| re: All Revved Up & The Passion Playhouse | |
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Max 04:44 am UTC 10/25/15 |
| In reply to: | re: All Revved Up & The Passion Playhouse - Jacqueline 09:03 pm UTC 10/24/15 |
| Thanks JD I was just thinking "I haven't felt extremely jealous in a long time" > The "new" version of All Revved Up that Jim uses for the > Bat musical is 100x better, imo. I too loved the "Passion > Playhouse" - my title was poo-pooed as "overly explored." > But, I was young at the time, and it seemed new and fresh > to me. Same with Gallery of Despair - a title I based off > of the photo shoot/collages from Pandora's Box that I > found in one of Jim's (many) storage units that I was > allowed to dig around in. The man has multiple museums!! > And he has beautiful, beautiful taste. His home is > stunning. I've often suggested he be on MTV's CRIBS but > he's a modest guy, our Jimmy. > > > Just thinking over what JD said below about "All revved > > up"... I love the version from "Neverland" which I believe > > was originally what Meat and Jim had in mind for BOOH, but > > then Todd streamlined it. There's that story about Meat > > rushing up to Jim's place, as Jim had been sick, screaming > > "Jimmy! Jimmy! They're ruining the song! Jimmy!" > > > > I guess I like the version from BOOH, as much as anything > > else from that version, but that is interesting... and I > > can definitely see how cool the "Neverland" version was, > > and from memory I think they played it that way live too. > > Or it started off that way. Or... I'm confused? lol. > > > > I just love how it starts off in "Neverland", all slow and > > tense, feverish, literally capturing those lines, like "Do > > ya know what it's like? All revved up with no place to go > > Do ya know what it's like? All revved up with no place to > > go" > > > > It really feels like a big Steinman epic and yeah, I can't > > help but wonder what a version of that would sound like on > > CD. Anyway, yeah... Love the sax solo on the album > > version, which you can connect with the one from "Rock and > > roll dreams". Again, that sense of continuity :-) > > > > Also, always loved the title "Dream Pollution", and still > > remember coming across the site when I was about 14, I > > think, except back then there was a picture that said: > > "Welcome to the Passion Playhouse". I loved how even the > > website had the same feeling of going on an adventure or > > exploration. > > > > And... "You have entered THE GALLERY OF DESPAIR. Through > > word art this feeling is EXPLORED. YOU HAVE ENTERED the > > gallery of despair. Surrender to the utter loss of the..." > > something like that, haha. > > | |
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