The Murderdolls first were heard when they released their debut album “Beyond The Valley of The Murderdolls”, but when Joey and Wednesday sat down to write “Women and Children Last” they wrote some songs to give it that old school Murderdolls feel but ultimately have gone a step above their older image; musically and lyricaly.
That’s why I chose to review this album. I’ve been a huge fan of The Murderolls since I first heard them with their debut album and im excited to share my thoughts about their new album with you all! I will give my opinions song by song and then an overal feel of the album. So here it is, enjoy!
1.) The Wolrd According To Revenge.
The song starts off with a little guitar playing with little sounds crawling around until you hear Wednesdays voice speaking to you and once you hear the guitars and drums kick in you know The Murderdolls are back and by the end of the song you feel pumped to hear the rest of the album. This is a great build up that leads right into their second song.
2.) Chapel of Blood.
The opening of the song gets you ready and makes your head bop. By the time the song kicks in you’re already moving along with it. Wednesday also shows off more a singing style as opposed to screaming in the song. There is a part in the song right after the second chorus that’s really groovy which leads right to the solo which has a combination of metal and rock n roll guitars. Overal the song has a dark creepy feel to it and is a good song to start the album.
3.) Bored ‘Til Death.
The start of the song is very rock n roll but when the 2nd verse hits it turns into a punk feel. Wednesday goes back to yelling but still makes it sound like he’s singing. This is one song that has an old school Murderdolls feel especially with it’s chorus lyrics “bored til death, nothing to lose, gonna put a motherfuckin bullet in you! Sick of your lies and all of your shit. The thought of you living makes me sick!” This song is fast, straight to the point and definitely a song to throw your head around to.
4.) Drug Me To Hell.
Special guest guitarist; Mick Mars of Motely Crue. With his help he adds a MC twist to The Murderdolls. Wednesday here sings the song unlike Chapel of Blood and Bored ‘Til Death to show that sound more. Now this is straight forward rock n roll with it’s groovy guitars and drumming.
5.)Nowhere.
Opening guitars help bring the old Murderdolls sound right back. Wednesday starts with deep talking then goes singing into the chorus for a catchy bouncy section. The guitar itself in this song is very catchy and the lyrics for the chorus “I say I'm going nowhere and you know that I don't care how I'm getting there. I pack my bags and I wish you well. I found myself a brand new hell” make out for a great sing along.
6.) Summertime Suicide.
Everytime you’ll hear this song you’ll sing right along with the opening ; “As the daylight died on the summertime suicide.” Another straight forward catchy rock and roll groovy song. In this song also Wednesday sticks with the singing which adds to the different new style they show in other songs as well as in this one.
7.) Death Valley Superstars.
The start of the song has a dark, creeper mood, like someone is creeping behind you. Good vibe from them but by the verse it’s faster and rock. The song has a nice fast guitar solo that adds more to that rock sound for the song. The ending has a nice fast double bass metal ending, great way to end the song. Overall I’d say this is there “anthem song” saying exactly what the song title is and more with the lyrics “You say you want a revolution well you don't have to look that far. We're the motherfuckers of the apocalypse, the death valley superstars.”
8.) My Dark Place Alone.
Hands down my favorite song. This one is personal for both Wednesday and Joey. It delt with Wednesdays own problems he faced and with Joey on the death of Paul Gray of Slipknot. Even though it is a very personal song they still shove the song right into your ears; this fast paced pure metal song has a great opening guitar riff that leads right into the whole band kicking it and making you bang your head like there’s no tomorrow. After the 2nd chorus the song goes into a nice heavy groovy bridge, leading Wednesday into the lyrics “Now I'm sick in the head, in the head motherfucker. Like the living dead, living dead motherfucker.” Which leads into a nice short guitar solo and ends off with Wednesday showing f his trademark scream. The song ends of with the same opening fast metal guitar riff that will makeyou once again head bang till it’s over.
9.) Blood Stained Valentine.
Mick Mars is back in this song. The start of the song has a definite Motley Crue feel especialy with how Wednesday sings. With it’s catchy chorus once you know these lyrics “I could have brought you roses
or a diamond ring. That's just material things. This day i want you to be mine. I'm your blood stained valentine.” You will be singing right along more so with the chanting of “Hey!” after the chorus. The guitar solo and outro solos are another part that Mick brings to the song. This definitely makes it sound Motley Crue-ish, making this another great rock n’ roll song. It has that old school feel to it because it’s a simple song but Wednesday adds that twist of The Murderdolls to it with his unique voice.
10.) Pieces of You.
A song that purely says “THE MURDERDOLLS.” If you’re familiar with their older songs then this is a song just for you. It has their older style to it, seems like Joey and Wednesday wanted to write a new song but include their old sounds to it which they totally accomplished. “NOW the time has come why don't you
SAY we have some fun and we can PLAY operation and mutilate pieces of you. NOW I know now that this may HURT but I promise you that I WON'T do anything that I wouldn't do to my own mother.”Now if this doesn’t say older Murderdolls then I don’t know what will but this was a definite old school feel from them and a great song for their fans of their first album, it’ll take you back to those days.
11.) Homicide Drive.
Strong heavy opening for this song. Once again this has a dark creepy feel to it, this song also has a great guitar solo that fits perfectly with the song. It goes very well with this dark vibe. The ending picks up and gets a little faster with a little double bass added and hearing the ambulance siren add to it also making it a short sweet song.
12.) Rock n’ Roll Is All I Got.
Exactly what the title says, another great song that is just rock and roll. The chorus lyrics show it more also “I've said it once before and I'll say it once again; sex, drugs and rock n roll have been my only friends.” What more do you want aside from a truly rock n roll sounding guitar solo done by Joey to show they have stepped up the genre of goth n roll and come along way from their first album. The song really gets you moving, pumps you up with it’s fast paced feel.
13.) Nothing’s Gonna Be Alright.
Simple easy sounding song. I’d say the tamest song from the album. Joey adds to the song a nice harmony guitar solo, nothing crazy as other solos but it sounds nice and flows easy with how the song is.
14.) Whatever You Got, I’m Against It.
Another song that has that old Murderdolls feel to but has that rock n roll twist. It’s a bouncier sounding song, it may sound like the other songs I’ve said that have that true rock n roll sound but this I find to be different sounding, it still has rock n roll elements but sounds like they just had fun writing this song and decided to take a step back from the dark vibe. Good for them to show this song off!
15.) Hello, Goodbye, Die.
This is the last song from the album. The start of the song is a kick in your face with Wednesday showing us his scream that we all love. It goes back to that dark feel and sounds like the old campy Murderdolls. It’s very fun fast paced song with another fast guitar solo by Joey. This song is full of catchy lyrics; “Hey man this sure feels great! Dump a dead body in a cold dark lake. it's a shame, it's a crime love it so much I do it all the... time!” “Murder to the left! Murder to the right! Hello, goodbye, die, die, die! Murder to the left murder to the right hooray for homicide!.” A great song to end “Women and Children Last.”
I hope for those who took the time to read this enjoyed my review on the album. Check them out, buy their music, and go see them. A great and fun band that’s fit for all ages!
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