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Nice tune, well produced and Steve sounds pretty good. If I'm being honest it doesn't really do much for my personal tastes though and isn't something I'll be buying. It's nice to see him back making music though and I'm sure it will appeal to many.

I really feel like KD has moved to #1 on my list....Just fantastic

Feeling pretty much the same....Build The Love wasn't too bad....But was pretty safe. And the next song feels even safer. Hoping these are the more "commercial" type songs and they get back to rocking a bit more on some other songs. They're okay songs and for me, might be songs I'd like better in the context of an album depending on what's around them. Neither are songs I see myself adding to any playlist for extended listening though.

You're probably right about the new Midnite City....fully expecting a killer album! I wonder how I'd feel if this had released before Midnite City and we weren't able to compare to that release? I'm pretty sure this was actually mostly done with Rob singing lead vocals before Rob broke off and decided to do Midnite City. Then they re-did things with Joss. He does bring a slightly different flavor to the songs which took me a little to warm up to but they probably tried to get something that didn't sound "exactly" like Midnite City. Either way, I dig the vibe and style of this music and do think the overall sound is pretty good. I also would agree that it's not as good as Midnite City....But that was my #1 album last year Still way better than anything I can find on mainstream radio ?

Initially not "wowing" me but not a bad song either. I like the song concept though after reviewing exactly what the Rose Of Jericho was lol. I knew it was a plant or something... Could see this being a grower ?

Definitely similar to Midnite City and would think it would appeal to anybody that liked that album. I can't help noticing how similar some of the riffs, arrangements and lyrics feel which I guess should be expected given how involved Rob and Pete were with this. However, I think Joss gives it just enough of a different feel on vocals though to separate it a bit and give it it's own character. I think maybe the keyboards are a tiny bit more prevalent on this too but not so much that it distracts from anything. Maybe it's because I just listened to Hot Summer Nights before writing this....Digging that tune I've only been through the album a few times and seem to like it a little more each time I've listened to it. Maybe more reviews will be coming....really would think it would be fairly well received.

It's pretty good I just really like the style and late 80's vibe....Definitely follows the Midnite City formula. Not sure it's really been hyped all that much though. Frankly, I've barely seen it mentioned anywhere on most of the stuff I follow. I've seen almost no reviews and wouldn't even really know about it if I weren't following Andrew on FB or through the mafia. I know we can say that about many releases lol.....But to me it sort of feels like it's flying even more under the radar than some other stuff. As for my top 5, it's changed from a few weeks ago.... 1. Shiraz Lane 2. Kissin' Dynamite - Moving up...Damn I love this album.... 3. Maverick 4. W.e.t 5. Nitrate - Just edging out Station at the moment because of too many ballads on Station Honorable mention - Station, Halestorm, Perfect Plan, Dangerous Curves I'm expecting Midnite City and Nordic Union could make some noise on this list by year end. I suppose maybe Treat too.

So stoked about this one!

Got my physical CD of this and really diving into it now...damn good!

Awesome news! Will be a blind pre-order. Great how they've turned another album around so quickly. Hopefully it's as good....or better than the first

I can't name much....or any....music from 100 years ago. It's like anything I guess....Time change, people change. I do think things will have a better chance of surviving though with the digital media. And I also think music has evolved so much that I'm not sure how much more it can evolve. I won't be here so it won't much be mattering to me at that point

Okay version....I prefer the original though as it was among my favorites on the album. I do like how they labeled it the "sellout version" lol. Speaking of this album, just pulled it out earlier this week for a listen and still digging it. I do hope they add a little more variety on the next album but it's still excellent stuff.

Big supporter of these guys and do like the album.....But it's fallen a bit for me. It's been in my top 5 but I think it'll have a tough time staying there with recent releases and what's to come. Should still be top 10 though. Mostly, I find myself really liking the up tempo songs but not really caring much for the ballads. There's a couple too many that just takes away from the pacing IMO...especially in the second half of the album. I've gotten to the point where I find myself skipping past Lie To You, Losing You, Northport Sunset and Walking Away. I still much rather would've seen All You Need Is A Heartbeat and Never Enough on the album in place of any two of those ballads. I really like the rest though and still feel like these guys are one of my favorite new melodic rock bands, especially from the US.

LOL.....Agree. Definitely better than the last album mostly just because of the rock aspect like you say. I like this in spots but at the same time it's not really grabbing me much either. I still really feel like they need to change their approach a bit and add some gang vocal choruses or more backing vocal type harmonies with oohhs, ahhas, etc. They do try to make things melodic and hooky with tempo changes and effects which helps but it's still just not overly catchy. I compare this to something like the new Kissin Dynamite which absolutely blows this away. That's how to craft a catchy hard rock album. I've been finding over the past few days that whenever I have Halestorm in the CD player, I just want to take it out and pop in the new KD album.... I agree on the ballads too.....Novocaine and The Silence are too similar. At least one of them should've blown in the full band at some point. At least they stayed away from another piano ballad.... I just haven't cared for those. I'll probably come back to this a little though. It's still different than most everything else I listen to. I'll just have to be in the right mood.

Only one time through so can't say much yet....But liking it better than the last release already. The last album just got a bit too poppy/commercial for my liking. Definitely more general bite and aggression which is mostly what I want from this band when I listen to them. My only small complaint would be that I'd like to see them combining that aggression with a bit more melody in the choruses and maybe using some backing vocals. They still seem to find ways to add hooks though with tempo changes and other quirks so it's not a huge deal. I do agree that I don't know if anything really jumped out too much at me as being overly awesome. But by the same token, nothing really jumped out as being terrible either. I do like Uncomfortable.....Killing Ourselves to Live is pretty good. And kind of liking Do Not Disturb too. I need more listens to see how it settles. I don't think it'll be anywhere near my top 5 this year though.

Interesting to hear being I recall you've been a big supporter of the band in the past. By all accounts, I've read 6-8 reviews and all have been pretty glowing. I was very lukewarm on the last album. I liked Apocalyptic and Mayhem....I Am the Fire was pretty good....But didn't much care for the rest. My copy should show up tomorrow and looking forward to checking it out. I don't listen to much female fronted stuff (or any lol) so Halestorm always feels like a little bit of a welcomed departure for me as they're just different than everything else I listen to. I've liked what I've heard from the singles so far so we'll see,

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Ditto.

I'm a fan of Degreed and to me, this doesn't really sound like Degreed. I think the difference is Robin's griity voice that adds a bit more edge to it all and makes some of their choruses explode. Just don't get that same edgy feeling with Ted's album from the handful of songs I've heard. Agree that Kissin' Dynamite is awesome!

Really digging the album. I'd say Real World, Crank Up The Weekend and Insane are probably my favorite tracks...like the edge in those. Waiting on You, Hot Summer nights and Dangerous aren't far behind though. And like the variety songs like Attraction and Only You bring. The only song I'm not overly keen on is Breathe but that might grow with more listens. Fantastic effort all around though and I'm sure it'll sound even better once I get the CD in my hands Now we just need Rob to get his visa problems sorted out so we can have Nitrate and Midnite City both performing at MRF6 ?

Yeah, think the band is 100% dead. If I remember right, singer was jailed for sexual assault....And I even think it was with one of the other band member's girl friend but not 100& sure on that. I think he was due out of jail in late 2018 or early 2019....again not 100% sure. Either way, I think the chances are very, very slim of ever seeing anything more from these guys.....which is a shame as this was a great album.

It really does sound like Midnite City. I think I heard in an interview that Rob Wylde originally sang all these songs but they changed gears after Midnite City was formed and went looking for a new vocalist. Still very much a Midnite City vibe though with the production and riffs but the vocals give it just enough of a different vibe to give it a unique feel. Excellent throwback melodic rock album.