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Vin 01:53 am UTC 08/14/13 |
| In reply to: | re: I treasure this video - steven_stuart 09:58 pm UTC 08/13/13 |
| Respectfully disagree. RnR Dreams has always been one of my least favorite Jim songs. For a song that, thematically, is practically a flagship tune for Jim's ideal of what rock can & should be, I've always felt that it lacks pretty much everything else that I want from his songs. The lyrics aren't great. ("golden nugget" still makes me think of poopy jokes when I hear it.). The pace feels way too slow to me. It has kind of a '70s, adult contemporary radio feel to it. Like I think James Taylor could have recorded it without any trouble. Sure, it's full of hope, but I would argue that energy is what it is sorely lacking. Musically, it never rises to Steinmanesque heights. It's cheesy without the slightest hint of a wink at the audience, which is usually what critics miss when they blast Jim's songs for being cheesy. I try to like it, I really do. If it comes on in the car and I don't skip it, I butcher the fuck out of it in my best singing voice. But I just don't *believe* in it, at least not as a Steinman tune. > Is Jim lip syncing to Rory Dodd's vocals? It doesn't > really matter because he does a great job of it and he > wrote the song and Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through > really is one of my favourite songs ever. To me it is full > of hope and energy. Both the lyrics and the music are > amazing. I love the half naked guy swinging the guitar > about. Hee hee. As I said in another post, Jim makes me > giggle. BTW, what do you think of the Meat Loaf version? > The video features Angelina Jolie. I think it was the > first professional thing she did. I think. I'm not quite > sure. > > > Haven't seen this posted here before! Love it! and WOW a > > glimpse in Steinman's 80's mind! > | |
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