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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not the best..., July 8, 1999
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This review is from: Racing After Midnight (Audio CD)
"Racing After Midnight" has got to be my least favorite in HMS's discography. It doesn't have as many catchy tunes as "The Big Prize" (1986), "Monsters Under The Bed" (1991), or their self-titled debut album (1984). This was HMS's last album before they started to change players from the original lineup, and it seems to reflect that in most of this CD's songs. Recommended only for inveterate fans (realistically, I rate this work as 3 1/2 stars).
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Come on, how can you not like this album?, August 29, 2007
This review is from: Racing After Midnight (Audio CD)
I have to agree with the reviewer from Ontario; it's time to bring the rating up on this great 80's rock album!
It's true that this 1988 release has a more commercial sound than its predecessors, but not by much. Besides, are we really expecting a ton of substance from Canadian AOR bands? If you want moody introspection, go buy a Smiths album. If you want feel good, catchy as hell, arena rock, Racing after Midnight's got it in spades! So what if the album is a pop-oriented, keyboard laced, soundtrack ready (Lethal Weapon anyone?) serving of AOR? That's what makes these 80's albums so much fun.
Honeymoon Suite, along with fellow Canadians April Wine, Triumph, Loverboy, and later Von Groove and Harem Scarem, could always be counted on to deliver high quality melodic rock albums, and Racing after Midnight is no exception. It may not have stretched the band much artistically, but it's still a completely enjoyable album that's as fun today as it was almost 20 years ago.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Honeymoon Suite does it again!, February 17, 2011
This review is from: Racing After Midnight (Audio CD)
Honeymoon Suite's third effort is very much like the first two, so if you liked them you'll like this one too. If you haven't heard them before, I would say the first three albums are all great-downhill from there!
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