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ricgough 04:45 pm UTC 04/21/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Hang Cool - ricgough 04:28 pm UTC 04/21/10 |
> > > One line in "Elvis in > > Vegas," - Meat sings "and then the lights went out," and > > his voice is high and pure as it was, I don't know, on Bat > > II or maybe even Bad Attitude. Is it real, or is it > > Auto-tune? (or whatever they use) I also like that Meat > > uses more of his lower register, which I've long-thought > > was under-utilized. > > > Think that utilising his lower register is probably saving > his upper and he's reaping the benefit. > > If you hear some of the more difficult Steinman stuff live > then a lot of the tme he really struggles toward the end > of phrases when he should be in full cry - basically > because he's spent his vocal resources simply getting to > that point in the song. > > I have to say that Meat has restored a little of my faith > in him with HCTB - should have been done instead of TMIL > as soon as jim got sick. > > That way we may have had another 4 years to get a proper > 'bat 3' together. > > I like very much that modern country-rock sound, the fact > that it doesn't sound like a cheap wannabe steinman copy > and he probably Rocks harder on this album than anything > since the original Bat or Bad Attitude era's. > > First impressions for me are a pleasant suprise - I'll see > how quickly it wears out - but reckon that's when the > first-half of the record will come into its own. > > It certainly isn't boring like WTTN/TMIL and is less naive > ond cheesy than CHSIB. > > Good effort from Meat and his team with this one. If > there's any justice he at least deserves a little > credibility for coming up with this album, though I accept > that it is more one for the Rockers than the > Steinmaniacs. > > To be fair, I think he's run as far away as he can from > the Steinman sound without loosing the style-reference > completly - It wouldn't be impossible to listen to this > between Bat 1 and 2 - wouldn't be like stacking up the > auto-changer with Pantera, Celine Dion and Motley Crue for > example - but at the same time it does successfully > distance itself from 'trademark Jim' without turning into > something completely bland as much commercial rock is > nowadays. .... oh, and why has it taken until now to give his musicians the chance to really play on an album??? The results verge on spectacular at times. | |
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