Tattooed Beat Messiah [Import]

Zodiac Mindwarp, Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Msi Music/Super D
• ASIN: B000008MMQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,039 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Metal Magnificence, October 27, 2004

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Metal Pete (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tattooed Beat Messiah (Audio CD)

...nobody has touted how fantastic this cd is yet? Shame! Shame! There are young'uns that need learnin' here, people!!
This album is a must-have for any self-respecting hard rock listener. If you think Motley Crue and GnR rock, you are missing out on one of rock's finest hours. With infectious rhythm and soaring guitar riffs, Zodiac Mindwarp takes you on a wild ride of filth, sexism, chavenistic rantings and bizarre (and at times hilarious) lyrics that only he can provide. A truly magical disc that ranks in my top 5 of all time. Buy it and spread the word, ye faithful! ROCK ON.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great rock Classic, March 10, 2008

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N. forrest (baltimore, md.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tattooed Beat Messiah (Audio CD)

This album has that special quality to it from song one all the way to the end.Such incredible energy, style and loud Kiss like and Alice Cooper like vocals its amazing. This is one of the best heavy metal albums of all time. Simple really- turn it up and turn on. On a scale 1-10 its an 11. Just Buy it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the more interesting gems from the "hair metal" era, December 10, 2011

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tattooed Beat Messiah (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1988, Tattooed Beat Messiah was the debut full-length from UK hard rockers Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction. Part rock experiment, part rock parody, Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction was an unlikely hit at the time, and was soon opening for Alice Cooper and Guns n' Roses.

Actually, Alice Cooper and Guns n' Roses are good comparisons to the sound you hear on Tattooed Beat Messiah. It's a grooving, gritty kind of hard rock with over the top, innuendo-laden lyrics and a very infectious rhythm throughout. Lead singer Zodiac Mindwarp has a great heavy, rasping voice that's similar to Cooper's (and maybe WWIII's Mandy Lion), and his charismatic delivery makes songs that should be way too cheesy work perfectly.

Despite a decent-sized hit in "Prime Mover," Tattooed Beat Messiah wasn't a huge success. The band issued one album in the early `90s before disappearing for the better part of a decade. For all its weirdness, Tattooed Beat Messiah is definitely one of the more interesting and enjoyable albums to emerge from the `80s rock scene. If you're a fan of that era's hard rock sound, you definitely need to check out Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction.