Better Than Raw
Better Than Raw is the eighth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1998.[2][3] The album spawned the singles "I Can" and "Hey Lord!".
| Better Than Raw | ||||
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| Released | 14 April 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Chateau du Pape and Crazy Cat Studios, Hamburg, Germany and Mi Sueño Studio, Tenerife, Spain | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 52:58 | |||
| Label | Castle Communications | |||
| Producer | Tommy Hansen and Helloween | |||
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| Singles from Better Than Raw | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
The album was recorded at Chateau du Pape and Crazy Cat Studios in Hamburg and at Mi Sueño Studio in Tenerife. It was produced and mixed by Tommy Hansen at Chateau du Pape and mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis, London.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deliberately Limited Preliminary Prelude in Z" | instrumental | Uli Kusch | 1:45 |
| 2. | "Push" | Andi Deris, Kusch, Michael Weikath | Kusch | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Falling Higher" | Deris, Weikath | Weikath | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Hey Lord!" | Deris | Deris | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Don't Spit on My Mind" | Deris | Deris, Markus Grosskopf | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Revelation" | Deris | Kusch | 8:21 |
| 7. | "Time" | Deris | Deris | 5:43 |
| 8. | "I Can" | Weikath | Deris, Weikath | 4:38 |
| 9. | "A Handful of Pain" | Deris | Kusch | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Lavdate Dominum" | Weikath | Weikath | 5:10 |
| 11. | "Midnight Sun" | Weikath | Weikath | 6:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back on the Ground" | Kusch, Deris | 4:40 |
| 2. | "A Game We Shouldn't Play" | Deris | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Perfect Gentleman" (live bootleg version) | Deris, Weikath | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Moshi Moshi~Shiki No Uta" (live drum solo & original song) | Kusch, Roland Grapow | 6:53 |
- M - 2 also appears on the "I Can" single.
- M - 3,4 also appears on the "Hey Lord!" single.
Personnel
Helloween
- Andi Deris - lead and backing vocals
- Michael Weikath - guitar, backing vocals
- Roland Grapow - guitar, backing vocals
- Markus Grosskopf - bass, backing vocals
- Uli Kusch - drums, backing vocals
Others
- Jorn Ellerbrock - keyboards
- Tommy Hansen (producer) - keyboards
- Jutta Weinhold, Ralf Maurer, Christina Hahne - backing vocals
Trivia
- Hanson have been known to use the album introduction as an entrance to their concerts.
- Laudate Dominum was written as a tribute for the band's dedicated fans in Spain, South America and other Christians countries.
- Midnight Sun is about the ending of a bad relationship.
- The cover was inspired by The Smurfs, with Gargamel changed for the witch and the Smurfs for pumpkins.
- As opposed to the more benign-looking pumpkin used on previous albums, a sinister-looking pumpkin is used to represent the "o" in the "Helloween" logo. Albeit with a few minor tweaks, it is still currently in use.
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References
- Better Than Raw at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- "Better than Raw". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- "Helloween – Better Than Raw (tracklist and versions)". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
External links
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