Megaforce

707 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RENAISSANCE
• ASIN: B000EUMMXY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 707's best album despite the fall out, March 7, 2009

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K "Drew" (Back East, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Megaforce (Audio CD)

707's "Megaforce" was a great album that featured Kevin Chalfont on vocals. Their guitar hero unknown, Kevin Russell, rocks almost every song. The song was used in a movie of the same name (a lame movie at that). The band apparently has some personality issues thus this line-up only lasted for one album. That is too bad because this was a great album. Kevin Russell's vocals were good and so were Kevin Chafont's. The re-release was welcomed since it needed to see the light of a laser. The bonus songs are nice as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album and a complete surprise, October 15, 2004

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Keen Anthony (Los Angeles. CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mega Force (Audio CD)

I stumbled across the original vinyl of this album with just a vague memory of the band, 707 - a band which by all account, was a highly respected live act that drew large crowds to famous music scenes like Whiskey A-Go-Go with their melodic keyboard and guitar rock.

The fidelity of the original vinyl blew me away, so I am betting that a remastered digital release of Mega Force will please other music fans who appreciate solid production.

This is circa 1982 rock music with progressive rock influences and a riff and synth powered style made popular during the early 80s by bands like Yes and Rush. It's easy (and fair) to wonder whether this album will sound dated given that it is more than 20 years old. For me, this album doesn't have the stale taste of old Journey and Night Ranger albums, and I do not feel compelled to lump this album into the "classic rock" category. On the contrary, this album sounds surprisingly fresh. The themes are universal: songs about young love and youthful rebellion.

About the sound... Mega Force was intended to provide theme music for a B-Movie sci-fi flick of the same name. The music isn't corny enough to be the soundtrack to a cheesy sci-fi movie, but in truth, the album's tracks do sound as if they could have been used in any number of 80s B-movies. Perhaps that's part of the album's charm. The musical style reminds me a little of Journey and REO Speedwagon, so if you enjoy either of these bands with a little extra keyboard work, then you'll likely enjoy 707.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT 80'S MELODIC ROCK, February 15, 2005

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Mike S (Front Royal,Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mega Force (Audio CD)

THIS IS A GREAT HARD TO FIND CD FROM 707 WHICH ORIGINALLY CAME OUT IN 1982. THIS WAS THEIR 3RD ALBUM AND I LIKE IT BETTER THAN THE FIRST TWO ALBUMS FROM 1980 AND 1981. MEGA FORCE WAS A HIT SINGLE AND IT ROCKS. 707 INCORPORATED MORE SYNTHESIZERS INTO THEIR SOUND ON THIS ALBUM AND IT WORKS GREAT. THE CD IS SOLID FROM BEGINNING TO END AND I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE POWER BALLAD "OUT OF THE DARK" WHICH IS TRACK 4. THE 5 BONUS TRACKS ARE GREAT ROCKING TUNES AS WELL. THIS WAS 707'S FIRST ALBUM RECORDED WITH KEVIN CHALFANT ON LEAD VOCALS; WHO WOULD LATER BECOME THE LEAD SINGER FOR THE STORM IN 1991.