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rockfenris2005 12:44 pm UTC 04/26/11 |
| In reply to: | re: An albums worth of Steinsongs on TMiL… - Conas 11:52 am UTC 04/26/11 |
> This is very interesting, and I'm glad you brought it up. > > > We'll probaly never get told the reason why Todd didn't > produce, so we can only guess ourselves. This could be a > bold opinion but what the hell, maybe they thought Desmond > was a better producer. If they thought Desmond was a better producer, when Todd had more experience and produced the original classic which is the third greatest selling rock album of all time, they probably need their heads examined. Or else maybe Todd didn't want to > produce, because there was no Jim (even though I'd highly > doubt it considering what money he could have made). Perhaps that's why he didn't produce, because Jim wasn't involved, but then his involvement with Bat 2 was minimal also. I > know Jim thinks Todd is a genius, but in my opinion > there's no way Todd could have done it without Jim. If it was a failure, I'd be willing to say that it would be better than Desmond's failure. > > > Even if Jim hadn't been involved, they could have asked > > Todd Rundgren to produce, the original produce of "Bat out > > of Hell". That would have given it more continuity. To me, > > it was a no-brainer. Todd should have produced. > > And if Todd produced, maybe he could have worked something > > out with Jim. Maybe a lot of these new songs would have > > been recorded because, after all, Jim thinks Todd is a > > genius. Just maybe... > > > > And they didn't need any of the celebrity guest > > appearances. They were just trying to sell more albums. > > But they didn't need to do that. The fact that it was > > called "Bat out of Hell" was enough. > > And they tried promoting one of their new artists by > > having her record one of the duets when she probably > > wasn't the right person to sing the song. They should have > > given it to Patti. And there were too many duets. There > > should have been two, at most. > > > > And the way the songs ran together, it was all over the > > place for me. Bat and Bat 2 feel like a progression, an > > experience. > > > > | |
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