Dreamspace is the third studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 9 February 1994 through Noise Records.[2] It is the last Stratovarius album to feature guitarist Timo Tolkki on vocals (after which Timo Kotipelto became the lead singer on 1995's Fourth Dimension), as well as the first to feature bassist Jari Kainulainen.[3]

Dreamspace
Studio album by
Released9 February 1994 (1994-02-09)
StudioRauhala Estate; Sibelius Academy; University of Helsinki Department of Musicology; Swat Team Palace; Soundtrack Studios
Genre
Length63:52
LabelNoise
ProducerTimo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Twilight Time
(1992)
Dreamspace
(1994)
Fourth Dimension
(1995)
Singles from Dreamspace
  1. "Wings of Tomorrow" / "Dreamspace"
    Released: 1995[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Dreamspace four stars out of five, saying that it "demonstrates the band coming into its own, honing its melodic Euro-metal attack to a razor-sharp point."[4]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Timo Tolkki

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Chasing Shadows"Tolkki4:38
2."4th Reich"Tolkki5:49
3."Eyes of the World"Tolkki5:56
4."Hold On to Your Dream"Tolkki, Tuomo Lassila3:34
5."Magic Carpet Ride"Tolkki4:49
6."We Are the Future"Tolkki5:19
7."Tears of Ice"Tolkki5:15
8."Dreamspace"Tolkki5:57
9."Reign of Terror"Tolkki3:28
10."Thin Ice"Lassila4:23
11."Atlantis"(instrumental)1:07
12."Abyss"Lassila4:59
13."Shattered"Lassila3:29
14."Wings of Tomorrow"Tolkki5:09
Total length:63:52
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsLength
15."Full Moon"Tolkki4:33

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 26

References

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  1. ^ "Stratovarius – Wings Of Tomorrow". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  2. ^ "Stratovarius - Dreamspace (album)" Archived October 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  3. ^ "History". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  4. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Dreamspace - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  5. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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