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Stan Bush - Dream the Dream

I donít know about you, but for me a new album from Stan Bush is always a bit of a feast. ìDream The Dreamî is number eleven in the row and ñ of course ñ he doesnít disappoint. Like on the last album, ìIn This Lifeî (Frontiers Records, 2007), Stan got a lot of help from Holger Fath, who does a fine job as songwriter (on 4 songs), producer and guitarist / keyboardist. Other songwriters that contributed were the inevitable Curt Cuomo, Ed(ward) Tree, Lenny Macaluso and Bobby Barth. Besides Bush and Fath, the line-up is completed with arhythm section that consists of familiar people like Matt Bissonette on bass and Matt Laug on drums. Just like the new album of Terry Brock, this ìDream To Dreamî is a disc that hardly leaves my player. Fifty minutes of listening pleasure is what you get here, with highlights such as the perfect opener ìNever Hold Backî (with a riff that reminds me of Ö AC/DC, and Iím not kidding), ìDonít Give Up On Loveî, ìTwo Heartsî (which we know from CITAís ìRelapse Of Reasonî album), the title song ìDream The Dreamî (of which the message ëlive your dream and believe in yourselfí is reflected in the beautiful cover artwork by Nello DellíOmo) and the powerful ìSamís The (The Touch)î. ìDream The Dreamî is definitely another winner from one of my all-time favourite AOR artists! Watch out for my review of Bushís 12th album in Ö 2013. (

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