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this rarity just begging for a permanent reissue for the planet autographed by band on back

Do not confuse this old TOUR DE FORCE with the same named American band that released two wonderful AOR/Melodic rock CDs during the mid 90s. There are 7 songs on 'Dreams of rock'n'roll'. The music is very much in the Pomp rock style of STYX during the late 70s, while also influences of other bands are clearly notable. The LP starts with "Tour de force", a pure late 70s Pomp rocker like SPY crossed with STYX. Next track "Revenge" is even more Pomp rock, with a lot of great synthesizers and this song reminds me of ROADMASTER and some BLUEBEARD. "Cosmic sleuth" is very 70s Pomprock a la STYX, nice song though. "We're a rock'n' roll band" is simpler ANGEL influenced 70s Rock'n'roll, with not much Pomp influences. Side-B has some good surprises. The good news is the song "I refuse to call you names". This is pure Pomprock. The keys at the start (and in fact the whole song) is in the style of bands like LE ROUX, SUGARCREEK, ROADMASTER and also like our new discovery PEACE AND QUIET. A killer song of Pomprockfreaks. But side-B also features a filler in the shape of "You're the one", which has nothing to do with Pomprock. This song is 60s influenced and reminds me of BEATLES/KINKS. Happily, closing track "The storm" makes it up, because this is an epic Pomp/Progressive Rocksong a la STYX. A very long song that has a lot of breaks and is split up in 4 parts. A dream if you have bought (and of course liked) the latest album of Canadian Progressive Pomprockers MYSTERY. Concluded, this album is a collector's item and very hard to get. But very much worth to look for if you're into STYX, ROADMASTER TRILLION, SUGARCREEK AND OTHERS.  Label: – GDS 2048Format: , LP,  Country:Released:Genre:Style: Tracklist A1Tour De ForceA2RevengeA3Cosmic SleuthA4We're A Rock & Roll BandB1I Refuse To Call You NamesB2You're The OneB3The Storm Companies, etc. Published By –  Credits Bass Guitar, Guitar, Vocals –  Cover –  Drums, Percussion, Vocals –  Engineer, Remix –  Guitar, Vocals –  Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals –  Mastered By –  Producer –  Producer, Cover, Remix –  Notes Private AOR hard rock/metal album out of Illinois. Barcode and Other Identifiers Rights Society: BMI