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The lyrics are only marred slightly by Michael's imperfect English and at times it feels a bit like reading dialog from Metalocalypse (i.e. At the same time though there's a dichotomy of sometimes finding heroism in suffering such as we see in Light a Way. One particularly good example of this is the cynical Still Counting in which Michael croons out his lamentations and judgments in a bar, a loser among other losers. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry is a Hank Williams cover, which cements the band's dedication to their American West/1950's influences.Īs I mentioned, Volbeat never hesitate to show themselves as the outcasts. Light a Way has a more modern power ballad feel to it while still being heavy with whiskey-soaked Americana. A couple of ballads are thrown in as well. And there are of course the roof-raisers such as the title track and A Broken Man and the Dawn. The requisite 50's love songs are here in the mostly unrequited variety such as We and Maybellene I Hofteholder. Some of the darker tunes include Hallelujah Goat and Wild Rover of Hell.
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Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood offers a decent variety of songs.
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They are here to rock out, get completely blasted, and pack it all up to do it again tomorrow night. Just as Pantera declared themselves to be the Cowboys from Hell, Volbeat are the Guitar Gangsters. The title of the album alone should make it clear. This is not to say of course that Volbeat ever give the image of being clean, safe, or overly commercial. Most of us tend to forget or were simply not aware that music in that decade was packed to bursting with songs about dead loved ones. But where you get your first hints of something heavier and bleaker is Mary Ann's Place, a melancholy tune in the vein of the early rock death ballads. The album can be a bit deceptive in that regard as it starts off with an instrumental intro that transitions into the title track, and that is followed up immediately with the very 50's-influenced Back to Prom. And being derived from the blues, there was plenty of room to be miserable and angry. It's appropriate because as tame as the rockabilly acts of the 50's may look to us in the new millennium, in their time they were a new brand of hard-drinking hedonists born into an era of paranoia, anxiety, and repression. Songs of drinking and rebellion fill the albums. Many of Michael's lyrics tend to focus on the idea of the outlaw, the outcast, or the anti-hero. And they're not a squeaky clean group either. Rather, they're more of a fusion band like the Cherry Poppin' Daddies (at times). It's worth noting that Volbeat aren't a true revival band like Brian Setzer. This carries across into their third album Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood. Volbeat's first album was titled The Strength/The Sound/The Songs, which appropriately sums up their attitude. He serves both guitar and vocal duties, contributing thrashing, syncopated riffs with an unabashed Elvis impersonation. Michael is without a doubt the real star of the show in the band with genuine charisma and a dynamic voice that sounds like it could fill a theater without a microphone no problem. In 2001 a Dane by the name of Michael Poulsen had the revelation that he could redefine awesome by combining the catchy, old school swing of rockabilly with the energy and balls-out-itude of groove metal. And so he took a chunk of chocolate, hollowed it out, filled it with peanut butter, and changed junk food history forever.
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In the 20th century, an enterprising American named Reese got stoned out of his mind (I'm assuming) and had the revelation that not only were chocolate and peanut butter goddamn delicious, but when combined had the power to give your taste buds orgasms. If you had a man who could turn into a wolf, a sort of. Many centuries ago, a man whose name has been lost to the sands of time said to himself, "We humans are pretty rad, but wolves are also really badass.