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rockfenris2005 12:41 am UTC 07/11/07 |
| In reply to: | re: Pandora's Box questions and comments - EricMontreal22 12:15 am UTC 07/11/07 |
> That's a terrific cover! I hate to admit I haven't even > heard most of the versions of the songs you mention > there... (hahah joining this forum will be my undoing yet > I'm afraid) Basically, it's stuff from the aborted Karine Hannah album, "Batman" and "Dance Of The Vampires". It's a pity Steve and Jim won't show us the "Garbo" demos... > > I actually was gonna mention the spoken interludes... I'm > always kinda iffy on them on Steinman records. It depends on my mood, really. I think "Nocturnal Pleasure" is perfect but I HATE "Love And Death And An American Guitar" on BFG. It works better on BAT II, I think. I would also drop "I've Been Dreaming Up A Storm", using "Teenager In Love" instead. That was a sort of alternate monologue which is on the Ken Russell video (that should be on the DVD w/ the remaster). Very interesting, but it has a lot of lines from "Nocturnal Pleasure". Of course, all these monologues date back to "The Dream Engine" and "Neverland" which are both terrifying They're SO > overthe top and I'm not usually quite sold on Steinman's > readings of them that on PB the only oen I might cut > actually would be his--for some reason I *love* the Want > Ad--though it's undeniably strange and I think if I had > the CD playing aroudn other people I'd quietly skip over > that track... I love Steinman's version from "The Opening Of The Box" promotional interview for PB. Best reading yet IMO. I think it and the other orchestral bits > work well though, perhaps better than some of the > interludes on other albums personally... I certaily > thinkt hat despite the fact that the album ahs so many > vocalists, and moods, it holds together *really* well > (perhaps better than say Bat III though I guess that > owuldn't surprise most on here). So what did you think of "Back Into Hell"? All I remember was being disappointed that it wasn't an actual song. Kinda surprised that there were no monologues on BAT III, not even Jim's version (from what I know.) | |
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