In Metal
The world would certainly be a poorer and gloomier place without Bill Bailey. The self styled Part Troll has been splitting sides for years with his rambling style of comedy, mixed with warped musical renditions of the Hokey Cokey and the BBC News theme of all things.
But though he's more well known to the wider public for Never Mind The Buzzcocks and his role as Manny in Black Books', he's had plenty of musical dabblings as well, least of all the excellent 'Insect Nation'. And here he bestows 'In Metal', an album of metal-styled songs based on his Sonisphere Festival performance earlier in the year.
There's not much I can say without giving too much away, cos the humour is part of its charm of course. Don't expect full on metal - if anything there's its more rock, with the odd metal styling thrown in. That said though, the Rammstein version of 'Scarborough Fair', as well as a welcome 'metal version' of 'Das Hokey Cokey' show a little bit of steel, although they're more laden with synth, and the heaviest it gets, on , is ruined by a lyric that quickly becomes tired. The best moments are the tracks 'Leg of Time' and 'Love Song', which are genuinely hilarious at times and have exactly the direct effect.
I suspect hardcore Bailey fans will find more to enjoy about his sending up of metal than the casual fan or listener, and its not as though he needed to do this to further his wildly successful career. But for the most part its an enjoyable diversion from the often too serious world of heavy metal, and surely that's what 'In Metal' is all about and nothing more?
Peter Clegg
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