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I do feel like the songs have bigger hooks and are a bit more memorable....Especially in the second half compared to the second half of the first album. Although, I never had any issue remembering the songs on the first album Basically, I feel like the first halves are about the same....Both fantastic! I think I like the second half of the new album a tiny bit better than the first though. Gave Up Giving Up is great, really like Until The End and the heavier vibe of Takes One To Know One too. And depending on if you consider Tonight You're All I Need to be in the second half, absolutely love that tune. And the ballad Heaven's Falling is excellent too. For me right now, the only song not overly striking me is probably We're Gonna Make It. I think part of that though might be that it's stuffed between two of my favorite songs on the album with Life Ain't Like This On The Radio and Tonight You're All I Need. It's not a bad tune by any means though and might grow on me.....Just getting overshadowed at the moment. Either way, both fantastic albums. Their debut was my favorite album last year and feeling like this will probably be my favorite this year. These guys are crafting some good, fun melodic rock tunes and putting out the kind of albums that Poison or Firehouse should be putting out IMO.

I know! Looks fabulous from the sample I've seen and can't wait to see more! Would've been awesome for them to do an official release from that show! Do you know if the Live DVD/CD they're preparing is from a show they've already done or is it from an upcoming show on the Nov/Dec tour? I was hoping they'd have a new album out by the end of 2019 but if they're planning a live CD/DVD release I'd have to wonder if they'll actually release 2 different things in the same year. Probably will push the next album into 2020.

Agree. While I definitely put ATN and TDTW ahead of it, still enjoy the album plenty. And for me, it adds variety to their entire catalog. I mean, each of these past 3 albums has it's own character while still all being great melodic rock. I do prefer the heavier side of the band but absolutely need the variety to keep it from becoming stale....like say Eclipse does to me at times. Agree on the live part too...new songs all sound great live. Although, pretty much everything they do sounds great live

They should've recorded MRF5 for their live DVD!

I got a nice chance to chat with Jona Tee back in May at MRF5 in Chicago and funny enough, he said the same thing when I was asking him if they had started working on the next album and what the direction might be. He said he wanted to make an in-your-face, kick ass melodic hard rock album. He had also said that they had a bunch of songs ready to go and were hoping to start recording toward the end of 2018 but tour plans were probably going to push recording off until the spring. He said they were aiming to have the next album out by the end of 2019 and that they couldn't afford to take so much time off like they did between TDTW and ITGU. He commented that while a couple guys in the band have other sources of income, some guys only have the band so they need the band to be working. Can't wait!

Got mine..only one listen so far but agree! Bigger sound than the first album for sure...way more backing vocals and harmonies going on....And more hooks. Great fun, throwback melodic rock that just continues the formula from the first album.

Damn good album...Has moved up my list also. I think as of now my top 4 are probably: Kissin' Dynamite Shiraz Lane Treat Maverick I'm not even bothering listing #5 as I'm saving a spot in the top 5 for Midnite City....Almost expecting that it'll slot in at either #1 or #2. And probably a good chance Nordic Union pushes the list also. Another release I'm really digging is Hearts On Fire. Not officially out yet but have been listening to it for a month or so from doing a premium pre order. Not quite making my top 5 but probably in the 6-8 range at the moment.

Been listening to this band a lot lately....Went back to the debut as I never spent much time with that album and sort of rediscovering it....damn good. And still like the new one a lot also....Not quite as melodic as the first couple albums but still lots of interesting hooks. Really the only album that does little for me is Into the Wild Life. There's a few good tunes...I dig I Am The Fire....But really not much that keeps my interest on that one.

You hit the nail on the head for me. The Yeah album was irritating as heck...Covers of a bunch of songs that I never liked to begin with when they should be doing new music. Def Leppard has been absolutely terrible at releasing new music...What's there, 2 new albums in the last 15 years or something? And 2 albums that were average at best with nowhere near the attention to detail or even focus they used to have. They're always been my favorite band but they need a producer in the worst way if you ask me. I mean, just put out a melodic rock album and stop screwing around with 70's influences and copycat Queen songs. They irritate me that they've seemed to run away from the style of music that made them successful. Honestly...If they would just put out a melodic rock album in the vein of what Midnite City is doing, people would eat it up and say how awesome it is. Instead they continue doing these hodgepodge albums with a few good songs and a bunch of bad experiments and/or covers.....with Greatest Hits albums or live released every other year. Sorry for the rant but they have been a frustrating band that was capable of much more the past 10-15 years IMO.

My favorite band also.... Can't say I'm really digging Personal Jesus much though. Frankly, never cared for the original much either. For me, this is about the same level as the Yeah album that I didn't like much at all. To be honest, I think their constant playing of Rock On live has influenced me a bit and not in a good way. I'm so tired of hearing that song live when they have so many other songs in their catalog. Overall, just never been real big on covers. They're fine as one off things or whatever....But don't need to see albums full of covers. And the Christmas song sounds pretty terrible to my ears. This package will be an easy pass for me as I have no interest in another Greatest Hits offering. You're lucky getting to see the Hysteria and more tour though. I'm stuck here in the US seeing the same greatest hits tour every year. I should've went to see Viva Hysteria in Vegas when I had the chance.

Good to hear....Mine should arrive in the next day or two Trying not to set the expectations too high.....But expecting that it'll probably wind up being my #1 album again this year based upon the songs and samples I've heard. These guys just seem to hit my tastes perfectly. Might be the first time in memory I've ever had the same band take my #1 album spot 2 years in a row

On the bright side though, I also ordered from AOR Heaven directly and got notification this morning that it's shipped. So should have it a few days before the official release date

Yeah...I have prime too. I use it for most releases but sometimes avoid it. I heard Pete Newdeck say on Friday with Fry last night that they plan to offer pre-orders for signed CD's directly from the band on theri FB page so I'll probably go that route for this one.

Screw Amazon. I'd either order from AOR heaven direct, NEH Records or the band directly.

Agree on the samples....Sounding excellent! Just seems like there are more backing vocals, more keys, just an overall bigger sound. Here's the link to check them out for anyone so inclined... https://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=7989&CDName=There Goes the Neighbourhood Honestly, I'm already feeling like this is gonna be my #1 album this year just based on the samples lol. Just really dig the whole vibe of this band and their songs. It's like Poison, Warrant, Danger Danger and Def Leppard were tossed in a blender. Can't wait for this to drop

Simple....But excellent

Great album and amazing how much they improved from the first album. Love the variety of songs on this and just has a great sound. Definitely has been one of the albums this year that has really stood out for me and a really well done melodic hard rock album IMO.

Lol...agree. For me that's terrible.

My top 4 are the same albums, just different order (KD, Shiraz, Maverick, Wet). Have to say though that Treat is pushing for the 4th spot....Really digging that album. I'm hoping/expecting that Midnite City busts into my top 4 though.

Personally, I think this is a skip. Couple decent songs but really not very memorable IMO. I'm not sure I've really given it much of a chance but I've listened a couple times and really haven't had any desire to go back to it. Probably going to be tossing mine on Ebay at some point when I get around to it.

Awesome! These guys were so cool to see at MRF5 in Chicago. I wasn't sure what to expect from them live as I've sort of heard some mixed reviews over the years with Danny lacking energy on stage or whatever. Well, they absolutely killed it on stage! And have to say they were pretty cordial to hang with as well and very willing to sign, take pictures or whatever. I got to chat a bit with Danny and he had mentioned they were writing for the next album and hoping to start recording by the end of the year with eyes on a mid 2019 release. I'm looking forward to mid-october for the re-releases of the first few albums. My first exposure to these guys was New Religion and I never picked up the debut. Also, I never really feel like I gave Riot Avenue a fair shake because it was a bit of a departure from the New Religion sound. I need to revisit that one.

I think I"d second this. I think the best songs on GOG ate slightly better than the best songs on this. However, GOG also had 3-4 songs in the second half I didn't really care for and I'm finding myself liking every song on the new one. So for me, Tunguska is stronger top to bottom.

Multiple listens in now and digging this album more with each listen. For me, not a single song here I'm getting the urge to skip past. I like the overall sound a lot....Even with the compressed digital files I've gotten Tough to even say which songs are standing out for me but I'd probably say Holding On and Falling Into You if I had to pick a couple songs. I like the variety on this though and like how it's able to incorporate some AOR elements but still keeping it in the melodic rock/hard rock spectrum and not getting too "smooth" or "cheesy". I do still feel like One Desire is a good comparison, although not really a "Buried Alive" type song here. Excellent stuff and would think well worth at least checking out for many here.

I've put all of them in my best of folder Fantastic album!