style: Melodic hard rock
Label: www.aorhaven.com
Website: www.helge-at-home.de
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Playing Time: 70:00
Cat. N°: SMHR 2801
Review by: Edwin
Translated by: Edwin
Rating: 7,5/10



English:

With vocalist Tommy Heart fronting his other band, SOUL DOCTOR, other FAIR WARNING members Helge Engelke (guitars), C C Behrens (drums) and Torsten Lüdewald (keyboards) have their own pet project: the time seemed right to bring out DREAMTIDE again (the band already did two albums in 2001 and 2003). Joining them on this record are singer Olaf Senkbeil and ex-SCORPIONS bassist Francis Buchholz.

You might think DREAMTIDE is a kind of a FAIR WARNING ‘light’. Sure, there are many similarities between the bands, and many of the songs, and the distinctive guitar sound of Engelke will have you think about FW more than once. But the band is definitely capable of delivering a fine album in their own right. Olaf Senkbeil sounds different enough from Heart; a good vocalist who has enough soul in his voice to make things interesting. I can’t fault the songs either: typical German melodic rock, with good melodies, strong choruses. Incorporating a touch of blues and funk and some Native American chanting, the band is able to keep things exciting all the way through. There are two or three songs that appeal to me less (‘Download A Dream’, ‘To Everybody’), but then this is probably just due to personal preference.

Listening tips: ‘A Fools Crusade’, ‘The Vow, ‘King Of Scum’ and ‘Keep From Falling’.


Nederlands:

Terwijl zanger Tommy Heart zich bezighoudt met zijn andere band, SOUL DOCTOR, houden de andere FAIR WARNING-leden Helge Engelke (gitaar), C C Behrens (drums) en Torsten Lüdewald (toetsen) er ook een andere groep op na: de tijd leek rijp om DREAMTIDE weer boven te halen (de band leverde al twee albums af in 2001 en 2003). Op deze plaat worden ze vergezeld van zanger Olaf Senkbeil en ex-SCORPIONS bassist Francis Buchholz.

Je zou kunnen denken dat DREAMTIDE een soort FAIR WARNING ‘light’ is. Inderdaad, er zijn heel wat gelijkenissen tussen de groepen en veel van de songs en het typische gitaargeluid van Engelke zullen je meer dan eens aan FW doen terugdenken. Maar de band is toch duidelijk in staat om op eigen kracht een knap album af te leveren. Olaf Senkbeil klinkt behoorlijk anders dan Heart; hij is een goede zanger die net voldoende soul in zijn stem weet te leggen om de zaken interessant te houden. Op de songs valt ook niets aan te merken: typische Duitse melodieuze hardrock, met goede melodieën en sterke refreinen. Met de toevoeging van een vleugje blues, een beetje funk en wat Indiaans gezang, weet de band doorlopend te boeien. Er zijn een twee of drie nummers die me minder aanspreken (‘Download A Dream’, ‘To Everybody’), maar dat is waarschijnlijk gewoon het gevolg van persoonlijke voorkeur.

Luistertips: ‘A Fools Crusade’, ‘The Vow, ‘King Of Scum’ en ‘Keep From Falling’.


Tracklist:
A Fools Crusade
I Don't Wanna Wait
Same Star
Your Beat
Dancing When the Night Falls
King of Scum
Download a Dream
Tell Me How It Feels
Stronger
To Everybody
Keep From Falling
The Vow

Musicians:
Helge Engelke: guitars
Olaf Senkbeil: vocals
C C Behrens: drums
Francis Buchholz: bass
Torsten Lüdewald: keyboards

Discography:
Here Comes The Flood (2001)
Dreams For The Daring (2003)
Dream And Deliver (2008)

[Aangemeld door Blindman]
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