True As Steel Music Cd

Warlock - True As Steel

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True as Steel      Artist : Warlock      List Price : $21.99 USD        Your Price : $21.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1986-08-20      Studio : Polygram Int'l      Label : Polygram Int'l      Avg. Customer Rating : (9 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for True As Steel      Totally jams!      Rating:      Wore this out on tape, finally broke down and got the CD version. Like many, I didn't hear much of Warlock until "Triumph and Agony" came out. Decided to give the previous release "True as Steel" a try, and glad I did. It has become one of my favorite heavy metal albums, there's not a bad tune on here, Dora's voice is simply amazing and can be put up there with best. But I'd say its the perfect timed guitar work that hooks me. I prefer this release over T and A, it just doesn't let up from opening with Mr. Gold and ending with the instrumental on T.O.L., you won't be dissappointed. One hint though, listen to it LOUD, it begs for it.     Customer Reviews for True As Steel Cd      Hovers between 4 and 3 stars.      Rating:      Yep, this album was a change in direction for Warlock. Not a humungous leap - it's not like they started sounding like Rick Astley or some German ankle slapping folk band. But it was a change. Change in musical style to something more melodic and less squared off, less riff dependant, changes to the voice of Doro who was maturing as not just a singer but a more showy, theatrical ring master of proceedings. And changes in hair style too. Gone are the forbidding leather get ups and in with spiky hair and more skin on display from all around. The year was 1986 and Warlocks True As Steel came slashing out of speakers all over the place with tunes such as; Mr Gold - somewhat formulaic lyric wise but this set out the new Warlock strategy of more conventional hard rock wattage rather than metal. Fight For Rock - another cringe inducing set of lyrics but hey, the thing holds together somehow anyway and sure got repeated listens in my car stereo. Love In the Danger Zone - Doro really seems to have a way with ballads, she's been quoted in Classic Rock magazine as thinking metal bands have the best ballads anyway and who am I to argue. This certainly isn't a bad one. Speed of Sound - probably the most metal track here, stripped basics and a touch reminiscent of Accept and that is good thing. This tune really races to the finish line. Midnite in China - A similar track here to the previous one, a little more space in the arrangements though. Vorwarts, All Right - OK I admit I've no idea what this title means. All I know is that it's an example of how huge, shouted choruses were becoming a part of the Warlock canon. True As Steel - what can you say. Title track, anthemic stadium rocker par excellence. A staple of the bands career and it's perhaps their most successful track ever. Lady In A Rock 'n' Roll Hell - slightly lower standard here, but following the former track that was perhaps always going to happen. Not something that got repeated listens on my stereo. Love Song - Some may love it, others hate it. Listen to the sample and make up your own mind. Igloo on the Moon (Reckless) - Not that awesome a track. The music was strong but for some reason this track just doesn't grab the listener as much. T.O.L - another tune where the reader of this review is perhaps better served listening to the sample. Overall this was a huge coming of age for this band. Depending on my mood this release, with it's more sparkly production, smoother harmonies and melodies and more mainstream approach is a disc that I pass over. Other times it gets thrown on so I can listen to the highlights all over again. I always equate this as the stepping stone to Triumph and Agony, which is where anybody new to this band should start from.