re: Just wow. They just keep on coming. | |
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Marklbetya 02:07 am UTC 03/16/17 |
In reply to: | re: Just wow. They just keep on coming. - rockfenris2005 07:42 pm UTC 03/15/17 |
And don't forget how excited we were when Whistle Down the Wind opened! I made my sister go, since she lives in MD, figured I'd have time, but I missed that opportunity. > > It just feels like so much has gone wrong in about the > last fifteen or so years. There were so many things I was > looking forward to, from the time I really started > following Jim's work, through this website and others, > like "Batman" (wow Tim Burton directing too), "Dance of > the Vampires" opening on Broadway and Michael Crawford's > going to be the lead (as if this won't be massive), Jim's > writing a "Garbo" musical in Sweden, they're going to make > an album called "Bat out of Nashville", Omg Meat and Jim > are actually going to get together to make "Bat out of > Hell 3", I don't know what's more exciting, that or > "Batman". I don't mean to be negative..but flash forward > to the reality there, and there were just so many > disappointments. > > I was talking about "Tanz" the other day. I'll just quote > this then: > Welcome, brethren > Once again we are here > At this very ball > Where we gathered last year > And that was so disappointing > That it just made us mope > But remember I told you > You must not give up hope > Next year I promised > You would revel and cheer > > A bit of creative license with the "year" but you get the > picture. That certainly seems to be true now. I just > wanted Jim and us and myself to experience something like > this again, and also personally because I never really > experienced it while I was a "fully aware" Jim fan. I was > finding out about it all when he was massive, in like 1998 > and 1999. I'm experiencing first hand NOW what it must > have been like for someone my age NOW back in 1993, who'd > been following since 1978 or whenever. > > So really, really cool. Course, I'm still cautious and > all, but between these reviews and the 25,000 so far, I > think I can rest assured at this point that DOTV it > ain't! > > > Vindicating is a good choice of words. We all have > > "guilty pleasures" when it comes to music. Something you > > like more than you should, whether it is popular or not. > > Something you might even be ashamed to tell people you > > like. > > > > But Steinmusic was never like that. We always felt > > Jim's work was amazing and anyone who didn't love it > > either had something wrong with them, or was never > > properly exposed to it. I don't know about you guys, > > but I talk too much about him to people who don't know who > > he is. > > > > This is, in a way, vindication. Should this be a top > > Broadway show, exposing his music to a new generation and > > beyond, we can sit back and say, "See. I was right! I > > knew everyone would love this if they only got exposed to > > it properly." I fully get that rockfenris. > > > > > > > > Something I've waited 16 years to see. And as an adult to > > > see a big hit Jim Steinman project. It's honestly surreal > > > and so... vindicating?! Vindicating. > > > > > > | |
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