Metal Hammer

UK, No. 16 / Vol. 6 December 1991

FREDDY'S DEAD

'Soundtrack To 'Nightmare On Elm Street 6' (MFN)

Tracks: I'm Awake Now - The Goo Goo Dolls, Everything Remains The Same The Junk Monkeys, You Know What I Mean - The Goo Goo Dolls, Remember The Night - Johnny Law, Treat 'Em Right - Chubb Rock, Why Was I Born - Iggy Pop, Hold Me Down - Johnny Law, Two Days In February - The Goo Goo Dolls, Give Me A Beat - Young Lords, Nothing Left To Say - Fates Warning

Producer: Bonnie Greenberg/Jill Meyers Country Of Origin: U.S.

So Freddy finally bites the dust does he? About time too. Let's face it he was a razor-fingered dickhead who suffered from chronic pre- menstrual syndrome. His only appeal was to people who enjoy special effects or watching children being sliced into little pieces - and we all know there's nothing big or grown-up about that don't we? Still, it kept a lot of people in work for a long time. But 'The Exorcist' pisses on any of the 'Nightmare...' films, because there was something chillingly plausible in the possession of a young girl. Only Beetlejuice seemed immune to that one...

Nonetheless, Freddy's chop'em and wrap'em antics are the perfect vehicle for metallic music to paint a suitably threatening aural backdrop. What's on offer here is a collection of surprisingly strong songs from some bands whose albums you would not normally rush out and buy. Particularly strong are those by The Goo Goo Dolls, who have yet to make an impact on the public at large. This could change. Elsewhere keep your lug-holes scraped back for the wonderful Iggy Pop and some cracking stuff from Johnny Law. The Fates Warning track is bloody awful though!

Good soundtrack, shame about the film, eh?

Andy Bradshaw 3/5