- Audio CD (20 Sep 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Raw Power
- ASIN: B000025AJ3
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 158,553 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. He's A Woman-She's A Man |
| 2. Locomotive Breath |
| 3. Lay All Your Love On Me |
| 4. Space Oddity |
| 5. From Out Of Nowhere |
| 6. All My Loving |
| 7. Hocus Pocus |
| 8. Faith Healer |
| 9. Juggernaut |
| 10. White Room |
| 11. Mexican |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If your going to get into helloween,its best not to get this album first! although this album is very good,it aint as good as other works,such as 'time of the oath' 'better than raw' or the mighty 'keepers..' albums,it does contain some very powerful songs,this has to be the best cover album in the world!Every song almost sounds like helloween songs!! opening with a very good version of the scorpions 'hes a woman.shes a man'a perfect metal track.Quite a few of these songs were metal before metal existed!.With some very interesting numbers including 'all my loving' by the beatles,'white room' by cream and a great rendition of abba's 'lay all your love on me' hmm..and abba song with double bass drums and thrashing guitars along with andi deris' screaching vocals...you'd think it sounded rubbish,but this album is worth buying just for this track!,along with an acoustic version of david bowies 'space oddity' this album is fantastic and the best cover album in the world. I swear if you aint heard 'jugganaut' you would think it was a helloween song!!buy it now!
Format:Audio CD
This CD has been in my collection for donkeys, purchased as I am a Helloween fan who believes they are a far better band than Maiden, or more original at least.
There literally isn't a duff track here ... and its been played so much at home I'm surprised the CD isn't worn out. For me ... Abba's Lay Your Love On Me and White Room are the best tracks, but they are ALL good !!
There literally isn't a duff track here ... and its been played so much at home I'm surprised the CD isn't worn out. For me ... Abba's Lay Your Love On Me and White Room are the best tracks, but they are ALL good !!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Wild cover collection from Helloween
8 Nov 2008
Format:Audio CD
With a name like Metal Jukebox, you can be forgiven for expecting Helloween's first covers album to be a collection of tributes to bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Black Sabbath. Of course, since this is Helloween we're talking about, the songs the band covers here are an odd assortment that I don't think anyone saw coming. Here's what you get:
1. He's a Woman, She's a Man (Scorpions) - This is one of my least favorite Scorpions songs, but it seems like the perfect choice for an unpredictable band like Helloween. I like that they put the Scorpions song first. Without the Scorpions, I doubt there would have been a Helloween in the first place. Then where would the entire power metal genre have been?
2. Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull) - If you're going to do Tull, make it a rocker. Locomotive Breath is the perfect choice for a metal band.
3. Lay All Your Love on Me (Abba) - What's with power metal bands and Abba, anyway? Tad Morose and Rob Rock have also covered Abba, and like Helloween's choice, the songs always end up rocking way more than you think is possible.
4. Space Oddity (David Bowie) - Andi Deris just owns this one. He's vamping on Bowie in a big way.
5. From Out of Nowhere (Faith No More) - I'll give the band credit here. Covering Faith No More is no mean feat, and they do a pretty decent job. Still, Helloween's version is a little too shiny and happy for my tastes.
6. All My Loving (the Beatles) - Helloween covering the Beatles is as goofy and perfectly appropriate as you can imagine. It makes you wish they had done a whole Beatles album.
7. Hocus Pocus (Focus) - This killer instrumental cover lets the musicians in the band go crazy, and the results are a lot of fun.
8. Faith Healer (Alex Harvey Band) - I have to confess that I've never heard the original. I'm not that impressed though. The song takes 7+ minutes to work its way up to a climax that never happens.
9. Juggernaut (Mahogany Rush) - This is one of my favorite tracks on the album. It's just a good, fast song that's ideal for Helloween's speedy power metal sound.
10. White Room (Cream) - The guys do a good job on this one, but honestly nothing is going to top Demons & Wizards' version.
11. Mexican (Babe Ruth) - Here's another one that I hadn't heard before. If Helloween's cover is any indication, I need to remedy that situation soon.
Metal Jukebox is somewhat uneven, but it's still a lot of fun. Compared to some of the covers that Gamma Ray has done (and is there any way NOT to compare the two bands), Helloween comes up a bit short. But the song selection and the band's obvious enjoyment of the originals makes it easier to look past the relative "non-metal-ness" of the songs on Metal Jukebox. As fun as it may be, Metal Jukebox is really only for serious Helloween fans.
NOTE: The Japanese import version of Metal Jukebox features a cover of Deep Purple's Rat Bat Blue (another oddball choice) as a bonus track.
1. He's a Woman, She's a Man (Scorpions) - This is one of my least favorite Scorpions songs, but it seems like the perfect choice for an unpredictable band like Helloween. I like that they put the Scorpions song first. Without the Scorpions, I doubt there would have been a Helloween in the first place. Then where would the entire power metal genre have been?
2. Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull) - If you're going to do Tull, make it a rocker. Locomotive Breath is the perfect choice for a metal band.
3. Lay All Your Love on Me (Abba) - What's with power metal bands and Abba, anyway? Tad Morose and Rob Rock have also covered Abba, and like Helloween's choice, the songs always end up rocking way more than you think is possible.
4. Space Oddity (David Bowie) - Andi Deris just owns this one. He's vamping on Bowie in a big way.
5. From Out of Nowhere (Faith No More) - I'll give the band credit here. Covering Faith No More is no mean feat, and they do a pretty decent job. Still, Helloween's version is a little too shiny and happy for my tastes.
6. All My Loving (the Beatles) - Helloween covering the Beatles is as goofy and perfectly appropriate as you can imagine. It makes you wish they had done a whole Beatles album.
7. Hocus Pocus (Focus) - This killer instrumental cover lets the musicians in the band go crazy, and the results are a lot of fun.
8. Faith Healer (Alex Harvey Band) - I have to confess that I've never heard the original. I'm not that impressed though. The song takes 7+ minutes to work its way up to a climax that never happens.
9. Juggernaut (Mahogany Rush) - This is one of my favorite tracks on the album. It's just a good, fast song that's ideal for Helloween's speedy power metal sound.
10. White Room (Cream) - The guys do a good job on this one, but honestly nothing is going to top Demons & Wizards' version.
11. Mexican (Babe Ruth) - Here's another one that I hadn't heard before. If Helloween's cover is any indication, I need to remedy that situation soon.
Metal Jukebox is somewhat uneven, but it's still a lot of fun. Compared to some of the covers that Gamma Ray has done (and is there any way NOT to compare the two bands), Helloween comes up a bit short. But the song selection and the band's obvious enjoyment of the originals makes it easier to look past the relative "non-metal-ness" of the songs on Metal Jukebox. As fun as it may be, Metal Jukebox is really only for serious Helloween fans.
NOTE: The Japanese import version of Metal Jukebox features a cover of Deep Purple's Rat Bat Blue (another oddball choice) as a bonus track.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Great Effort
9 Jan 2005
Format:Audio CD
At first, I didn't get this CD. I mean, come on... Abba? David Bowie? The Beatles? Shoot, why isn't Manfred Mann covered?
But then something happened... I played the CD again, and again, and yet again... Then, I couldn't STOP playing it. The bottom line? An amazing CD... Sure, this may seem like a waste because they did someone else's work. But when they crank out that Beatles' number as if it were written by Helloween themselves and NOT a re-incarnation of the Beatles, you just start head banging...
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But then something happened... I played the CD again, and again, and yet again... Then, I couldn't STOP playing it. The bottom line? An amazing CD... Sure, this may seem like a waste because they did someone else's work. But when they crank out that Beatles' number as if it were written by Helloween themselves and NOT a re-incarnation of the Beatles, you just start head banging...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Just for fun
11 Feb 2000
Format:Audio CD
This album is clearly made just for fun, Helloween have even said so themself. The songs sounds like they are played by a garage band (talented garage band, but still..). In my opinion, the only great song is "all my loving", a Beatles cover. The Abba song "Lay all your love on me", is ok, but you would be better off listening to the Abba version. This record should only be bought by Helloween fans who needs it too complete their collection, since other people will be better of buying another album by helloween.
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