Lola Montez (song)
| Lola Montez | |
|---|---|
| Volbeat | |
| publication | 2013 |
| length | 4:27 |
| Genre (s) | Metal |
| Author (s) | Michael Schøn Poulsen , Volbeat |
| Label | Vertigo Records |
| album | Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies |
Lola Montez is a song by the Danish metal band Volbeat . It was the fourth single from their fifth studio album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies .
Emergence
The song Lola Montez was written in 2012 and was written by singer Michael Schøn Poulsen and the band. The eponymous Lola Montez was an Irish dancer who became famous as the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria . In an interview, Poulsen described her as "an interesting person who was definitely notorious".
“She was very controversial, but at the same time very pretty and all men fell for her. She is a very interesting person. "
The band Lola Montez played live for the first time in June 2013 when Volbeat performed at the Rock am Ring music festival . The performance was recorded and published as a music video . On June 17, 2013, Lola Montez was released as a single by Vertigo Records .
reception
For Frank Albrecht from the German magazine Rock Hard , Lola Montez is “a number that is strongly tailored to the mainstream market”, but “still a good song with a fine hook line ”. For Andreas Schiffmann from the online magazine Musikreviews, however, "Poulsen's Danzig - Elvis dumplings with a Hetfield punch" is annoying, especially with Lola Montez .
The single reached number 84 on the Dutch Singles Chart and number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.
In March 2014, the single was awarded a gold record in Denmark . Lola Montez was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 2013 Loudwire Music Awards , but the award went to Avenged Sevenfold for the song Hail to the King .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aaron Small: VOLBEAT - Standing At The Gallows End. Brave Words, accessed April 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Lola Montez by Volbeat. Songfacts, accessed April 29, 2016 .
- ^ Frank Albrecht: Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen And Shady Ladies. Rock Hard , accessed October 22, 2018 .
- ^ Andreas Schiffmann: Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen And Shady Ladies. Music review, accessed April 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Volbeat in the Dutch charts. Hung Medien, accessed April 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Mainstream Rock Songs - 2011 Archive. Billboard, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Volbeat "Lola Montez". IFPI Denmark , accessed April 29, 2016 .
- ^ Graham Hartmann: 3rd Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Winners List. Loudwire , accessed December 24, 2017 .