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Saturday, May 23, 2009

537. Dream Theater / Stargazer [Digital Single]. 2009. 4/5

A pretty good update of the brilliant Rainbow song. A tough gig trying to take on this task. For the most part they remain faithful to the original, which is no mean feat, especially in trying to recreate the aura and magnificent feel that the 1975 version has.

As much as I respect this band and the individual musicianship of each of them, what comes to pass here is this - John Petrucci is no Ritchie Blackmore, Mike Portnoy is no Cozy Powell, and James LaBrie is a million miles away from being Ronnie James Dio.

Rating: Well worth a listen, but cannot approach the original. 4/5.

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