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Vin 06:40 pm UTC 01/07/13 |
| In reply to: | Andrew Eldritch Interview - Scaramouche 08:47 pm UTC 01/04/13 |
| Well, I guess we can at least say Eldritch doesn't bullshit. Jimmy paying no attention to the cake? Eldritch must not have seen him at the buffet ;) > In this month's Classic Rock (Feb13) there is an extra > supplement, which has a new interview with Andrew > Eldritch... > > Q: For the second Sisters Of Mercy album , 'Floodland', > you worked with Jim Steinman on two songs, 'This > Corrosion' & 'Dominion'. > > AE: People thought that with the second album we were > completely Steinman-ised, but it's untrue. 'This > Corrosion' is ridiculous. It's supposed to be ridiculous. > It's a song about ridculousness. So I called Steinman and > explained that we needed something that sounded like a > disco party run by the Borgias. And that's what we got. > > Q: Did you actually like 'Bat Out Of Hell'? > > AE: I've never listened to it. I know the song BOOH. It's > OK. But it's not as good as Golden Earing's 'Radar Love', > is it? It's not as good as '(Don't Fear) The Reaper' by > Blue Oyster Cult, or 'Edge Of Seventeen' by Stevie Nicks, > or Aerosmith's 'Dream On'. > > Q: Steinman produced 'This Corrosion'. But he didn't > produce BOOH, Todd Rundgren did. Did You know? > > AE: No. But Jim is very good at getting budgets for stuff > that requires big budgets. And he's very good at > organising choirs - all the stuff that constitutes icing > on the cake. I didn't realise that he paid no attention > whatsoever to the cake until I worked with him. But the > icing was always very shiny. > > Q: How did you relate to him on a personal level? > > AE: I loved the guy. He's very articulate and very funny. > > > Eldritch also says that he continues to write & record > (for himself), but putting an album out is unlikely (not > enough financial reward). > > > NJC - In same supplement there is also a great 11 page > feature on the production of the 'Foreigner 4' album, > with comments from Mutt Lange and Tony Platt (who > engineered Billy Squier's 'Signs Of Life'). | |
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