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Infinite_Victims 04:08 pm UTC 11/14/11 |
| In reply to: | Hell In A Handbasket - Has Meat Loaf's Curse Been Lifted? - steven_stuart 12:51 am UTC 11/14/11 |
> I was reading some of the reviews of Meat Loaf's new album > "Hell In A Handbasket" further down the page and I found > one by Ryan that was very interesting. > > He wrote: "I’m not trying to sound like I’m raving. These > are just my feelings. I’ve listened to the album four > times since Friday and I’m going to be listening to it > again in the morning and I hope it doesn’t wear off. I saw > “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1” about six > times, and “Part 2” five times, and there’s a similar > feeling with this album. If listening to this album again > meant I had to pay for another copy, I can say I’d be > willing to do that." > > I wasn't going to buy this album but now I have to. If > Ryan can compare "Hell In A Handbasket" to a Harry Potter > film, then it must be pretty amazing. Ryan absolutely > loves Harry Potter. I am now very curious and I want to > listen to "Hell In A Hanbasket" as soon as possible. > > Ryan also compares it to "Bat 2" and Pink Floyd's "Dark > Side Of The Moon". Wow. Two of my favourite albums. > > I am wondering if Meat Loaf's curse has been lifted. Is it > possible that he has produced art without Jim? He tried > working with Diane Warren and she didn't give him any of > the magic that she gave Aerosmith. He tried working with > Desmond Child and he didn't give poor Meat any of the > magic that he gave to both Aerosmith and Bon Jovi. But > from what Ryan is saying about "Hell In A Handbasket", the > curse may finally have been lifted. I was not a fan of "Hang Cool" although there were a couple of decent songs. The new album blows HCTB away. The vocals and production are much more raw and sound almost live. There are some good song choices. It is not trying to copy Jim at all. "All of Me" makes a simple case for what the album is about. Meat is not playing "Patrick" with obscure references to a short story and it really helps. The shame is he ruptured a vocal chord and that combined with weather issues caused the whole AFL fiasco and got the Aussie press on him with a vengeance and as a result it seems few in the press wanted to review the actual album or fear of appearing "uncool" while everyone else was blasting a 12 minute medley done in a damp, cold, echoing stadium to a pre-recorded band track then it turns out he had a damaged vocal chord. Check out some of the vocals on the US or UK legs of the "Hang Cool" tour and you will see how unfortunate it was that he released "Handbasket" just before the AFL thing. The album needs a fair assessment which is not forthcoming from the Aussie media. | |
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