| re: Welcome to the Neighborhood | |
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Marklbetya 10:27 pm UTC 10/22/07 |
| In reply to: | Welcome to the Neighborhood - rockfenris2005 09:44 am UTC 10/22/07 |
| I've always liked this album. By far my favorite of the non-Steinman Meaterial. I'd Lie for You (and that's the truth) being the first cut was just too much of a copycat of "I'd do anything for love (but won't do that)" right down to the parenthetical. It was a bad choice, and invited comparison. Any comparison to Steinman obviously won't fare well. I also thought it strange that the first word of the album was "and." Can you think of any other songs, let alone albums that start with the word "and?" I can think of only one. Mark > What do you think? I used to HATE this album, because I > thought Diane Warren was ripping off Steinman and the > Steinman covers sounded so much better in their original > versions. But I got ahold of another copy and I listened > to it without any preconceptions (I had attempted to do > this with "The Monster Is Loose" but arrived at the same > conclusion as before: BOOOORRRRING!!!!) > > I would have been thrilled if "Welcome To The > Neighborhood" was the last Meat Loaf album. I think > "Martha" and "Where Angels Sing" are a fitting enough > conclusion to one's singing career as "For Crying Out > Loud" was for a first album. I've really come to > appreciate this album for what it is, Meat Loaf's attempt > to craft an intelligent and cohesive concept...with enough > strong and different songs to make it memorable. I'll > always think "I'd Lie For You" is a Steinman rip-off, in > concept and execution, but there's something about it and > the rest of this album that now gives me a good feeling. > > I used to like "Couldn't Have Said It Better" much more > but now I don't. Oh, and sue me, I'm talking about Meat > Loaf on a Steinman message-forum. Allow me... (lawsuit is > on its way to my address, should take a second.) > > | |
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