Just occured to me, I dont see why Meat couldn;t sing an updated version of Train Of Love. It's a fun little track that I think deserves a real relasese,and it's perfect for Meat's vocals the way they are at the moment.
> 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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