New England - Explorer Suite

This sophomore effort by the Boston-based group New England -- produced by Mike Stone, who also worked with Queen, Journey, and Asia -- is a very large-sounding work by a band that deserved to be as popular as Stone's other clients. "Honey Money" is certainly not Abba; the song's subject is the almighty dollar and its impact on musicians, and the ethereal vocals wrap themselves around a theme that could be delivered to a girlfriend as well as a fellow rocker. "Livin' in the Eighties" has a hard-hitting melody and keyboards that fall somewhere between Gary Wright and Brian Eno. Read More