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Album Review: Motorhead ‘The World Is Yours’

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Motorhead is in many ways the runt of the Metallica/Megadeth/Anthrax litter. Though not thrash metal by any means, Motorhead still had the raw energy and attitude of aforementioned bands and was, at least back in the day, as recognizable a name. However, aside from a few big hits, they fell to the wayside as the rest of the pack went on to bigger and better things. But that doesn’t mean that Motorhead has lost any of its tenacity or drive to keep on keeping on. So with that, they have released their latest album, ‘The World Is Yours’. How does it fare? Check after the jump for all the details.

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The album kicks off with ‘Born To Lose’, which starts off heavy and awesome, in a man-I-wish-I-knew-where-my-jeans-jacket-is kind of way. It’s identifiably Motorhead and hearing Lemmy belt it out is pretty nostalgic in its own way. The issue I have with this track is that many of the riffs and progressions are so overused that I found myself getting distracted trying to remember how many songs I’d heard them in. Still, it’s a fun track.
The rest of the album, however, doesn’t know which direction it wants to go in. Is it classic heavy metal? Is it hard rock? Is it country/southern heavy rock? That’s the major issue with ‘The World Is Yours’: It shoots up high but doesn’t know where to land. It makes for a somewhat frustrating listening experience because I would get into a musical style only to have it switched on me with the next track. 
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The production is overall really solid. The guitars have a great overdrive/distortion tone going on that’s really articulate and Lemmy’s bass sounds thick, clear and round-bottomed (Just how I like my women. Wait, clear?). Lemmy’s voice hasn’t changed at all and if you dug his snarling intense delivery before, you’ll love it here. The only complaint I have with the production is that the drums, while really well mixed and engineered, just don’t have any ‘oomph’ behind them. Basically put, they sound kinda wimpy. 
The Final Word: A mix of classic heavy metal, hard rock and southern rock, ‘The World Is Yours’ suffers from not knowing which genre to focus on the hardest. Meandering here and there, the best I can say of ‘The World Is Yours’ is that it sounds great and a couple of the songs will get you pumped. But definitely not the whole album. 
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‘The Lost Boys’ Musical Extends Broadway Run With North American Tour Set for Spring 2028

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The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.

The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”

The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.

Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”

The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).

The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.

The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.

As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.

Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.

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