RUNNING TO PARADISE

SIRIUS were a four piece band out of Germany and this is their debut from 1982. They had two keyboardists and this sounds just like Peter Gabriel era GENESIS. And considering they existed in the first half of the 80's they surely met a need with GENESIS going in a less Symphonic direction. These guys are Symphonic all the way. Some compare them to FLAME DREAM out of Switzerland another band I just couldn't get into. Now another reference was Germany's own TONIC with that 1980 release and I love that one but it had horns and they were far from copying another band's sound like SIRIUS.

Vocals in english here and we do get flute like early GENESIS. They have a warm sound and I think many would like them but I just can't get past the hero worship. It is what it is. Such a profound statement I know but the bottom line is that this is very good music that has no originality about it which I'm sometimes okay with depending on the album, so there's that. Ramble on.

3.5 stars and better than their second record from 1984.