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Danny 09:40 am UTC 04/02/09 |
| In reply to: | Is There Justice In The World? - steven_stuart 06:21 pm UTC 04/01/09 |
| ... And as someone who has been to a 'Steve Steinman' show, may I point out it was bloody awful! A camp, toe-curling pastiche, not a tribute. What was meant to be operatic and soaring, in Steve's hands, became kitsch and cheesy. The guy had a decent enough voice, I guess, but the whole tone of the show was off-putting and certainly didn't do Meat Loaf or Jim justice. > > > It is so obvious that this Stuart Person is either Dean > > Torkington, although he does not make enough spelling and > > grammar mistakes, or his brother.. > > Shallah, you posted some comments about me today which > nobody will read because they are so far down the board. > Therefore I am starting a new thread to reply to you. > > I feel that you have judged me unfairly. I have no > connection to Dean Torkington or his brother. > > I have read some Torkington emails that are very > uncivilised. But the latest one is quite different. I > guess he is in a good mood at the moment because of his > magazine review. > > I had no intention of posting spam when I posted his > letter. I am very sorry to Evil One for any upset or > irritation that I caused him. > > There were two reasons for posting the letter. > > One was to show that old Porkington is not always > uncivilised. In a good mood, he only makes a few spelling > mistakes. > > The second and main reason was because the letter included > his review. Even if people don't like Pork, I feel that > they should congratulate him when he finally does > something right. He has struggled for so many years, > playing dingy places and not getting anywhere. The > opposite of Steve Steinman. > > I feel that it is not good sportsmanship if we don't pat > him on the back when he gets a review in a cool magazine. > > My concern regarding Steve Steinman has nothing to do with > being pro-Torkington. Vulvania has now said on two > separate occassions that at least Jim is getting > songwriting royalties from Steve. But this is not true > because Jim sold his catalogue some years ago. He would > only make money out of Steve Steinman if Steve were to put > on a theatrical production. > > I feel that Steve Steinman is not simply singing Jim's > songs and paying royalties to the people who bought Jim's > catalogue. Smeghead may be correct when he says that Steve > Steinman is not going beyond a concert. But what a concert > it is. > > This is someone who changed his name and sang Jim's songs > so that he could create a niche for himself in the > market. > > He now has a 40 piece orchestra, is calling his concert > Bat Out Of Hell The Symphony, has raised big money for > pyrotechnics and special effects, is hiring stars like > Toyah Wilcox, is sometimes playing bigger venues than Meat > Loaf and who is tricking people with his name. > > Unfortunately there are people in the UK who think Meat > Loaf when they hear Bat but who might have their memories > jogged by the name Steinman. They will think that Steve > Steinman wrote the songs for Bat Out Of Hell The Symphony. > > > Hopefully Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell The Musical will > change that. Jim has done so many things in entertainment. > He deserves to be publicly recognised. > > I do feel sorry for Meat Loaf. Much more than I feel sorry > for Porkington. He and Jim made the songs in Bat Out Of > Hell The Symphony famous. And then Meat sees someone > successfully tapping into his world, even playing gigs at > venues just before Meat is scheduled to play in the area. > > So he phones Steve Steinman to complain and Steve Steinman > tells the press, to publicise Bat Out Of Hell The > Symphony. He called Meat wacky and weak. > > Smeghead may be correct that Steve Steinman is not doing > anything technically wrong. But I can't help feeling that > the situation is unjust. | |
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