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Marklbetya 02:14 pm UTC 06/04/14 |
| In reply to: | Jim Steinman? Never heard of the guy. - dmr2 04:47 am UTC 06/04/14 |
| WELCOME to our world. I had the same revelation as you did. With me, I had always loved Bat out of Hell, but in college I saw the movie "Streets of Fire" and came out of there NEEDING the soundtrack for two of the songs. When I noticed on the album that those two and only those two were written by Jim Steinman, I did some research as you did, realizing that I was a fan of other things that he wrote, that I had no idea he was involved with. My musical life has never been the same. Jim admitted at the time that Meat was his perfect voice, so although I'm sure his brilliance would have shown somewhere, likely not as brightly (nor as long) as it did with Meat at the helm. Bat 1 was on the charts for YEARS in the UK as I understand it. Jim has several singers that turn up on many of his tracks, regardless of the artist, so if that's what you mean by protege, then yes. Unfortunately, those who have been here a while have been teased for years by the announcements of projects that seem to wither out or disappear. This is why there is next to no activity here any more. I've come to the conclusion that NOTHING is really waiting in the wings, although I hope to be pleasantly surprised. Jimmy has given me more pleasure than one could ever expect from an artist, so I'm just calling myself way ahead with no more expectations, and the sooner you do the same, the happier you will be. You have one advantage over the rest of us. There is a treasure trove of stuff you probably haven't heard, having just stumbled upon his name. All of it is referenced somewhere on this site, so happy hunting! > So… I didn’t know that Jim Steinman existed until several > weeks ago while surfing the net for Meatloaf interviews. > I’ve been a Meat fan for many years but I was only nine > years old when Bat I came out so was not really paying > much attention at the time. > > And even though I know most performers often don’t write > their own lyrics, I’d just assumed for whatever reason > (interesting question) that Meat did. And that he at > least played some role in writing the music. > > Of course, since learning that Jim wrote all of the songs > and lyrics to every one of my favorites, I’ve been shaking > my head in disbelief. No question Jim is unbelievably > talented…and funny…and even a bit demented as he himself > admits. I'm in awe the more I learn about him and his body > of work. > > So I’ve been thinking… Certainly, there is no Meat > without Jim but could Jim have found someone else who > could have delivered the success? > > The other question on my mind at the moment is whether Jim > has a protégé? I’ve read several of your threads that > discuss potential new collaborations, but who is waiting > in the wings? Seriously, is there anyone else alive who > can write an eight minute song where 1) you don’t realize > eight minutes have gone by; and 2) you actually wish it > kept on going so you listen again. > > I realize that my post should be broken down into a few > threads but I’m capable this evening only of a single > brain dump as I continue to reel from my discovery. | |
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