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Vin 01:24 am UTC 04/20/10 |
| In reply to: | HCTB - Oh dear! - Scaramouche 08:27 pm UTC 04/19/10 |
| Its funny; I've been enjoying this album more and more for the past few days, have come to the conclusion that I quite like it, and yet, I read your post, and I can absolutely understand where you're coming from and am practically nodding in agreement as I read your words. And yet still, somehow, I like it. I can't really explain it other than to consider that perhaps I really am losing my bloody mind. I really think that Meat, and the production values, just elevate the material well-beyond what it is at its core. Which is no mean feat, in this case. > I've listened three times through today and I don't think > I can bear anymore. > > First off Meat sounds great (best in years) but the > positives stop there. > > The main problem are the songs. A couple are mediocre; > Elvis in Vegas (a Bon Jovi throwaway?), If I Can't Have > You (Kara sounds like she's on helium) & If It Rains, but > the rest are horrid. Song of Madness is a poor attempt at > early Queen and/or Iron Maiden, California & Love Is Not > Real wouldn't make Darkness b-sides, Running Away From Me > (urgh), and a Jessica Simpson cover (WTF!). > > In fact I don't think I like anything. Whoever was in > charge of quality control (Meat?) has dropped the ball big > time. > > The lyrics are also very poor & too many to list, but > these three lines stand-out: > > 'When we look at what we're going through and desaturate' > > "If history is violence and sex, I'd rather not pay my > respects' > > "Let's go upstairs until we've both had enough' > > From watching the Meat videos he did during recording it > seems that they called in (any old) writers to Rob > Cavallo's house to try & churn something out over a few > days, and most of the songs sound just like that (2 or 3 > different ideas cobbled together). There seems no effort > or craft to most of the writing? > > The production is top notch but the arrangements (Cavallo > & Meat?) seem pretty generic. No real hooks, hardly any > piano (thunder) and far too many (widdly widdly) guitar > parts. > > I would say this is Meat's worse album (song wise). Sorry > Meat if you're reading but give Jim or Paul Jacobs a call > next time. > > > > > | |
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