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I'm rating this a good, mostly for the novelty factor. I am not a metalhead, but most of these songs were more mainstream rock and roll than Dark Funeral, for example. Having Ronnie Dio, Richie Blackmore and Dweezil Zappa play on here was a cool touch, but the guitars were down in the mix too much for my taste. Again though, since this was heavily jammed into an easy-listening mold, in your face guitars are not normally there. I see that Sheila E. is listed in the credits as well. Some see this as Pat Boone trying to cash in one last time (as he did with some rhythm and blues hits 50 years ago). Your parents/grandparents may easily enjoy this, without being familiar with the songs. It's good to throw into a mix to surprise people, but doesn't stand on it's own very well. Shock value does not equal good music. The actual production of the album is quite good, it was obviously done by pros. In addition to the mentioned stars, the session players are top-notch. Studio session players are an odd bunch, they usually play a lot of different styles, and this was probably very fun/funny for them. Pat Boone in an interview with Dweezil, admitted that he had never heard of any of the artists or songs before this project. This project (as per the liner notes) was proposed by some of Pat's crew. Pat's heart was obviously not in this music. If you love this music, that will probably offend you. If you can pick it up for a couple of bucks, it's good fun to slip in a few during your next party. If you enjoy this, you will like Paul Anka's "Rock Swings" where he covers more Top 40 rock covers.Read full review
Yes, it may have been a "JOKE" to his previously adoring fans of the yesteryear, but it's the ultimate Party Crasher. I played this for my co-workers to "test for effect", and they went nuts. First it was, "Oh my God!", then it wears on to you after the first half a dozen times. It is definately a ear-opener for some of the Rock / Metal classics. I am waiting for Volume II to come out. I am not ashamed to own this CD, and pass along it's soothing sounds to others.
I bought this for a joke and it is every bit as bad as I thought it would be. I don't think even people who like his music would like this.
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If you want to here true metal classics murdered this is for you. The only value here is comic relief. My advice is avoid this if you can. Otherwise consider yourself warned.
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Pat Boone is just delightful in this CD.
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