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The 69 Eyes Album - Framed in Blood: The Very Blessed of the 69 Eyes
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Framed in Blood: The Very Blessed of the 69 Eyes |
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Release Date:2006-08-29
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Metal
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Label:Cleopatra
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:829410503853
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Review :
{\Goth rock} moved in many different directions in the '90s and early 2000s, ranging from high-tech, heavily programmed {\electro}-{\goth} at one end to more organic, guitar-powered {\goth} at the other. And {\goth rock} doesn't get much more guitar-powered than Finland's {$the 69 Eyes}, who have successfully combined the gloominess of {$Bauhaus} and {$the Sisters of Mercy} with influences that include {$the Doors}, {$Alice Cooper}, {$David Bowie}, {$Iggy Pop}, {$the Stranglers} and even headbangers like {$Guns N' Roses}, {$Rob Zombie} and {$Motörhead}. {$The 69 Eyes} may be the most {\rock & roll} band in {\goth rock} (perhaps their music should be called "goth & roll"), and in fact, there are plenty of {\goth} purists who will no doubt hear {^Framed in Blood: The Very Blessed of the 69 Eyes} and insist that this best-of CD isn't really {\goth rock}. They will claim that rockin' tracks like {&"Crashing High,"} {&"Ghettoway Car,"} {&"Too Much to Lose"} and the Scandinavian hit {&"Gothic Girl"} are merely punky {\hard rock} or {\alternative rock} with {\goth} overtones; that no true {\goth} band would have all the {$Lemmy Kilmister}-isms that assert themselves on {&"Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams,"} {&"Tang"} and {&"Velvet Touch."} But whether one sees these performances (which span 1995-2002) as true {\goth} or merely {\goth}-influenced, the fact is {$the 69 Eyes} are infectious and a lot of fun. The word "fun," of course, isn't often used in connection with {\goth rock} (which is known for its ultra-seriousness), but it's a word that easily describes {$the 69 Eyes} on their own material as well as their clever remake of {$Blondie}'s {&"Call Me."} For those who haven't experienced the "goth & roll" pleasures of {$the 69 Eyes}, {^Framed in Blood} would be an excellent starting point. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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