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| re: Are there any Jim tracks left for Meat to cover? Would you want him to? | |
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The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 02:27 pm UTC 05/09/11 |
| In reply to: | re: Are there any Jim tracks left for Meat to cover? Would you want him to? - Wilbury 02:01 pm UTC 05/09/11 |
| I dont think Meat could do Dance In my Pants now, I think the argument that an old voice would suit songs like Body Still the Children is a valid one, but Dance In My Pants is a young persons song through and through. Safe Sex was written from a female prospective, and unless it was re-written by Jim, Meat should leave it. It's probably not possible now, but I would love to hear Meat sing a proper version of Only When I Feel, which is one of the best songs Jim's ever written > 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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