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You wouldn't expect a lot from a band whose debut album is entitled Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666, but H.I.M. surprises in a very positive way. H.I.M.'s stigma of so-called "love metal" is actually undeserved and relates only to Ville Valo's love-oriented lyrics; the music itself combines metal with '80s rock and some goth influences, and the album as a whole has a very diverse sound. Songs such as "The Beginning of the End" and "It's All Tears" especially prove that H.I.M. can do a lot better than their poor single track "When Love and Death Embrace." Two cover songs on a nine-track debut album might be too much, but Ville Valo seems to beg the difference. In fact, H.I.M.'s versions of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" are very idiosyncratic and fit very well on Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666. "Wicked Game," especially, is somehow even better than Isaak's original version, or at least it proves that H.I.M. does have a sense for dynamics instead of playing just quiet or loud, which is pretty typical of H.I.M.'s contemporaries. "Don't Fear the Reaper" intriguingly reduces the volume at the end of the album and the female vocals and piano add hopeful tenderness. Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 succeeds in pleasing everyone, whether they're into rock or pop.
© Antti J. Ravelin /TiVo
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HIM, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Chris Isaak, Composer, Lyricist - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Ville Valo, Arranger
(C) 1996 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer, Lyricist - Mikko Lindström, Composer, Lyricist - Järvinen, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger, Main Artist, Arranger - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - D. Roeser, Composer, Lyricist - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer, Lyricist - Mikko Lindström, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
Album review
You wouldn't expect a lot from a band whose debut album is entitled Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666, but H.I.M. surprises in a very positive way. H.I.M.'s stigma of so-called "love metal" is actually undeserved and relates only to Ville Valo's love-oriented lyrics; the music itself combines metal with '80s rock and some goth influences, and the album as a whole has a very diverse sound. Songs such as "The Beginning of the End" and "It's All Tears" especially prove that H.I.M. can do a lot better than their poor single track "When Love and Death Embrace." Two cover songs on a nine-track debut album might be too much, but Ville Valo seems to beg the difference. In fact, H.I.M.'s versions of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" are very idiosyncratic and fit very well on Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666. "Wicked Game," especially, is somehow even better than Isaak's original version, or at least it proves that H.I.M. does have a sense for dynamics instead of playing just quiet or loud, which is pretty typical of H.I.M.'s contemporaries. "Don't Fear the Reaper" intriguingly reduces the volume at the end of the album and the female vocals and piano add hopeful tenderness. Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 succeeds in pleasing everyone, whether they're into rock or pop.
© Antti J. Ravelin /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:31
- Main artists: HIM
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music - Supersonic-GUN
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1997 BMG FINLAND OY
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