| re: Listened to HCTB yesterday on a highway ride... | |
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MichaelMP 09:45 pm UTC 05/16/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Listened to HCTB yesterday on a highway ride... - Vin 05:01 am UTC 05/16/10 |
| Vin, No Matter What naturaly cannot compete with real Steinmusic IMO, as it only has his lyrics. MM > "No Matter What" may very well be my least favorite > Steinman song. Its almost the opposite of everything that > I love about Jim's music. Its trite, cheesy, schmaltsy, > maudlin, Disneyfied and Hallmarky in its sentiment. There > is no fever to the music, there is no sense of danger or > adventure, or of a darker side of Romance. If only Jim > had had this song available for Diana Ross when she asked > him if he had any songs for her that were more "positive," > I expect this would have fit the bill nicely. > > I'm not invalidating the song's merits, or dismissing > Jim's right to write something in this vein. I'm just > saying its not to my own taste. > > That said, I adore the "Home By Now" bookends, and Meat's > vocals, and the production throughout both HBN and NMW are > wonderful, and really make me wonder how good an album > would have been if Meat and Jim would have made a > follow-up to Bat II before the turn of the century. > > > ... still Running Away From me is my absolute favourite > > track on the album. The only song I could play in a row > > over and over again. The rest is not bad but doesnīt do > > much for me. > > > > After HCTB The Very Best Of Meat Loaf was on the > > playlist. > > > > It started with Home By Now / No Matter What and after the > > first few chords a smile came to my face. :-) Donīt get me > > wrong - no Meat bashing here! His new album may be as good > > as it can get without Jim. But the vocal work alone is so > > much better when Jim tells Meat what to do and how to do > > it! So after Meat began to sing I knew where the smile > > came from. :-) > > Yes, Iīm not sure if Meat would still be able (and > > willing) to deliver another REAL Bat Album. Iīm sure Jim > > would be if only he wanted to. But Iīd be very grateful to > > have one. And they should be too. > > > > After all I more and more lose faith in the Bat musical > > project as thereīs no news, no info, no nothing. Meat > > exactly showed how to gain interest in the new album with > > all his tweets and interaction! It was very intense. If > > Jim would only use 10 % it... I bet the response would be > > equally great! But with an ad no one remembers now!? > > > > Even when they worked on Bat II there were some articles > > and interviews long before the album was out. > > > > Canīt believe there are people actually working on this > > musical project. > > > > Markus | |
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