107. Running Away From Me

[White of High]

This is the START OUT OF HELL & ARRIVE TO HEAVEN topic.
Let's Go to Rock 'n' Roll!!!!!!!

Running Away From Me (5)

I really hate the start of the song. Too primitive melody to me. Like a bad MATLAF song. I like the massive chorus in the second part but this song is still an 'easy-listening chewing gum'. :(

My score: 5

[Steve6]

The first 2 minutes are brilliant. It starts to go down hill after that.

6 for me.

[Sarge]

Too much "lalala" and too many repetitions in the lyrics.

5

[Wario]

8/10

The chorus kicks ass. love the lalalas.

[Steve6]

I agree with Wario I love the lalalas, they are the best part of the song. :cool:

[Jayd]

My least fave on HCTB, those lalala are annoying, not the worst Meat song but nothing special either,

4/10 :D

[PanicLord]

Great fun light rock song, and I'm another fan of the lalalas! I also love the "I said needed room to breath" bit with the gothic backing vocals and then Meat letting rip.

8.5.

[duke knooby]

and too many repetitions in the lyrics.

5

i bet there is still less repetition than on blind as a bat ;)

[Sarge]

Where in Blind As A Bat is one and the same line repeated nine times in a row?

[duke knooby]

its not... its spread out more... youre love is blind, blind as a bat must get at least 10 repeats... im not afraid of must get a dozen repeats

[Evil One]

Too much "lalala" and too many repetitions in the lyrics.

5
Spot on. 5 from me too

[24K]

Don't like this song much, i give it 3 just can't get into it.

[Mr. Happy]

Worst song on the album, after Let's Be In Love, IMO. 3 :l

[Elijah's way]

I love it , think it's great 8.5/10 I really like the lalalas

[robgomm]

5.5

[mib]

I do like this, I totally get it.

8.

[allrevvedup]

Really didn't like this at first but do like it now...

7.5

[CarylB]

Like it, and get it. One more brilliant track, perfectly positioned after the raunchy lyrics of California seem to suggest that if love is impossible to enjoy without hurt, then lust is the answer.

It was for me the hardest song to understand, as the character begins to understand what love and life are about, but for me conveys the futility of depending on the love of someone else to work if you don't know yourself, so you need self-understanding and acceptance before you can truly love and value being loved; you can run away from love but not yourself. After the hard and violent feelings of the previous track it delivers realisation and a level of redemption.

Can't fault it. 10.

Caryl

[suzieq]

9 It is a sense of madness (not Song Of Madness style) but the inner thought process was a bit madenning in a brilliant way. This song oozes coolness while dealing with the struggle of figuring out love. Great song. Only pitched it a 9 due to my excessive love of other songs...so it's my benchmark of separating my own love of song. Turns out I was running from them. LOL!

[PanicLord]

... too many repetitions in the lyrics.


Have you ever heard a Steinman song? ;)

[Sarge]

Have you ever heard a Steinman song? ;)

Yes but Steinman songs are usually complex and long enough. Running Away From Me is a rather simple, short song. It's less than 4 minutes long and the lyrics are dominated by "lalalalalala" :yawn: and "I said I needed room to breathe".

[Smithie]

This song is my least favorite on the album.

3

[RSG]

This is a real solid song actually. Solid vocal delivery from Mister Loaf! This music is solid. A nice rock arrangement & the music and voice don't sound like they are so far apart from one another, example TMIL the song ;)
Even lyrically I enjoy it, this record has so much to it; including power & when I hear it I wish he never stops making records. I like the LaLa's could be a real crowd pleaser. I can see them up on the big screen LA LA LA LA, LA LA and all the people sing along.

[RSG]

oh yeah, 10 ;)

[stretch37]

9 Awesome tune

This song has some querks that I am not fond of.

It also has some things that i CRAVE MORE OF!

Ex. When he lets it rip at the end, why can't we have more of that? :P He sounds like he's ~~~~ing 20 years younger!

[Steingirl]

Don't like this song much, i give it 3 just can't get into it.

Ditto

[carole]

Love the song. It's a great catchy tune. It's a nice lighthearted song in the midst of some of the heavier rock songs.

10

Carole

[White of High]

Average: 6.74 (128/19)