1. Meat Loaf
2.Fleetwood Mac
3. Blue Oyster Cult
4. Talking Heads
5. Journey
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> > > Obviously Jim will be at the top or near the top of
> > > everyone's list here, but it might be interesting to see
> > > everyone's top 5 in approximate order. I've heard and
> > > often hear people say, "If you like ____, then listen to
> > > ______. So far it hasn't been true for me, but I'm
> > > interested to see other recommendations and what other
> > > Steinmaniacs think.
> > >
> > > Mine:
> > > 1) Jim Steinman
> > > 2) Meat Loaf
> > > 3) Billy Joel
> > > 4) Patty Smyth
> > > 5) Tom Lehrer
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
> > I don't think it ever follows that 'if you like someone,
> > then listen to someone else' - it's like the
> > 'recommendations' they give you on Amazon. People have
> > amazingly varied musical tastes and just because they
> > coincide in one instance doesn't mean they will in
> > others.
> >
> > For what it's worth, here's my top 5 (I don't recommend
> > any of these to Jim fans - they're just personal faves)
> >
> > 1. Roddy Frame
> > 2. Jim Steinman
> > 3. Nina Simone
> > 4. Tom Waits
> > 5. The Streets
> >
> > To be fair, numbers 3-5 change quite a lot of the time,
> > it's only the top 2 that are constant.
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> I have heard somebody that "sounds like" almost every
> band or performer out there, but I have never heard anyone
> approach Jim's sound and lyrics. Same holds true for Meat
> when he sings Jim's songs. There is something magical
> about it that nobody comes close to recreating.
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