SLAYER: KEVIN NIXON; ROBERT PLANT: DENISE TRUSCELLO/GETTY
As Johnnie Dee cheerfully admits, Honeymoon Suite were never leading lights of the 80s scene (“There are the big bands, then there’s that grey space… we’re in the grey space”). But while their peers have fallen away, the Canadian band have played an excellent long game, retaining their knack for a brass-bolstered anthem – and a loyal fan base – right up to this year’s album Alive.
What’s the significance of that album title – Alive?