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Harem Scarem- "Hope"

Reviewed by: Gabor Kleinbloesem
Genre: AOR/Melodic Rock
Country: Canada
Language: English
Length: 44:00
Release Date: 7/8/08
Band Members: Barry Donaghy : Vocals, Bass Pete Lesperance :Vocals, Guitar
  Harry Hess :Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard Creighton Doane : Drums
     
     
Track Listing: 1.) -Watch Your Back-3:50 8.)-Shooting Star- 3:52
  2.)-Time Bomb- 4:26 9.)-Calm Before The Storm- 3:13
  3.)-Hope- 3:44 10.)-Nothing Without You- 4:42
  4.)- Days Are Numbered-3:45 11.)- Higher- 4:22 (acoustic)* * Exclusive bonus track for Europe-
  5.)-Dark Times- 3:19  
  6.)-Beyond Repair-3:50  
  7.)-Never Too Late- 3:33
     
 

Announced as the final HAREM SCAREM album, which of course is a very sad thing on it’s own. Actually the band did not want to make another album after ‘Human nature’ in early 2007, but the fans wanted a real farewell and HAREM SCAREM decided to record a final studio-album, which now has been released under the moniker ‘Hope’. Unfortunately it is not a classic, because it does never reach the high level of the first 2 albums (which are considered the finest melodic rockalbums of the 1990s) nor does it reach the level of their last couple of 2000s FRONTIERS RECORDS albums. Instead we get a HAREM SCAREM-by the numbers release with ok material, not bad, but not really inspiring, except for a few catchy choruses here and there (“Days are numbered”, “Beyond repair”, “Calm before the storm” and “Shooting star”(best song, a semi-ballad and the only AOR track!)). However, this is just an O.K. album for what it is and not a memorable farewell of one of the most inspiring Melodic Hardrockbands of the past 20 years. Maybe there is ‘Hope’ the band will someday find the inspiration again to record another classic, because in the past 20 years this Canadian brought us so many classic tunes. Their debut is still a regular album for me to play loud and sing-a-long as loud as I can, but ‘Hope’ is just another HS album I am afraid…

(Points: 8.2 out of 10)

 

 

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