| re: When Bad Things Happen To Good Songs | |
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Vin 01:55 pm UTC 08/21/08 |
| In reply to: | re: When Bad Things Happen To Good Songs - Pudding 07:40 am UTC 08/21/08 |
| Honestly, whoever made the call, and supported the call, to go with IACBTMN as the lead single (or a single at all, for that matter) ought to be fucking fired and forced to get out of the business, because those people have no fucking sense for this sort of thing. Even if the recording were GOOD, it would still have been a bad first single, if only because, to the masses, its just a Celine Dion cover. The album might have actually done a bit better sales-wise if they'd lead with a different song. Like'em or not, "Alive," BaaB, LotP or even "What About Love" all would have been better choices. > If you compare it to 'Smack My Bitch Up' by the Prodigy > then it sounds fucking awesome, but on its own it's a big > pile of shite that should never have been touched. > > > Meats version is superb if you compare it to his versions > > of Cry to heaven or The future aint what it used to be. > > > > > Listened to Meat and Marion's version of IACBTMN on > > > youtube this evening (it was the music video but I > > > couldn't make myself watch -- it was like staring at a > > > train wreck). This is the second time I've listened to it > > > (both times on youtube, as I have no desire to invest in > > > the alleged "Bat III") and for me it just does not work on > > > sooo many levels. The song does not work as a duet (what > > > were they thinking?). Meat's vocal is iffy (I think I'm > > > being generous). And Marion lacks both the maturity and > > > the lung power to deliver a convincing performance of this > > > Steinman masterpiece. The Pandora's Box version ... > > > Awesomely fantastic. The Meat version ... Definitely a > > > misdemeanor, possibly a felony. | |
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