Lemon Tongue

Lemon Tongue Artist: Honeymoon Suite
Label: Bullseye Canada
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 805080407028
EAN: 0805080407028
ASIN: B00006BS3J


Release Date: 2002-07-12

Lemon Tongue


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Tracks:

  1. What I Know
  2. So Hard
  3. The Way I Do
  4. Undone
  5. Lemon Tongue
  6. Gone
  7. Even Now
  8. Touch The Sun
  9. Don't Make Me Want You
  10. Lagavulin
  11. Knew You When
  12. Radiant
  13. Into Me, Into You

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  1. Monsters Under the Bed
  2. Dreamland
  3. Racing After Midnight
  4. World Upside Down
  5. HMS Live

Album Details

The Return of the Canadian Powerhouse Band that Made Inroads in the Midwestern Us. They Are Back with Some New Members as Well as Original Members Derry Grahan and Johnnie Dee and New Vigor! Produced by Rob Laidlaw.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A More Mature HMS.......2006-03-02

Lemon Tongue was Honeymoon Suite's first album in over a decade, and it appears the band has grown up a bit during their absence. Like their countrymen in Harem Scarem, Honeymoon Suite's music has matured on later releases. The big hooks, prominent keyboards, and catchy choruses that were such a big part of the band's AOR sound in the 80's have taken a backseat to smarter lyrics, better songwriting, and a more melodic approach.

Does it work? If you're not expecting the band's classic sound, then yes. Lemon Tongue is a very enjoyable album, and some of the songs here are simply beautiful. They may even be comparable to latter-day Marillion in terms of beauty and emotion.

That being said, I think the band should have stuck a little closer to their classic sound. Lemon Tongue is more mature than Racing after Midnight, but it's also less fun to listen to. At times I forgot I was listening to a rock album at all. Even Amazon labels the band an "alternative rock" act. I'm not necessarily looking for the Big Prize Part II, but an approach that combines the best of the band's older and newer sounds (like what Harem Scarem is doing these days) would work better.

Ultimately, Lemon Tongue is worth checking out, as long as you can leave your expectations at the door. It's not going to make everyone happy (see the previous reviewer), but I think it may pleasantly surprise people.

1 out of 5 stars

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