Tracks: Believe, Never Say Goodbye, Every Time
More Info: http://utenti.lycos.it/wildestdream
Verdict (& Rating): Talented musicians, but doing a little too much hero worshipping (80%)
The inspiration behind Wildest Dream is Arin Vahanian (guitars, bass, keyboards & drums). He is joined by vocalist Tony Vendel. The influence of bands such as Harem Scarem, Frontline, Ten and Fair Warning fuelled the formation of Wildest Dream. Tony is also is a member of Dutch band Shoreline and a Journey tribute band.
The demo consists of three songs - "Believe", "Never Say Goodbye" and "Every Time". All three sounds are similar in style and structure - mid-tempo AOR tracks with strong melodies. The songs certainly 'pressed all the right buttons' for me (I'm a sucker for some 'good old fashioned AOR'), with the final track raising it head marginally above the others. Hence the very respectable rating. However, all three songs bear a strong resemblance to Journey. Tony's vocals take on many Perry-isms, but the overall sound and the songs themselves play an equal part in contributing to the cloning.
There is undoubted talent here, but it needs to be redirected so that the band can develop an identity of their own and make themselves an attractive prospect to record labels.
