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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-02-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........04 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.edguy.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Edguy Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Lavatory Love Machine Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Oh man am I gonna get roasted for this one. ║ │
│║ Edguy have created what is possibly the ║ │
│║ cheesiest power metal EP ever with this. This is ║ │
│║ indeed the same band that recorded such power ║ │
│║ metal opuses as "Land of the Miracle" and ║ │
│║ "Babylon" and "Nailed to the Wheel." Now they're ║ │
│║ doing acoustic covers of 80s pop songs and ║ │
│║ singing about "lavatory lovemachines." Sammet's ║ │
│║ voice is still as enchanting as it ever was, but ║ │
│║ now he's imitating 80s hard rock type vocalists, ║ │
│║ and his voice has taken on a decidedly smarmy ║ │
│║ and sneering edge. The musicians are as ║ │
│║ competent as they were on past releases, ║ │
│║ although the style of music being played is no ║ │
│║ longer strictly melodic power metal, but more of ║ │
│║ a rock-ish sound. If you're strictly a fan of ║ │
│║ old Edguy with their epic themes, then prepared ║ │
│║ to be disappointed. But I'm sure some people ║ │
│║ could find amusement in listening to this, for ║ │
│║ it's really not bad at all... ║ │
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│║ The title track is off the Hellfire Club album, ║ │
│║ and it's a familiar one to most Edguy fans. The ║ │
│║ song some love and some loathe, and the song ║ │
│║ that sports a charming little tale of airplane ║ │
│║ sex. I don't think it's a particularly bad song, ║ │
│║ although it's certainly not the best on Hellfire ║ │
│║ Club. It's a fun rocker, pretty catchy, and the ║ │
│║ video is absolutely hilarious. The chorus is ║ │
│║ catchy and the guitar lines are jumpy and ║ │
│║ energetic, and it's a good song for driving ║ │
│║ along a highway at full speed, or something ║ │
│║ along such lines. The acoustic version of it is ║ │
│║ alright, not as good as the real thing. A bit ║ │
│║ lame, you don't get a sense of the manic energy ║ │
│║ of the real song at all (hard with an acoustic ║ │
│║ guitar, yeah, but still). ║ │
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│║ "I'll Cry for You" is the best song on this EP, ║ │
│║ which was by far the biggest shock I've had in ║ │
│║ ages, since it's both a cover song from the band ║ │
│║ Europe, and an acoustic song. Tobias Sammet's ║ │
│║ rendition of Europe's brand of 80s pop/rock vox ║ │
│║ is almost irritating in it's catchiness, and the ║ │
│║ melodies are pretty infectious as well, for an ║ │
│║ acoustic diddy. This one just works---Edguy has ║ │
│║ obvious talent for doing stuff like this. They ║ │
│║ don't end up like Twilightning with redundant ║ │
│║ melodies and dry vocals, and the song just has a ║ │
│║ certain charisma about it that I like. Go ahead ║ │
│║ and laugh. ║ │
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│║ The song and this entire EP is obviously a ║ │
│║ monument to Mr. Sammet's ego, because it's all ║ │
│║ centered on his omniprescent and overbearing ║ │
│║ voice. The music is almost a second class ║ │
│║ citizen here, seriously. It's not a bad thing, ║ │
│║ though, because I've never found his vocals bad ║ │
│║ at all. It's irritating how I can criticize the ║ │
│║ man for his ego and rather idiotic comments so ║ │
│║ much, yet his vocal melodies are constantly ║ │
│║ lodged in my brain! Positively devious. "Reach ║ │
│║ Out" is more in this vein, although it's a limp ║ │
│║ ballad that wears thin after a few listens. Not ║ │
│║ terrible, just...dull. ║ │
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│║ This isn't something for everyone, and it's ║ │
│║ certainly not metal at all. More along the lines ║ │
│║ of melodic hard rock, there's not much heavy ║ │
│║ metal to be found on this release at all. I can ║ │
│║ see some people absolutely tearing this release ║ │
│║ apart, because the vocal melodies are often ║ │
│║ typical of pop/rock or 80s glam metal, and the ║ │
│║ music tends to follow suit at some points. But ║ │
│║ damn that Sammet---he just can't make music that ║ │
│║ I hate. It's too catchy, fun, and enjoyable for ║ │
│║ me to hate it. I won't listen to it constantly, ║ │
│║ but it's not bad. Recommended to die hard Edguy ║ │
│║ fans only. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Lavatory Love Machine [04:25] │
│ 02 - Lavatory Love Machine (Acoustic Version) [04:36] │
│ 03 - I┤ll Cry For You (Previously Unreleased) [03:46] │
│ 04 - Reach Out (Previously Unreleased) [04:04] │
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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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