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John_Galt (brandonmartin@dailyuprising.com) 12:22 am UTC 11/11/09 |
| In reply to: | re: I like the new homepage - Smeghead 12:05 pm UTC 11/10/09 |
| I understand where you're coming from Smeg. Unfortunately, I'm not entirely convinced that the show won't be a Jukebox musical or cabaret-style spectacular when all is said and done. I'm sure I'll fly to London to see the show regardless of whether it is the Neverland re-envisioned you are anticipating or a concert with theatrical dressing. I can understand why you'd prefer the former -- particularly because of your longstanding interest and direct experience in theater. I'm not sure Jim is all that opposed to the idea of an extravaganza, though, and he's working with a team who may not share your esthetic sensibility... or his for that matter. At the end of the day, Bat Out of Hell (the album) was an incredible acheivement and is aged perfectly to attract people who are old enough to buy expensive theater tickets. A lot of big hits on the West End involve attracting people through sentiment for their musical youth or a different time in their life when music still mattered. Revivals tap into a similar vein: Grease, Mama Mia, Fame, etc, etc. Note: you make a good point about niching different marketing to the hardcore theater crowd. I'm hardly an expert in this area and may be completely misunderstanding the strategy and reasoning behind the approach. Whatever the case, I'm just happy to see some signs of life. -=John Galt=- > I stand by my guns. This is selling the musical as a Meat > Loaf show and it is not. There needs to be a lot to > educate people that this isn't a Jukebox musical and that > it is not a Meat concert, they are two separate > audiences... Jim is just running back to Meat to sell > something again--just in a different way. > > > I'm never one to defend excessive recycling, but if the > > theory is that fondness, love, or just a heavy dose of > > sentimentality will sell tickets to the show, it seems to > > follow that you might want to use artwork that reckons > > back to the beloved album and nothing that distinguishes > > itself too much from the masterpiece. > > > > I mean, Meat has put out a lot of stuff with the word Bat > > in it that you probably wouldn't want to take a client or > > loved one, too. If you drag your kids on holiday to see > > this show at the West End and have to hear from them about > > how daft and old all the songs are, you certainly don't > > want to leave the show thinking that you might agree with > > them. > > > > I can understand why the show's producers went with an > > image that is indisputably authentic Bat Out of Hell. > > > > -=John Galt=- > > > > > They could have been a bit more creative. It's just the > > > Bat on the front of the "Bat out of hell" album zoomed in > > > and a bit of font added, I think it sucks to be honest. > > > They should have added something different to make it more > > > special. I wouldn't be suprised if Jim designed it > > > alright. He must like recycling the pictures the same way > > > as he recycles the songs. COME ON JIMMY !!! A BIT MORE > > > CREATIVE SPARK FOR FECK SAKE !!! > > > > > > > > > > Its pretty cool looking! | |
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