11 May 2012, 10:28 | #1 |
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116. Mad Mad World (The Good God Is A Woman And She Don't Like Ugly)
This is the START OUT OF HELL & ARRIVE TO HEAVEN topic.
Let's Go to Rock 'n' Roll!!!!!!! Mad Mad World (The Good God Is A Woman And She Don't Like Ugly) (4) C'mon! C'mon! C'mon! Melody of Mad Mad World would be one of the best on the album, but lyrics is flat. Rap in a rock song is always dumb to me. I hated Aerosmith ft. Run DMC, so this song won't be my favorite either. I hope this isn't the new way Meat wanted to find... My score: 4 |
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11 May 2012, 10:34 | #2 |
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I'd give it a 4, too. It's an interesting song, but rap's just not my thing, even if it has Meat Loaf on it. Sorry
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11 May 2012, 11:28 | #3 |
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Fantastic track! Real modern, clear and advanced! Great on the album, it's alot of fun and in alot ways it reminds me of how I got into Meat Loaf in the first place. Vibrant colours of sound and creativity!
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11 May 2012, 13:08 | #4 |
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The song would have gotten a 4 or 5 without the rap/hiphop crap. But that just makes it unbearable for me to listen to
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11 May 2012, 13:38 | #5 |
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Oh come on, it's a great song the rap thing fits in it perfectly !! Don't understand me wrong...i don't like rap or any kind of that style...but in Mad Mad World, it fits perfectly... So...
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I've always said rap isn't my cup of tea, but largely from a position of ignorance as it's something I don't listen to' haven't tried to understand, and tend to avoid. But I also find little to interest me in so much churned out pop, am left unmoved by quite a bit of rock music, and would never describe myself as a follower of country .. yet there are some country singers or country songs that have grabbed me, some pop songs which do the same. Some of the latter just come across as pretty featureless, whereas much rap comes across as insistent and angry, so I don't bother with them, have never worked to understand them, and to be honest may never do. But I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Lil John's segment on SITS, and at how well the various styles came together, so I trusted Meat's ability to see how this could be done and to bring it off successfully, and listened to HIAH with an open mind. How glad I am that I did. Hearing some brilliant rap integrated perfectly into a powerful track from Meat has given me a new found respect for a musical style I have always eschewed, when delivered at its best, by one of the best, in a context that seems wholly appropriate, rather than pumping out of huge speakers in a passing car To me (although I may never get really into the rap genre because the anger, frustration and dismissiveness that seem to me to be so much at its heart don't appeal to me most of the time), Chuck D's contribution is perfect, and brings the frustrated anger of MMW into sharp relief with a stroke of genius. To me this isn't Meat trying to crowbar something "modern" into his work, but that he is interested exploring and getting to understand other forms of music. Nor is it a new style he has adopted; he is also intelligent enough musically not to attempt it himself, but to bring in someone who IS that style. Rather I see this as his musically intuitive understanding that it is exactly what was required to give the track a core strength that could only be achieved this way, and the wisdom to bring in the perfect exponent of the musical form who then delivered something quite exceptional. I can only imagine how Meat and Paul's jaws must have dropped when they received the tape, and they have integrated it brilliantly. For all these reasons it is a stand-out track which gets a solid and thoroughly impressed 10 from me. Caryl Last edited by CarylB; 11 May 2012 at 14:03. |
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11 May 2012, 14:46 | #7 |
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Hmmm ... I don't know ... Although rap is just not my thing I should give it (to this song) justice:
- first - Meat is singing main parts and, what's more, he is singing by most of the time, - second - Chuck D is, maybe not the best but still, quite good singer. How to sum up? Perhaps in this way: 6,5/10. PS. I like collaboration between Aerosmith and Run DMC. It is exception (for me) ... but it is. |
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11 May 2012, 15:06 | #8 |
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Meat could sing 'The Good God Is A Woman' part of the song but he recorded rap by Chuck D. Why? What's the point? The main point is marketing, album selling.
Rap in Meat's music cannot be more than a marketing thing. Lil John and Chuck D are mainstream rappers. They are on the album to open to another audience and sell the album. How many Chuck D or Lil John fans have bought HIAHB because of their idol? How many Meat fans have bought the Ted Nugent album because of our idol? The same story was Hugh Laurie, Jack Black or Jennifer Hudson. It's no problem just I keep funny when people want to explain how a rap suit a Meat song or Meat's new style... I don't know a lot about rap but I think 'The Goog God Is A Woman' is not good rap at all... |
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11 May 2012, 15:11 | #9 |
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Needs less rap.
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11 May 2012, 17:11 | #10 |
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Personally, I like "Mad, Mad, World" a lot- it's probably one of my favorite songs on the album. I really don't listen to rap either, but it's more because of the content than the style for me. In this song, I think it works. Quote:
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11 May 2012, 17:48 | #12 |
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I'm tired of the guest vocalists* on recent Meat Loaf albums, I can't stand Stand In The Storm**, incl. the Lil' Jon rap (not only because I'm not interested in those DT show folks at all) but I like the Chuck D part that was added to the Cochrane song. Mad Mad World itself lacks variety, Chuck D saves it from sounding mediocre.
* I.e. those I fail to see what kind of musical relationship they have to him. ** The only good thing about it were Meat Loaf's vocals on the original version. Haven't heard the new one. Last edited by Sarge; 11 May 2012 at 18:35. |
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Lil John was an integral part of the Backbone team, so the four artists collaborated on a song to raise money for their charities. Meat then wanted to include a track he was proud of and which fitted the overall concept/meaning of the album. These are facts. Quote:
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11 May 2012, 18:56 | #14 |
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I stand by my comments on the review I wrote for my website...
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Hugh Laurie as Dr. House is trendy, Jack Black is very trendy. Rap is ace as well. That's my view... |
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11 May 2012, 23:13 | #17 | |
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And that's somewhat impertinent. After all, I don't describe your opinions as bitterly resentful that Meat has moved on from Steinman.
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In my view that's why Meat felt he wanted a rap artist, and this followed his exploring the genre after meeting Lil John. Paul suggested ChuckD. Caryl |
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11 May 2012, 23:59 | #19 |
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Marion Raven sounded like marketing to me. Because she had a solo career on the rise and to work with Meat she had opportunities to be on more TV and touring the world. Something I'm sure would have taken a little more time without Meat, imo.
As for Mr. Laurie, we've heard Meat say that he slipped Hugh a note asking him about recording a song. Hugh agreed. I don't see it anymore than that. Same applies with Jack, I see them both as enthusiastic artists who wanted to play a song together. In reguards to the hip hop, its rather surprising to hear on the new ML album. But I see it lesser marketing and more a collaborative effort. It was experimental and to me it was successful. |
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13 May 2012, 05:17 | #22 |
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Have never been a fan of rap and am never likely to be! However, Chuck D's part in this song works really well imo. One of my favourites on the album. My score: 10
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On topic, MMW gets an 8.5 from me. I don't really like rap but I don't hate it either. The Chuck D part works great and I live the transition from the rap part back into MMW. A great moment on an album littered with great moments. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner |
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15 May 2012, 10:56 | #24 |
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I would just like to say a few words about Chuck's piece. In rap, diamonds and jewellery is a common theme in this artform. Many have real large and expensive bling. After much repetition (sp?) from rap artists in the mainstream Chuck brings a different light about the jewellery which is pretty neat. real unique spin on the subject. Hell In A Handbasket is more pleasing each day I play it. Always in full.
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15 May 2012, 23:24 | #25 |
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After reading the lyrics I see the diamonds may actually be the songs. Anybody else see it? My above post was written at 4 am when i should have been sleeping!!
Anybody see anything different? Similar? |