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| re: Are there any Jim tracks left for Meat to cover? Would you want him to? | |
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Wilbury 02:01 pm UTC 05/09/11 |
| In reply to: | re: Are there any Jim tracks left for Meat to cover? Would you want him to? - The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 01:37 pm UTC 05/09/11 |
| Yeah that's pretty well where I'm at. I still feel like I would like him to do it, but the more you think about it you'd have to wonder what on earth it would be, and what on earth it would sound like. Perhaps best left alone… ALSO re Dance In My Pants: he did it on the Lost Boys tour in the late 80s, so you know. I have great faith in Meat's ability to completely 180° and unapologetically change his mind. So it could happen. I'd quite like it to, actually. ALSO re Safe Sex: has this ever officially been released in the States? Would Meat be allowed to record it? > With Meat recording a new album, my thoughts have been > drifting to him singing another Steinman song, but one > wanders what else he can do. Stark Raving Love and Dance > in my pants are out, since he doesn't like them (They > should only be sung by Jim anyway) The only Original Sin > song he's left to sing is safe sex, and I dont think that > would sound right coming from a 65 years old man. The > "Newer" songs also have the same problem, songs like Body > and Children need a young, youthful unique and consistent > voice. Meat may have ticked all those boxes and more back > in the day, but now? His voice is a little by the numbers > for my taste these days. > > > Before TMiL, Meat had recorded (unless I've overlooked > > something) 5 Steinman cover versions. ie, sans Jim's > > involvement. > > > > • Surf's Up > > • Nowhere Fast > > • Original Sin > > • Left In The Dark > > • Is Nothing Sacred > > > > In my view, these are ALL good. I like them all. I know > > I'm in the minority re: his WttN tracks, but I think > > they're both great. At this point, Meat was a reliable > > interpreter of Jim's stuff, even when Jim wasn't around. > > > > And then TMiL goes and fucks it all up, and the balance is > > now only 5 successes compared to 7 dismal failures. Some > > of them really, REALLY big failures. > > > > I still feel like I'd love to hear Meat cover a few more > > Jim songs, but maybe the latest and fullest data is that > > he can't be trusted. :-/ I like to blame Desmond as much > > as the next guy, but I think Meat may have lost the > > ability to tell good from bad. It does happen when you're > > pressured and rushed. > > > > ALSO, I'm not sure what suitable tracks are left for him > > to do with Jim not adding any more into the pool for, > > what, the best part of a decade?. Something from Whistle, > > maybe?. > > > > All this assuming the two will not work together again, of > > course… safe assumption. > > | |
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