| re: Land of the Pig | |
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Vin 06:24 pm UTC 01/10/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Land of the Pig - Rob 06:01 pm UTC 01/10/08 |
| I like both versions very much. Took me a few listens to warm up to Jim's demo (the Fiddler Version!), as I was used to the "hard" version. But I did get legit chills from Meat's when I first heard it (they've since subsided). i like his delivery, though I do wish they would have allowed the song to "build up" a bit; it really blows its wad right out of the gate. I also actually prefer Desmond's lyric tweaks, especially losing the "USA" line. I just don't like my Steinman that firmly grounded in reality. > > Land of the Pig is not one of my favorite songs but I > > totally prefer Robs version. His voice is amazing but his > > version of the song makes a lot more sense. Meat's is > > more like a thrash version. The song I hate most on TMIL > > (of the Steinman songs) is Future...but I'm such a huge > > fan of the Pandora's Box version. Actually, now that I've > > typed that...Bad For Good is my least favorite. I was > > hoping that song would nver be covered and remain Jim's. > > Anyway...thanks for the post and you're right - there's no > > reason there should be a flame war for expression an > > opinion. xxx JD > > > > It's interesting - I had a feeling most people wouldn't > like it (3 out of 3 so far!) but for some reason I find it > exceptional. I don't even know why really, it just has > something that really excites me - it's so different from > the quintessential Steinsongs, yet it still shines out as > a Steinsong every time I hear it. > > I don't dislike Rob's version by the way, it just doesn;t > excite me in the same way. I also understand Ryan's point > about the lyric change (sorry, answering a few posts in > one here to save me typing), but the political refrence to > USA is rather specific - by that I mean it makes perfect > in the context of Batman, but the whole ethos of the song > can apply to many (most?) countries around the world - the > whole owner v worker or have v have not dynamic. > > Anyways, interesting to read other peoples views about the > Steinsongs on TMIL. I was kinda not around the board > during the aftermath of its release, so I formed my > opinions on them in isolation, with no other Steinman fans > to discuss them with. Seems I've grown fond of the ones > that the rest of the Rockman hate most! | |
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