| re: This won't be popular... but I don't get it | |
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tincrowdor 08:43 pm UTC 09/17/16 |
| In reply to: | re: This won't be popular... but I don't get it - mickp 07:47 pm UTC 09/12/16 |
| Meats vocals were bearable on Deadringer plus the album had some excellent Jim songs...BTWA is just bottom of the barrel scraping > I'm with you BatforGood. Tells a story to me. I still > remember thinking WTF when I heard his voice on Dead > Ringer in 1981; but that's one of my most returned to Meat > / Jim albums > > > I'll agree with you that Meat's vocals aren't what they > > used to be, but the SOUL of this album is not only not > > buried, it's ripe and right out in front of you. > > > > This album is one of the only I can recall where it's not > > really about the songs being performed, it's about > > everything ELSE going on. And it's true beauty. > > > > I mean, everything is done for a reason, and Ellen and > > Karla being on GATW is such a great picture. Imagine the > > character from Paradise and Anything For Love dies and > > before going to Hell, he gets to see those girls one last > > time. That's what GATW is, and it's gorgeous. > > > > Many more of the songs on the album are like that, if you > > look deeper. > > > > Meat screaming "I WANT MORE!" as he slowly fades into the > > background in More is also a beautiful visual of a man who > > knows his time on Earth is all too limited, and is > > practically begging for more. > > > > There's a LOT of wonderful here, if you want to see it. > > > > > It's just sad that the soul of the album is buried under > > > the truly awful vocals. > > > > > > When a dancer can no longer dance they don't keep > > > attempting it and falling over on stage. Why do singers > > > keep going when they can no longer sing? > > > > > > > I would suggest a quiet room, a decent set of head phones, > > > > close you eyes and listen to the soul of the album, and if > > > > that doesn't work there is always hearing aids. | |
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