Mr. Sandman - Blind Guardian Reviews
Newest Review: ... laugh that implies the whole thing was more or less a joke song. I dislike joke songs, but it's fun enough to be ... more
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This is a bit of an odd single, essentially promoting the contemporary 'Imaginations from the Other Side' album but highlighting a title song that isn't even on the album, rather than the earlier Japanese version of this single that led with the edit of 'Bright Eyes.' That song, the second track on this release, remains a classic from the 'Imaginations' album, but Andre Olbrich's most excellent guitar solo has been chopped, which is a real shame, and the B-side 'Hallelujah' and 'Imaginations from the Other Side' d...more
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by - written on 22/02/08 (Useful, 21 readings)
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Blind Guardian's cover of the Chordettes' 'Mr. Sandman' fulfils the same function as most rock covers of old songs: it's sort of amusing, and a genuine attempt to re-imagine a song the band happens to like, one of several covers later collected on 'The Forgotten Tales' B-sides album. It starts out the same as the original, albeit with Hansi Kürsch's soft vocals, and later becomes a fast metal anthem with wailing lead guitars, pounding drums and an all-out yelled performance from Kürsch, ending in a disappointing muted laugh that implies the whole thing was more or less a joke song. I dislike joke songs, but it's fun enough to be permissible. This is a bit of ... Read the complete review
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