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Not for me...TDTW is #1. If I were going to list my 10 favorite H.e.a.t songs, I'd say probably 5 would be from this album and probably 4 from ATN. I'd squeeze one song in from the other 2 albums. I just like the style of the last 2 albums way more than the first two.

Get your point and agree he's not the strongest vocalist. I kinda like his "rawness" though I guess....sorta like a Danny Rexon or something. Think he fits the music pretty well.

http://blurtonline.com/news/video-premiere-stations-need-heartbeat/ The glam-slam of a “perfect summer single” is taken from forthcoming full-length. By Blurt Staff Between the sleazy back alleys of hair metal and the squeaky clean streets of power pop lies a path travelled by only an intrepid few. Candy, Starz, the immortal Enuff Z’Nuff – bands that wanted a little more power to their pop, but not so much that it replaced melodic sparkle with sneering attitude. Artists that still shoot for that target are hard to find, which is what makes Station so refreshing. On its latest single “All You Need is a Heartbeat,” the NYC quartet fashions an anthem more about singing along than pumping your fist, without stinting on rock & roll swagger. “This song has been in the works for a long time,” explains guitarist Chris Lane. “It was actually written when we filmed our very first music video and it’s about the experience of doing so. We’ve loved the song for a while and were excited to finally get into the studio and record it!” “All You Need is a Heartbeat” is not only a teaser for the band’s forthcoming LP on Rhyme & Reason Records, but a perfect summer single, with lots of snap, plenty of heart and hooks out the ying-yang. Check out the premiere of the video below. Station’s next show is at New York’s Gramercy Theater on August 24. Ticket info is available here.

Not sure this video is much different from the clip posted above but missed this thread the first time. This sounds pretty good to my ears

That's accurate. Complete opposite for me...TSTW, ATN..........S/T, Freedom Rock. Just never got into Kenny's voice for some reason. For me though, I never got into these guys until ATN came out. I bought that album, loved it and then went back to listen to their earlier albums and they just don't appeal to me. There's some good songs though and I like them when they do them live with Erik. Not trying to start and Erik versus Kenny thing.....sometimes you just don't like something for no real reason As for the new songs, I'm digging them. I'd say Redefined is the only one I'm a little hesitant on...It's okay but my least favorite of the five. It'll be interesting to see what they choose as the lead single. I'd vote for Bastard of Society or Blind Leads The Blind. I think if they lead with Redefined they could have a lot of people scratching their heads.

Do you have a link to where we can find that podcast? Link to the post over at MR.com that had the link in it. No telling how long it will work. http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1063002,1063094#msg-1063094

Heard some Spanish podcast that played 5 songs off the album. The songs were Bastard of Society, Redefined, Shit City, Eye Of The Storm and Blind Leads The Blind. I'm sure it isn't authorized and will be killed soon enough. I just didn't have the will power to not listen lol. Sounds pretty darn good to me. Bastard and Blind both rock and are highlights for me and sounds like TDTW holdovers. Eye is the power ballad...pretty good. Shit City is different but better than I expected from the name. Redefined is also different....probably the kind of song that will grow and the least immediate for me of the ones I heard. Definitely some variety in the songs I heard. Probably need to hear how the whole album fits together before really making much judgement.

Starting to see some reviews on this album surface... http://heavyparadise.blogspot.com/2017/07/review-heat-into-great-unknown-2017.html https://www.therockpit.net/2017/album-review-h-e-a-t-into-the-great-unknown/ https://viriaor.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/h-e-a-t-into-the-great-unknown-2017-gainsony-review/ The third one is some other language and a little difficult to read translated, but just included since it seems to present some different thoughts. I think all I'm taking from these is that the album is going to have a bit different approach than the last one. It definitely sounds like they're using more keyboards and modern/pop type elements in some songs. Maybe it's fair to say they're really trying to blend the styles from the last two albums as ATN was clearly more AOR oriented than TDTW in my opinion. I loved both albums so doesn't really matter to me. It's going to be a long couple months LOL.

I think with TDTW they released the first single about 2 months ahead of the album release. And Degreed is on the same label....They released Shakedown in May and their album isn't releasing until late August.... I know all that could mean nothing but just trying to convince myself that maybe we'll see something this month

Just hoping there is a single soon....I just feel like I'm getting really, really teased when bands announce albums and release dates without launching a single along with it. Give me something to sink my teeth into That said, I've already pre-ordered this without hearing a single song

Song titles are interesting and a little odd. But easily my most anticipated release this year.

Good song. Shakedown might just be my favorite song this year so not sure this song is quite exceeding that one for me. But still a good song.

Nice. Looking forward to hearing what these guys come up with.

Just saw Firehouse this past weekend so got the urge to comment on this....On a side note, it was a fantastic show they put on and forgot how much I really liked those first couple albums they did....CJ still sounds great. Interesting read as I've been really wondering if Firehouse would consider hooking up with Frontiers for another album. It seems like it would be a great fit and with the little revival this scene has seem to had lately, it would also seem to be a good time for them to crank out a new album. I think with some decent song writing and Frontier's input they could put together a pretty solid album. As someone that liked Firehouse myself, it annoys me a bit that these guys seem to have the time to do other projects like the Rubicon Cross thing (which I believe has a second album in process from a recent CJ interview I've heard)....And also think Leverty has done a solo album. CJ talks about there not being a big financial reward to doing albums anymore....Then why bother with these smaller projects that I'm sure didn't make anywhere near the money that a new Firehouse release could. I get that Rubicon Cross is different than Firehouse and maybe allows himself to express different desires....But a few of those songs could've been good Firehouse songs with some tweaking. And if the guys are so worried about putting their efforts where the money is, then concentrate on the band that has the name and pays the bills. I'm not trying to bash CJ though. Frankly, I think this guy is probably one of the "nicest" guys in the business from all I've heard and seems like a total class act. And I'm sure what he's saying is probably true in terms of albums not making much money anymore and not having a big cost benefit. I just don't think I'd be happy "settling" to be a pure nostalgia act if it were me. One saying I like is "If you're not moving forward, your moving backward". At the very least one would think they could do a new single or something. It isn't that tough to record something like that these days. Frankly, I'm not sure I'll go see them again in concert. I mean, it's obvious all they want to do is show up, play the same songs and collect a paycheck. I've already seen their show now and no point really going again if I'm going to see the same thing I've already seen. Along with Firehouse I also have to add I saw Warrant. I have to say I really enjoyed them with Robert Mason. They played a great set of old and new songs and I thought they did the old songs just fine. I give them a lot of credit for sticking it out and putting out this new album that really is pretty decent IMO. At least they're trying....Unlike Firehouse.

New song released! All You Need Is A Heartbeat. They've been playing this in their live sets for awhile....Studio version sounds great to me http://www.popmatters.com/post/station-all-you-need-is-a-heartbeat-audio-premiere/ However, I think the new album may not be out until early 2018 from a recent interview I heard with Chris Lane.

From the Maverick FB page: The writing process for the 3rd Maverick album is well under way!!! GIMME A HELL YEAH! #metalapolisrecords Great news!

I never used to pay attention to labels at all back in the day...But these days there aren't many labels putting out the music I seem to like. It seems like the majority are from Fontiers or Sony/Gain and the rest or just smaller or independent labels. And with as much good stuff as Frontiers is putting out, they've got my attention now with anything they release. That's not to say I'll buy everything...But I'll at least give it a listen.

Said earlier I've never been huge into these guys...Have liked songs here and there but they've really never grabbed my attention for whatever reason. Anyways, after seeing so many positive reviews and liking the song Here Today Gone Tomorrow a lot, decided to buy the album and give it a solid try. Have to say I'm pleasantly surprised and enjoying the album. My favs are probably Here Today, Bite The Bullet and Sinking Ship. One of Life's Mysteries, Things I know and Heaven And Earth aren't too far behind. The only songs that really aren't doing too much for me are The Sky Is Falling and Indestructible but they're still okay. Overall, pretty darn solid melodic rock album with some great production, solid song writing and guitar work that gives it a little bite. I don't know yet where it'll fall for me this year...Probably 4th at the moment behind Crazy Lixx, TMF and Eclipse...But I like it slightly better than the One Desire album. I swear what I've mostly heard before from these guys was a tad bit more mellow or something....Maybe I just listened to the wrong songs...Or maybe I'm a little more open minded than I used to be. However, I did stream the Thirteen album last night and have to say it didn't really grab me at all...Just didn't seem to have the same vibe as this new album. I'll have to re-check some of their previous works though....Has to be other good stuff I'm missing.

Saw on Facebook....Full album out August 25th

I'm the opposite, like it more than the first. I guess that's why I come from a land downunder! I'm with you......Also like this one much more than the first album. I don't know why exactly...Just like that this one feels like it has a bit more edge.

Just wanted to post this song....Among my favorites on the album.

Well...Interesting question being that I'm a Def Leppard fan and they're at the other end of the spectrum....They basically refuse to play anything except their big hits and 95% of their shows are the same songs over and over. I WISH they would refuse to play a few of those songs lol. Honestly though, I think these artists should be entitled to do whatever they want. They're performing up there and they can sing whatever they're comfortable singing IMO. Things change....Sometimes songs may just not have much meaning for them anymore....Maybe the song has a message they don't want out there....Maybe they're just sick of playing a song....Maybe they can't sing a song like they used to....Whatever reason it is.... If artists aren't playing enough of what people want to hear, it'll catch up to them and they won't be playing to the crowds they want to be.

Exactly same for me. Haven't really cared for these guys...but admit I haven't spent all that much time on them either. I think what I listened to in the past was always just too light for my tastes and I just dismissed them. But I'll have to sample some of this album with all the rave reviews. I'm a little more open minded than I used to be

Some people just can't do that. Which sucks for them because they miss out. Yeah...It is hard though. I mean, when you see "Warrant" you have a preconceived notion of what you're wanting it to sound like and this is quite a ways from the fun, party melodic rock that Warrant is known for. I do wonder sometimes if they should've tried a new name but it would be tough to leave behind the catalog of songs so can't blame them for keeping it. I had to keep trying it though and it's sunk in a bit. Warrant and Firehouse are coming about 30 minutes from me in a month and gonna hit that show. I mean, can't go wrong seeing them both for $20.

Anybody pick the new album up? The initial songs didn't grab me much although I'm not sure how much of a chance I really gave them listening on low volume at work...But I streamed the album today and tried to approach it as though I'm basically listening to the debut album of a brand new band. When I put myself in that mindset and sorta stopped approaching it as a "Warrant" album, I found myself starting to get into it a bit. It's really not too bad for a straight up rock album. If this were some brand new band, people would probably be singing praises. It's still nowhere in the same league stuff like Eclipse, Crazy Lixx, TMF ,etc....And nowhere near classic Warrant.... But it's not terrible either...decent melodic rock. These songs have grown on me a bit and a couple other songs like Faded, Music Man and Let It Go sounded pretty decent my first time through. Might have to pick up the Cd....I see Best Buy is selling for $8.99 and it's also on Amazon for that.