Hidden Treasures - A Three for One!

[Scott]

So now the Dynamic Duo have completed their November challenge and after some bitter exchanges are now challenging each other to see whose post is most annoying.

 

RJHog strikes first with Bruce Springsteen, Jon? We shall see... All I know is that we all suffer when these two can't get their act together. So in comes SHT to save the day yet again. Too bad nobody listens to this small, time friendly, high quality playlist week over week. But no time for bitterpills, I'll leave that RJ and Jon.

This week I received the Rock Candy Records new release bundle from Honeymoon Suite and now you all get to hear the love. Its kind of a three-fer hidden treasure fest...

1. Check out Rock Candy Records, they have some great hidden treasures!
2. A cool 80's hair/glam/pop-metal band that went away too early, and
3. Canadian band lovers will dig this!

 

Ladies and Gentlemen - HONEYMOON SUITE..

 

The band was originally formed in 1981 by lead vocalist and guitarist Johnnie Dee (of Niagara Falls, Ontario), Keyboardist Brad Bent (of Toronto, Ontario), and original drummer Mike Lengyell, formerly with The Diodes. By 1983, the line-up changed, with Dee (the only original remaining member) now on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, along with new recruits Derry Grehan on lead guitar and Dave Betts on drums. Grehan became the band's primary songwriter, and penned "New Girl Now," which won them an unsigned band contest put on by Toronto radio station Q107.

 

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	Honeymoon Suite 1984 1 - Burning In Love The band's self-titled debut album, produced by Tom Treumuth, was released in June, 1984. The album featured four charting hits in Canada: a completely re-recorded version of "New Girl Now," "Burning In Love," "Wave Babies," and "Stay In the Light." All were written by Grehan. "New Girl Now" was also Honeymoon Suite's first single to reach the top-50 in the United States.
	The Big Prize 1986 2 - Wounded Their follow up album, The Big Prize, produced by Bruce Fairbairn, was equally successful in Canada, with four more hits: "Bad Attitude," "Feel It Again," "What Does It Take," and "All Along You Knew." Grehan still wrote the lion's share of the band's material, but Dee and Coburn also contributed songs to this album; "Feel It Again", a Coburn composition, reached the Top 40 in the US, while Grehan's "What Does It Take" reached no. 52, buoyed by its inclusion on the soundtrack for the John Cusack film One Crazy Summer. In 1989, "Bad Attitude" was featured in the series finale of Miami Vice, played during a Ferrari driving segment that mirrored one from the series' pilot episode.
	Racing After Midnight 1988 3 - Love Changes Everything In 1988, their third album was finally released: Racing After Midnight, produced by Ted Templeman (of Van Halen fame) and Jeff Hendrickson. That album made the top 10 in Canada, but was not as successful in the U.S. Singles included "Love Changes Everything," "Looking Out for Number One," "Cold Look" (Europe only), and "It's Over Now." By now, while Grehan was still the primary songwriter, Dee and Preuss frequently co-wrote with Grehan.

[Jon]

That's just mean.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Can't get on Rock Candy's website for some reason.

[Jon]

Didn't you have this issue before? If you're at work, you might be blocked. It works for me.

http://www.rockcandyrecords.com/

[RJhog (Admin)]

That is undoubtedly the problem.

[Jon]

If you want to see what's offered, go to importcds.com, go to advanced search, and in the record company space type in rock candy and you'll get a list of their releases.

Granted, it's great to get them from Rock Candy, but you'll get them much cheaper at importcds.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Lookin' now.  Thanks for the info.

[Jon]

plus....SAVE10 for 10% off!!!!