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wordnix 02:47 am UTC 12/17/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Suggested artists for "Bat Out of Hell: 30 Years of Pure Rock" - bellminer 01:45 am UTC 12/17/08 |
| Queen is so OTT, to me, that it can't be anything on BAT I. BAT I was just a shadow of what was to come. It's in BAT II that the arena rock really picks up, and there are many songs Queen would qualify for on that one. I chose the Who for "Bat" because, basically, "Bat" is just like "Baba O'Riley." Same long mainly keyboard and drum instrumental intro, roughly the same style, and they're one of Jim's favorite artists (he saw "Tommy" at the Met). As for Elton, come on, I listen to FCOL and I imagine him singing it sometimes. Who doesn't? It's totally suited to Elton's voice right now and is a ballad that he can't possibly fuck up. (He seems to do the same programmed percussion crap for all his upbeat songs now and we don't need a song that sounds like Bova without the Jim.) FCOL is something you can't fuck up unless you're a bad singer, it's pretty much just piano and voice. Now I like the idea of a female vocalist for "Heaven Can Wait." Jim wrote it for one and I think it would be fitting to have it sung by a female on this hypothetical BAT tribute album. Hayley Westenra is one good option. Another is any teen pop princess who wants a quickie single, like, say, Miley Cyrus. (Hey, cross-promotion with Disney for BIKERS, if that ever happens!) > Let's hope this doesn't go to the top of the board! > > Personally, I think the Who would be better for "All > Revved Up With No Place to Go," and Elton should be doing > "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (perhaps a duet with Rod > Stewart, much like his song "Let Me Be Your Car"). > > Okay, maybe I'm joking. (Just a little.) I do recall a few > months ago, though, someone here suggested Neil Diamond > for "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad." > > As for the big one ("Bat Out of Hell"), the only band > over-the-top enough to do it is Queen, though we all know > they're only half there anymore (literally). No, I don't > include Paul Rodgers. If they found the right singer to > collaborate with, it'd be cool since Brian May would be > perfect for the guitar part. > > The perfect band for "For Crying Out Loud" is Boston, but > unfortunately that can no longer happen either. Maybe > Journey? (Why do all the good bands have to lose their > singers???) They have that new guy Arnel, but I dunno. > > Somehow in my head I think Jimmy Buffett's tropical, > carefree attitude would work for "You Took the Words Right > Out of My Mouth." Maybe I'm just delusional. > > Okay, one left. "Heaven Can Wait." I think we need a woman > in there, so I pick Hayley Westenra. Her voice is so > beautifully pure. > > So there you have it. My ideas, totally haphazard and > completely bizarre. It'd probably never work, but I'd buy > it. ;) | |
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