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Scaramouche 10:10 pm UTC 01/31/07 |
| In reply to: | re: Name Jim's Final Bat CD - Jacqueline 07:12 pm UTC 01/31/07 |
| Hey JD Love 'The Sirens Are Screaming', and agree that it throws up a lot of images for the cover art. What about: 'Bat's Out Of Hell & Renegade Angels' I just hope that some sort of 'final' Bat album is released, whether it be the musical cast or a studio concept. > I like "The Sirens Are Screaming" > > It's the first line of the first Bat and it seems like a > good final title on a lot of levels - for the cover art, > for mythology of the song that brings wisdom and the end > of life...Jim was using a Siren as the cover of older > drafts of Neverland...but the title idea is mine :) I'm > not a genius but at least I'm a dwarf! > > http://jimsteinman.com/neverlnd.htm > > more from... > http://www.pantheon.org/ > > In Greek mythology, the Sirens are creatures with the head > of a female and the body of a bird. They lived on an > island (Sirenum scopuli; three small rocky islands) and > with the irresistible charm of their song they lured > mariners to their destruction on the rocks surrounding > their island ... > > The Argonauts escaped them because when he heard their > song, Orpheus immediately realized the peril they were in. > He took out his lyre and sang a song so clear and ringing > that it drowned the sound of those lovely fatal voices. > When on another journey the Odysseus' ship passed the > Sirens, had the sailors stuff their ears with wax. He had > himself tied to the mast for he wanted to hear their > beautiful voices. The Sirens sang when they approached, > their words even more enticing than the melody. They would > give knowledge to every man who came to them, they said, > ripe wisdom and a quickening of the spirit. Odysseys' > heart ran with longing but the ropes held him and the ship > quickly sailed to safer waters (Odyssey XII, 39). > > > I was thinking that Jim's "Bat: The Final Songs," could > > probably use a better title. Perhaps Jim will stick with > > "Conclusions & Climaxes." Or perhaps "The Final At-Bat." > > But hey, let's brainstorm! Enter as often as you like! > > > > I propose: > > > > Bat Out of Hell: Ashes & Epilogues > > > > | |
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