Rabbit Don't Come Easy

Helloween | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B00008XRTC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,961 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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HELLOWEEN RABBIT DON T COME EASY

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Return Of The Happy Metal, July 25, 2003

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Stanley Runk "Runkdapunk" (Camp North Pines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rabbit Don't Come Easy (Audio CD)

I think this is the one that'll change the minds of the Andi Deris haters out there. This is one solid album, the best Helloween have done in a long time. I know alot of people tuned out when Deris came into the picture, but I don't see why exactly. Sure he's not the singer Michael Kiske was(not many are), but he's suited for the sound of the band now. I mean, you're doomed if you compare him to Kiske-Deris does have some pretty big shoes to fill there. I've grown to like him myself. But this album rocks, let me tell you. Helloween have gone back to their "happy metal" style that we all love so much after giving us The Dark Ride. There's a tad bit of the Dark Ride left over for this album as well as Better Than Raw. Most of the songs here tend to go the route of the heavier songs on Better Than Raw like "Push." In fact, this album gets really heavy, moreso than I've come to expect from Helloween. Bits of it sound like something off of the newer Overkill albums! I was a little skeptical at first after hearing the guitar player(Roland)and drummer(Uli)had left-I thought the album wouldn't be that good. But this Sascha guy is quite good, and who doesn't like Mickey Dee? Roland always rubbed me the wrong way anyhow, I don't know about you folks. I guess it was subconscious-he replaced Kai Hansen and I held a grudge or something. Plus, he just didn't seem like Helloween was his kind of band-like he didn't really belong there. Anyhow, Roland or not, Uli or not, Kiske or not, everything falls into place perfectly here. Helloween should be proud.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, go and buy it., June 3, 2003

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David K. Barrett (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rabbit Don't Come Easy (Audio CD)

First of all, I really do not understand the criticism that Helloween is taking for this album. If people are put off by the album title, they shouldn't be. Rabbit Don't Come Easy is NOT like the experimental Pink Bubbles or Chameleon albums (both of which I like anyway). Rabbit is solid German power metal, made by power metal's inventors and played infinately better than the legions of imitators. As you know by now, the Rabbit title just refers to phrase "like pulling a rabbit out of a hat".

Anyway, the songs, there really is not much of a dud here. Occasionally there are some funny phrases, and some weak lyrics, but nothing too distracting. The best songs are going to be the fast ones like Just A Little Sign, Listen to the Flies, Open Your Life, Sun 4 The World and Liar. The new guitarist Sascha Gertsner immediately makes his presence felt by cowriting some of the best tracks.

I liked the Roy Z sinister brand of Helloween found on The Dark Ride, but I also welcome the return of the more classic sounding Helloween. Dark Ride broke the band apart and I will miss Uli and Roland's writing and playing, but Roland's replacement does a great job on Rabbit. Lastly, unlike a few opinions, I think that Wieki's Nothing To Say is really a cool song. Catchy melody, funny lyrics and very different. The song features several tempo changes and a raegae section. Judas Priest did something like that on The Rage, so if Priest does it, you know its cool. If you like Helloween, you will like this.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helloween is back ........... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, August 24, 2003

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Gustavo (Merida, Yucatan, MX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rabbit Don't Come Easy (Audio CD)

One of the Top 10 Metal Bands is back, with an excelent cd, the voice of frontman A. Deris its excelent and this album prove it (not as good as M. Kiske voice...thats true) but this cd was made for his voice, all the songs are excelent, they took back the old 80 elements of true metal, and put it together with some other stuff like heavier riffs, more agressive voice, the drumming its.....well what can i say, courtesy of the master Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Dokken, Motorhead)...superb, but they still have the melodies, the choruses trademark of this band....so do you a favor and BUY THIS CD!!!! its worth every $$, don't download it, buy the original!!! STAY HEAVY.

PD
Stay away from the new Faketallica!!!!!!!!