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Vin 02:34 pm UTC 12/17/08 |
| In reply to: | re: What's the point? - Pudding 03:24 am UTC 12/17/08 |
| Maybe its just me, but I don't really think the word "rock" belongs in the title. I mean, BooH does "rock," at least 4/7 of it, but its so far out of the bounds of what "rock" means to most people that I believe its a misnomer and an injustice to what Jim does. I mean, "Pure Rock" ? That sounds like a Time/Life compilation featuring the hits of Creed, Nickelback, Daughtry, etc. It sounds like pablum. Maybe "Bat Out of Hell: A Tribute to Excess" or "Bat Out of Hell: an Epic Tribute" Something like that. > For marketting purposes then you'd be better calling it 25 > years or even 21 years, but it still wouldn't be true. > > Bat Out Of Hell: A Rock Tribute would probably be better. > > > Yeah, but for marketing purposes, it's better to think 30 > > years than 31. Odd years are taboo for some reason. Go > > figure. > > > > > The 30th Anniversary of Bat Out Of Hell was last year or > > > had that small fact slipped you by? > > > > > > > I know, the working title is a bit sucky, but imagine > > > > these artists in tribute to what is arguably the most > > > > successful work ever done by Jim Steinman. If you like > > > > these ideas, or even if you don't, throw in your own! > > > > Wagner, I know you've got some favorites too, so toss 'em > > > > in the hat! > > > > > > > > Bat Out of Hell - The Who > > > > The ultimate arena rock band performing the ultimate > > > > arena rock track. It's sort of like "Baba O'Riley" crossed > > > > with Bruce Springsteen crossed with Peter Pan as it is, so > > > > why not let the ultimate pretentious rockers take on the > > > > ultimate in pretentious rock? > > > > > > > > For Crying Out Loud - Elton John > > > > The kind of OTT piano ballad that one would expect to > > > > hear from Elton at this stage in his career. Think > > > > "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" or the '97 version of "Candle > > > > in the Wind," with a tasteful string arrangement, and > > > > maybe that boy soprano choir that Jim is so fond of, > > > > Mahler style. | |
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