Last week’s “wee break for some Wolfsbane” has turned into this week’s “listening almost exclusively to Wolfsbane and not much else”. In fact, the last three albums I’ve listened to have been this one, Live Fast, Die Fast. There’s quite a lot wrong with these wicked tales of booze, birds and bad language. The slightly over-smoochy pop metal track I Like It Hot, the bizarre ballad Tears From A Fool, the frankly fuck-witted production job from Rick Rubin and the worst drum sound of all time on Killing Machine. But the happy story is that this album is 100% magnificent despite all those things. Even the over-smoochy and bizarre songs! Even the one with the shit drums! It’s brilliant. Bastards. Glory booouuunnnddd…
HMO Rating: 5 Out Of 5
[Wolfsbane – Greasy]
Man Blaze …
That track is real good that u posted!
Booze Birds and Bad Language!
A great name for a Blog Site! HAHAHA
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Time for a change of name Deke haha?!
Yeah this stuff is awesome, like the old Roth VH stuff a lot of it. The guitarist is shit hot and good old Blaze eh?
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Blaze before he got torched by the Maiden fanbase
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Couldn’t have been fun filling Dickinson’s shoes.
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I’m sure it was at first but as the years rolled on…Return of the Air Raid Siren!
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I really liked the first Blaze solo album too. Not heard much of his stuff though.
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Never really listened to any Blaze stuff before or after Maiden. But u have to hand it to the guy as he never gave up
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Totally. He’s definitely a lifer!
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Having got into Wolfabane before VH, I never thought of that! But you’re spot on… there’s a Roth-era VH vibe there.
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Yaasss. Big VH vibe. Like the bridge in Shakin’ – pure Panama!
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Never really thought about it, but you’re totally spot on. I’m gonna listen to this muthafukka right now! Bang!
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Do it! And atone for your Mercyful Fate naughtiness. And also, Rick Rubin is totally shite isn’t he?
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Haha!! I’m glad I’m making up for that.
Rick Rubin really is, aye. Fuck knows why folks rate him so highly!
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He’s just been lucky that he’s worked with bands like Wolfsbane and Danzig that make him look good.
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I actually enjoy some of Rubin’s stuff.
Sabbbath 13, Petty Wildflowers, Cash, Slayer, SOAD.
He does look like a lazy fucking sloth in those Sabbath 13 videos though. Then there is Corey Taylor’s take on him.
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No. He’s shite.
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It’s worth checking out Blaze’s ‘Alive in Poland’ or ‘As Live as it Gets’ for a sorta Greatest Hits experience, with some vastly superior versions of some Maiden songs too.
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Will do! I’ve only got the first two Blaze albums.
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He’s at least better than Bob Rock.
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I dunno.
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Yas! Believe it or not I was close to buying a copy of this a couple of years back. £4, but I noticed the LP was hoofed. Or likely hoofed (more than one big dirty scratch across a couple of tracks on side 2, if I remember correctly (might have been side 1)).
Anyhoo, I approve of a week of Wolfsbane!
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Urgh… who needs a hoofed Wolfsbane? Give it a few days, Record Fayre will have another copy in before you know it.
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Haha. I’ve only ever saw it once… it was at a record fair (at the QMU maybe? Or Rutherglen Exchange?), but I was quite disappointed, cause I was all “yas!!”.
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What stuff of theirs have you got then? I’ll keep an eye out for this one and grab it if I ever see it.
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Thanks, man!
I have All Hell’s Breaking Loose, self-titled, Down Fall the Good Guys and Massive Noise Injection. Mix of CD and digital… missing a few, though.
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Me too. Don’t have Massive or the S/T. Quite hard to find now.
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You have digitals?
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Nope!
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I’ll need to help a brother out then…
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You simply must!
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Leave it with me!
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Got some singles too. The Ezy one is great, the blackest format in rock history! None more black.
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Live Fast Die Fast.
Funny enough that is the motto of anyone reaching for the last Wolfsbane album just ahead of HMO.
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Did someone say Blaze…?
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You going to go see him/them? I’m toying with doing both.
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Toying with. Probably just wait till nearer the time and decide.
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You big tease!
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Laughed out loud (as the kids say) at the amount of wit involved in the production – fantastic that the record remains glorious regardless!
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I really don’t care that much about production anyway. Most my favourite albums have “terrible” production. So… maybe this is Rubin”s BEST production?!
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