| re: Jim Steinman's Passionate Thoughts on Braver Than We Are | |
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protron1 09:33 am UTC 06/25/16 |
| In reply to: | Jim Steinman's Passionate Thoughts on Braver Than We Are - Jsteinfan 03:51 am UTC 06/25/16 |
| Thanks for update Jsteinfan > To be honest, writing and then working on every step of > our new album, BRAVER THAN WE ARE, was at first just a > "gamble" for me. No idea what to expect, but NOW, hearing > it in its entirety---I can honestly say it's one of the > GREATEST works of ART I've ever been involved in! It's > astonishingly avant garde in the best possible way; > experimental beyond belief; visionary; operatic; > theatrical, SO SUBVERSIVE TO ANY ROCK OR POP of the last > 20 years, Meat is HEROIC is his ravaged voice, tragically > inspiringly heroic; I adore Paul's production; LOVE > Justin's amazing keyboads and background vocals; It's a > super surreal parade of almost towering expressionism; and > overall a musical, not just a rock, but a MUSICAL work of > genius!! (I didn't arrange or produce; my first song EVER > is here in WHO NEEDS THE YOUNG and my latest, the extended > bridge of SPEAKING IN TONGUES WHICH went from a fun dick > joke to a profound reflection on life itself! And if I > wasn't to be cremated, those are THE WORDS I'd want on my > tombstone!!! (Obviously, SOMEONE would demand an edit--so > I'd need a mausoleum! ) I.AM.SO.FUCKING.PROUD. You can't > hear it till mid September, unless you heard iTUNES, who > mistakenly "leaked" the entire album just on Wednesday - > minus SKULL OF YOUR COUNTRY, the second song I ever wrote > in 1968!! Dunno why that wasn't included but suffice to > say, it's as subversive NOW as it was back then!! Nothing > amazes me more than to end up with a record that, for me, > stands with the top ten recordings of ALL TIME!! > #BraverThanWeAre PLEASE READ THE NEXT > POST CONTAINING STUART LUND'S AMAZING REVIEW | |
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