- Heads Will Roll
Infobox Album |
Name = Heads Will Roll EP
Type =EP
Artist =Marion Raven
Released =2006 flagicon|USAOctober 31
Recorded = 21:05
Genre =Alternative rock Pop rock Punk-pop Post-grunge Modern Rock
Length =
Label =Eleven Seven Records
Producer =Desmond Child ,James Michael
Reviews =
*IGN rating-10|7.2 [http://au.music.ign.com/articles/740/740065p1.html link]
*Ultimate Guitar rating-10|8 [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/marion_raven/heads_will_roll_ep/index.html link]
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:azfoxqlrldje link]
Last album = "Here I Am" (2005)
This album =Heads Will Roll EP (2006)
Next album = "Set Me Free" (2007)"Heads Will Roll EP" is Marion Raven's first EP that was released on
October 31 ,2006 . All of the songs were written by Raven in collaboration with numerous artists includingNikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe ), Scott Stevens and Freddy Herrera (The Exies ),Keith Nelson andXavier Muriel (Buckcherry ), andRaine Maida (Our Lady Peace ). The EP was made available for downloading from iTunes while the hard copy was exclusively released in the US. In Raven's own words, the tracks on the EP are fun rock songs that are meant for jumping around to. [cite web | author=Anne Carlini | publisher=Exclusive Magazine | year= 2006 | url=http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=692 | title=The Call of The Raven is Upon Us! |accessdate=2007-03-27]Heads Will Roll
The EP's title track, "Heads Will Roll", is a re-recorded version of the same track that was previously released in Raven's 2005 internationally released album, "Here I Am". The new version, produced and mixed by
James Michael , removes various sound effects used to muffle Raven's voice and has Scott Stevens providing backup vocals. "Heads Will Roll" is the result of Raven's writing collaboration withNikki Sixx andJames Michael . In an interview with Exclusive Magazine, Raven's meeting with Nikki Sixx was the result of being able to acquire backstage tickets forAlice Cooper 's concert in Oslo, Norway, in which Sixx was a supporting act. Sixx invited Raven to head to L.A. to work on tracks for her album, including "Heads Will Roll". [cite web | author=Anne Carlini| publisher=Exclusive Magazine | year= 2007 | url=http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=692 | title=The Call of The Raven Is Upon Us |accessdate=2007-06-26]The song was inspired by Sixx's bass line, which can be heard in many parts of the track, as well as Raven's original idea for a song titled "Heads to the Wall" [cite web | author=Chris Carle | publisher=IGN | year= 2006 | url=http://music.ign.com/articles/740/740915p1.html | title=Interview: Marion Raven |accessdate=2007-03-27] . "Heads Will Roll" and the other 5 tracks prominently marks Raven's shift from the teen-pop songs of
M2M (band) to a harder rocking, more mature effort. The song was featured on the "" movie soundtrack.The “Heads Will Roll” video, which features scenes of a half-naked Raven on top of ten naked women crammed into a futuristic box, also features Xavier Muriel from Buckcherry playing drums and Scott Stevens’s backing vocals and playing the electric guitar and Freddy Herrera on bass, both from The Exies. [cite web | author=Norway-Culture | publisher=Culture | year= 2007 | url=http://www.norway.org/culture/music/Marion+Raven+at+Madison+Square+Garden.htm | title=Heads Will Roll music video |accessdate=2007-03-27] cquote|If you want to be a real rock 'n' roller you want to be sexy. Guys in rock 'n' roll bands are sexy, so why shouldn’t the girls be? Just because a girl can sing and rock, she doesn’t need to have a short haircut and wear a turtleneck. Raven said on the music video and on being a female rocker. [cite web | author=AskMen.com | publisher=AskMen.com | year= 2007 | url=http://www.askmen.com/women/singer_300/380c_marion_raven.html | title=Singer of the Week: Marion Raven |accessdate=2007-05-31] . The video caused controversy as it featured exposed breasts. A censored version of the video, without nudity was made available for daytime airplay on music video channels.
Music video personnel and details
Director:
Charles Jensen Producer(s): Kevin Muir/Ely Siler Editor: Charles Jensen Director of photography:Peter Richardson /Jason Wawro Artist name:Marion Raven Label: 10th Street Entertainment Total Running time: 3:17Track listing
Reception
Reviews of the EP were generally positive, with
IGN stating, "Calling Raven's vocals 'pop' is not a slam, as she has a strong enough voice to make her worthy of some attention." [cite web | author=Chad Grisschow | publisher=IGN | year= 2006 | url=http://au.music.ign.com/articles/740/740065p1.html | title=Heads Will Roll: Glossy hard rock, Norwegian style |accessdate=2007-03-27] Sixx also praised Raven, he said, "I’ve written with artists as diverse as Joey fromSaliva (band) toMeat Loaf andVince Neil , but Marion is the most talented new artist I’ve worked with since I’ve been making music." [cite web | author=Culture | publisher=Norway-Culture | year= 2007 | url=http://www.norway.org/culture/music/Marion+Raven+at+Madison+Square+Garden.htm | title=Nikki Sixx praises Marion Raven |accessdate=2007-03-29]Trivia
"Let Me Introduce Myself", is a song meant for Raven's ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend. It has two versions, the band version and the acoustic version. The former is found only on "Here I Am" while the latter is also included on "Set Me Free" as a hidden track that comes after "All I Wanna Do Is You". The acoustic version also features an intro to the song. Raven was quoted as stating that the band version did not capture the essence of what the song is about. [cite web | author=marion2u.com | publisher=marion2u.com | year= 2005 | url=http://www.marion2u.com/marion_raven_lyrics_concept.php | title=Song concept |accessdate=2007-04-17]
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