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| In reply to: | re: Zoltar And Ryan's Bat Out Of Excess Website - rockfenris2005 09:10 am UTC 11/10/10 |
| Warning: It IS big. I don't even know if this picture will attach. Normally I'll upload through Photobucket but I think that decreases the size of larger images. > > > > Thanks for mentioning "Bat Out Of Excess". I haven't been > > over to the site for ages so I thought it was time for > > another visit. I spent a very enjoyable ten minutes > > watching the video. Its great that you and Ryan took the > > trouble to make that. > > Oh, don't thank me, thank him. I think it was my idea to > create the video, but I don't really remember now. I did > make suggestions here and there, e.g. the "Nosferatu/Total > eclipse of the heart" segment springs to mind. But he > created it and put it all together, and, of course, it's > magnificent. I couldn't imagine the site without it. > > My favourite part is the > > introduction with those weird red lights moving in the > > black tunnel and then Jim suddenly shouts: "You've got a > > hell of a lot to learn about rock and roll!" Then the Bat > > 1 album cover, first without words but then saying: "Jim > > Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell." As it should be. Who had the > > idea of quoting William Blake ("the road of excess leads > > to the palace of wisdom")? > > That would be Zoltar. > > I think my favourite part of > > the website is the cover art compilation collage in the > > studio section. Not only does it look really cool but it > > is a powerful reminder of just how much Jim has achieved. > > Thank you. Yes, that was my idea. I first came up with > that 4 years ago, and that was originally on the opening > page of the website. The website itself was 4 years in the > making. I began work on it as part of an internet design > module I did in a course about 5 years ago now. Of course, > I chose Jim and it developed from there. > Last year, I was finally happy with it, because of > Zoltar's brilliant contributions. > > > How could that collage be turned into a poster? I want a > > framed poster of that collage on my living room wall. > > Yes, I would like that too. I would also like to print it > on coffee coasters, so everybody would look at the album > covers and wonder "What do all these albums have in > common?" I would keep them guessing for a while. > > > Maybe you and Ryan should produce art work for sale on the > > internet. Are there any plans for starting the forum > > section? > > Not since the Rockman had a big turnaround ;-) this year. > I see no need for it. I tried doing it before but I > realized that everybody will end up congregating here at > some point. > > Anyway, I recommend your site to everyone. I > > notice that you are very close to the 15,000 visitors > > mark. > > > > Thank you. 15,000 is good, but compare it to the 40,000 > the Batman site has received. Jim should have the same > amount but he is more famous for his work, unfortunately. > I've linked it on the front page for Batman and > everything. > | |
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