> > Cos sure as bears shit in the
> > woods he's got next to fuck all chance of making it in the
> > charts with a complete unknown.
>
> Why not?
>
> It isn't Jim's name that sells the songs, so it wouldn't
> be Jim's name that puts anyone off either.
>
> New acts are broken all the time, even moreso these days
> when pop/rock success is so transient, and someone singing
> a Steinman song with a decent production/arrangement would
> stand out from the crowd.
>
> I think it does Jim's talent down to suggest that the only
> way he can get a hit is to whore himself out to an
> established name. And, frankly, if I never hear another
> cover of Total Eclipse, it'll still be too soon.
For a start Jim has whored himself out many times in the past, making out that he he's an industry virgin who hasn't been fucked over many times makes no sense.
When you have the likes of Simon Cowell running the music industry then 7 minute over the top bombastic songs like what Jim writes aren't going to get a look in. Point proven by Cowell's refusal to allow Jims produced version of Total Eclipse for Westlife's (WESTLIFE? well that's not whoring yourself is it?) last album, might be the album before that.
It's staggering how many people think that Jim hasn't compromised his music to sell records or allowed others to compromise his music.
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