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Marklbetya 11:13 pm UTC 06/27/12 |
| In reply to: | How many Jim songs did you hear before knowing Jim did them? - LordRahl 12:39 am UTC 06/27/12 |
| Great question! I had always loved Bat 1 at the time of release, but at 13, didn't know the significance of the songwriter and likely never even noticed the "Songs by" part. It was in 1983 in college, that my RA got free passes to the premiere of "Streets of Fire." I liked the movie, but more importantly LOVED 2 songs on the soundtract (and only 2), so I bought the soundtrack, which is something I never do with movies. When looking at the liner notes that these two songs AND ONLY these two songs were written by Steinman, something clicked and I did some research. Eclipse was all over the airwaves. The first Steinthing I hunded down was Pandora's Box from the UK, and thus began my quest. > I was thinking the other day about how many times I had > actually heard a Steinman classic on the radio or in a > movie before knowing he was the man who did them all. > It's interesting to consider how many songs of his I liked > without knowing he even did them. I got Bat out of Hell 2 > in 1994 and 1 in the summer of 95 but I didnt grasp > Steinman's imprtance until 98 or 99ish. > > Here is my list: > 1) Holding out for a Hero in Short Circuit 2. I think > this is my first Steinman exposure > 2) Total Eclipse on the radio. Anytime this song came on > the radio I would get so excited. I never owned my own > copy of it until 2000ish > 3) It's all coming back to me now, Celine Dion. I > remember seeing the video and hearing the song and > thinking how much it reminded me of Meat Loaf music. > > > Thats the only music of his I heard without knowing what > he was involved with. Once I got more on the net the > Steinman hunt began and I started buying all things > Steinman related, Whistle down the wind, Bad for Good, and > Pandora's Box. > > | |
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