About the Band:

Mick Lennox (a friend of Marcus') somehow heard about these two brothers Craig and Keith Walker, Craig was a prolific song writer, even then he was good with the lyrics and not too bad on guitar either, Keith his younger brother was on drums and very good at it, he was turning 14 at the time. They had already been doing some gigs and recordings with Mick Kerslake on bass and some other guy on guitar. These guys were leaving the group and so Mick Lennox and Marcus headed down to Greenhill's Estate to meet the Walkers. It just seemed to gel, like they had known each other forever. I guess it had to do with the fact that as brothers they were a tight outfit and because Mick and Marcus had been together for so long also it just worked and worked incredibly well.

They were rehearsing in no time and before they knew what was going on they had learned enough songs to do a gig. The gas part to that is, that they were all under age and yet they sounded so good that they were playing in some of the best pubs in Dublin. They had posters, write ups, and pictures it was all happening so fast it was unreal.

"Evening Herald, review"

(Tymon North Power Station)

Because they were so young they were quickly known as Dublin's youngest up and coming talent and so they started to gain a following pretty quick. They played a competition at "The Earl Gratton" on Gratton Street in Dublin and lost because like most competitions it was fixed, surprise surprise!!! Mind you they thought they were better than U2 at the time because they could play anything they could and they were years younger (ah those where the days, young and naive with necks like jockeys). They played mostly originals even then, with a few covers thrown in for good measure e.g."Something Else - Sex Pistols" "I will Follow - U2". They also played a song that we used to call the rockabilly song for obvious reasons, it was a great time to be young.

(The Earl Gratton)

Power of Dreams then went on to gig at more prestigious venues like the 29th of May 1988 at "The Baggot Inn" on the prestigious Baggot Street, supporting Dave King's QED showcase. They charged £2.50 at the door, and got a reasonable crowd, it was a Sunday afternoon gig. Power of Dreams couldn't believe they were there because Sinead O'Connor had played on the same stage the night before. It was a very successful gig. Marcus still has a copy.

"The Baggot Inn, gig"

Then while Power of Dreams were rehearsing at Windmill Lane Rehearsal Studios (Where U2, and other major Irish acts rehearsed), the BBC was doing a documentary on Dublin, Ireland and its music and Power of Dreams managed to gain an appearance on the show. The programme was called "Rough Guide to Europe" and after its airing, things just went crazy.

(BBC rock special, review)

Well of course all good things must come to an end, Marcus was heading to Australia with his family ("The land of sunshine & promise"). Sadly for his parents though they had to drag him to Oz kicking and screaming. Naturally as Power of Dreams had just finished recording their 2nd demo "The Pleasure is Back" and they had been on TV. Touring was next and the life of stardom was on the horizon, however Marcus was going to Oz and that was that. So they played one more final open air concert together, which was held at "Tymon North Park"

"Tymon North Park Concert"

For Marcus it was over too suddenly, before he knew it the band was seeking a new guitar player. It has taken him many years to get over the fact that he missed out on all the fun, however life goes on (sometimes with or without you), anyway all was not lost he intended making a bit of noise in Oz, to get some acclaim, so he formed a band called "Dems the Breaks".

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