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Klasien 08:52 am UTC 10/21/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Left In The Dark - Conas 06:41 pm UTC 10/19/10 |
| For me, the difference is in the feeling I get when I listen to these versions. Somehow, in Jim's version, I always have the feeling that he blames himself for the fact that she cheated on him. Like he gave her all he had to offer, and what he just wasn't enough... He seems mostly pissed that he couldn't be what she wanted... In Meat's version, it feels more like he blames her for cheating. Like he gave her all he had to offer, and she had to go and find something else or something more... He seems mostly pissed that she wanted more... Dunno if this makes sense, it's a feeling-thing and those are hard to put into words... but based on that feeling (and on the intensity, you just can't beat Jim on being intense) I've always preferred Jim's version, cause it's closest to how I react. -K- showing her true colours for a change... > > Meat's studio versions where bland (even with Brian May > > onboard), but he has done them a lot better live. > > Meat's version sounds a lot slower than Jim's too. It's > really a song that has to be sung like the hammers of > hell. Jim's vocals are at a nice quick pace, and so are > the instruments. I thought Meat/Desmond's idea of leaving > out the "Godspeed" part was a bad decision on Bat 3. To be > honest I don't see anything special in Brian May's guitar > work on the track either. It's good, but because it's > Brian May people got a bit carried away, and in my opinion > overrated it. Todd Rundgren's guitar work on the original > BFG was just as a effective in my opinion. > > > Babs version of LITD was poor (even with Jim producing) > > I agree, and I'm not being sexist with the following > comment, but I think LITD should never have been sung by > her, or any woman for that matter. I did mention it > before, a woman can't make the same impact singing that > song as a man can. > > > > In fact LITD is one of his most theatrical songs and would > > love to see it in Bat/Neverland, although I doubt it will > > be. Would have worked great in Wuthering Heights? > > > > Could have worked well as a Count Von Krolock song in Tanz > either. The lyrics would have to be changed alright, but > the melody is perfect | |
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