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The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 02:52 am UTC 04/24/11 |
| In reply to: | Meat's musical direction these days. Your opinions please. - Conas 02:13 am UTC 04/24/11 |
| CHSIB took what worked from Jim's style and made it more contemporary for the time, at least that's what I get from the songs that I've listened to from it. For me, they have elements of what made his work with Jim great, but enough of Meats own preferences to keep him happy. CHSIB has songs that really suit Meats style of singing now days. In short, CHSIB sound like a natural progression for Meat, and it works Hang Cool Teddy Bear is another story though. I think its a great album with great production values and one or two good songs on there, but at this stage in his career, it seemed like a step back for Meat, another album closer to something like CHSIB would have been alot better and suited the type of performer he is now. As for his vocals, I dont know if they were tweaked or whatever at some stage, but to me, they highlight how much his voice has changed over the years and makes me question as to whether or not he has the voice to really do a new Steinman song justice, cause I'm not so sure, what made his voice unique is gone, or at least hidden for the time being. In regards to his next album, I really hope he can find the right balance of what's worked for in the past, something like Welcome to Neighbourhood would be wonderful for him to go out on, and maybe it could include a Jim song, I know what I said before would suggest I wouldnt like that, but in this case, I'd like to be proven wrong, hell, I'd love to be proven wrong! . > I just thought I'd ask the Steinfans what they think of > Meats musical direction these days. Lets talk about the > albums CHSIB, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, and the forthcoming > "Hell in a Handbasket". The first two were very different > to anything Steinman would write in my opinion, but I'd > like to know what kind of impact they made on you > considering they are both non-Steinman albums? Personally > I don't think any of the songs are near as good as Jims. > Now a lot of Meats fans especially on his fansites think > his vocals are excellent on HCTB, and the album is one of > his best ever, and the fact that he has more control, he > can do what he wants (unlike when he worked with Jim) and > they think it's better, which is fair enough. > > It was never my intent to cause trouble, but I still > question his vocals on HCTB, as they do sound kind of > strange and edited, but maybe that's just me. I also don't > see how a man of 63 years of ages, who's being using his > voice extensively for about 40 years (and using it way > more than he should have) sounds better than ever. As > regards being one of his best albums ever. I wouldn't > think so. I'd put Bat 1, 2, 3, WTTN, DR, Bad Attitude, > CHSIB, ahead of it. I'd like to know what you think? > > Hell in a Handbasket is on it's way and it could be > something like HCTB or maybe CHSIB. But what do you guys > think of the musical direction he's taking these days with > the producers and songwriters he's working with? Are you > still loving the stuff he's doing? I for one am still > loving the older stuff. > > > | |
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