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I think the previous reviewer was a little premature with the verdict of 3 stars. I had big expectations for this second original material album from Houston. The first couple of plays I must admit totally didn't light my fire. I'm comimg home was the stand out track purely because I have heard it numerous times and it is a standard catchy 80's melodic song. However, after 6 or so spins this album is proving to be everything I expected. Lavish keybords, great guitar riffs, immaculate vocals, tight percussion/bass and a quality production carried over from the "relaunch" album. The songs and hook lines stick firmly in your head once you give it them extra spins. This is 80's melodic rock with a modern sound and production. Keep them coming Houston and be proud of this follow up album. 10/10 for me. Love it!How about a second relaunch album next?

Well - the singer is fairly good, puts his heart into it, but to me his voice is just a bit too nondescript. Otherwise - I'd say this album is rather more pop than AOR or true melodic rock as it seems to be mostly described. A couple of these songs would do well on Eurovision. I quite liked the first 2 songs nonetheless, Glory and Coming Home, but after that I was bored and got fed up of the cliched lyrics and repetition. (Fire and desire and higher etc.) Also the blatant rip off of Bruce Springsteen's line from his song Highway Patrolman "Nothing feels better than blood on blood" jarred a bit. Some of the songs have fairly catchy pleasant enough pop tunes but beyond that this is poor and extremely derivative material.

The third release from AOR band Houston doesn't have the immediate magic of either their self titled release or covers album Relaunch which I rated 5 stars, so it only gets an initial 3 stars.The ten track album might grow on me, and the tracks I'm Coming Home, Talk to Me and the duet Just Friends show promise. Perhaps they should have thrown in a couple of covers as they can clearly identify great AOR tracks from the past.The album will appeal to AOR fans, who like Survivor, FM or any of the other great bands coming out of Scandinavia.

Despite some other reviews that I have read, the second album from swedish band Houston, in my opinion, is in the same level of the debut. My favourites tracks are Glory, I'm Coming Home, Talk To Me and 24 Hours.

Just discovered this group on You Tube and they are brilliant !I immediately bought 3 of their albums.If you like melodic AOR this band is a must.

I received the product as described, i would recommend the product and the seller, great service.

Excellent album

A gem of an album. Pure AOR fluffy heaven.