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samurai7 07:30 pm UTC 03/06/07 |
| In reply to: | My Review Of CD 2 - Markus 08:01 pm UTC 02/22/07 |
| Excellent review, and thanks for the comments on my HCW ;-) so that's you AND Vin I need to send cheques to now lol :-) > Okay, review Merciless Night CD2: > > Paradise By The Dashboard Light: You guys and the girl > sound damn good! Really great music well produced and > great singers too. My only complaint would be that I > sometimes have a feeling the male singer sings words I´ve > never heard before in this song. ;) > > Heaven Can Wait: Sean, your version of HCW is amazing! The > piano, the voice - perfect! One of my favourites. > > Hot Summer Night: That´s a nice and funny little item and > it really doesn´t hurt. ;) > > Braver Than We Are/Say A Prayer: Maybe my favourite BMV > track! Makes me forget the latest and ugly Jim version of > BTWA. Jim! PLEASE! I´m against war in every form and I´d > surely appreciate an anti war song by Jim Steinman, but > again - PLEASE - write a completely new one with music > that fits the lyrics and vice versa. Thank you very much. > > The Future Ain´t What It Used To Be: Sarah, you have a > great voice and I love this track as much as I love your > Surf´s Wet! If only this time it wouldn´t be so obvious > HOW it was done. But I know this from my recording with my > sister on NBAMN I. Still a damn hard song to do! > Congrats. > > Still The Children: Markus, I think you did this song > justice. I like your voice and I listen to it very often > but I think next time you should kick your damn good > keyboarders ass and tell him to mix it a bit more well > balanced. ;) > > Haláli a halál: Until now I knew exactly ONE hungarian > woman. A very beautiful one. Now I know two very beautiful > hungarian women and one with a great voice too! You were > able to finish it and it´s a gift - thank you. > > Cry To Heaven: Mr. Vin Sidious somehow this too reminds me > of my first attemt on NBAMN I. Somehow... Your voice alone > is not bad I think. But a bit of practice should help for > NBAMN III! Especially with hitting the right ones. Hey, I > really like your liner notes! ;) > > Confessions Of A Vampire: If only, if only! To make it > short Ryan: Why not start slowly and calm and give 100% > when really needed? In your defence: It´s a really damn > hard thing to sing Mr. Steinman wrote here. And remember > to take one step back from the mic when needed! Sounds > better in the end. > > Total Eclipse Of The Heart: An all time classic and not > only one of Coen´s favourites! I like this one even more > than PBTDL. She´s a got a killer voice and the sound on > this track is amazing! Another favourite. > > Surf´s Up: Aaron and Scott, you are the first real > contrast on CD 2 and some people would say I´m crazy for > saying so BUT: I wonder why these not so perfect sounding > recordings have the most charme!? WTF!? How are you doing > this? I know how. Passion, emotion, total devotion. This > is outstanding at least for me. Great voice, great piano > player, hard song to do. And you did a fucking good job > boys! Really love it! Applause! Anytime! > > First Blood: Smeg, Sarah - let me just say "I´d miss > something if you weren´t present on this record". Thank´s > for the spoken parts. > > Left In The Dark: Brian, will you please put your piano > into your baggage when coming to Berlin in June? And let > me know which song to practice before we meet. ;) I think > LITD would be a good choice. Have I told you before what a > great Steinfan and artist you are? This piano sound is > SOOOOOOOO awesome! Thank you. > > ´More´Nocturnal Pleasures: Dave, this is of course a track > that should get officially released someday! Can you give > us some more info about this voice(s)? They are one of the > most amazing things I´ve ever heard. I constantly play > this while driving through those lonely nights with all > those dirty things in my mind. And if I think of what > Brian May did on Meat´s latest crime it´s no loss that he > wasn´t available. What an end for this great CD! > > > I really want to thank every single person involved in > this album for trying and giving the best they could! For > us fans (contributor or not) of this greatest and > fortunately still living and legendary composer Jim > Steinman it´s obvious how much heart every single person > has put into this! Jim you´re the genius and we thank you > for every single note and letter with this CD. I guess > it´s hard to find another living legend with fans like us > and I hope you feel that your music really is our > heartbeat. It´s mine. Smegs and Sarah´s liner notes sum it > up very well: > > "... has always found Jim´s lyrics touch his soul in a way > that no other words do giving life to his emotions, and > that his music proves that he is the greatest composer > that has ever lived..." > > Thank you. > > Markus. | |
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