5/29/2023 0 Comments Electric light orchestra discovery![]() Whether it be the catchy and soulful "Shine A Little Love", the raw, heartfelt, and hooky "Confusion", the slow and mature "Need Her Love", the aforementioned story driven and excellent "The Diary of Horace Wimp", the very of-the-era and catchy "Last Train to London", beautiful and sparkly "Midnight Blue", incredibly underrated and hooky "On the Run", the memorable and soulful "Wishing", or the iconic, raw, and hooky "Don't Bring Me Down", every song here hits-and yes, I really did just cover the whole track list. While the album, with the exception of "The Diary of Horace Wimp", is not as adventurous or diverse as what you'd find on "Out of the Blue", there's really nothing on the album that isn't good. Because even though it's cheesier, the band is still very disciplined and music forward, which makes this album enjoyable for a wide audience.Īnd that's not just from the style, but the music itself. And this album does it well, but not in the way you'd think. ![]() ![]() That's not necessarily a bad thing, as cheese can be enjoyable if executed properly-heck, that's why Devo is one of my favorite new wave bands of all time. Even though this album does focus more on disco, it's not exactly what I'd call a full-on disco album, but instead, a pop-heavy rock album-much like the bands previous 2 albums, only this time, cheesier (then again, with this album's awesome cover art, that is to be somewhat expected). So, instead of trying to one-up what they did with "Out of the Blue", they took a lot of what worked in that album, condensed the length to 9 songs instead of 17, and threw in some '70s disco flair. But seeing how the band had some impossibly big shoes to fill thanks to their previous album, it does seem like Lynne and the rest of the band were struggling. That does not mean this album isn't great on its own, because it is very underrated. So, because of this, it's understandable that the next album would inevitably not be as good. And while it's understandable that the album may have been a bit overwhelming to some with its 17 tracks, it showed the band at their most diverse, soulful, and big. Review Summary: After such a big album, the band would release a follow-up 2 years later that's actually way better than it has any right to be, making this an underrated gem.Īfter the big, boisterous, and fantastic "Out of the Blue", it was tough to guess where Jeff Lynne's brains would go next in terms of songwriting-what with that album covering so many themes while also still coming together as something incredible. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Tv tropes waxworks![]() ![]() ![]() In Belgium, it was shown as Dracula and the Wolf Man vs Frankenstein. The film was also shown in France and in the U.K. ![]() The film was first released theatrically in Germany (as Dracula vs Frankenstein) on February 24, 1970, and in Spain (as The Monsters of Terror) on August 28, 1971. It stars Paul Naschy, Michael Rennie (his last film), Craig Hill and Karin Dor. It is the third in a series of 12 films that Paul Naschy wrote and starred in featuring the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, a role that was always played by Naschy. Frankenstein and Assignment: Terror, is a 1969 Spanish-German-Italian horror film co-directed by Tulio Demicheli and Hugo Fregonese. Los Monstruos del Terror (translation: The Monsters of Terror), also known as Dracula vs. We're joined by our friends at the Monster Movie Happy Hour podcast, historical book illustrator David Geister, historian Mary Challman, and historian/raconteur/cocktail wizard Scott Chesebrouugh This week we have a look at the 1969 film Assignment Terror. It was followed by the last film in Hammer's Dracula series to star Christopher Lee, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which similarly utilized a modern setting and featured most of the same central characters. It also marked the return of Peter Cushing as Van Helsing for the first time since The Brides of Dracula (1960), and was the first to feature both Lee and Cushing in their respective roles since Dracula (1958). It is the seventh Hammer film featuring Dracula, and the sixth to star Christopher Lee in the title role. Dracula is brought back to life in modern London and preys on a group of young partygoers that includes the descendant of his nemesis, Van Helsing. 1972 had a contemporary setting in an attempt to update the Dracula story for modern audiences. Unlike earlier films in Hammer's Dracula series, Dracula A.D. It was written by Don Houghton and stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Stephanie Beacham. 1972 is a 1972 British horror film, directed by Alan Gibson and produced by Hammer Film Productions. This is Episode #400! We start off with thoughts and reminiscences on 400 episodes and then move on to the film.Dracula A.D. This week we have a look at the 1972 film Dracula A.D. ![]() |