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tragichippy 10:57 am UTC 12/28/06 |
| In reply to: | re: Jim is problably writing for Meat... - rockfenris2005 10:39 am UTC 12/28/06 |
| damn, i knew i forgot to buy something... i agree it should be Jim's moment to shine, he deserves it - just read his blog and apparently he agrees ;) i think it's slightly different with remakes of films (why, just this morning i heard that if there were to be a remake of The Sound Of Music, Julie Andrews would like Cameron Diaz to play Maria), musicals (where the cast changes periodically) or even covers of single songs. BOOH is practically a franchise now and for it to be advertised without any meantion of Meat may cause it to lose some support - like Rocky without Talia Shire... er... i mean Sly. i think he should be in a similar role to Brain May et al for We Will Rock You, kinda present in a gaining-press-attention way and endorsing the musical, nothing more. whether he'd be willing to do this, well, that's another matter... > Sorry I didn't reply to your full response, I will do that > soon, but.. had to mention this... > > Jim says in the Classic Rock interview, and he has been > saying this for years (another more detailed example is > the 6-hour 2003 interview on this site) that it was meant > to be Meat & Jim, or Jim Steinman Presents... BAT OUT OF > HELL starring Meat Loaf. Finally, justice is served > > Don't you agree? > > Still, a performer is a performer. We agree there, I > think. I mean, remaking "Wizard Of Oz" without Judy? I > know there will be a lot of controversy over this, but > it's not exactly like Jim hasn't been telling everyone for > 30 years that it was always intended for a Neverland > musical. It's on the back of every BAT cd these days, in > the liner notes, published on the back. > > The history books say it, all the rock 'n' roll books I've > ever read, "BOOH, a concept album for Neverland." If > they're worried about Meat, well, treat it like a > revival... "Evita" without Elaine Paige or Patti Lupone, > but Elena Rogers, "The Phantom of the Opera" without > Michael Crawford (he DEFINED the Phantom, IMO, but many > other great actors have played it), "Sunset Boulevard" > without Glenn Close, etc. etc. > > I think a lot of people are aware, or should be, that BAT > is a theatrical concept. I think Meat could be involved in > the capacity that you're speaking of, but not as an actor > or something, not as anything that's going to put his name > above everyone else's. That, immediately, cancels out the > name of the man who envisioned the project, the director > who ties it altogether, Mark, Eiko, Gerald, Marc & Mark > etc. all this great talent. > > I'm trailing off now, sorry... > > More thoughts soon > > | |
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