Rock Candy Records CANDY231 UPC | 5055300383280 1991, 2014
TRACK LISTING 01. Say You Don't Know Me 02. Bring On The Light 03. If Ya Love Me 04. The Road 05. Little Sister 06. How Long 07. Come (Let Me Take You There) 08. Miracle 09. It's Only Love 10. Next To You 11. Stand Alone 12. All I Wanted ‟ THERE’S NO getting away from it, Honeymoon Suite had an amazing run of good fortune during their hey-day, the late 1980s, notching up not just hit albums but also hit singles and touring the world with impressive results. Not only were they busy being commercially successful but artistically they were also improving with each record, refining and honing their craft to new heights.
‘Monsters Under The Bed’, originally issued in 1991, was the band’s fourth and arguably their greatest album thus far. Written over an extended period of time and containing some of their best songs and melodies, the record was stuffed to the rafters with hooks and riffs of a magnitude that dwarfed previous efforts. Overseen by British-born production and engineering wizard Paul Northfield (Rush, Queensryche, Dream Theater) at Le Studio, Morin Heights in Quebec, the album is blessed with a widescreen pop rock appeal that dwarfed the competition, making the likes of Bon Jovi, Loverboy and Bryan Adams sound like puny undernourished upstarts.
In amongst the fun filled contents are sparkling gems such as ‘Next To You’, ‘Say You Don’t Know Me’ and the utterly brilliant ‘If Ya Love Me’, a contender for one of the greatest melodic hard rock anthems of all time. Man of the match is vocalist Johnnie Dee but that’s not to denigrate any of the other members, especially guitarist Derry Grehan whose guitar work explodes and growls like a caged tiger.”