| re: Jesus Christ Superstar (Gethsemane) Live Feb. 2010 |
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rockfenris2005 02:49 am UTC 01/04/11 |
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re: Jesus Christ Superstar (Gethsemane) Live Feb. 2010 - steven_stuart 12:58 am UTC 01/04/11 |
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> > Surely something from Whistle can be considered
> > sounding MUCH, MUCH closer to how Steinman songs sound! I
> > would go as far as arguing some of the music in Whistle
> > was clearly written or inspired by Steinman which would
> > have been impossible for JCS anyway as no-one had heard of
> > Steinman in those days.
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> Yes. Okay. After thinking about it, I was probably wrong
> to make that comparison. I just meant that the melody was
> almost as beautiful as a Jim melody. Your point about
> Whistle is very interesting. Ryan is very into Whistle. He
> would probably agree with you. I am guessing (if what you
> say is correct) that ALW hired Jim for lyrics because he
> was trying for Steinmanesque songs.
I never believed those stories about Jim writing some of the music. Sorry, I just never did. ALW is a very clever composer. He can mimic other styles of music quite well. When I heard Joseph, I knew then that ALW composed all of the score for Whistle and he was just a big fan of Jim's.
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