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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-17-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.volbeat.dk ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Volbeat Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladiesabel : Vertigo ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ You know the feeling when you try the new ║ │
│║ restaurant in town for the first time ? You ║ │
│║ order the steak, probably even the T-bone and ║ │
│║ its plate is nice, the side dish is decent, a ║ │
│║ green salad or some something healthy like that ║ │
│║ (if you're on a date, if not, it's of course the ║ │
│║ fries, you fat slob). The steak looks nice, the ║ │
│║ exterior has a nice color and its smell is OK ║ │
│║ but the taste, man, it's way too fat and the ║ │
│║ inside is way too bloody. There's also an ║ │
│║ unnecessary amount of melted cheese on it for ║ │
│║ some unfathomable reason. The cook is ║ │
│║ experimenting and failing at it. Not everything ║ │
│║ you decide to mix together can be glorious. ║ │
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│║ Volbeat is that steak, they're indeed a very ║ │
│║ original band and I need to give them some ║ │
│║ credit for their inventive formula. Their ║ │
│║ artistic approach is not without merits and ║ │
│║ their intent is noble, well I do think so. ║ │
│║ Unfortunately, as one of Denmark's most well ║ │
│║ known bands, they totally missed the opportunity ║ │
│║ to follow Mercyful Fate into the depths of metal ║ │
│║ hell (Denner, Shermann and King Diamond are all ║ │
│║ guests on the record, this reminds me of ║ │
│║ Metallica Orion's festival, they seem totally ║ │
│║ disconnected of what metal is in 2013). But why ║ │
│║ Volbeat missed their boat? Because they fucking ║ │
│║ suck, that's why. ║ │
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│║ On their fifth album, the band expands its more ║ │
│║ than catchy side. They always had these soft ║ │
│║ songs but I feel it's a bit more prevalent here. ║ │
│║ It's not necessarily a bad thing since they're ║ │
│║ not better at being heavy or soft, they're ║ │
│║ pretty mediocre at both. Volbeat is mixing the ║ │
│║ alternative era of Metallica with a fair mix of ║ │
│║ rockabilly, country, blues, pop rock, punk and ║ │
│║ folk with their usual heavy/groove sound. The ║ │
│║ amalgamation of genres is simply too much to ║ │
│║ handle. It doesn't even sound good on paper and ║ │
│║ it's an awful novelty in its execution. ║ │
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│║ From sugary FM ballads like ôCape of our Heroö ║ │
│║ (hell, Chad Kroeger wrote a better song on the ║ │
│║ Spiderman soundtrack) to lead infused groove ║ │
│║ (Rob Caggiano, an ex member of Anthrax, he's ║ │
│║ pretty decent). There's acoustic and clean ║ │
│║ guitars and all the stuff that can make a good ║ │
│║ song. I probably wouldn't change the radio ║ │
│║ channel if I were to find it, but hey I don't ║ │
│║ listen to the radio because, frankly, it blows. ║ │
│║ Volbeat is easy, simple and they don't try hard ║ │
│║ enough. Not as heavy as their early stuff, the ║ │
│║ band still thinks it's metal enough with tracks ║ │
│║ like ôRoom 24ö with King Diamond or ôDead But ║ │
│║ Risingö. The metal ruler of Denmark really ║ │
│║ destroys Michael Poulsen on this track, well it ║ │
│║ wasn't quite hard since I think he's a terrible ║ │
│║ vocalist and the main flaw of their sound. ║ │
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│║ His pitiful deep southern approach is really ║ │
│║ grating on my nerves. He kills the band for me ║ │
│║ since their formula is very vocally focused. His ║ │
│║ mix of modern day ôYeaaaaah!ö James Hetfield and ║ │
│║ cock charmer Elvis Presley impersonator is like ║ │
│║ a slap of bad taste on my face. Even though his ║ │
│║ voice is powerful, his delivery and the sound of ║ │
│║ his voice annoys me deeply. Nonetheless, he's ║ │
│║ charismatic and it fits their Americana approach ║ │
│║ but I wonder how a David Eugene Edwards (16 ║ │
│║ Horsepower & Wovenhand) would sound in a metal ║ │
│║ band. At least he can write decent noir and pulp ║ │
│║ inspired lyrics but after five albums, the theme ║ │
│║ is getting a bit redundant. I get it, you like ║ │
│║ leather jackets, fedoras and you love milkshakes ║ │
│║ and you go to conventions dressed as James Dean. ║ │
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│║ While I reckon the band successfully played ║ │
│║ their cards during their whole career, their ║ │
│║ flaws are just too important for me to ║ │
│║ thoroughly enjoy them. Believe me, I tried and I ║ │
│║ enjoyed Guitar Guitars & Cadillacs Blood back in ║ │
│║ the day. Quite catchy (well, it's needed since ║ │
│║ their songwriting is hardly a subtle affair). ║ │
│║ They seem honest and hardworking but their ║ │
│║ approach is simply something I can't get behind. ║ │
│║ Both the form (14 songs, that's just way too ║ │
│║ much) and the mix of styles that makes the band ║ │
│║ undeniably cheesy and predictable. ║ │
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│║ Most of the songs have good parts but they're ║ │
│║ rarely good all the way through except perhaps ║ │
│║ the two last tracks, both excellent. I enjoy the ║ │
│║ beginnings of most tracks like ôBlack Bartö with ║ │
│║ its punky overture but the aforementioned vocals ║ │
│║ ruined the track once again. Many tracks have ║ │
│║ this western approach like ôLonesome Riderö with ║ │
│║ a female guest vocalist. It probably would be a ║ │
│║ hit on CMT if it was advertised enough and ║ │
│║ honestly, it's not bad. What is bad though is ║ │
│║ the fact all their sound are not completely ║ │
│║ combined with each others. You can hear an ║ │
│║ acoustic intro, some harmonica but then, it ║ │
│║ changes and they forget their western influences ║ │
│║ for the rest of the song. Sometimes they ║ │
│║ remember and play a ten seconds of clean country ║ │
│║ guitars just to be cool. I'd like to hear a good ║ │
│║ mix of metal and country since Volbeat can't ║ │
│║ hardly mix them. I don't quite remember the ║ │
│║ amount of different influences in their early ║ │
│║ albums but I have better things to than to go ║ │
│║ back and listen to them like eating BBQed shrimp ║ │
│║ and trashing Pabst Blue Ribbon cans. ║ │
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│║ Some good moments here and there but the vocals ║ │
│║ are simply too obnoxious to deal with. The band ║ │
│║ has good solos, sometimes even hints of ║ │
│║ Megadeth's melodic thrash leads. I just don't ║ │
│║ care for their music even though it's emotional ║ │
│║ and catchy. If you already liked Volbeat before, ║ │
│║ you'll certainly like their latest album even if ║ │
│║ it's wimpier than their previous releases. ║ │
│║ They're certainly still terrible and not worth ║ │
│║ your time. Have you ever met a Volbeat fan? ║ │
│║ They're as rare as Foo Fighters but for some ║ │
│║ reasons they're both popular and their albums ║ │
│║ are gonna be good picks in low price bins. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Let┤s Shake Some Dust [01:29] │
│ 02 - Pearl Hart [03:29] │
│ 03 - The Nameless One [03:54] │
│ 04 - Dead But Rising [03:36] │
│ 05 - Cape Of Hour Hero [03:50] │
│ 06 - Room 24 [05:08] │
│ 07 - The Hangman┤s Body Count [05:17] │
│ 08 - My Body [03:43] │
│ 09 - Lola Montez [04:29] │
│ 10 - Black Bart [04:50] │
│ 11 - Lonesome Rider [04:06] │
│ 12 - The Sinner Is You [04:17] │
│ 13 - Doc Holliday [05:47] │
│ 14 - Our Loved Ones [04:51] │
│ 15 - Ecotone [03:46] │
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│ Total Length : [62:32 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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