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In 2003 Steve Negus left Canadian symphonic rock =
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Saga. The drummer had written nearly an album full of =
songs,=20
but none were accepted by the band. Holed up in his home studio in =
Hamilton he=20
began recording bits and pieces for a possible solo album, playing =
guitar and=20
drums.. Afters ending a few tidbits over the net to singer Al=20
Langlado the basic tracks slowly involved into songs, with the =
vocalist=20
coming up with the lyrics for what become the title track, Dare to=20
Dream. All in all it would take more than three years for the album =
to be=20
completed.
Dare to Dream sounds smooth and clean like a symphonic rock =
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should. Being a drummer Steve Negus he made sure you can hear him in the =
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since he is really good at hitting things in a wide variety of rhythms =
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tracks get a welcome boost underlining the guitar pyrotechnics. He is =
joined by=20
two other drummers for I Rest My Case to get a tribal =
sound.
Two weeks after finishing the guitar tracks Mark =
Severn was=20
killed in a car incident. Steve Negus dedicated the album to him - the =
final=20
track is an instrumental played by Phil Kott.
Negus:
Steve Negus: drums, guitars, =
keyboards
Al=20
Langlade: vocals
Kelly Kereliuk: guitars
Phil Kott: =
guitars
Mark=20
Severn: guitars
Ian Nielsen: bass
Jim "Daryl" Gilmour: =
keyboards
Matt=20
Whale: keyboards
Tony Furtado: drums on "I Rest My Case"
Jack =
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drums on "I Rest My Case"
Dand Elliot: flute
John Willett: =
flute
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Dare to Dream is released on Cyclone=20
Records. Buy it from Steve's website.
Tracks:=20
- Lust=20
- Catch My Fall=20
- Dare to Dream=20
- Nightmare=20
- I Rest My Case=20
- No Heaven, No Hell=20
- As I Am=20
- One Man's Army=20
- Body and Soul=20
- Satellites=20
- Epitaph for Mark
MP3: Negus=20
- No Heaven, No Hell
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