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mickp 12:04 pm UTC 06/16/07 |
| In reply to: | re: ELO part 2 + Jim, not that crazy a thought. - mickp 09:24 am UTC 06/16/07 |
| It was John Payne who was originally going to front ELO Part 2 - I assume when Jim was considering involvement. The song Quest for the key (aka 'ALO') was on the Asia Archiva album > As I understand the 'ELO' that Jim was going to produce > did not feature Eric Troyer - it was to be led by a guy > from Asia (forgotten the name) and there's that demo > 'quest for the key' that sounds very ELO that was intended > for that album. I think Eric came on board later, perhaps > by way of a Jim introduction, when the first reunion > didn't come off > > > Ha! Gotta love liner notes and press kits that say what > > the artist in question is upto next, always makes for > > interesting reading years after the fact. > > > > An ELO Part II album produced by Jim is not actually as > > left field as it sounds, given as New York backing > > vocalist Eric Troyer (who is on Dead Ringer, and Bad for > > Good, and did he tour with Meat or perform on Original > > Sin?) was the lead singer of ELO part 2 along with Kelly > > Groucutt (who was the bassist in ELO, ie the REAL ELO with > > Jeff Lynne). > > > > So it'd be Jim with an orchestra, fairly competent studio > > musicians and a studio vocalist that loosely formed part > > of his stable. The only real question mark would be over > > it still carrying the ELO moniker once Jim had turned it > > into a "Fire Inc. Part 2" kind of situation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I presume you mean ELO part 2? > > > > > > > > How and why is an ELO Part 2 gig from 1990 documented in > > > > the liner notes of a jim Steinman LP from 1989? What's the > > > > deal there? > > > > > > > > > > QUOTE: > > > > > > Steinman's overall musical output over the last twelve > > > years has been phenomenal. Briefly, apart from all the > > > obvious stuff we might know about, he's also worked on > > > three film soundtracks, (including 'Footloose' which gave > > > Bonnie Tyler another hit single with 'Holding Out For A > > > Hero'), directed the promo video for 'If You Were A Woman > > > And I Was A Man' (Bonnie Tyler again) and will be starting > > > production later this year on a new Electric Light > > > Orchestra album. 'Bat Out Of Hell' for which Steinman > > > wrote all the songs has been in the English top 200 since > > > soon after its release in 1977 and has sold close to 17 > > > million copies worldwide (triple platinum in America and > > > one of the three largest selling records ever in the > > > history of Canada and Australia). For the moment though, > > > this is history and Pandora's Box and 'Original Sin' are > > > beckoning in the future. > > > > > > 1977: Bat Out Of Hell. > > > 1989: Back Into Hell. > > > Welcome To The Future. > > > > > > > > > Check the link > > > | |
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