Ellen Foley Ua Haujlwm Ua Haujlwm-Spanning NYC Qhia, Them Nqi Rau Nqaij Nqaij Thiab Jim Steinman

Plaub caug-tsib xyoo dhau los lub hlis no, Nqaij Loaf's debut album Ntaus Dab Tuag Hauv, nrog cov nkauj tsim los ntawm Jim Steinman, raug tso tawm. Nrog rau cov nkauj uas nyiam tshaj plaws xws li "Lub Vaj Kaj Siab los ntawm Dashboard Light," Ob Ntawm Peb Qhov Tsis Zoo," thiab "Koj Coj Cov Lus Tawm Ntawm Kuv Lub Qhov Ncauj (Hmo ntuj Kub Kub)" uas tau dhau los ua cov xov tooj cua classic pob zeb, Ntaus Dab Tuag Hauv tau muag ib staggering 14 lab luam hauv Asmeskas Tsis tsuas yog cov nkauj no ua rau Meat Loaf thiab Steinman cov npe tsev neeg nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb ntawm pob zeb, tab sis nws kuj tau nce qhov profile ntawm tus neeg hu nkauj uas muaj npe hu ua Ellen Foley, uas nws lub suab hu ua "Lub Vaj Kaj Siab" (nrog nws cov lus tshaj tawm nco txog "Stop right. nyob ntawd!” thaum lub sij hawm climax) tseem yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm qhov album.

Tom qab Ntaus Dab Tuag Hauv, Foley (uas yog tus ua yeeb yam zoo tshaj plaws rau nws lub luag haujlwm ua Billie Young rau Hmo Ntuj Tsev Hais Plaub) tau kos ib txoj haujlwm suab paj nruag uas suav nrog tsib lub studio albums thiab kev koom tes nrog cov nyiam Ian Hunter, Clash thiab Joe Jackson. Xyoo tas los, nws tso qhov zoo heev Ntaus Cov Lus, nws thawj cov ntaub ntawv tshiab nyob rau hauv yim xyoo, ib phau ntawm cov pob zeb thiab yob nrog cov nkauj feem ntau tsim los ntawm nws tus guitarist Paul Foglino. "Kuv zoo li stunned los ntawm cov tshuaj tiv thaiv rau nws," nws hais nyob rau hauv 2021 txog Ntaus Cov Lus. "Peb tau ua ib cov ntaub ntawv [2013's Txog Sijhawm] thiab nws tsis tau teeb lub ntiaj teb rau hluav taws. Nws yog tej zaum me ntsis ze rau nws cov hauv paus hniav, uas yog ntau Americana. Qhov no tsuas yog peb hloov zuj zus ua ke ua pob zeb puv thiab yob rau feem ntau. "

Nws ua ib tug xov tooj ntawm cov nkauj los ntawm Ntaus Cov Lus thaum muaj kev tshwm sim hnub Thursday yav tsaus ntuj ntawm Chav Txiav hauv New York City. Nrog los ntawm ib pawg ace nrog Foglino, Foley tau ua qhov tseem ceeb ntawm txoj haujlwm kev ua haujlwm uas kos los ntawm cov kev cuam tshuam xws li pob zeb thiab yob, '60s Brill Building-styled pop, lub teb chaws thiab sab hnub poob, ntsuj plig, Broadway thiab cabaret. Cov nkauj los ntawm Ntaus Cov Lus xws li "Koj Puas Zoo Txaus," "Kuv Hu Kuv Mob Los Ntawm Koj Lub Npe," "Tau Koj Lub Khob" thiab "Kuv Zoo Siab Nyob Ntawm No" sib npaug zoo nrog qee yam ntawm nws cov khoom qub xws li "Peb Muaj Hmo Ntuj ” thiab “Dab tsi yog Me Nyuam Me Me (ob leeg los ntawm nws xyoo 1979 debut LP hmo tawm), "Cov Tub Hluas Hauv Lub Tsev" (tawm ntawm 1983's Lwm Ua Tsis Taus), thiab "Txhua Yam Kuv Muaj Kev Nyuaj Siab" (los ntawm 2013's Txog Sijhawm). Nws txoj kev xaiv ntawm cov npog yog qhov sib npaug, suav nrog nws cov lus piav qhia ntawm Leej Twg "Behind Blue Eyes" thiab Ian Hunter's "Irene Wilde."

Qhov txaus ntshai tshaj plaws ntawm cov teeb tau tshwm sim thaum Foley's encore nyob rau hauv uas nws tau ua lub suab paj nruag "Heaven Can Wait," uas nws tau mob siab rau Jim Steinman thiab Nqaij Loaf, ob leeg tsis ntev los no tau tas sim neej nyob rau hauv ob peb lub hlis ntawm ib leeg. Zaj nkauj originally tshwm rau ntawm Ntaus Dab Tuag Hauv album thiab tau hu nkauj los ntawm Nqaij Loaf, thiab Foley qhov kev ua tau zoo ntawm nws ntawm qhov chaw yog ob qho tib si txav thiab kov.

Zuag qhia tag nrho, Foley tseem nyob hauv lub suab zoo nrog nws ntau yam kev hu nkauj uas nqa swagger, charisma thiab empathy seb zaj nkauj yog rocker lossis ballad. Nws tau lees paub tias lub zog thiab ntau yam uas nws thawj zaug coj mus rau "Lub Vaj Kaj Siab los ntawm Dashboard Light" txuas ntxiv 45 xyoo tom qab nrog qhov tsis ntev los no hauv New York City.