IMAGINE

I have a confession to make ... I love progressive rock and I also love classic rock , so how was I to feel when I finaly heard this CD, lets just say I dropped my jaw and couldn`t believe how well it all came together. Stride have Dream Theater chops consider it if Dream Theater and Boston merged into the same band, throw in some intelligent Enchant or even Rush lyrics (though the lyrics like the music are diverse also) then get Brad Delp or Steve Walsh to manage the vocals and that just about sums up what culminates in this CD. Theres not a bad song on this CD, about the nearest CD in style to it I can think of is Presto Ballets "piece among the ruins" if you liked that you will LOVE what Stride have managed to accomplish here, I would call its (neo Bach melodic classic prog metal rock) because they cover all those styles and do it with perfection ! Stride should greatly appeal to anybody thats into Kansas , Rush , Shadow Gallery , Dreamtheater Symphony X and even Boston Stride are a powerful act that have definitely achieved something great with this recording ! Get this CD as soon as possible its a masterpiece !

Stride "imagine" is probably better that 95% of prog metal out there !