┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Edguy - Lavatory Love Machine + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Mar-02-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........04 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.edguy.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Edguy Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Lavatory Love Machine Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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... ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [16:51 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘