Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge (#4327)

metalgod · **Joined:** Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:50 am **Posts:** 5515

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Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
Scottish Pirate Metal
Quoted: 80 / 100

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Dago · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:27 pm

I thought this was awesome the first 2-3 times i listened to it, but then it quickly lost my interest...

RedHawk · **Joined:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:19 am **Posts:** 367

Same here Dago. But its a fun album to listen to when youre in a certain mood

I guess its a fair score and I was starting to wonder when we'd get a review for this one.

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:51 pm

Man we got viking metal and now pirate metal waits for ninja metal to surface sometime in the near future.

Jeff@Metalreviews · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:33 pm

I did a review of one of their EP's here for the site...I wonder if they re-recorded all the songs on that for this album? :huh:

Stefan · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:17 pm

MetalStorm wrote:

Man we got viking metal and now pirate metal waits for ninja metal to surface sometime in the near future.

We have cowboy metal too (Desperadoz)...

I can't wait for ninja metal !!! :dio:

TheOctavarius · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:02 pm

It was fun while it lasted, at least. Hopefully next time they'll conceive something with a little more staying power.

Monoceros · **Joined:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:10 pm **Posts:** 1

We've had Ninja Metal for a long time...

Best song, lyrics & video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5-bmJDlIsg

Official homepage: http://www.ninjamagic.tk/

anubus777 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:19 pm

Get ready for some Caveman Metal heading your way soon!!!! Goes by the name of 'Goat The Head'

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:23 pm

anubus777 wrote:

Get ready for some Caveman Metal heading your way soon!!!! Goes by the name of 'Goat The Head'

How about dinosaur metal :dio:

doublewhat · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:06 pm

if you take out the lyrics from the songs, it sounds like the video game soundtrack to soul caliber or super smash brothers. At least thats what the keyboards and harmonies remind me off. lol.

anubus777 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:15 pm

We've already got Dinosaur Metal - Ozzy Osbourne :dio:

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:50 pm

anubus777 wrote:

We've already got Dinosaur Metal - Ozzy Osbourne :dio:

I thought Ozzy was Crap Metal :lol:

RedHawk · **Joined:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:19 am **Posts:** 367

This is starting to become the silliest thread on this forum. But while we're at it...what about some porno metal ?

traptunderice · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:39 am

RedHawk wrote:

This is starting to become the silliest thread on this forum. But while we're at it...what about some porno metal ?

Wait there was a serious porn music thread or something rather a month ago.

http://metalreviews.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10899&highlight=porn

scud · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:34 am **Posts:** 636

Had a listen to this was good for a while but vocals got a bit much so didn't buy it. Suppose if I want to hear pirate metal I'll stick on Under Jolly Roger.

marty@metalreviews · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:16 am

This album is pretty cool and the tracks that were re-recorded from the Battleheart days sound much better. I think the novelty of this will wear off rather fast yet the melodies and choruses are amazing! I would rather they use a more traditional vocalist instead of trying to sound like Captain Barbosa from Pirates of the Carribean all the time (keep the big gang choruses though!!) Sure it adds to the atmosphere and the overall pirate theme but it gets tired after a while. Unless major improvements are made with subsequent albums, they will soon be forgotten.

RedHawk · **Joined:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:19 am **Posts:** 367

marty@metalreviews wrote:

This album is pretty cool and the tracks that were re-recorded from the Battleheart days sound much better. I think the novelty of this will wear off rather fast yet the melodies and choruses are amazing! I would rather they use a more traditional vocalist instead of trying to sound like Captain Barbosa from Pirates of the Carribean all the time (keep the big gang choruses though!!) Sure it adds to the atmosphere and the overall pirate theme but it gets tired after a while. Unless major improvements are made with subsequent albums, they will soon be forgotten.

You are absolutely right....It does wear off pretty quickly. Subsequent albums should be a main concern of this group since they need major changes like you said. I just feel that this subgenre of pirate metal does not have enough room for much improvement.

rio · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:01 pm

Let me transport you to the garage of Alestorm's drummer where the band are rehearsing.

*Screen goes all blurry*

*Fade in*

Alestorm member 1: Guys, we've got all these melodies and rhythm parts that sound like Finntroll B-Sides. We have the same mix of singalong melodies and cartoony folk synthesizers, but we really have nothing at all to differentiate ourselves, and the field is already flooded with far better bands.

Alestorm member 2: What we need is some stupid gimmick to make us stand out.

Alestorm member 3: Good idea. Let's theme all our lyrics and costumes around a subject that appeals in an ironic nudge-nudge wink-wink way to drunken students and people who spend too much time on myspace.

Alestorm member 1: Let's see..... ninjas? maybe.... the Chuckle Brothers? the teletubbies? perhaps not. How about Pirates?

Alestorm members 2, 3 and 4: Good idea, Hamish! Pirates it is.

*Blurry screen, fade in to present day*

Narrator: ...and Alestorm's plan worked. All they needed to do was drop words like "wenches" and "ale" into pedestrian melodies, and they managed to get tour after tour supporting bands like Norther. What's more, they managed to get good reviews on reputable sites such as Metalreviews.com, and everyone loved them except for some ass who posted a pisstake on their review thread. They all lived happily ever after. Apart from rio who still doesn't like them.

Har har they dress like pirats now i get it

Antonakis · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:56 pm

Hahaha nice one rio! I'm on the same boat with you on this one!

My reaction when I first visited their myspace and saw the first photos:
(going upwards ....ofcourse!)

Hhhmmm skirts!
Oooh short ones too!
...and checkered!
Damn those school girls show quite a lot of skin....
...
...wait a sec WTF ... beards?

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