Had you listened (Power of Dreams) (LP 3538 - 3540)

Power of Dreams Immigrants, Emigrants & Me (Cassette, Polydor Records, 1990) ****  

Power of Dreams  2 Hell With Common Sense (CD, Polydor Records, 1992) ****

Power of Dreams  Positivity (CD, Lemon Records, 1993) ****

Genre: Pop 

Places I remember: Real Groovy Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Stay (Immigrants etc)

Gear costume: Where Is the Love (Immigrants etc); Rain Down (2 Hell etc)

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5

Active compensatory factors: I love the power pop sounds of Power of Dreams' debut - Immigrants, Emigrants & Me. I've been looking for a CD or vinyl replacement for my original cassette copy for ages, but without success.

The band was initially a trio, from Ireland, that included main man Craig Walker on vocals/ guitars/ composer of the songs; Michael Lennox (bass); Keith Walker (drums). 

The main appeals are the vocals from Craig Walker and the catchy pop hooks he delivers right from the start.

2 Hell With Common Sense has a beefed up sound thanks to a fourth member - lead guitarist Ian Olney. The same catchy songs remain for this second and third album - Positivity. They are consistently great albums.

Where do they all belong? Still keen for a CD copy of the debut and I'd also grab their fourth and final album (Become Yourself) if I ever come across it. There's also a Greatest Hits album that could crop up - called 1989 - The Best of Power of Dreams.