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Love You to Pieces

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lizzy borden is making a comeback this year. this album is a definite classic, and if you're a metal(blade)fan, it deserves to be in your collection. you'll definitely love it to pieces.

14 years ago I first purchased this release and I still play it constantly. Lizzy Borden was the splash of heavy metal...all else after were merely ripples in the stream. With such great songs as "Psychopath", "Love You to Pieces", and "Flesheater", Lizzy was giving everyone in LA the axe. The album, from start to finish, shines with the great guitaring of Tony Matuzak and Gene Allen, along with the powerful vocals of Lizzy himself. This is a must!

This is a great album of 80's metal. I don't think there is one bad song on it. All the songs are Lizzy Borden at it's best. The best songs are American Metal, Flesheater, and Rod Of Iron. The only downfall of this disc is the production isn't very good.(would like to see it remastered) If you're interested in 80's metal you can't go wrong with Lizzy Borden. They were (and are) far superior to other 80's bands.(Motley Crue, Ratt, etc.) Unfortunately, controversial lyrics and image kept them from getting the exposuer they deserved.
The version of this disc that I own contains four extra songs, Give Em' The Axe, Kiss Of Death, No Time To Lose, and Long Live Rock N Roll, that easily push the rating up to five stars

Like W.A.S.P. and other ostentatious metal acts of the 1980s, Lizzy Borden did not get enough credit for their excellent musicianship and song-writing skills. Their outfits, tacky album names like Give `Em the Axe, and Love You to Pieces, and their over-the-top stage antics overshadowed the incredible music these guys produced. Love You to Pieces was released in 1985 and is a very solid album with some brilliant Iron Maiden-esque tracks.

The album opens with the fast and furious "Council of the Caldron." "Psychopath" rocks! It is also a dark and mysterious song with iniquitous whispers of "I want to play" and intense guitar riffs. The chorus kicks! "Save Me" is a more accessible track. It offers slow verses with a chorus that is, musically, very upbeat despite the lyrics "I'm dying here with you." On this track, the woman isn't the helpless victim like on most Lizzy songs but, through wrong choices, is bringing her man down (the lyrics do not get too involved in any story-telling). "Red Rum" seems to be about Jack the Ripper from the lyrics "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," and "spirits ripping out my mind." I'm not sure to what the line "in two thirty seven" refers but 2:37 am is around the time that Mary Kelly (Jack the Ripper's last known and most cut-up victim) was killed. Maybe I'm seeing something that's not there, but the song rocks, especially during the chants of "Red Rum." "Love You to Pieces" is a slow, power ballad on the level of "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden. It is highlighted when Lizzy songs the verse "and all along you knew the reasons why I love you to pieces." The title of the track is only used once and just in that verse. I love that part.

"American Metal" is awesome! It has killer guitar riffs and ends with Lizzy's amazing high-pitched screams. The blood-pumping chants! The adrenaline rush! I can't get enough of this track! The next track is also incredible. "Flesheater" has this killer bass riff at the chorus that is so addictive, I think I played this track ten times in a row when I first heard it. It overpowers the shock value of the lyrics "She wants it deep, deep, deep, deep, deeper" and "I love to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat her." "Warfare" is a straight-forward metal track. "Godiva" is another blazing, blood-pumping track. "Rod of Iron" starts out like a slow power ballad broken up by Lizzy's lashing out vocals. Then it becomes a rocker. Appropriately, "Rod of Iron" reminds me the most of Iron Maiden, especially at the guitar solo.

Any fan of 1980s metal needs some Lizzy albums in their music library. Love You to Pieces is one of their best (their best being Visual Lies). I think, next to Lies, it is their most solid album, but I like most of their releases including Menace to Society released the following year and Master of Disguise in 1989 which, if it were not for one or two tracks I do not like, I would proclaim as their masterpiece.

This is one of those bands that I got into by listening to their later work, and discovered this little gem not too long ago. Much better than most heavy metal released in 1985.
My only complaint comes from the way the song titles are listed on the back of the album. To clarify, this is the re-release with bonus-tracks, the real track listing is as follows:
1 - Council For The Cauldron
2 - Psychopath
3 - Save Me
4 - Red Rum
5 - Love You To Pieces
6 - American Metal
7 - Flesheater
8 - Warfare
9 - Godiva
10 - Rod Of Iron
11 - Wild One (Demo)
12 - Whiplasher (Live Demo)
13 - Warfare (Live Demo - Alternative Version)
14 - Dirty Pictures (Demo)

This album is great from start to finish. Most notable are Psychopath and Rod Of Iron. This is classic metal, very melodic topped off with Lizzy's piercing voice. All of the songs here are well written, and really sum up what good '80's metal is all about.

Also, "The Murderess Metal Roadshow" is a must have to go along with this album. It has the entire album live, as well as a few other goodies. If you can find it, check out the accompanying video. It shows what Lizzie is all about.

This album is awesome!!!!!! It rocks!!!!!!! One of my personal favorite heavy metal albums ever. buy it today!!! In fact, buy it now!! Highlights off the record include: Save me, American Metal, and Rod of Iron

This is one of the Lizzy Borden albums that I have barely listened to in the time I've had it. They were still growing at this point. The songs are okay. "American Metal" is the only one that shines. Try "Menace to Society." A vast improvement over this album.

LIZZY BORDENS' "LOVE YOU TO PIECES CD IS GREAT EVERY SONG IS METAL! GREAT HARMONIES BETWEEN GUITAR & VOCALS. MAKES THIS CD ROCK & ROLL. ITS HARD TO ZERO IN ON ANY ONE TRACK. ALL SONGS COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER IN ORIGINALITY. IF YOU HAVENT BOUGHT ANY LIZZY CD YET, BUY THIS ONE FIRST. THREE WORDS SUM THIS METAL MASTERPIECE UP... HARDER, FASTER, LOUDER. 80'S METAL AT IT'S BEST.

You will love most of these tracks if you like great heavy metal vocals.

Lizzy Borden is one of the greatest Rock Singers in the genre, yet is not heard by many.

LYtoP may be his strongest vocal performance. The title track, "love you to pieces" has out of sight vocals. "Rod of Iron", more of the same. This guy has Iron Lungs!

I would like to see this singer collaborate with some prog. rock musicians for some more heavy, art rock. A project with stronger compositions to let this guy feature full range and tricks.

Lizzy Borden does not sound like Bruce Dickinson, but I would love to hear Iron Maiden with this guys voice..